Generates AVI file stops at about 65 mins during playback

[napertivo]

I noticed this while trying to convert a movie on my drive (in DVD format created from DVD Copy) to avi. The avi is created but when I play the movie in Media Player 11 it stops at about 65 mins and that is the length Media Player shows. I tried converting it with various versions. They all showed the avi about the same length but my version 5 and version 7 played correctly for the full length of the movie, however all of the version 8 releases stopped playing around 65 mins.

v5.2.3.2 - 1256075 KB - WinXP length 1:35:49 - Media Player 11 Length 1:35:49 - Plays full length
v7.0.9.3 - 1257405 KB - WinXP length 1:35:50 - Media Player 11 Length 1:35:50 - Plays full length
v8.0.3.2 - 1549930 KB - WinXP length 1:35:50 - Media Player 11 Length 1:13:59
v8.0.4.0 - 1554203 KB - WinXP length 1:35:50 - Media Player 11 Length 1:04:59
v8.0.5.0 - 1554201 KB - WinXP length 1:35:50 - Media Player 11 Length 1:04:59
v8.0.5.2 - 1263472 KB - WinXP length 1:35:49 - Media Player 11 Length 1:20:01

I performed all of these conversions on a clean VM image XP starting with v5 and then upgrading. At the end I performed another conversion with v5 and v7 and confirmed they still created good files that played the full length. All of the conversions used the Archos 605 profile that is included. During creation of the avi files none of the v8 releases reported an issue.

[katiekim]

Hi, napertivo
Please change another media player to retry, such as KM, Splayer.
Thank you for your report.

[napertivo]

Thanks for the suggestion katiekim. I went and tried the following:

KM Player - Reported the same incorrect lengths as Media Player for v8 files.
pyTivo and Galleon - Both transferred the incorrect length to my Tivo for the v8 files.

I tried VLC Player but it reported "This AVI file is broken. Seeking will not work correctly. Do you want to try and fix it?". This was only for the v8 files. (I am going to let it try and fix it and see if it truncates the file or repairs whatever is broken).

The v7 files played and transferred correctly for all the players.

So it doesn't appear to be a player issue but rather some sort of corruption to the avi file by the v8 releases.

[napertivo]

Allowing VLC Player to run its fix of the file allowed it to play the entire movie (although it gets the video and audio out of sync). I am going to get the log files from the conversions but I'm not sure they will show anything since they report completing successfully.

[napertivo]

Here is the standard requested info for problems:

1) No error error codes or messages while processing.

2) Here are the logs for the latest conversion.

dvdfab_process.log: - No log file

dvdfab_burn_vso.log:
2010-12-01 13:41:43 ---- ******************** Log session stop 01-Dec 13:41:43.088 PID 1740********************
2010-12-01 12:07:44 Info Current Drive selected : 1:0:0 - Optiarc DVD+-RW AD-7200S 102A [F] (Ide)
2010-12-01 12:07:44 Info Using Advanced SPTI interface
2010-12-01 12:07:44 Info System default language : English (United States)
2010-12-01 12:07:44 Info User default language : English (United States)
2010-12-01 12:07:44 Info DLL Version : 4.0.13.476
2010-12-01 12:07:44 Info DLL : C:\Program Files\DVDFab 8052\vso_hwe.dll
2010-12-01 12:07:44 Info Version : 8, 0, 5, 2
2010-12-01 12:07:44 Info ExeName : C:\Program Files\DVDFab 8052\DVDFab.exe
2010-12-01 12:07:44 Info OS : Microsoft Windows XP MCE 2004 (Build 2600: Service Pack 3)
2010-12-01 12:07:44 ---- ******************** Log session start 01-Dec 12:07:44.385 PID 1740********************


dvdfab_internal.log

DVDFab 8.0.5.2 (2010/12/01 12:07:36)

0m 01.04s: option dvd2dvd 1 dvd2mobile 1 bluray2bluray 1 bd2mobile 1 0d23d 1 bd2dvd 1 file2mobile 1 filemover 1
0m 19.35s: pathplayer enabled
1m 00.20s:


------ begin mobile work(1/1) ------


1m 00.20s: create config(0)
1m 00.20s: convert profile(pvp.avi.mpeg4.mp3.Archos.605)
1m 00.21s: dvd title(1) angle(0) chapter(1->18)
1m 00.21s: stream(480,2,1) stream(128,86019,1)
49m 23.64s:


------ finish mobile work ------


3) Used the Archos 605 profile. Happens with other disks as well with v8. No changes to the PC, it is a clean VM image running in VM Worstation with Quad-core Duo with 8G RAM.

