AVStoDVD Support Thread

[SuLyMaN]

I have got stable version 2.80 to work on my system. I am unsure if the problem was caused by the beta version anyways. It might just be that it could have been a subtitles issue... I will try again on next release. Thanks MrC.

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[SuLyMaN]

Hi again MrC. First of all, I am extremely sorry to be bothering you and taking your time on this project. I managed to pinpoint the error I was getting before. It happens on ver 2.8.0 also and seems to be a bug.

[Bug report]
Avs2dvd closes on any mkv file with self contained subtitles if you choose option 'hardcode subtitles'. If there is a fix for this, would be great Also, if you try to render the menu with the option 'hardcoding' of subtitles in mkv files with self contained subtitles, "error 53 - File not found message appears"

Anyways thanks for an awesome program!

[MrC]

Thanks SuLyMaN for the bug report. I will fix it in the next release.

Meanwhile, as workaround, toggle on the 'Demux selected subtitles track' option, when you are prompted to select the subs embedded in the source mkv.



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[SuLyMaN]

Originally Posted by MrC

Meanwhile, as workaround, toggle on the 'Demux selected subtitles track' option, when you are prompted to select the subs embedded in the source mkv.



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With embedded subs, I am not prompted to select subtitles (maybe because it has only one of them). It automatically selects them in the program window.

Also I do not see the 'Demux selected subtitles track' otpion anywhere. No biggie though. I can live with that as I know what not to do I'll wait for your fix!

Feature Request:
As with many of the settings of the program which can be saved as default (Eg paths, selected encoder, bitrates etc) is it possible to have a setting to save the menu say to certain font size or default menu to use?

Thanks again for this awesome software!

[MrC]

Yes, you are right, when there is just one subs track, A2D does not ask you to select "one of them" and select the only one by default, without giving the possibility to demux it. BTW you can easily use the 'Tools'/'Demux File' utility to extract the subs track. Now you have an external SRT and you can add it to your project and safely select the hard-encoded subs option.

About the menu: have a look in the Menu\Templates folder. For each menues there is a label.ini file where you can edit and customize many properties.



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[SuLyMaN]

@MrC. Thanks man. Another option to tinker with! I'll have a look at the label.ini!

[SuLyMaN]

@MrC/Anyone knowledgeable: I've been trying to get a menu like this one...(http://ietrsc.org/wp-content/uploads...c-f1vdzdah.jpg)
The ini settings in the templates folder do not allow me to set the menu as in the picture above. They always come up horizontally. I have to manually adjust those. I want to adjust those as when putting 3 subtitles on one page, the text get one over the other. I tried looking in the temp folder and copy/paste some files to force the menu editor to display them vertically. It was of no avail
Are there ANY settings I am missing out or is it just not possible with the tools used to create the menu?
I see that this is a feature that was in your to do list since 2009 (while searching on google, I came a post in this thread concerning this issue) but I am certain, there must be a reason why it didn't get implemented
Thanks again man!

[manolito]

Have you tried this setting?

http://i58.tinypic.com/11snfxk.png


Cheers
manolito

[SuLyMaN]

Originally Posted by manolito

Have you tried this setting?

http://i58.tinypic.com/11snfxk.png


Cheers
manolito

Hah! That might be a winner I'll check it out as soon as I get home and report! Thanks a lot manolito!

EDIT: Works perfectly! WOW. Big thanks manolito!

[MrC]

@SuLyMaN

if you are building some pretty DVD menu templates, what about sharing them with other A2D users? I can also upload your creations to A2D Add-on section @ SourceForge. And put a special thanks to you in the A2D docs.

What do you think?



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[SuLyMaN]

@MrC: Heh it's not a bad idea to make a template but that template was used as illustration. If I can get any nice template up, of course, I will make it public and free just as your software

Something in my to do list as they say ;-)

[MrC]

Release 2.8.1 final is available.

Change log (cumulative):

- Some bugs fixed
- Added routine to shift times for text-based subtitles when PAL SpeedUp or NTSC SlowDown are activated
- Added Visual Crop section in 'Edit Title'/'AviSynth'
- Added a warning for dual presence of ffdshow and LAV Filters
- Added a check for Windows Common Controls (mscomctl.ocx) presence and prompt to install it at runtime
- Added PTS creation when multiplexing with FFmpeg (thanks to manolito)
- Added 'Collage' and 'Blue Rain' as DVD Menu Templates to the Installer and NoInstall package
- Improved PAL SpeedUp routine (now also 24 fps source titles are supported)
- Improved Auto Crop routine and moved to Visual Crop section
- Improved log activity (Chapters creation section)
- Improved filters merit change routine in 'Preferred DirectShow Codecs Setup' section
- Improved RAM detection routine (now it works for 64 bit systems)
- Improved detection of Variable Frame Rate (VFR) sources
- Updated A2DSource.avsi to assume VFR true as default if not specified
- Changed 'Adjust Frame Strategy' default value to 'Add Left/Right Borders'
- Changed 'Unload DirectShow ActiveMovie library at runtime' default value to 'On'
- LAV Filters updated to release 0.64
- FFmpeg updated to release 2.2.3 (2014-06-19)



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[manolito]

Thanks for the new version...
Working nicely here.


Cheers
manolito

[MrC]

Hi manolito. Actually there are no significant changes vs latest alpha. Anyway thanks for the feedback



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[MrC]

Quick hotfix that removes a false error message about 'drive not ready' on some configurations.



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[ThaDraGun]

Hmm.. I always make my own menu backgrounds with photoshop and have never had a problem before. I just alter wallpapers I find online
Today I made one and tried to set it as the background and it says "warning! Selected Image file is invaild"

.jpg
1.60mb
2560x1440
72dpi

AVStoDVD v2.8.1

[MrC]

Originally Posted by ThaDraGun

Hmm.. I always make my own menu backgrounds with photoshop and have never had a problem before. I just alter wallpapers I find online
Today I made one and tried to set it as the background and it says "warning! Selected Image file is invaild"

.jpg
1.60mb
2560x1440
72dpi

AVStoDVD v2.8.1

Send me the jpg by email (avstodvd@gmail.com)



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[ThaDraGun]

Originally Posted by MrC

Send me the jpg by email (avstodvd@gmail.com)



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I emailed you the pic.

Just got it working tho, not sure what was wrong with it but I opened the file in Corel paintshop pro and resaved it again as a .jpg and it then when I added it to avstodvd it was fine.
Not sure what photoshop did to make it incompatible

[MrC]

The image you sent me has 32bit color depth, which is not supported by Visual Basic 6 (24bit max, at least without tricking). That's why A2D has rejected it. Very likely, Corel Paintshop has downgraded it to 24bit.



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[MrC]

Release 2.8.2 Alpha 150507 is out

Change log:

- Some bugs fixed
- Added .style file generation routine for SubRip hard-encoded subtitles font customization
- Added auto adjustment of colour coefficients if source is using ITU-R BT.709 set (thru ColorMatrix plugin)
- Revised Video Encoder selection criteria in 'Preferences'/'Video' and 'Edit Title'/'Video'
- Moved location of Profile.xml file from SubtitleCreator folder to Local AppData folder
- Improved Profile.xml file generation routine
- Improved handling of interlaced sources (added support to MBAFF and PAFF tags)
- Improved bitrate calculation routine
- Improved log activity
- Updated main AVStoDVD icon (32, 48, 64, 256 px)
- LAV Filters updated to release 0.65



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