Scenarist: Errors when creating DVD files

I encoded Blade 2 with CCE and I get this message from Scenarist when I try to build the DVD. I have no problem lowering the bitrate but before I do I just want to make sure that the error is valid. Should I do the first and second pass over or just the second pass? Error Video or Audio Buffer underflow: (Dts: 415703520, SCR 415703537) Error dvd_mux : DoMux Multiplexing Error Error Terminated Multiplexing (Blade2.scn-Blade2-t_t.vob). Error Total bitrate is too HIGH. Please reduce the stream bitrate or the number of stream. Error Multiplex is failed. Info Multiplexing failed, Track<Blade2-t> Error MuxFromDB:MuxVTS failed Error Multiplex failed Error DVD files could not be created

Your problem is that your total overall bitrate is too high. It's an easy mistake when working with DTS bitstreams as they are much higher than most Dolby Digital ones are. While most Dolby Digital bitstreams are only as high as 448kbps, DTS can be as high as 1.536Mbps, or 1573kbps! The DVD standard only allows for a TOTAL bitrate of around 9.8Mbps. Let's assume that you are using a DD and a DTS bitstream with your video. This means that you are left with a MAX of only around 8Mbps for your video. If any part of your video goes higher than that, your overall bitrate will be too high and Scenarist will report this error.

I ended up re-encoding at a slightly lower bitrate and everything went smoothly. Thanks for the information, nice to learn something new.