mf 3.0 need help

buckw3 · Post by **buckw3** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:18 pm

i am a newbie to this so here it goes. i have been converting my 8 mm movies to dvd. the first movie 1 hr 45 min long worked just fine but the second one 1hr 20 min long quits responding during the converting video files at 50 % ive tried shortening the video to no avail. any help would be greatly appreciated

GeorgeW · Post by **GeorgeW** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:22 pm

What are your system resources and specs? Is it possible you are starting to run out of space?

How are you capturing the video to your computer? And what are the properties of all your source videos?

Regards,
George

buckw3 · Post by **buckw3** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:44 pm

hello there i am capturing the video through ads tech dvd express i dont believe i am running out of space. didnt change anything from when i made the first video i even deleted the first video from the files.

GeorgeW · Post by **GeorgeW** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:03 pm

We would need your computer specs just to make sure it's not a limit of your resources.

Also, what format are you capturing using that device? What concerns me is the device should be able to capture dvd-compliant mpegs, which would mean the program did not have to do any "converting" (unless you are enhancing the video in some way).

So, if you give us the computer specs, the properties of your captured videos, the workflow, and the MovieFactory Project Properties, we could try to figure out what's going wrong.

one thing to try -- in MovieFactory, make sure you have "Do not convert compliant files" checked...

Regards,
George

buckw3 · Post by **buckw3** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:43 pm

my computer is pentium 4 3200 mhz 200 mhz external 512 mb memory 90 % free the movies are captured in mpegs not sure about the project properties. where do i check the do not convert files

buckw3 · Post by **buckw3** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 6:57 pm

do not convert compliant files is checked

DVDDoug · Post by **DVDDoug** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:01 pm

I can think of three possibilities why it might be re-coding:

1. The file is not DVD compliant MPEG-2 (wrong bitrate, resolution, etc.).
2. Only the audio is being converted (and re-multiplexed with the video).
3. Movie Factory just thinks it's non-compliant, for some reason...

There might be a "glitch" in the video file around that 50% point. Try re-capturing it.

MPEGs can get corrupted during capture or during editing.

You didn't say if you edited the file, but for example, if you chopped-out the commercials, the editing may be the problem. If you did edit, you can try making an unedited version to find out if that's the cause.

I've sometimes had problems with MPEG-2, but not as many problems as the people who work with DivX and other MPEG-4 variants.

Corrupt MPEG files can cause all sorts of weird problems. I call it "sneaky corruption", bucause every time I've had a problem with an MPEG file it has played-back fine. It just caused trouble when the file was re-coded, or when I tried to make a DVD.