burn is now running really slowly

[nealenapier]

Hi

VS10 has now started grinding to a halt at the burn stage when I create an ISO or DVD folders. It used to be ok, but now it gets stuck
with main progress bar saying ¡§convert title¡¨ 0% and detailed message ¡§converting audio of the title¡K[001-1/001]¡¨ showing 0% for over 30 minutes.

When I look at the windows xp processes, visual studio is only on 3%, the CPU is on ~50% and the hard disk light is permanently on but the disk is ominously quite, like it is not actually doing anything.

I have lots of space on the harddrive (42GB) and have run chkdisk.

The strange thing is that I had previously burned directly to disk with the same project and did not have this problem. Now I get it whether I burn to disk or create ISO/DVD folders. I have also tried opening another project and get the same problem.

Can anyone point me in the right direction for other things to look for?

Thanks, Neale

[Ken Berry]

If you are getting that message during the burn stage, then the program obviously thinks (a) there is something that needs converting here and (b) there is something wrong with it (may be corrupt) or more likely, it is not DVD compliant.

While your work flow may have worked for you before, there often comes a time for users who have this workflow to run up against this problem. The usual solution is, after you have finished editing, you go first to Share > Create Video File > DVD and create a DVD-compliant mpeg-2.

Then you save the project, and open a new one. This will empty the editing timeline. This is important. Leaving the timeline empty, you then select Share > Create Disc, to open the burning module. Its timeline should also be empty. I suspect that before, you were editing and going straight to the burning module, and the program would automatically insert your project into the burning timeline. But now it is finding that there is something not quite right with it, and is choking on it.

If you follow my suggested workflow, then when you open the burning module with its empty timeline, you manually insert your new mpeg-2 which is already DVD-compliant. You make sure 'do not convert compliant mpeg files' is ticked in the Options cogwheel icon in the bottom left of screen. Build your menus and burn, whether it be a disc, an ISO or DVD Folder.

Now you should not get any reference to 'Converting title' or 'Converting audio' because the program should have no reason to convert them. The only conversion it needs to do is of your menu, and that should only take a minute or two. Then it does the multiplexing and actual burn.

My own experience is that, using this workflow, it will usually take no more than a half hour from pressing the Burn button to actually produce a disc of a one hour project which used high quality settings, at 4x.

[nealenapier]

Ken, thanks for your feedback. I have already been through the pain of discovering the need to use the correct workflow. I do create DVD compliant MPEG video at the edit stage, exit VS10, start empty project and go to share and import this MPEG video. I then save this as <projectx>burn.vsp, so that I can re-open it again and burn more DVDs with an empty edit timeline

You're right though... it says converting audio so there must be a reason. This is the only convert message that pops up, so it must be something just with the audio. I'm going to focus on this now. Am I right in thinking that "Title" is referring to the menu music? I'm not sure.

I did not add any background music on the main video and have not split the audio before creating the MPEG file. So the only suspect is really the main menu and chapter menu which have supplied sample VS audio. The audio of the main menu is Samples\Audio\HM_Travel_Music.mpa and the chapter menu is Content\Audio\05_Music08.mp3

I have just tried deleting the background music track from the menus and even tried burning with the "create menu" option unchecked. It still says "converting audio" for the title, but nothing really seems to be happening on the PC, just a hard disk light permantly on but not making any noise like it normally does when it is busy.

I would really like to understand this. Is it possible VS has some how got into an unstable state? This is not the only burn project I have which is now doing this, displaying a converting audio message for ages whilst seemingly hanging the system.

Thanks, Neale

[Ken Berry]

No, when it says anything connected to converting a title in the burning module, it means the main video you are burning. Each DVD-compliant mpeg-2 you insert is a separate 'title' in video editing parlance.

So if it is in fact trying to convert the audio on your main mpeg-2, the question has to be asked what audio format you used. Can you give us the full properties for your mpeg-2s please.

Have you also considered producing another mpeg-2 of your project just to get around a possible corruption which has occurred in the audio track of the first one? Using another audio format in this might also help.

[nealenapier]

Here are the properties. Please tell me if you spot anything obvious but it looks ok to me. I'm now going to do some more experimenting by re-creating the original mpeg video from the AVI.

[Ken Berry]

Sorry but your upload links are broken...

[nealenapier]

Hmmm, I'm viewing the post now and I can see the images inline with the post. I used the Img tag to include the links. Wonder what I've done wrong

If you put this in your browser does it appear?
http://www3.webng.com/nealenapier/proje ... erties.jpg

[Ken Berry]

No still nothing. I get a time-out message ('Problem loading page'). I have tried a couple of times with the same result. Have to walk the dogs now, but will try again when I get back...!

[nealenapier]

After some experimenting I have now worked out that the reason I am getting "converting audio" is because I selected "Normalize Audio" at the burn stage. If I uncheck this option no audio is converted. So I guess this makes sense. It still leaves me with the same problem as to why it appears to hang for over 30 mins before showing any progress and takes 1 hour just to convert audio at the burn stage when it didn't used to. I'll keep bashing away ad nauseam to figure this out, since it didn't used to take this long.

The link problem I suspect is some strange DNS issue. I only just opened the account for this free webspace provider so maybe this will take a few days for it to work on the other side of the world

[chum94555]

Hello, I have VS 10 plus and now following the suggested workflow. I first capture, edit and save as DVD compliant MPEG 2 files. I then close and reopen the VS 10 plus and open MPEG 2 files and and go into Burning DVD option. I puposely do not pick MOTION MENU but opt for THUMBNAILS instead. I do not add any audio for the Menu either . I TURN OFF MENU transition as well.

I am gettting the following behavior-

Burning process in the DETAILED PROGRESS bar shows

' BUILDING MOTION BACKGROUND of the MENU, Page (0X/0XX) ": and then hangs up. what am I doing wrong? Please help
I have not even picked the MOTION MENU?
thanks

ks