What is best for encodeing Videos?

[prabath_fun]

Hi all,
Thanks...
I have done
sudo apt-get install libdvdread4
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.s
also...
No improvement...

Now log is
[19:20:50] gtkgui: HandBrake svn3506 (2010090101) - Linux i686 - http://handbrake.fr
[19:20:51] hb_init: checking cpu count
[19:20:51] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[19:20:51] hb_init: checking cpu count
[19:20:51] hb_init: starting libhb thread
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access
[19:20:55] hb_scan: path=/dev/sr0, title_index=0
[19:20:55] scan: trying to open with libdvdread
[19:20:55] dvd: Region mask 0xff
[19:20:55] dvd: Warning, DVD device has no region set
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 4.1.3
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access
libdvdnavVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed
libdvdnavVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed
libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO.
libdvdnav: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO
[19:20:55] dvd: not a dvd - trying as a stream/file instead
[19:20:55] file is MPEG Program Stream
[19:21:00] add_audio_to_title: added AC3 audio stream 0x89bd
[19:21:00] add_audio_to_title: added AC3 audio stream 0x80bd
[19:21:00] scan: decoding previews for title 1
[19:21:00] scan: audio 0x80bd: AC-3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=448000 Unknown (AC3) (5.1 ch)
[19:21:04] scan: 10 previews, 720x480, 29.970 fps, autocrop = 54/52/0/0, aspect 1.78:1, PAR 32:27
[19:21:04] scan: removing audio 0x89bd because no bitrate found
[19:21:04] scan: title (0) job->width:720, job->height:320
[19:21:04] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s)
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access


Please guide me....

[JohnAStebbins]

If it is tree, after mounting, it will be /media/Madrasa..<Dvd name>
inside this I will be having one folder called video_ts and inside this folder will be having .vob files and supported files...

Yes, I want to see the complete contents of the VIDEO_TS folder because it is failing to open a key file in that folder.

libdvdnavVDOpenFileUDF:UDFFindFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed

[prabath_fun]

Hi JohnAStebbins,
Below is the complete content of DVD...

.Mad...../
.|-- AUDIO_TS
.`-- VIDEO_TS
.....|-- VIDEO_TS.BUP
.....|-- VIDEO_TS.IFO
.....|-- VTS_01_0.BUP
.....|-- VTS_01_0.IFO
.....|-- VTS_01_0.VOB
.....|-- VTS_01_1.VOB
.....|-- VTS_02_0.BUP
.....|-- VTS_02_0.IFO
.....|-- VTS_02_0.VOB
.....|-- VTS_02_1.VOB
.....|-- VTS_03_0.BUP
.....|-- VTS_03_0.IFO
.....|-- VTS_03_0.VOB
.....|-- VTS_03_1.VOB
.....|-- VTS_04_0.BUP
.....|-- VTS_04_0.IFO
.....|-- VTS_04_0.VOB
.....|-- VTS_04_1.VOB
.....|-- VTS_04_2.VOB
.....|-- VTS_04_3.VOB
.....|-- VTS_04_4.VOB
.....`-- VTS_04_5.VOB


Hope there is no problem with this. Because, Windows version of Handbrake does conversion without any error. Also, I tried another DVD in Ubuntu as well, same problem faced...

Further, I tried another DVD in windows, I got audio sync problem that video leading the audio.


Since, I got similar problem in Avidemux, I jumped to Handbrake... But, while comparing with Avidemux, one of the DVD conversion was happened without any problem....

[JohnAStebbins]

Is the windows encode being done on the same machine as linux. i.e. Are you dual booting? I'm beginning to think there is something wrong with your dvd drive. The files are all there. But it is failing to read some of them.

[serverfarm]

I'm trying to remember, I believe VLC lets you open a folder of files to transcode. Also, they include all their own codecs!

[prabath_fun]

Hi JohnAStebbins,
No, I am not dual booting. I use virtual PC in Ubuntu to boot windows and I can able to encode without any problem.
Hope there will be no problem with my DVD drive. Because, I use to write DVD with same writer without any problem and play the movies.
Is it possible guide me how to upgrade the firmware of DVD write in Ubuntu? I will give a try....

Further, serverfarm, My main aim is to convert my DVD with second sound track (basically DTS audio) to MP4 or mkv file to share to my friends and to save the movies in my external harddisk..... I could not able to do with VLC....

[prabath_fun]

Hi JohnAStebbins,
I have dual booted my PC and tried to encode the movie using Handbrake. It end up with audio sync problem. That is, audio was played ahead of video.
Further, I tried by copying DVD file to HDD and tried to encode from there. In this case, Handbrake was not detecting / showing different tracks..

If I get out from audio sync problem, I will be happier. Else, I need to copy DVD files to my external HDD as is.... But, sharing to my friend is difficult....