4)
SOURCE FILE TYPE: VOB (DVD folder)
SOURCE VIDEO TYPE: MPEG
SOURCE VIDEO RESOLUTION: 720x480
SOURCE AUDIO TYPE: AC3
DVDFab VERSION: 8.0.5.2 Beta
DVDFab PROFILE: ARCHOS 605
OUTPUT RESOLUTION: Same as source
OUTPUT CROP: Auto
OUTPUT BITRATE: 1657
OUTPUT PASSES: 1

*** MediaInfo shows that the AVI length is 1h, 20m for the v8 created file compared to the v7 created file which it shows is 1h, 35m.

[GregiBoy]

How big is the created AVI file?

The OpenDML specs place ~2Gb limit and there can be problems playing files larger than this.

[napertivo]

The avi files created with v8 releases vary somewhat in size but all are below 2GB. Here is the directory listing of where I have been saving them. The number towards the end of the file name is the version it was created with and then whether is ran 'good' for the full length or ran 'short' and ended 15-30 mins early.


11/29/2010 11:30 PM 1,591,501,706 A Christmas Carol (2009).8050 Short.avi
11/30/2010 09:00 AM 1,286,220,310 A Christmas Carol (2009).5232 good.avi
11/30/2010 05:57 PM 1,293,795,102 A Christmas Carol (2009).8052 Short.avi
11/30/2010 07:17 PM 1,287,581,722 A Christmas Carol (2009).7093 Good.avi
11/30/2010 11:41 AM 1,591,503,306 A Christmas Carol (2009).8040 short.avi
11/30/2010 03:10 PM 1,293,827,502 A Christmas Carol (2009).8052 Short.avi
11/30/2010 12:56 PM 1,587,127,672 A Christmas Carol (2009).8032 short.avi
11/30/2010 04:57 PM 1,288,377,814 A Christmas Carol (2009).5232-2 good.avi

[napertivo]

OK, I just made some progress in narrowing down the issue. I ran it again in 8.0.5.2 and used the profile generic.avi.divx.mp3 and it plays the complete length. The file size is much smaller and the quality isn't as good but it worked.

12/01/2010 03:28 PM 806,829,296 A Christmas Carol(2009).8052.Good.genericAviDivxMP3.avi

So the question is what is the difference between the two profiles that the Archos 605 profile causes corruption in the v8 releases but does not in the pre-v8 releases? The same Archos 605 profile works fine in 7.0.9.3 so it must be triggering something in the v8 code that corrupts the avi.

Here are the two:

This is the profile that worked in 8.0.5.2:
<profile name="generic.avi.divx.mp3" version="200" device="generic" tag="dvdfab" description="The profile is used to create avi(xvid + mp3) file, which can be played in DivX compatible player." >
<common>
<file format="avi" />
<audio copy="0" codec="mp3" channel="2" >
<freq value="48000" list="32000,44100,48000" />
<bitrate value="64000" list="64000,96000,128000,192000,256000,320000" />
<volume percent="100" />
</audio>
<video>
<size list="" />
<encode codec="xvid" fourcc="DX50" bitrate_kbps="900" >
<mode value="real_time" list="real_time, high_quality" />
</encode>
</video>
</common>
<acodec name="lame">
</acodec>
<vcodec name="xvid">
</vcodec>
</profile>


This is the profile that fails in 8.0.5.2 but works fine in 7.0.9.3:
<profile name="ARCHOS 605" version="200" device="pvp" tag="dvdfab" description="The profile is used to create avi(mpeg4 + mp3 audio) file, which can be played on ARCHOS 605 WiFi." >
<common>
<file format="avi" onefile_size_mb="700" number="1" />
<container>
<avi odml="0" />
</container>
<audio copy="0" codec="mp3" channel="2" >
<freq value="48000" list="48000" />
<bitrate value="128000" list="64000,96000,128000,160000,192000,320000" />
<volume percent="175" />
</audio>
<video>
<size list="320x240,532x400,640x480,720x480,720x576" limited="1" />
<subtitle mode="0" />
<encode codec="mpeg4" fourcc="DIVX" bitrate_kbps="1500" maxbitrate_kbps="4000" >
<mode value="real_time" list="real_time,high_quality" />
</encode>
</video>
</common>
<acodec name="lame"/>
<vcodec name="mpeg4" />
</profile>

[katiekim]

Hi, napertivo
1. I tested this problem, and DVDFab worked fine about vob file generated by DVD fulldisc to avi with profile ARCHOS 605.
2. Please change another DVD source to retry.
3. I used DVDFab version 8052beta and 8053beta.
4. Thanks.

