Error message from VS9, I cannot proceed.

sytyguy · Post by **sytyguy** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 7:47 pm

The message I receive is, "No combination of intermediate files could be found to make connection"

This occurs during the DV-to-DVD Wizard operation. It has finished the scan and I have selected the "Burn" procedure, which during the last 3 attempts it gets to 36% completed and then this error message pops up, which essentially terminates VS9.

I attempted to do this manually, and when I select "Capture", I immediately receive this error, "Vstudio has encountered an error and will be closed by Windows".

Any help appreciated,

Post by **Ken Berry** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:05 pm

To borrow from the title of your post, we cannot proceed either unless you give us a lot more information, including exactly what you are trying to capture, how you have the camera or other device connected to your computer, the format of the capture you are trying and your computer specifications.

I think you will also find that most of here are fairly suspicious of, or skeptical about, the Ulead wizard. I assume your reference to your manual attempt was meant to indicate you did not use the wizard. But without the information I mentioned above, we cannot proceed to try to help you.

sytyguy · Post by **sytyguy** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 11:50 pm

Appreciate the reply, and sorry about the lack of info, it is in my sig, now.

I am trying to capture from a JVC DV camcoder, and V9 had no problem scanning the JVC, but when it came to the wizards capturing functions it aborted after 36% completion, so hardware seems not be the problem.

And yes, I then attempted without the Wizard, in fact, no matter what I attempt it fails immediately.

I also found another thread, talking about Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 Windows 2000, so consequently I uninstalled that software.....re-booted, and re-attempted V9.........failed just like before. I then installed Winows installaer 3.1V2.....rebooted and V9 failed again.

sytyguy · Post by **sytyguy** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:25 am

Well, I uninstalled VS9, and re-booted, then re-installed VS9, and for now, it seems to be working.

I will report back later on my success or failure with VS9.

Thanks,

Post by **Ken Berry** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:35 am

First, an apology -- I had not noticed your computer specs at the bottom of your post. DUH!

Now, since you are trying to go straight from camera to DVD suggests two things: first, that you are trying to capture in mpeg-2 format. Looking at your computer specs, that is of course a possibility, and one used regularly by a number of people on this Board with no problems. However, a great number of other people on this Board equally regularly experience problems when capturing direct to mpeg-2. The process is very resource-intensive, and slower computers simply can't keep up. There are pauses to flush the transcode buffer as the computer tries to convert DV to mpeg on the fly; there are dropped frames; there is stuttering video and/or audio... to name but a few of the problems.

The other problem is going straight from project timeline to burning a DVD, cutting out the recommended step of first producing a DVD-compatible mpeg-2 file.

But it seems you are still stuck at problem No. 1. I would suggest you attempt a manual capture, but set the capture to DV format Type 1 Encoder, and see what happens then. If it works, then do your editing, then go to the recommended next step of Share > Create Video File > DVD. Only after you have produced that file, go to Share > Create Disc (though being sure to click on 'Do not convert compliant mpeg files' in the options cogwheel on the burning page). It may sound like a lot of unnecessary steps, but in reality should not take much extra time and in the end, it usually results in excellent DVDs and far less frustration all round.

Let us know what happens.

sytyguy · Post by **sytyguy** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 11:16 am

Ken,

Many thanks for the suggestions, and I will give them a try. Currently, I am converting the file that VS9 created with DivxToDvd, and it appears to be working. I will report back here with my results.

Thanks again,

sytyguy · Post by **sytyguy** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 5:16 pm

Finished converting the file created by VS9 using DivxtoDVD, and the video came out great, however, the audio made me sound like one of the "Chipmunks", although one could understand what I, and others were saying.

I then followed Ken's suggestion, and after over 3 hours of rendering (hard to believe, DivxToDVD took about 40 minutes), it finally completed successfully, however, the picture was somewhat grainy. But the audio was superb.

So does anyone produce a great picture and audio with VS9, coming from a mini DV camcorder?

Oh, BTW, this mini DV was an hour long.

TIA,

Post by **Ken Berry** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:38 pm

I have never used DivXtoDVD, but would assume that it implies that you are starting off with a DivX format video... Is that correct? If so, how did you capture it? My original assumption had been that you were capturing from a DV camera (apparently correct) via Firewire (correct) direct to DVD-compatible mpeg-2 (apparently correct). But you used a DivX converter to produce a DVD? I just don't know.

As for the 'new' method you tried, capturing to DV format, editing then converting, the rendering time you suggest (3 hours) does not sound outrageous. Rendering time depends on a number of factors, including your computer's various processing parts and the original format of the captured video. More powerful computers might achieve a rendering time of roughly equal to real time i.e. one hour of video will take around one hour to render. But less powerful computers will take considerably more time.

Which brings me to my next questions: did you follow my suggestion exactly i.e. first capture to DV format; second, do all your edits, add audio, transitions, titles etc; then go to Share > Create Video File > DVD (this is where the transcoding/rendering should have occurred). And then with your new mpeg-2 file, go to Share > Create Disc to burn the DVD. From your shorthand account, it still sounds to me like you may have gone direct from your project timeline to burning the disc. If so, again as I said originally, many of us have found this can lead to quality problems. As the old sailors used to say about uncharted waters, 'Here be dragons'!!

Finally, we absolutely need to know what the properties of your captured DV files and your converted final mpeg-2 were. Right click on the relevant files and go to Properties. We also need to know if you used different properties for your project settings. Basically, a 720 x 576 (PAL) or 720 x 480 (NTSC) mpeg-2, usually Lower Field First (from DV capture) at variable bit rate max 8000 and LPCM audio should be able to burn 1 hour of high quality video to a single-layer DVD. You will fit a bit more on if you use one of the 'smaller' audio formats like MPEG audio or Dolby AC-3. A lower bit rate will also allow you to fit more on the disc, but the video quality will also be lower. That is why we need to know exactly what you have done and the properties of both what you produced and what you used to produce it.

sytyguy · Post by **sytyguy** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:34 pm

Ken,

First of all, thanks for your help. DivXtoDVD took the AVI file that VS9 created and converted it to DVD format, so I do not know which app screwed up the audio, anyway, I deleted all the files......so.

I just finished the entire project, and followed the guide above, and the rendering took alittle over an hour, and burning took 20 minutes, and the final output was PERFECT in all regards.

I must say the entire process is a little convulated, including the guide, for someone who JUST wants to transfer his video to a DVD......no extras. But the results were great.

Anyway, I will be buying this software from buy.com for $51.95.

Many thanks,

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:15 pm

I attempted to do this manually, and when I select "Capture", I immediately receive this error, "Vstudio has encountered an error and will be closed by Windows".

It has been my experience that you can ignore this message and continue working. In fact, last night I received this very message as soon as VS9 opened (I have no idea why it sometimes does this). I moved the box out of the way (I didn't choose "Send" or "Don't Send", I just moved it) and continued working on my project for over an hour. Everything worked just fine.

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:17 pm

I attempted to do this manually, and when I select "Capture", I immediately receive this error, "Vstudio has encountered an error and will be closed by Windows".

It has been my experience that you can ignore this message and continue working. In fact, last night I received this very message as soon as VS9 opened (I have no idea why it sometimes does this). I moved the box out of the way (I didn't choose "Send" or "Don't Send", I just moved it) and continued working on my project for over an hour. Everything worked just fine.

sytyguy · Post by **sytyguy** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:27 pm

Black Lab,

Well, if you noticed it said, "will be closed by Windows", and so it was, there was no option to move it aside, VS9 was gone. I fixed it by uninstalling Windows installer 3.1, as mentioned above.