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Can somebody explain what went wrong here, I have converted other shows from the same source with no problems in the past.
Here's the log file .. thanks.



:library=false
:app_name=ConvertXtoDVD.exe
:app_version=7.0.0.69
:most_recent=first
:event_header='{time} {type}'
:LongDateFormat=yyyy"-"mm"-"dd
:ShortDateFormat=dd mmm
:LongTimeFormat=hh":"nn":"ss"."zzz
:ShortTimeFormat=hh":"nn":"ss
:status=started
:group_indent=4

01:29:06.882 Info Conversion failed after 00:03:42
01:25:23.748 Info [ ] Loop playback
01:25:23.747 Info [ ] Play titles one after the other
01:25:23.747 Info [x] Don't create title menu for single video
01:25:23.746 Info [ ] Return to title menu after titleset playback
01:25:23.746 Info [ ] Skip root menu initially
01:25:23.745 Info [ ] Auto-start playback
01:25:23.745 Info Template: Metallic (open style), contains 4 page(s)
01:25:23.745 Group Video DVD menu options
01:25:23.744 Info Video DVD format: NTSC (30 Fps)
01:25:23.744 Info Output target size : DVD-5 (4300 MB)
01:25:23.743 Info Number of core(s) used for encoding : 4
01:25:23.743 Info Number of core(s) used for decoding : 4
01:25:23.743 Info [ ] Use 2 pass encoding
01:25:23.743 Info [ ] Use best video quality settings
01:25:23.742 Info [ ] Use hardware decoding (if possible)
01:25:23.742 Info Max simultaneous conversions: 4
01:25:23.742 Group Advanced encoding options
01:29:06.266 Error Error while encoding file: VTS_01_1.VOB - step preparing titles
01:29:06.171 Error [decoder][aac]: get_buffer() failed
01:29:06.171 Error [decoder][aac]: Inconsistent channel configuration.
01:29:06.170 Warning [decoder][aac]: Sample rate index in program config element does not match the sample rate index configured by the container.
01:29:06.170 Error [decoder][aac]: Number of bands (22) exceeds limit (8).
01:29:06.170 Error [decoder][aac]: Number of bands (15) exceeds limit (13).
01:29:06.170 Error [decoder][aac]: Reserved bit set.
01:29:06.170 Error [decoder][aac]: Number of bands (24) exceeds limit (21).
01:29:06.170 Error [decoder][aac]: channel element 3.0 is not allocated
01:29:06.170 Error [decoder][aac]: Number of bands (46) exceeds limit (30).
01:29:06.170 Error [decoder][aac]: Number of bands (30) exceeds limit (24).
01:29:06.170 Error [decoder][aac]: Reserved bit set.
01:29:06.160 Error [decoder][aac]: channel element 2.9 is not allocated
01:29:06.160 Error [decoder][aac]: channel element 2.4 is not allocated
01:29:06.153 Error [decoder][aac]: Number of scalefactor bands in group (58) exceeds limit (49).
01:29:06.153 Error [decoder][aac]: get_buffer() failed
01:29:06.153 Error [decoder][aac]: Inconsistent channel configuration.
01:29:06.152 Warning [decoder][aac]: Sample rate index in program config element does not match the sample rate index configured by the container.
01:29:06.152 Error [decoder][aac]: get_buffer() failed
01:29:06.152 Error [decoder][aac]: Inconsistent channel configuration.
01:29:06.151 Warning [decoder][aac]: Sample rate index in program config element does not match the sample rate index configured by the container.
01:29:06.145 Error [decoder][aac]: Number of bands (12) exceeds limit (11).
01:29:06.145 Error [decoder][aac]: Reserved bit set.
01:29:06.144 Error [decoder][aac]: get_buffer() failed
01:29:06.144 Error [decoder][aac]: Inconsistent channel configuration.
01:29:06.141 Warning [decoder][aac]: Sample rate index in program config element does not match the sample rate index configured by the container.
01:29:06.137 Error [decoder][aac]: channel element 3.7 is not allocated
01:29:06.132 Error [decoder][aac]: channel element 3.5 is not allocated
01:29:06.131 Error [decoder][aac]: channel element 2.1 is not allocated
01:29:06.131 Error [decoder][aac]: SBR was found before the first channel element.
01:29:06.126 Error [decoder][aac]: get_buffer() failed
01:29:06.126 Error [decoder][aac]: Inconsistent channel configuration.
01:29:06.123 Warning [decoder][aac]: Sample rate index in program config element does not match the sample rate index configured by the container.
01:29:06.118 Error [decoder][aac]: Input buffer exhausted before END element found
01:29:06.256 Group FFmpeg Decoder: "C:\Users\Gary Field\Downloads\Playboy After Dark season 2\Playboy After Dark - S02E13 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Marty Ingels, Noel Harrison - 1970-02-20.mp4"
01:25:23.805 ------------ +--> [audio #2 - ac3 audio, 48000Hz, Stereo, 192000 bps]
+-[audio aac main audio 2 Ch. 48000Hz , 256 Kbps]
+--> [video #1 - mpeg2video video, 720x480, yuv420p, 4x3, 29.97Fps, 9200Kbps]
+-[video h264 640x480 40:33 yuv420p, 29.97Fps, 1206Kbps ]