[napertivo]

Thanks katiekim, I will try that tonight. I did try and fail with another movie but it was a backup copy and not an original. I will have to go dig out the original to see if it works. The conversion to avi with the backup copy using v7.0.9.3 was successful. The backup had been made using DVDFab, probably v6 or v7. Could there be something wrong with what was written with the earlier versions that is causing v8 to have issues? As a DVD it plays fine.

[napertivo]

katiekim, I did some more testing with 8.0.5.2. Every movie I try is truncated to 1:20:01. If the movie is shorter in length than that the avi is fine but anything longer just stops at the 1:20:01. I have tested this with 6 movies and they all behaved the same. How long was the movie you tested?

I believe that it is associated to the file size created. If the avi created is larger than about 1070M (maybe 1024M?) then the movie will be truncated when played. In the case of using the Archos 605 profile the longest the movie can be is 1:20:01. The latest movie I tried was Ice Age 1, the movie is 1:21:07 in length with a file size of 1070M when using the Archos 605 profile. At first I thought the avi file was fine until I looked closer, the movie was truncated during the credits right at 1:20:01. Using the profile generic.avi.divx.audiocopy the avi created is much smaller in file size and plays the entire length of 1:21:07.

Is it possible that v8 is having an issue creating avi files greater than 1Gb?

[napertivo]

ok, here is an update on the file sizes and movie lengths for the two profiles using 8.0.5.2:


Profile AVI File size Movie Length Played Length
generic.avi.divx.audiocopy 1,351,489 KB 1:42:20 1:42:20
pvp.avi.mpeg4.mp3.Archos.605 1,349,018 KB 1:42:20 1:20:01

So it wouldn't be the file size in general since the 'generic' works fine. I'm going to look for another profile similar to the Archos 605 to see if I can determine what item in the profile is causing the issue.

[napertivo]

If I use the profile "Windows Mobile Smartphone" the created avi is fine but much smaller than using the profile "Archos 605". I used the default settings in both. Comparing the two profiles there are only a few things different so it is one of the settings that is causing the issue. Here are the differences between the two profiles:

----- This is in the Archos file ----
<bitrate value="128000" list="64000,96000,128000,160000,192000,320000" />
<volume percent="175" />
<size list="320x240,532x400,640x480,720x480,720x576" limited="1" />
<encode codec="mpeg4" fourcc="DIVX" bitrate_kbps="1500" maxbitrate_kbps="4000" >

----- This is in the Windows Mobile Smartphone ----
<bitrate value="64000" list="64000" />
<volume percent="100" />
<size list="220x176,320x240,480x360" limited="1" />
<encode codec="mpeg4" fourcc="DIVX" bitrate_kbps="900" maxbitrate_kbps="1500" >

The Archos has the higher resolutions so that would explain the larger size. I am going to try at a lower resolution to see if the Archos profile works fine with that.

[napertivo]

Testing with the provided Archos profile and testing various video setting, here were the results:

THE_LAST_AIRBENDER.Title1.mpeg4.mp3.320x240.avi 384,348 KB Movie plays the full length of 1:43:14
THE_LAST_AIRBENDER.Title1.mpeg4.mp3.532x400.avi 877,393 KB Movie plays the full length of 1:43:14
THE_LAST_AIRBENDER.Title1.mpeg4.mp3.640x480.avi 1,222,265 KB Movie stops at 1:29:12.
THE_LAST_AIRBENDER.Title1.mpeg4.mp3.720x480.avi 1,360,870 KB Movie stops at 1:20:02.
THE_LAST_AIRBENDER.Title1.mpeg4.mp3.720x576.avi Conversion fails with a "Process Failed." Dialog box. Processing screen shows:

16:28:21 Conversion: one pass
16:28:36 Work 1 failed. Error = 504.00 0 error: process exception, filter(type64:id9), info = 503.00 13,
16:28:38 Process failed!



Here is the dvdfab_internal.log:

DVDFab 8.0.5.3 (2010/12/05 22:48:59)

0m 01.77s: option dvd2dvd 1 dvd2mobile 1 bluray2bluray 1 bd2mobile 1 bd23d 1 bd2dvd 1 file2mobile 1 filemover 1
0m 18.62s: pathplayer enabled
1m 06.70s:


------ begin mobile work(1/1) ------


1m 06.70s: create config(0)
1m 06.70s: convert profile(pvp.avi.mpeg4.mp3.Archos.605)
1m 06.72s: dvd title(1) angle(0) chapter(1->12)
1m 06.72s: stream(480,2,1) stream(128,86019,1)
17m 35.09s:


------ finish mobile work ------


20m 20.56s:


