DVD burning mod (7/14/06 - v1.4.2)

[owilsky]

Thanks for the investigation and the info!
Another Question: Is it necessary to build an .img file out of the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders or would it be possible to burn these folders directly? Then you could save some time and disk space...

[evilpenguin]

Originally Posted by owilsky

Thanks for the investigation and the info!
Another Question: Is it necessary to build an .img file out of the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders or would it be possible to burn these folders directly? Then you could save some time and disk space...

Unfortunatly no, the software I use to pack the folders into the img also creates a DVD complient file structure which will let it playback in standalone DVD players.

[nyplayer]

evilpenguin,

I just tried your DVD burning mod. I set it all up but I am getting the following error below .BTW SagetvTranscoder.exe is in s:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV

The system cannot find the file SageTVTranscoder.exe.

Mywork folder is F:\DVD and my sage is installed on my S: Drive. This is the batch file its failing on.


=
cd "s:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV"
start /B /belownormal /WAIT SageTVTranscoder.exe -i "D:\sage1\KolchakTheNightStalker-HorrorintheHeights-48254-0.mpg" -target ntsc-dvd -s 720x480 -y -acodec copy -intra_matrix 08,08,09,11,13,13,14,17,08,08,11,12,13,14,17,18,09,11,13,13,14,17,17,19,11,11,13,13,14,17,18,20,11,13,13,14,16,17,20,24,13,13,14,16,17,20,24,29,13,13,14,17,19,23,28,34,13,14,17,19,23,28,34,41 -inter_matrix 08,08,08,09,09,09,09,10,08,08,09,09,09,09,10,10,08,09,09,09,09,10,10,10,09,09,09,09,10,10,10,10,09,09,09,10,10,10,10,11,09,09,10,10,10,10,11,11,09,10,10,10,10,11,11,11,10,10,10,10,11,11,11,11 -r 30000/1001 -bf 2 -mbd 2 -qmin 1 -mblmin 1 -lmin 1 -qsquish 1 -rc_init_cplx 500 -padtop 0 -padbottom 0 -async 50 -flags2 +sgop -deinterlace -b 7250 "F:\DVD\dvdList.0.WorkFolder\KolchakTheNightStalker-HorrorintheHeights-48254-0.2dvd.mpg"

[evilpenguin]

There's supposed be a line on top of that batch file that says "S:" and for some reason it's putting a '=' sign there. Can you post whatever's in the logfile for that DVD? That should help me figure out what's going on.

[nyplayer]

Not sure is this is what you want but here goes.

------------------Basic Preferences--------------------
Sage Directory = s:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV
imgBurn = C:\Program Files\ImgBurn\ImgBurn.exe
burnImage = S:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\perl2DVD\burnImage.jpg
sageOthers = C:\sageOthers
localSageOthers = C:\sageOthers
burnerDrive = H:
DVD Menu theme = Images_bt
scratchPath = F:\DVD

------------------Advanced Preferences--------------------
ffmpeg = s:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\SageTVTranscoder.exe
ffmpegSwitchesMPEG = -y -acodec copy -intra_matrix 08,08,09,11,13,13,14,17,08,08,11,12,13,14,17,18,09,11,13,13,14,17,17,19,11,11,13,13,14,17,18,20,11,13,13,14,16,17,20,24,13,13,14,16,17,20,24,29,13,13,14,17,19,23,28,34,13,14,17,19,23,28,34,41 -inter_matrix 08,08,08,09,09,09,09,10,08,08,09,09,09,09,10,10,08,09,09,09,09,10,10,10,09,09,09,09,10,10,10,10,09,09,09,10,10,10,10,11,09,09,10,10,10,10,11,11,09,10,10,10,10,11,11,11,10,10,10,10,11,11,11,11 -r 30000/1001 -bf 2 -mbd 2 -qmin 1 -mblmin 1 -lmin 1 -qsquish 1 -rc_init_cplx 500 -padtop 0 -padbottom 0 -async 50 -flags2 +sgop -deinterlace
ffmpegSwitchesAVI = -acodec mp2 -ab 224 -ac 2 -mbd 2 -qmin 2 -async 1 -y
maxBitrate = 7800
DVD Res = NTSC
imgBurnSwitches = /START /VERIFY NO /CLOSE /ERASE /SPEED MAX /WAITFORMEDIA
TargetSize = 4.7 Billion Bytes 
HDTV comskipOffset = 3 Seconds 
SDTV comskipOffset = 0 Seconds 
Defualt Chapter Length = 5
MPEG Bitrate Adjustment coefs = 550 
non-MPEG Bitrate Adjustment coefs = 250 
non-MPEG file info regEX = \d{1,2}x\d{1,2} -
Transcode Priority = belownormal
Minute Difference threshold between estimate and reported = 25
Readable Chars per title in other programs file name = 10
Bitrate EQ coefs= 0.0666666667,712
Estimated Filesize coefs= 1.0718,-93.901
Optional UNC version of work folder to use for burning .bat file = 
Debug Mode = 0
dvdAuthor = s:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\perl2DVD\dvdauthor.exe
mkisofs   = s:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\perl2DVD\mkisofs.exe
grMagic   = s:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\perl2DVD\gm.exe
png2yuv   = s:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\perl2DVD\png2yuv.exe
mpeg2enc  = s:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\perl2DVD\mpeg2enc.exe
mplex     = s:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\perl2DVD\mplex.exe
spumux    = s:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\perl2DVD\spumux.exe
bbdmux    = s:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\perl2DVD\bbdmux.exe 
SageTV drive letter = =

