Hi After many months of reading this forum and trying different methods I am still unable to convert a avi to mpg. My latest attempt involved a 45min (350kb) avi file which displays great quality video and sound on my system. avi2vcd created a 426kb file which when I play is upside down, displays a series of stills and has crackling in the sound? Where am I going wrong guys, is this a codec issue( even though the avi plays)? below is the text from a file created by avi2vcd during the process, thanks in advance for any help.... [Avi2vcd 1.4.2 encode log file] Operating System: Windows 2000 Version: 5.0 Build Number: 2195 CSD Version: Service Pack 3 DirectX Version: 8.1 (or later) CPU Vendor: Intel Model: Pentium 4 L2 Cache Size: 256K Stepping: 2 MMX Capable: Yes, SSE Capable: Yes, SSE2 Capable: Yes, OS SSE Capable: Yes Speed: 1600 MHz (approximate) Number of processors: 1 Installed Memory: 512 MB (aprox) Source file: C:\video\x files season 2\The X Files - Season 02E14 - Die Hand die Verletzt.avi Source file is 350 Mb Source File Details: DirectShow DETAILS: Frames per second: 23.976043 Length: 65086 Frames Duration: 45 minutes, 14 seconds FilterGraph: AC3 Prologic Decoder : Moonlight NicePheratu : AC3 from AVI XForm : AVI Splitter : Source : INDIVIDUAL FRAME DETAILS: Width: 512 Height: 384 Bit depth: 32 AUDIO DETAILS: Format tag: 1 Channels: 2 Samples Per Second: 48000 Bits per sample: 16 Average Bytes Per Second: 192000 Sucessfully opened file with DirectShow API! VFW DETAILS: Frames per second: 23.976000 Frame rate: 23976 Frame scale: 1000 Starting frame: 0 Length: 65086 Codec Code = div3 Format Change Count: 0 Stream descriptor: The X Files - Season 02E14 - Die Hand die Verletzt.avi Video # INDIVIDUAL FRAME DETAILS: Width: 512 Height: 384 Bit Count: 24 Compression: 0 AUDIO DETAILS: Format tag: 8192 Channels: 2 Samples Per Second: 48000 Bits per sample: 0 Average Bytes Per Second: 24000 ERROR: VFW Audio is compressed! ERROR: VFW unsupported audio sample size! Could not open file with Video-For-Windows API! Using DirectShow API for file access. Target Format is PAL. Total frames at target rate: 67865 Selected Split option at size = 700 MB Available space on target drive C:\video\x files season 2\ = 36603 Mb Begining Target file: C:\video\x files season 2\The X Files - Season 02E14 - Die Hand die Verletzt.mpg Mux: S:203610, V:155324, A:33353, P:14933, Min:-28804, Max:8396, TPP:0 Mux: p[0]:230158, p[1]:46190 Frames encoded in this .mpg: 67864 Prefetch missed: 1 Repeated frames saved: 2780 Encode duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes, 34 seconds Frames per second: 8.343251
Hi Dela I hae used Nero which 50% of the time gives me a upside down pic (why 50%). TMPGenc I get no sound or pic but this may have been answered in a previous thread, will try again tonight. codes, well I have (good old gspot) video DMO MP4S Mpeg4s Decoder DMO Microsoft Corporation qasf.dll --> mp4sdmod.dll DMO WMV Screen decoder DMO Microsoft Corporation qasf.dll --> wmsdmod.dll DMO WMVideo Decoder DMO Microsoft Corporation qasf.dll --> wmvdmod.dll DMO MP43 Mpeg43 Decoder DMO Microsoft Corporation qasf.dll --> mp43dmod.dll DMO MPG4 Mpeg4 Decoder DMO Microsoft Corporation qasf.dll --> mpg4dmod.dll DSH DV Video Encoder qdv.dll DSH Indeo® video 5.10 Compression Filter Intel Corporation ir50_32.dll DSH MJPEG Compressor quartz.dll DSH MPEG1 MPEG Video Decoder quartz.dll DSH MSS1 Microsoft Screen Video Decompressor Microsoft Corporation msscds32.ax DSH WMV1 Windows Media Video Decoder Microsoft Corporation wmvds32.ax DSH WMV2 Windows Media Video Decoder Microsoft Corporation wmv8ds32.ax DSH XVID XviD MPEG-4 Video