Output file: C:\Users\Gary Field\Documents\ConvertXtoDVD\Playboy After Dark - S02E13 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Marty Ingels, Noel Harrison - 1970-02-20\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB (DVD NTSC)
Input file: C:\Users\Gary Field\Downloads\Playboy After Dark season 2\Playboy After Dark - S02E13 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Marty Ingels, Noel Harrison - 1970-02-20.mp4
Video filters used:
- Output pixel format: YUV420P
- DeInterlace filter: VSO
- Upscale filter: Linear (VSO), Downscale filter: Linear (VSO). Fit method: letterbox (Padding: top: 0, bottom: 0, left: 32, right: 32. Cropping: top: 0, bottom: 0, left: 0, right: 0)
01:25:23.805 Info Chapters to generate: 10 (0h00m00s, 0h05m00s, 0h10m00s, 0h15m00s, 0h20m00s, 0h25m00s, 0h30m00s, 0h35m00s, 0h40m00s, 0h45m00s, )
01:25:23.805 Important Starting video encoding: [Memory load 66%] [Available virtual memory 3676 Mb.]
01:25:23.755 Verbose FFmpeg Opening file C:\Users\Gary Field\Downloads\Playboy After Dark season 2\Playboy After Dark - S02E13 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Marty Ingels, Noel Harrison - 1970-02-20.mp4
01:25:23.739 Info Menu fit: Text size reduced from 27.00 to 20.00 in style "Captions in title menu pages"
01:25:23.685 Info Menu fit: Text size reduced from 36.00 to 25.00 in style "Title of title menu pages"
01:25:23.380 Info Menu fit: Text size reduced from 36.00 to 25.00 in style "Title of root menu pages"
01:25:22.812 Verbose FFmpeg Opening file C:\Users\Gary Field\Downloads\Playboy After Dark season 2\Playboy After Dark - S02E13 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Marty Ingels, Noel Harrison - 1970-02-20.mp4
01:25:22.811 Group ******************** Titleset #1 - ~46 min. File: "Playboy After Dark - S02E13 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Marty Ingels, Noel Harrison - 1970-02-20" -> VTS_01_1.VOB - DVD NTSC ********************|GK_TITLESET|
01:25:22.809 Info Encoding options: Very short Project (Automatic)
01:25:22.809 Info Target size: 4300 Mb.
01:25:22.809 Important Setting queuer for DVD NTSC output: [Wait: 0], [ld: 0], [Hd: 0], [MAM: 100], [RM: 100], [ALL: False]
01:25:22.808 Important 4 simultaneous conversions allowed
01:25:22.808 Info Don't log FFMpeg log events
01:25:22.808 ------------ ***************************************************Burn settings end****************************************************
01:25:22.808 Info Default speed selected: 4x
01:25:22.807 Info [ ] Delete vsomsl files after burn complete
01:25:22.807 Info [ ] Delete output folder after burn complete
01:25:22.807 Info [ ] Don't eject disc or open output folder in explorer, after burn complete
01:25:22.807 Info SAO setting: Automatic
01:25:22.807 Info [x] Burn result to disk / as ISO file in working folder
01:25:22.806 ------------ **************************************************Burn settings begin***************************************************
01:25:22.806 Group Encoding session started at 1:25:22 AM: 1 titleset(s) to encode -> Failed after 00:03:42|GK_CONVERT_SESSION|
01:25:12.702 Important Loaded with result [File ]
01:25:12.117 Info Loading: "C:\Users\Gary Field\Downloads\Playboy After Dark season 2\Playboy After Dark - S02E13 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Marty Ingels, Noel Harrison - 1970-02-20.mp4 - File" 1/1
01:25:11.908 Info Sources filtered, found 1 protocols
01:25:11.683 Info Added protocol C:\Users\Gary Field\Downloads\Playboy After Dark season 2\Playboy After Dark - S02E13 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Marty Ingels, Noel Harrison - 1970-02-20.mp4, candidate 1/1
01:25:11.472 Info Found 1 candidates
01:25:11.064 Info Filtering sources
01:25:11.064 Group Loading file(s)
01:22:59.773 Info Personnal resources size (C:\Users\Gary Field\Documents\ConvertXtoDVD_Resources\): 0MB, 0 file(s)
01:22:59.393 Info Monotonizer size (C:\ProgramData\vso\vsomsl): 0MB, 0 file(s)
01:22:59.082 Info Thumb cache size (C:\ProgramData\VSO\vsothumbs): 0MB, 0 file(s)
01:22:58.629 Info Logs and templates size (C:\ProgramData\VSO\ConvertXtoDVD\7\): 74MB, 663 file(s)
01:22:55.498 Group Folder data
01:22:55.494 Info Menu templates loaded: 20
01:22:54.686 Info License status: active customer license
01:22:54.686 Info License type: commercial (online activated)
01:22:54.685 Info Computer ID: 4826308
01:22:54.685 Group License
01:22:51.699 Info Loading templates from: "C:\Users\Gary Field\Documents\ConvertXtoDVD_Resources\Templates\"
01:22:51.698 Info Loading templates from: "C:\ProgramData\VSO\ConvertXtoDVD\7\Templates\"
01:22:51.697 ------------ **************************ConvertXtoDVD.exe:6464 Log session start 2021-09-19 at 01:22:51.300***************************
01:22:51.694 Warning No writer found. Only ISO image destination is available
01:22:51.665 Group Burn engine events