------ begin mobile work(1/1) ------


20m 20.56s: create config(0)
20m 20.56s: convert profile(pvp.avi.mpeg4.mp3.Archos.605)
20m 20.59s: dvd title(1) angle(0) chapter(1->12)
20m 20.59s: stream(480,2,1) stream(128,86019,1)
37m 05.24s:


------ finish mobile work ------


37m 41.40s:


------ begin mobile work(1/1) ------


37m 41.40s: create config(0)
37m 41.40s: convert profile(pvp.avi.mpeg4.mp3.Archos.605)
37m 41.40s: dvd title(1) angle(0) chapter(1->12)
37m 41.40s: stream(480,2,1) stream(128,86019,1)
56m 09.65s:


------ finish mobile work ------


431m 44.51s:


------ begin mobile work(1/1) ------


431m 44.51s: create config(0)
431m 44.51s: convert profile(pvp.avi.mpeg4.mp3.Archos.605)
431m 44.54s: dvd title(1) angle(0) chapter(1->12)
431m 44.54s: stream(480,2,1) stream(128,86019,1)
453m 22.48s:


------ finish mobile work ------


1056m 40.94s:


------ begin mobile work(1/1) ------


1056m 40.94s: create config(0)
1056m 40.94s: convert profile(pvp.avi.mpeg4.mp3.Archos.605)
1056m 40.97s: dvd title(1) angle(0) chapter(1->12)
1056m 40.97s: stream(480,2,1) stream(128,86019,1)
1058m 08.70s:


------ finish mobile work ------


1059m 20.64s:


------ begin mobile work(1/1) ------


1059m 20.64s: create config(0)
1059m 20.64s: convert profile(pvp.avi.mpeg4.mp3.Archos.605)
1059m 20.64s: dvd title(1) angle(0) chapter(1->12)
1059m 20.64s: stream(480,2,1) stream(128,86019,1)
1059m 33.65s: error: process exception, filter(type64:id9), info = 503.00 13,
1059m 34.66s: sync_filter: not get stream(0) offset, then eos
1059m 37.69s: ------ mobile work failed(504.00 0 error: process exception, filter(type64:id9), info = 503.00 13,

) ------




Here is the dvdfab_processing.log:

16:28:21: Conversion: one pass
16:28:36: Work 1 failed, Error = 504.00 0 error: process exception, filter(type64:id9), info = 503.00 13,



This is the most recent info in the dvdfab_burn_vso.log:

2010-12-05 22:38:17 ---- ******************** Log session stop 05-Dec 22:38:17.537 PID 4284********************
2010-12-05 21:52:50 Info Current Drive selected : 3:1:0 - Optiarc DVD+-RW AD-7200S 102A [E] (Scsi)
2010-12-05 21:52:50 Info Using Advanced SPTI interface
2010-12-05 21:52:50 Info System default language : English (United States)
2010-12-05 21:52:50 Info User default language : English (United States)
2010-12-05 21:52:50 Info DLL Version : 4.0.13.476
2010-12-05 21:52:50 Info DLL : C:\Program Files (x86)\DVDFab 8\vso_hwe.dll
2010-12-05 21:52:50 Info Version : 8, 0, 5, 3
2010-12-05 21:52:50 Info ExeName : C:\Program Files (x86)\DVDFab 8\DVDFab.exe
2010-12-05 21:52:50 Info OS : Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (Build 6002: Service Pack 2)
2010-12-05 21:52:50 ---- ******************** Log session start 05-Dec 21:52:50.530 PID 4284********************


After getting the error I upgraded to 8.0.5.6 and tried again. This time I didn't get an error message but it still failed at playing the file correctly.

THE_LAST_AIRBENDER.Title1.mpeg4.mp3.720x480.8056.a vi 1,360,870 KB Movie stops at 1:07:32.

It appears the higher the resolution, the larger the file, the earlier the avi stops playing. If I use the play length vs the file length it might show the approximate file size limit and maybe help to find where the issue is with the program.

Based on 532x400 working the file limit is > 877,393 KB
640x480 1,222,265 KB Play len 1:29:12 / file len 1:43:14 = 89.20/103.23 = 86.4% played * 1222265 KB = 1,056,147 KB
720x480 1,360,870 KB Play len 1:20:02 / file len 1:43:14 = 80.00/103.23 = 77.5% played * 1360870 KB = 1,054,631 KB

If my calculations are correct there is an AVI size limitation of about 1055 MB on the v8.0.5.3/v8.0.5.6 releases.

Does anyone have an avi file created with either of those releases that is greater than 1055 MB and that plays the full length of the movie?

[katiekim]

Hi, napertivo
1. Please set small bit rate to play the file well. Select "Edit"-->"Video Format"-->"Fixed bitrate".
Try again.
Thanks.