URGENT!!! DVD Studio Pro 4 problems with assets

I have this project to complete by Monday and it's not working at the final stage.

I have done all my menus and audio and assets but when I went to build/format to do a test run it always stopped on the one asset during the muxing stage. I read that I should try deleting the PAR files and restarting the program which I did but now the program won't open. It quits unexectedly whenever it tries to parse the assets.

How do I fix this?! I cannot redo it all from scratch, there is no time. Please, somebody help!

I managed to get past it by making it delink the file then relinking it but I'm still having trouble with it not reading the video file.

I edited this in Final Cut Pro, then on to Compressor then into DVD Studio Pro whereby I added 29 chapter markers.

Here is the readout from the log:

Starting DVD Build CLUEDO...
Compiler Initializing...
Precompiling Project CLUEDO
Compiling VMG Information...
Created 12 PGCs in VTSM1
Created 5 PGCs in VTSM2
Created 8 PGCs in VMG.
6 Menu(s) will be created...
Compiling Menu PGCs...
Compiling Menu#1 (Menu 1)...
Rendering Menu:Menu 1,Language:1...
Compiling Menu#2 (Menu 3)...
Rendering Menu:Menu 3,Language:1...
Compiling Menu#3 (Menu 4)...
Rendering Menu:Menu 4,Language:1...
Compiling Menu#4 (Menu 5)...
Rendering Menu:Menu 5,Language:1...
Compiling Menu#5 (Menu 6)...
Rendering Menu:Menu 6,Language:1...
Compiling Menu#6 (Menu 7)...
Rendering Menu:Menu 7,Language:1...
Writing VIDEO_TS.VOB
Compiling Menu PGCs...
Writing VTS_02_0.VOB
2 VTSs and 2 Titles will be created...
Compiling VTS#1 (CluedoFvDL)...
Muxing VTS_01_1.VOB
Video File Read Error

Build cancelled
Building was not successful. See log.

I have been using compressor to encode all my assets.

These are the settings I have been using to compress the video:

Name: De-interlace 16:9
Description: No description
File Extension: m2v
Estimated size: 2.2 GB/hour of source
Type: MPEG-2 video elementary stream
Usage:SD DVD
Video Encoder
Format: M2V
Width: 720
Height: 576
Pixel aspect ratio: PAL CCIR 601 (16:9)
Crop: None
Padding: None
Frame rate: 25
Frame Controls On:
Retiming: (Fast) Nearest Frame
Resize Filter: Statistical Prediction
Deinterlace Filter: Best (Motion Compensated)
Adaptive Details: On
Antialias: 0
Detail Level: 0
Field Output: Progressive
Start timecode from source
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Field dominance: Automatic
Average bit rate: 5 (Mbps)
1 Pass VBR enabled
Maximum bit rate: 7.5 (Mbps)
High quality
Best motion estimation
Closed GOP Size: 12, Structure: IBBP
DVD Studio Pro meta-data enabled

And I have been using "Dolby Digital Professional 2.0 copy" for the audio

I did a simple test with a rebuild and the second title, using the exact same settings, builds perfectly but the other file still fails.

It has nothing to do with chapter markers but I just cant work out what's wrong with it and I probably don't have to time to compress it again since it took 2 days the last time.

KeithPratt said:

If you change the deinterlace setting to 'better' it'll be so so so much quicker.

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Will that make the video look noticably worse?

Richardthe4th said:

Good call. Made me look further. Field output is set to progressive.

But if you make a dvd (=tv), that is interlaced. There is no use in de-interlacing. Is your original source interlaced (I guess so)? Then export that, run it through compressor with the options on the original interlaced.

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Here's the strange thing, actually. I did that originally and it looked horrible, basically. The motion was far too smooth and looked very strange. I then did a test run with a de-interlaced version (using MPEG Streamclip rather than compressor) and it looked far better.

Interestingly enough, though, when I have done other projects using iMovie with iDVD I have not had the overly smooth motion problem and looks much better on the TV.

Also, it's noticable as I have done some freezes on video during acton where a lot of jittering occurs on the TV screen which adds to the horrible effect more than the strangely smooth motion.

I don't exactly know how to describe it but it looks like the clips have been sped up from what I've been editing with, yet strangely they're keeping the same time.

Richardthe4th said:

I assume you are using fcp, right?



You have to use a deinterlace filter in the editor (fcp) for this, before you export. Just on the freeze-frame parts and/or stills.



On tv or a computer monitor? Will give very different results.

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The TV. I did an interlaced version and noticed the problem immediately, then did a de-interlaced version and it looked far better.

What are the settings of your source material? iPhone (30 fps)? I'm getting the feeling there is something strange from the beginning.

Can you describe what the settings are from your source material? Sequence-settings?

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And my source is a PAL MiniDV tape camcorder. It appears to use anamorphic widescreen (720x576, then something done to it to make it proper).

I am considering getting a new camera as tapes are obsolete (but being an unemployed student puts a dampener on that idea) that has 1080p HD.