No Compatible Codec Error

Lightway wrote on 11/22/2011, 5:57 AM

Hi there,
I'm getting this error when trying to prepare a BluRay project. It just after I start the prepare. Using DVDA 5.2 B133

Im sure I must be using the wrong input formats or something so I am looking from some help pls.

I have 1 main item that the user plays but it has 9 video streams/angles and 8 audio tracks/languages. Its a multiangle/audio of a Call of Duty 4 match from all players angles.

I used Vegas 10 Pro to render the videos to multiple avcs with properties: 23.976 fps progressive, 1920x1080x32, AVC. I used the sony AVC to render each .avc in vegas but in DVDA 5.2 B133 the file properties refer Mainconept AVC or something.

One of the video streams is different - not sure what happened there: 29.970 fps interlaced, 1440x1080x32, AVC

the prepare process advises that the multiangle issue requires recompression

The audio are all .w64 44.1k 16bit stereo pcm

Any ideas what I'm stuffing up here? What other info can I provide that will help?

Thanks

EDIT: did some further testing and a single avc + w64 will prepare fine. as soon as I add a second audio track OR a second video track the error occurs. would appear I'm using an incorrect input format for multi language/multi angle bluray?

Comments

Steve Grisetti wrote on 11/23/2011, 9:04 AM

Why not deliver the video from Vegas to DVD Architect as 1440x1080 30i MPEG/M2TS video, the ideal format for generating BluRay discs from since it's the closest to what the program will burn to disc? (You can also just use Vegas's Send to DVD Architect feature.)

For audio, use PCM stereo or 5.1 Dolby.

There's no point in outputting your video in these other formats, since all you're going is adding another level of work to what DVD Architect has to do.

Lightway wrote on 11/24/2011, 8:17 PM

so AVC is not the right format for Blu Ray? - i thought it was - DVDA offers this in the standard templates - I was carefull to make sure I pick the right res and framerate setting in my renders to match DVDA. PS i also rerendered that one video that was different to the others but the same thing happened.

is it just multiangle Blu Ray that M2TS is right for? I will certainly do a test and see what happens.

Thanks

Steve Grisetti wrote on 11/25/2011, 9:02 AM

You'll ideally want to use as your source footage video that is as close as possible to the format DVD Architect will output on your final disc.

Standard BluRay discs use M2Ts files.

Hey, it's at least worth a try to see if it gets rid of your compatibility error, isn't it?