Transcoder Program = SageTVTranscoder.exe

------------ Checking for finished burns to delete ----------------

------------ Getting QDVD file info ----------------
QDVD Full Path = F:\DVD\dvdList.0.qdvd
QDVD Filename  = F:\DVD\(dvdList.0.qdvd)
QDVD File      = (dvdList.0).qdvd
QDVD Full file = (F:\DVD\dvdList.0).qdvd

------------ Generating work Paths ----------------
Image Save Location = F:\DVD
Work Folder = F:\DVD\dvdList.0.WorkFolder
Making work directory: mkdir "F:\DVD\dvdList.0.WorkFolder"

------------ Reading QDVD file ----------------
------------video Info Loop #0 ----------------
Full Path[0] = D:\sage1\KolchakTheNightStalker-HorrorintheHeights-48254-0.mpg
Extention[0] = D:\sage1\KolchakTheNightStalker-HorrorintheHeights-48254-0(.mpg)
Filename[0]  = D:\sage1\(KolchakTheNightStalker-HorrorintheHeights-48254-0.mpg)
File[0]      = (KolchakTheNightStalker-HorrorintheHeights-48254-0).mpg
Full file[0] = (D:\sage1\KolchakTheNightStalker-HorrorintheHeights-48254-0).mpg
HDTV[0]      = (59)@@@Kolchak: The Night Stalker###Horror in the Heights$$$A trail of strange murders leads Kolchak to an elderly Hindu man who reveals an evil spirit is roaming Chicago.%%%
showTitle[0] = (Kolchak: The Night Stalker)###Horror in the Heights$$$A trail of strange murders leads Kolchak to an elderly Hindu man who reveals an evil spirit is roaming Chicago.%%%
episodeName[0]= (Horror in the Heights)$$$A trail of strange murders leads Kolchak to an elderly Hindu man who reveals an evil spirit is roaming Chicago.%%%
episodeDesc[0]= (A trail of strange murders leads Kolchak to an elderly Hindu man who reveals an evil spirit is roaming Chicago.)%%%
Getting Video Info: "s:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\SageTVTranscoder.exe" -i "D:\sage1\KolchakTheNightStalker-HorrorintheHeights-48254-0.mpg" -t 1 "F:\DVD\dvdList.0.WorkFolder\temp.mpg" 2>"F:\DVD\dvdList.0.WorkFolder\KolchakTheNightStalker-HorrorintheHeights-48254-0.vidInfo.txt"
Duration Line[0]:   Duration: 00:21:03.2, start: 3599.857344, bitrate: 3813 kb/s
hours[0]    = 00
minutes[0]  = 21
seconds[0]  = 03.2
totalMin[0] = 21.0533333333333
Video Info Line[0]:   Stream #0.0[0x1e0], 29.97 fps(r): Video: mpeg2video, yuv420p, 352x480, 4200 kb/s
Resolution[0]  = 352x480
aspectRatio[0]  = 4:3
Bitrate[0]     = 4200
Frame Rate[0]  = 29.97 
Format[0]      = mpeg2video
Result = 1.0718*4200^1 + -93.901*4200^0 = 4407.659
Estimated Duration = 4704719.5 / 264459.54
ffmpeg duration            = 21.0533333333333
bitrate estimated duration = 17.7899405708714