It seems the input file with the partial name Playboy After Dark - S02E13 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Marty Ingels, Noel Harrison - 1970-02-20 is the culprit. It's probably not authored correctly. Given it's name, it sounds like this file may have been downloaded? I'd say about 25% of downloaded movie files aren't authored correctly, resulting in some kind of error somewhere. Either in playback or conversion.


Try this: download and install a piece of freeware called AVIDeMux. Load the above file into it. Save a new copy, but choose a different format output. For instance, if the source is an MKV, save it as an MP4. Try converting the new output file in CXD.


If that fails, try saving a new, different output file in AVIDeMux, but change the Video option to something else instead of Copy. I use x264. Try converting that new saved file. Be aware since it's an entirely new recompress, it will take longer to save this 2nd new file than it will in the first step.

Thanks for your input dbminter, all information I can gather from the pros helps me in the long run..knowledge is king to a novice like me,
What I ended up doing last night (until 5 in the morning!) was find a free online converter that would change the mp4 format to something else. I find a lot of those free converter sites are useless, basically they hold back on what they can do until you sign up and pay $.
Alas, I found one, changed the format to mkv and it worked! I was so close on giving up, but I invested a lot of time in downloading the P.A.D. series and I was determined.
I also unistalled and reinstalled ConvertXtoDVD at the beginning just to see if that mattered, I don't think it did. Anyways, all is good for now.


PS I'll keep the freeware AVIDeMux bookmarked for anymore future troubles. Thanks.

Those steps with AVIDeMux are what I use when I have a problematic file that won't convert in CXD. I do a lot of conversion of my VHS tapes to DVD. This produces a raw source that CXD sometimes chokes on. So, it must be converted to a different container with different software. However, even those MP4's can cause CXD to choke, so, I feed them into AVIDeMux, which usually produces input CXD tolerates.

Good to know

Cheers!

That specific file has very badly encoded audio.
No need to process video, just process audio and then convert in CxD.
As original is from old film all you need is 2-channel audio, even mono audio might be enough.

Ah, my AVIDeMux solution probably wouldn't have worked here unless you changed Audio from Copy to some other compression so some kind of conversion would be done. My suggestion only affected the Video.