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STICKY Mastering and DLT Issues

ianshepherd — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:24:50 -0800

DVDAE's mastering capabilities have been proven again and again over the years. However there are a few known issues and gotchas which you should be aware of - development is now focused on HDAfterEdit and the new DLT tape utility. Please read all the information in this post and the sections it links to if you are having any problems with Mastering, SCSI or DLT support.

Sticky Guidelines - please read this before posting

ianshepherd — Thu, 11 May 2006 04:58:09 -0700

Before posting your question please check the Release Notes and Frequently Asked Questions. There is also some important information in the Inside DVDAfterEdit section.

For Mastering Edition users, the information about Why Adaptec SCSI Cards should not be used is required reading.

Layer Break Problem

mapro — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:39:37 -0700

I just got a not from a client that the DLT I submitted was kicked out by Eclipse the error it gave was - “Seamless playback flag not set correctly at layer break"

DLT Problems

ChrisCross — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:01:15 -0700

Hi,

i get a "Format Failed" Message while trying to put a DVD 5 (CMF with CSS, All Regions Allowed) to Tape.
The LogFile says "Format copy error detected in function Run at line 107 of file CTapeWriterThread.cp Note: WriteSmallFile failed"

The DLT is a Quantum DLT 4000 and it´s connected to a Atto UL4D.
System is a Dual G5 2 GHz Motorola, OS 10.4.11
DVD AE ME 3.05d3

Best regards,

Copying a non-protected DVD to disk-Drag or rip?

Enrique — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:29:54 -0700

I have a lot of non-protected DVD5 that I need to dump to disk to remove old logos and stuff.
Is it the same to copy by dragging the VIDEO_TS folder to the hard drive or should I rip the disk with
MacTheRipper?
Sounds like a silly question, doesn't it?
Thanks in advance

How do I change the order of VTS's in a project without big hassle?

Alex Asp — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:23:29 -0700

Hi guys,

I have a couple of DVD9 projects that consist of one or two VTS. There is really nothing fancy to do, except remove old warnings (sometimes in VMG, and sometimes in VTSM), and replace 4:3 studio ident with 16:9 one when appropriate.

Quits on Replace VTS

mapro — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:55:54 -0700

I downloaded the newest DVDAE ME version but I'm still having this problem, as soon as I select Replace VTS the program shuts down. Tried it on MBP and G5 Quad both have latest OS and QT installed.

Cannot read from DLT made by 3rd party

Alex Asp — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:32:01 -0700

Hi guys.

I've got a couple of old projects on DLT made by another company, presumably in Scenarist 2.7.
When I'm trying to read the DLT's back using either DVDAE, or DDPAB I am getting an error message MISSING FILE MARK
Reading DDP failed.

How do I generate a 6 PGC VTS?

Enrique — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:18:34 -0700

I have to replace one VTS in one of those dreaded all-in-one-VTS DVDs.
There's the FBI warning first, then the company logo, a publicity video and 3 50-minute video chapters. When I open the VIDEO_TS folder with AfterEdit,
I see one VTS with 6 PGCs.

Invalid VTS information

Michael Costa — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:14:45 -0700

I'm having a bad run here - two masters rejected for the same client, at the same time, for different reasons.

One is the "VOBU length and number of sectors disagree" thing which is discussed at length a few posts back. Fine - I'm submitting on DLT instead of DVD-R for that one.