------------ Calculating Bitrates ----------------
Result = 550*29068^0 = 550
Result = 250*29068^0 = 250
Total DVD time = 21.0533333333333 minutes
# of Videos    = 1
Avg Bitrate    =  29068
Bitrate too high for DVD standard, reducing -> 7800
Result = 550*7800^0 = 550
Result = 250*7800^0 = 250

------------ Starting Transcoding ----------------

------------ ffmpeg Loop #0 ----------------
Result = 0.0666666667*4200^1 + 712*4200^0 = 992.00000014
Transcoding Video: "s:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\SageTVTranscoder.exe" -i "D:\sage1\KolchakTheNightStalker-HorrorintheHeights-48254-0.mpg" -target ntsc-dvd  -s 720x480 -y -acodec copy -intra_matrix 08,08,09,11,13,13,14,17,08,08,11,12,13,14,17,18,09,11,13,13,14,17,17,19,11,11,13,13,14,17,18,20,11,13,13,14,16,17,20,24,13,13,14,16,17,20,24,29,13,13,14,17,19,23,28,34,13,14,17,19,23,28,34,41 -inter_matrix 08,08,08,09,09,09,09,10,08,08,09,09,09,09,10,10,08,09,09,09,09,10,10,10,09,09,09,09,10,10,10,10,09,09,09,10,10,10,10,11,09,09,10,10,10,10,11,11,09,10,10,10,10,11,11,11,10,10,10,10,11,11,11,11 -r 30000/1001 -bf 2 -mbd 2 -qmin 1 -mblmin 1 -lmin 1 -qsquish 1 -rc_init_cplx 500 -padtop 0 -padbottom 0 -async 50 -flags2 +sgop -deinterlace -b 7250 "F:\DVD\dvdList.0.WorkFolder\KolchakTheNightStalker-HorrorintheHeights-48254-0.2dvd.mpg" 2> "F:\DVD\dvdList.0.WorkFolder\KolchakTheNightStalker-HorrorintheHeights-48254-0.trans.log"
*************  Creating transcoding batch file
<** Done
Running batch file with priority belownormal: "F:\DVD\dvdList.0.WorkFolder\KolchakTheNightStalker-HorrorintheHeights-48254-0.2dvd.bat"
Could not find F:\DVD\dvdList.0.WorkFolder\KolchakTheNightStalker-HorrorintheHeights-48254-0.2dvd.mpg!

[evilpenguin]

Wow, that's a stupid mistake on my part. Try changing all of your drive letters in the preference file to uppercase and that should get you going. I'll be sure and fix that for the next version.

[nyplayer]

Yep that did it one more question. Any reason why it encodes mpg that are DVD Compliant???. I know I capture some at 352/480 so there should be no reason to encode it if it can fit on one DVD.

[evilpenguin]

Originally Posted by nyplayer

Yep that did it one more question. Any reason why it encodes mpg that are DVD Compliant???

Yep, because I didn't know that was DVD complient, but I do now For now i'm only handling 720x480 and 720x576. It shouldn't be to hard to get that into perl2dvd, but the lower resolutions are going to screw up my menu generation code. I'll see what I can do for the next version.

Valid DVD resolutions...
MPEG-2, 525/60 (NTSC): 720x480, 704x480, 352x480, 352x240
MPEG-2, 625/50 (PAL): 720x576, 704x576, 352x576, 352x288

[nyplayer]

evilpenguin,

No problem I will just change to standard resolution it is worth it to use your DVD Burning mod. The menus look great and everything works as advertised.

Once again thanks for all your work

[nyplayer]

Well I lied I have another question. I archive shows to WMV and I noticed it does not work with WMV. I gather it only works for AVI files???

[Motofreak75]

HI evilpenguin

I have just one problem/question, I'm using your stock stv and installed & setup dirmon and imgburn etc.. I selected a movie in import video to burn and it created a dvd image in "D:\dvd" folder. but I see nothing in the other programs page.

