Handbrake 0.9.4 Windows GUI error msg

[mistrrhappy]

I am attempting to compress some .mp4/AAC videos for use on my Evo 4G, and suddenly it seems HB won't "digest" the .mp4 files. I select the source file, and I get the "No Title(s) found. The File you have chosen may be copy-protected, badly mastered, corrupted, or in an unsupported format, etc." error dialog. These files are from a variety of sources, some as torrents, some as DVD rips I have made. The files have even been ripped using different programs in some cases. I even uninstalled HB, then Re-installed. I went so far as to download the last stable nightly build to see if it made any difference. No dice. Any thoughts?

HB Win GUI 0.9.4

VLC 1.1.4

[TedJ]

Activity log, please

[mistrrhappy]

My apologies. This appears to be another "layer 8" issue. Thank you for the prompt response nonetheless.

[mistrrhappy]

I spoke too soon. The issue has arisen again. Please see the logfile which follows. Any help is appreciated!

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### Windows GUI 0.9.4 2009112300 
### Running: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7600.0 
###
### CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad  CPU   Q9300  @ 2.50GHz 
### Ram: 4095 MB 
### Screen: 1920x1080 
### Temp Dir: C:\Users\James\AppData\Local\Temp\ 
### Install Dir: C:\Program Files (x86)\Handbrake 
### Data Dir: C:\Users\James\AppData\Roaming\HandBrake\HandBrake\0.9.4.0 
#########################################

[23:43:18] hb_init: checking cpu count
[23:43:18] hb_init: starting libhb thread
HandBrake 0.9.4 (2009112300) - MinGW i386 - http://handbrake.fr
4 CPUs detected
Opening J:\Movies?TV\Film\300.mp4...
[23:43:18] hb_scan: path=J:\Movies?TV\Film\300.mp4, title_index=0
[23:43:18] scan: trying to open with libdvdread
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 4.1.3
libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable.
libdvdread: Could not open input: Invalid argument
libdvdread: Can't open J:\Movies?TV\Film\300.mp4 for reading
libdvdnav: vm: failed to open/read the DVD
[23:43:18] dvd: not a dvd - trying as a stream/file instead
[23:43:18] hb_stream_open: open J:\Movies?TV\Film\300.mp4 failed
[23:43:18] scan: unrecognized file type
[23:43:18] libhb: scan thread found 0 valid title(s)
No title found.
HandBrake has exited.

 ############ End of Log ##############

[TedJ]

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[23:43:18] hb_scan: path=J:\Movies?TV\Film\300.mp4, title_index=0

Looks like Handbrake doesn't like the pathname, since "?" is a reserved character under Windows.

[mistrrhappy]

That appears to have been the issue! I was correct in my original "layer 8" diagnosis after all. Thanks for your time helping an idiot, LOL.