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Scenarist error : layout fails.  Please help !!!

I tried to make a DVD to DVD-r and I always fails at scenarist layout.  This is a log file:

WNASPI32.DLL 4.6.0.1021
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- 3/1/2005 9:45:02 PM
- DVD to SVCD Conversion
- DVD2DVD ver. 1.2.3 build 1
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Initializing
- G:\tet2\VTS_01_0.BUP
- G:\tet2\VTS_01_1.vob
- G:\tet2\VTS_01_2.vob
- G:\tet2\VTS_01_3.vob
- G:\tet2\VTS_01_4.vob
- G:\tet2\VTS_01_5.vob
- G:\tet2\VTS_01_6.vob
- G:\tet2\VTS_01_7.vob
- G:\tet2\VTS_01_8.vob
Initializing finished.
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- 3/1/2005 9:45:11 PM
- DGIndex
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Creating DGIndex INI file:
- C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\dgindex\DGIndex.INI

Variable settings:
iDCT_Algorithm: 32-bit SSE MMX

Executing DGIndex.
Executing DGIndex. Commandline:
quot;C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\dgindex\dgindex.exequot; -CS=2 -YR=1 -OM=0 -EXIT -OF=[G:\DVD2SVCD\DGIndex_Project_file] -IF=[G:\tet2\VTS_01_1.vob,G:\tet2\VTS_01_2.vob,G:\tet2\VTS_01_3.vob,G:\tet2\VTS_01_4.vob,G:\tet2\VTS_01_5.vob,G:\tet2\VTS_01_6.vob,G:\tet2\VTS_01_7.vob,G:\tet2\VTS_01_8.vob]
Analyzing DGMPGDec Project file
Force Film NOT activated!
Framerate: 29970
DGIndex processing done.

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- 3/1/2005 9:50:20 PM
- Free on drive G: 24158.51 mb
- AUDIO Extraction
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Found AC3 stream id: 0x81
Filename: G:\DVD2SVCD\Extracted_audio_1.ac3

Audio1 delay: 48776 ms
Audio extraction finished.

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- 3/1/2005 9:58:16 PM
- Free on drive G: 23772.17 mb
- AUDIO conversion
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Encoding Audio. Filename: G:\DVD2SVCD\Extracted_audio_1.ac3
Executing BeSweet. Commandline:
quot;C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\BeSweet\BeSweet.exequot; -core( -input quot;G:\DVD2SVCD\Extracted_audio_1.ac3quot; -output quot;G:\DVD2SVCD\Encoded_audio_1.mp2quot; -logfile quot;G:\DVD2SVCD\Encoded_audio_1.logquot; ) -azid( -L -3db -l 0db -c normal -s surround -g max ) -2lame( -e -b 192 -m s )
Audio conversion of G:\DVD2SVCD\Extracted_audio_1.ac3 finished.

Audio conversion finished.

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- 3/1/2005 10:09:29 PM
- Free on drive G: 23606.43 mb
- Video Encoding using Cinema Craft
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Executing Cinema Craft EncodeStreamSectors: 4666096988
AudioSectors: 228593288
VideoPAPO: 68739300
ScanOffsetBytes: 422156
SeqAligningBytes: 26830327
DVDBytes: 0
VideoEndHeader: 4
SubtitleSectors: 0
EmptySectors: 238.00
PictureSectors: 0.00
PureMPEGStream: 4341511913.17
Seconds: 9397.62
CalcMPEGStream: 4341511913.17
Frames: 281437
CDSize: 4464.00
Number of CDs: 1
Cut point 4460.00
Variable Settings:
Frames: 281437
Anti Noise Filter: Off
Passes: 3
Image Quality: 17
VAF file creation: On
Video Encoding Mode: Multipass VBR
Min. bitrate: 2000
Max. bitrate: 8000
Avg. Bitrate: 3695
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic (no borders, encoded as 16:9)

---AVS Begin---
LoadPlugin(quot;C:\PROGRA~1\DVD2SVCD\dgindex\DGDecode.dllquot;)
MPEG2Source(quot;G:\DVD2SVCD\DGINDE~1.D2Vquot;)
Import(quot;C:\Program Files\DVD2SVCD\Tylo\RoBaConditional.avsquot;)
LanczosResize(720,480)
Import(quot;G:\DVD2SVCD\ResampleAudio.avsquot;)
ResampleAudio(44100)
ConvertToYUY2()
----AVS End----r.
- 3/2/2005 12:20:44 AM
- Free on drive G: 19138.10 mb
- Restarting from: Muxing and Cutting
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- 3/2/2005 12:20:48 AM
- Free on drive G: 19138.09 mb
- Creating DVD-Image using Sonic Scenarist
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Creating Sonic Scenarist Script file
Executing Sonic Scenarist
Scenarist Failed!
Layout Failed (See Message Window)

Any help !!!

Thank you in advance

What is the error thrown by scenarist?

Audio1 delay: 48776 ms???

I would bet there's something odd in the audio stream area, Scenarist won't like that.

if you search on =gt; scenarist layout failure, you will find a number of reported problems. Most ask you to tab through the various scenarist tabs looking for an error. There are scenarist logs as well that might give an indication as to the problem.

Unless you have some specific need to use Scenarist in the auythoring step, change the opion in the finalize tab to use DVD Author.  I used to have odd problems once in a while with Scenarist and once the DVD Author option was added, I've not had a single problem in the final step.