Now I use studio and added a wiget in libary page for other program. But when I go in there, I see the up and down arrows but no images or anything to launch the burning software. Could you point to a setting that I messed up for to add ?


thanks for this cool feature for Sage

[BruenerXII]

evilpenguin,

Everything seems to be working perfect now using the SageTV3_DVD_burnFull.xml file as a starter. Only issue I had was after loading SageTV3_DVD_burnFull.xml, the first STVI i loaded was Neilms Dynamic Menu, then i was left with a black screen.. So i brought up studio and noticed it was on a new, totally empty main menu widget thingy that was right above the real main menu. I deleted this empty main menu, closed studio and hit the go button on my remote to go to the main menu, black screen disappeared, main menu is now back.

I burnt my first DVD with it tonight! A one hour program (3.2gb DVD Standard Play), singlefile DVD, transcoder cpu usage was about 25% (guess its doing the demux/remux thing instead of a full transcode..), it took about 20/25min to prep the file before it showed up in otherprograms, click, burn, SWEET!


Motofreak75 did you set the otherprograms directory in the sage.properties file?

[Motofreak75]

well I left pretty much the property file along but changed the directory to were the dvd img is stored, but its still the same balnk screen in other programs page. When I get home later on today I'll have look of what I have done. and put my settings online.


thanks

[dflachbart]

For people who still are having problems with the import: it turned out that the standard SageTV STV has changed from 5.0.2 to 5.0.4 which is causing the import to fail. Attached to this post is a new version which will work in either STV, I'm sure evilpenguin will include this in his next update as well.

Dirk

[evilpenguin]

Originally Posted by flachbar

For people who still are having problems with the import: it turned out that the standard SageTV STV has changed from 5.0.2 to 5.0.4 which is causing the import to fail. Attached to this post is a new version which will work in either STV, I'm sure evilpenguin will include this in his next update as well.

Dirk

Thanks flacbar I'll update the download later today.

[BruenerXII]

Originally Posted by flachbar

For people who still are having problems with the import: it turned out that the standard SageTV STV has changed from 5.0.2 to 5.0.4 which is causing the import to fail. Attached to this post is a new version which will work in either STV, I'm sure evilpenguin will include this in his next update as well.

Dirk

Yes! this works flawlessly with the default 5.0.4 STV

[evilpenguin]

Originally Posted by Motofreak75

well I left pretty much the property file along but changed the directory to were the dvd img is stored, but its still the same balnk screen in other programs page. When I get home later on today I'll have look of what I have done. and put my settings online.


thanks

Yeah, to expand on that, the Other Programs setting for in the STV is in the Sage properties file, not perl2dvd.pref, and you need to make sure that you close Sage completely before you change it.

Also, check to make sure that the batch file, shortcut, and picture are even in the directory. If they are and they still aren't showing up, then it probably means something is messed up in your SageTV.properties file. In that case, go ahead and reread the Other Programs thread to make sure you didn't miss something. There are a lot of little gotcha's with the Other Programs setup that are easy to mess up.

[evilpenguin]

Just a heads up, if your recording at the 2nd or 3rd highest DVD quality setting, my bitrate calculations are a little off and its causing some trouble. To ensure that you don't get a DVD that's too big, try either try and keep your DVD's to under 1:30 minutes or open the perl2dvd.advanced.pref file and change

Target DVD Size(4.7 for single layer, 8.5 for dual layer)=4.7

to...

Target DVD Size(4.7 for single layer, 8.5 for dual layer)=4.6

That should keep people going until I can get to work on monday, put some new data points into my spread sheet, and generate a new equasion.

[Motofreak75]

Okay I have made some progress today, I finally had a bit of time to figured out how to get everything going and make a image file.

I have attach my log file because I at the end of the log file it say " ------------ Creating buring batch file ---------------- " and nothing else. I think this is why nothing is showing up in my other programs page in Sage. I made a test shortcut and that showed up in in Sage, but that has nothing to do with the image that was created with your plugin.

My working directory is D:\dvd and thats where all the files are (img,working directory and logs files)

Where did I go wrong ?

[evilpenguin]

I finally got around to updating the download with flachbars latest import. This should fix the issue where the import might have failed depending on what version of the default STV you have.