export to DVD doesn't work

[Jürgen Groß]

Trying to export a video to an empty DVD issues the messages:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/openshot/windows/ExportVideo.py", line 499, in on_btnExportVideo_clicked
    localfileExportFolder = str.strip(self.fileExportFolder.get_filename())
TypeError: descriptor 'strip' requires a 'str' object but received a 'NoneType'

Openshot version 1.2.2, from debian server
System is Debian squeeze/sid

[Olivier Girard (eolinwen)]

just a thought.
What is the name of your folder ? Do you use some special characters or some numbers ?
Thanks.

[Olivier Girard (eolinwen)]

Could you try the development version ? (aka 1.3.0~alpha)
If yes, say us if it is always same.

[Jürgen Groß (juergen-gross)]

No Folder. Just the menu item "Blank DVD+R Disc" instead.

For the 1.3.0 version I'll have to set up a build environment. Stay tuned :-)

[Olivier Girard (eolinwen)]

Ah i see better.
Have you use the Basic tab ? i;e DVD>Profile>DVD ; Destination > DVD-Pal ; Profil video DVD>DVD Pal (or Widescreen) and Quality >hight.
And at the end you have a file e.g. myfile.dvd.
After, what do you use Brasero or the CD/DVD creator (in nautilus).
But in all cases, i have none error when i exporte in the profile DVD. I am not able to reproduce it. So Could you give us more details ?
Do you use 1.1.3 or the 1.2.2 ? Where have you taken this version because i know that in the sqeeze repository there is the version 1.1.3 ?

For the 1.3.0 you are not oblige to create a build environment because it is a Python programm. And for this type of Programm (like Java and Ruby) they don't need to compile for working. Grab the last version in the trunk and in the folder created, you go to the folder openshot (you have a lot of others folders like blender, effects, transitions, windows, ........... Here you open a console and you type : python openshot.py and that's all.

[Andy Finch (fincha)]

This is because you have selected "Blank DVD+R Disc", rather than a folder or filename. The pygtk get_filename method won't return anything for the selection you have made. We probably need to put some extra handling in here to ensure you only select a valid folder or file.

[Jürgen Groß (juergen-gross)]

Ah, I see!
I thought I could create a DVD directly from openshot.

Regarding version 1.3.0: I've got problems downloading the sources, as I'm behind a firewall filtering the bzr port. And socksify didn't work either. Is there any way to get the sources via http or ftp?

Version info: I tried 1.2.2. I took it from debian/unstable.

[Olivier Girard (eolinwen)]

Unfortunately, no.

[Jürgen Groß (juergen-gross)]

Okay, exporting to an ordinary folder works fine with 1.2.2

It would be nice, however, to have a builtin way to burn a video DVD directly.
I accomplish this now via (after exporting the video to video.dvd):

dvdauthor -t -a ac3+de -o x video.dvd
dvdauthor -T -o x
cd x
growisofs -Z /dev/scd0 -dvd-video -udf .

[Olivier Girard (eolinwen)]

This feature is in development but i am not a quick developer (more a turtle). And like i am a beginner, i don't know if i will arrive at the end of this but, fortunately, i am not alone.