I'm using DVD Architect to make a professional looking blu ray (first time user on a free trial so you might call this a $100 question!).
Running Build 100 on Windows 10 64 bit.
Everything working great, main project all running but one of the videos for the extras gives me an error message whenever I try to open it. Works fine with my video editor and all media players.
It's an mp3 file. I dont see anything different about it to the other project files. I'm really stuck, please help!
Ned
MP3 is an audio file, not a video file.
MP3 is an audio file, not a video file.
Oh dear, autocorrect strikes again. I typed mp4 and my phone changed it. It is an mp4 file
If you could follow this link and post the info from bad file and one from a good file, maybe we can spot the error.
Thank you! Ok, first here's a good file:
General
Complete name : C:\Users\crack\Google Drive\Releases\WAS43 - Pilots\components\DVD menu.MP4
Format : MPEG-4
Commercial name : XDCAM EX 35
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42 (mp42)
File size : 828 MiB
Duration : 4 min 10 s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 27.7 Mb/s
Encoded date : UTC 2020-05-17 11:39:35
Tagged date : UTC 2020-05-17 11:39:35
Video
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Video
Commercial name : XDCAM EX 35
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@High
Format settings : CustomMatrix / BVOP
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, Matrix : Custom
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=15
Codec ID : mp4v-61
Duration : 4 min 10 s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 26.2 Mb/s
Maximum bit rate : 35.0 Mb/s
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS
Standard : Component
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.947
Time code of first frame : 00:00:00:00
Time code source : Group of pictures header
Stream size : 782 MiB (94%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2020-05-17 11:39:35
Tagged date : UTC 2020-05-17 11:39:35
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709
Audio
ID : 2
Format : PCM
Format settings : Big / Signed
Codec ID : twos
Duration : 4 min 10 s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 536 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Stream size : 45.9 MiB (6%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2020-05-17 11:39:35
Tagged date : UTC 2020-05-17 11:39:35
And now, the bad file:
General
Complete name : C:\Users\crack\Google Drive\Releases\WAS43 - Pilots\components\livestream.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom (isom/iso2/mp41)
File size : 2.50 GiB
Duration : 35 min 12 s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 10.2 Mb/s
Movie name : livestream again
Recorded date : 2020-05-24
Writing application : msl
Video
ID : 1
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : Simple@L3
Format settings, BVOP : No
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263)
Codec ID : mp4v-20
Duration : 35 min 12 s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 9 980 kb/s
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 30.000 FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.361
Stream size : 2.45 GiB (98%)
Writing library : XviD 1.2.1 (UTC 2008-12-04)
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
Duration : 35 min 12 s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 184 kb/s
Maximum bit rate : 256 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 kHz
Frame rate : 43.066 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 46.4 MiB (2%)
Default : Yes
Alternate group : 1
First thing I see is two different frame rates. One is 29.97 and the other is 30. (the bad one is 30fps). If it is true 30fps, that is not supported under bluray specs. Also the audio with the bad one is AAC. This is not supported under bluray so you need to probably demux from the video. Audio for video should always be 48k (at least if you want to meet specs).
ahhh, thank you, genuinely helpful! I will try changing the audio formatting first.
SUCCESS! Thank you so much 😀