CCE stops working if I select bicubic only, everything, default, settings, solution

andy

Hi all,
I'm experiencing a weird problem with CCE and have found out no solution so far.
The problem is that everything goes just fine if I select Simpleresize, but Bicubic makes a lot of trouble. If I select Bicubic, CCE 2.50 stops working every time when processingthe very same frame of the movie (which is Cast Away btw).

Anyone already had this problem and can provide a solution? I'm using DVD2SVCD with CCE 2.50 with default settings. The only parameters I've played with are the number of VBR passes and the Resize method. Also, I'm using MPEG2DEC2.DLL instead of MPEG2DEC.DLL, CD size is set to 800 (any tab).

Any idea?
Tia

Nikko

Log please

Also, what version of AviSynth are you using?

Originally posted by UltimateDBZ
Log please
Also, what version of AviSynth are you using?

I'm using AviSynth 1.0 beta 6 which is the one packaged with DVD2SVCD 1.0.9 build 3. I'm a complete newbie in SVCD encoding, so I usually don't play that much with settings. Should I update it?

As for the log...ehm, I suppose I deleted it when I erased all the files created during the encoding process. I'll try to get a new one.

For now I can say that my PC is not overclocked and I have rearranged the memory settings in the Bios to have a slower but stable machine.

Any idea is highly appreciated

Weird, I actually made some more tests. It encodes with bicubic if I select VBR 2, but freezes if I select VBR 3 and above.
On the other hand everything goes just fine if I use Simpleresize, regardless of the VBR passes. At present I'm encoding a movie with VBR 5 and it's all ok so far.
The point is that I'm looking for maximum quality, so Simpleresize is probably not my best choice, right?

Also, can anyone tell me the difference between Bicubic 0, 0.75 and 0, 0.60? I've tried them both but the encoding stops at the very same point in any case.

Ok I have to post a log, I know

Thanks
Nikko

Hi-

BicubicResize(.,.,0,0.6) is more of a neutral resizer-doesn't sharpen or smooth. It may be very slightly sharp. I believe that BicubicResize(.,.,0,0.5) is the true neutral resizer in AviSynth.

BicubicResize(.,.,0,0.75) is a sharper resizer. It sharpens a bit, is a bit less compressible, and adds a bit of noise.

Thank you