'Error Setting Up Transcoder' This product is sooo flakey!

Hi,

I'll admit that I'm coming to the end of my patience with this software. I've
run v2.0 through to the current CS3 and I can't say I've ever had an bug free
project.

Anyway rant over, here is my current problem. I've got a big project (6-7 nested
menus with motion backgrounds and loop points), it's constructed entirely of
previously rendered VOB files, as in my experience this makes for less
transcoding therefore less hassle.

Unfortunately a couple of the VOBs that make the backgrounds to the menus use
embedded MP2 audio which is a big no-no with encore. So I replaced just the
background audio tracks with PCM (48k, 16bit) WAV files. But now I get an 'Error
Setting Up Transcoder' when I try to build.

What I want to avoid is re-rendering all of the VOB files again in an external
program with embedded PCM audio, as this will take ages. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Thanks for the reply Harm, it's worth a try.

Do you know if Encore always has problems with suplimenting a video stream (with
embedded audio) with completly separate audio track?

      Do you know if Encore always has problems with suplimenting a video
stream
      (with embedded audio) with completly separate audio track?




Most authoring applications are going to have trouble with this one.
A VOB is a Video OBject, and is essentially a wrapper/multiplexed stream
containing all the necessary bits for the timeline.
This includes Video file, All audio streams, subtitle streams etc - and using an
already multiplexed stream with a separate audio file is asking for trouble.
VOB files are limited to no more than 1Gb each - this is why when you look at
the content on a DVD-Video disc, you will see things like:
VTS_01_1.VOB
VTS_01_2.VOB
VTS_01_3.VOB
All will be under 1Gb, and all are actually the same timeline split into parts
so that a set top player can read them. These are your timeline. (The file that
will accompany it, VTS_01_0.VOB will hold the menus for that VTS, and the IFO
files tell the player what is in each stream)
So, by using a VOB with another audio file, you are going to confuse the issue,
and will - if it even works at all - either force a re-transcode, or more likely
will fall over altogether in a state of utter confusion.
If the remux does work you may well still end up with a disc that does not
behave as expected, or even play at all.