Dream submission not accepted

I received notice that my Dream was not accepted because the file contained no playable video. I'm not sure how to resolve the issue since the file plays perfectly for me. I used standard mpeg-2 settings and the file is under 135mb.

Any suggestions from the community? The raw .mpg file plays on all the machines I have access to so I'm at a loss.

-Brian

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CarGuy1

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The file could have corrupted in the upload. I would verify that the mpg will play on another machine and re-upload it.

Also, if it helps, I use TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress for encoding and normally use the following settings...

Resolution: 1792x1120 or 1600x1000
MPEG-2 with MP@HL and 1:1 pixel
No Audio
FPS set to the same rate as the original AVI
VBR - Average Bitrate
Set the Max bitrate to 19000Kb/s and minimum to 2000

Bitrate and frame rate are the 2 things that affect CPU usage the most.
Try to use the lowest bitrate you can and keep a high video quality. 18000k and lower will use less CPU but hurts quality a little.
I use Adobe After Effects to adjust frame rate over the encoder since it has a great frame blending mode. On slow or low movement videos use 25fps, on faster with alot of action use 30fps.

Note: credit goes to The Master Baron for some of these settings, which I tweaked to my suit my taste.

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Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, that's what I'm doing already. I use a slightly different resolution but that shouldn't matter. It's an MPEG-2 file encoded by TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress using MP@HL.

In fact, I downloaded the file myself to see if the .dream was corrupt since I can see the entry in my own failed submissions. The downloaded file plays perfectly on my machine. I really don't see how I can troubleshoot the issue.

I noticed that the upload screen allows .mpeg files. I'll try sending the unpackaged movie instead of a .dream. Hopefully I'll have more luck.

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CarGuy1

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If you would like, I'll be happy to take a look at it and see if I can help you figure it out. Post it somewhere and PM me a link.

Your other option is encode to WMV and submit it that way.

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Well, despite the upload form allowing a .mpeg file, it was rejected. I was afraid that might happen since the rules specify .dream format. (Why anything else is offered in the upload window is puzzling, though).

So I will try uploading a .dream one last time. I've reencoded the source with a lower bitrate so hopefully that'll resolve the issue.

Carguy1 - I appreciate the offer although I don't see how it'd help. Even if it works for you, whoever is testing it at Stardock may still have a problem.

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Bad form to reply to oneself, I know, but the dream was finally accepted! Hooray!

Now if only it would get some downloads.

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