audio extracts but besweet.dll doesn't load

[CHAOSACES]

This is the second time I'm using The FilmMachine, the first time I had no problem. TFM.log is rather short:

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- 10/21/2004  4:11:25 PM
- AVI to DVD conversion
- The FilmMachine version 1.3
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Initializing.
Initializing finished.

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- 10/21/2004  4:11:34 PM
- Free on drive C: 18.18 GB
- Audio Extraction
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Extracting audio from AVI file
Audio extraction finished.

The program just seems to stop when it loads the audio conversion. It
doesn't freeze or eat up nasty amounts of system resources, it just displays
a progress bar that doesn't move from 0%. Also, the abort button won't
work.

I've tried monitoring The FilmMachine.exe and BeSweet.dll in regmon and filemon, but there isn't anything unusual. I've also tried reinstalling, to no avail. Any suggestions?

[The_Mask]

Is there a file named TFM_Encoded_Audio.log in your output dir. If it is please post the contents.

[CHAOSACES]

Here is the TFM_Encoded_Audio.log:

BeSweet v1.5b23 by DSPguru.
--------------------------
Using hip.dll v1.19 by Myers Carpenter <myers@users.sf.net>
Using Shibatch.dll v0.24 by Naoki Shibata & DSPguru (shibatch.sourceforge.net).
Using AC3enc.dll v1.20 (Feb 18 2004) by Fabrice Bellard (http://ffmpeg.org).

Logging start : 10/21/04 , 16:38:02.

BeSweet.dll -core( -input mpainput -output C:\Program Files\The FilmMachine\Outp
ut\TFM_Encoded_Audio.ac3 -logfile  C:\PROGRA~1\THEFIL~1\Output\TFM_Encoded_Audio
.log ) -azid( -L -3db -c normal -s surround2 -g max ) -ota( -fs 48000 ) -shibatc
h( --rate 48000 ) -ac3enc( -b 224 )

[00:00:00:000] +------- BeSweet -----
[00:00:00:000] |  Input : mpainput
[00:00:00:000] |  Output: C:\Program Files\The FilmMachine\Output\TFM_Encoded_Au
dio.ac3
[00:00:00:000] |  Floating-Point Process: No
[00:00:00:000] |  Source Sample-Rate: 48.0KHz
[00:00:00:000] +------- AC3ENC ------
[00:00:00:000] |  Bitrate method  : CBR
[00:00:00:000] |  AC3 bitrate     : 224
[00:00:00:000] |  Channels Mode   : 2.0
[00:00:00:000] |  Error Protection: Yes
[00:00:00:000] +---------------------

I let the program run for 11 hours hoping that it would start working when I went to bed, but no such luck.

[The_Mask]

Can you also post the following file:

TFM_Avi_Info.log

It seems to be the audio, I think it has a bad mp3 audio stream.

[CHAOSACES]

Here is the TFM_Avi_Info.log:

AVI Information
    Filename: REPO MAN.AVI
    Filesize: 736089278 Bytes (701.99 MB)
    Streams (i.e. Video, Audio): 2
Video Stream
    Compression Codec: DIVX - DivX
    Avg. Bitrate: 928.23 kbit/s
    Resolution: 704x320   (2.200:1)
    Color Depth: 24 bits
    Duration: 5526.02 s (1h 32m 6s)
    Frame Rate: 23.9760 fps
    Microseconds Per Frame: 41708 ms
    Frames: 132492
    Keyframes: 896 (Every 147)
Audio Stream
    Wave Codec: 85 - MPEG Layer 3
    Avg. Bitrate: 128.00 kbit/s
    Sampling Rate: 48000 Hz
    Bit Depth: 16 Bits
    Channels: 2
    Audio Delay: 0.00 s

The file plays alright, but The FilmMachine doesn't seem to want to encode it.

[The_Mask]

I think BeSweet has problems with the mp3 audiostream. You could try to create a new AVI, based on the one you have, which has PCM audio. You can do it with VirtualDub or VirtualDubMod.