Decoder xvid.ax DSH DIVX DivX Decoder Filter DivXNetworks, Inc. divxdec.ax DSH MP43 Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Decompressor Microsoft Corporation mpg4ds32.ax DSH DVSD DV Video Decoder qdv.dll DSH DIVX DivX Decoder Filter DivXNetworks, Inc. divxdec.ax DSH InterVideo Video Decoder InterVideo Inc. ivivideo.ax DSH IV50 Indeo® video 5.10 Decompression Filter Intel Corporation ir50_32.dll DSH MJPG AVI Draw quartz.dll DSH MJPG MJPEG Decompressor quartz.dll DSH AVI Decompressor quartz.dll DSH QTRpza QT Decompressor quartz.dll VFW CVID Cinepak Codec by Radius Radius Inc. qcap.dll --> iccvid.dll VFW DIVX DivX Pro 5.0 Codec DivXNetworks, Inc. qcap.dll --> DivX.dll VFW HFYU Huffyuv v2.1.1 - CCESP Patch v0.2.2 Disappearing Inc. qcap.dll --> huffyuv.dll VFW I420 Intel 4:2:0 Video V2.50 Microsoft Corporation qcap.dll --> msh263.drv VFW IV32 Intel Indeo(R) Video R3.2 qcap.dll --> ir32_32.dll VFW IV50 Indeo® video 5.10 Intel Corporation qcap.dll --> ir50_32.dll VFW M261 Microsoft H.261 Video Codec Microsoft Corporation qcap.dll --> msh261.drv VFW M263 Microsoft H.263 Video Codec Microsoft Corporation qcap.dll --> msh263.drv VFW MRLE Microsoft RLE Microsoft Corporation qcap.dll --> msrle32.dll VFW MSVC Microsoft Video 1 Microsoft Corporation qcap.dll --> msvidc32.dll VFW VIFP VFAPI Reader Codec 1.03 ** Unknown VFW Driver file missing VFW XVID XviD MPEG-4 Codec qcap.dll --> xvid.dll VFW YV12 ATI YUV12 Format Codec qcap.dll --> ATIYUV12.DLL VFW YVU9 Intel Indeo® Video Raw R1.2 qcap.dll --> IYVU9_32.DLL audio ACM 0x0011 Microsoft IMA ADPCM CODEC Microsoft Corporation quartz.dll --> imaadp32.acm ACM 0x0002 Microsoft ADPCM CODEC Microsoft Corporation quartz.dll --> msadp32.acm ACM 0x0006 Microsoft CCITT G.711 A-Law and u-Law CODEC Microsoft Corporation quartz.dll --> msg711.acm ACM 0x0007 Microsoft CCITT G.711 A-Law and u-Law CODEC Microsoft Corporation quartz.dll --> msg711.acm ACM 0x0031 Microsoft GSM 6.10 Audio CODEC Microsoft Corporation quartz.dll --> msgsm32.acm ACM 0x0022 DSP Group TrueSpeech(TM) Software CODEC DSP GROUP, INC. quartz.dll --> tssoft32.acm ACM 0x0070 Lernout & Hauspie CODECs Microsoft Corporation quartz.dll --> lhacm.acm ACM 0x0071 Lernout & Hauspie CODECs Microsoft Corporation quartz.dll --> lhacm.acm ACM 0x0072 Lernout & Hauspie CODECs Microsoft Corporation quartz.dll --> lhacm.acm ACM 0x0073 Lernout & Hauspie CODECs Microsoft Corporation quartz.dll --> lhacm.acm ACM 0x0042 Microsoft G.723.1 CODEC Microsoft Corporation quartz.dll --> msg723.acm ACM 0x0402 Indeo® audio software Intel Corporation quartz.dll --> iac25_32.ax ACM 0x0160 Windows Media Audio Microsoft Corporation quartz.dll --> msaud32.acm ACM 0x0161 Windows Media Audio Microsoft Corporation quartz.dll --> msaud32.acm ACM 0x0130 Sipro Lab Telecom ACELP.net audio codec Sipro Lab Telecom Inc. quartz.dll --> sl_anet.acm ACM 0x0075 Voxware Audio CODECs Voxware, Inc. quartz.dll --> vct3216.acm ACM 0x0074 Voxware Audio CODECs Voxware, Inc. quartz.dll --> vct3216.acm ACM 0x0062 Voxware Audio CODECs Voxware, Inc. quartz.dll --> vct3216.acm ACM 0x0069 Voxware Audio CODECs Voxware, Inc. quartz.dll --> vct3216.acm DMO 0x0160 WMAudio Decoder DMO Microsoft Corporation qasf.dll --> wmadmod.dll DMO 0x000a WMSpeech Decoder DMO Microsoft Corporation qasf.dll --> wmspdmod.dll DSH 0x0001 ATI MPEG Audio Encoder ATI Technologies, Inc. atimpenc.dll DSH 0x0001 Vorbis Encoder Copyright © 2001, 2002 Tobias Waldvogel OggDS.dll DSH 0x0050 MPEG Audio Decoder quartz.dll DSH AC3 Prologic Decoder Kristal Studi Ac3audio.ax DSH Voxware MetaSound Audio Decoder Voxware, Inc. voxmsdec.ax DSH Voxware MetaVoice Audio Decoder Voxware, Inc. voxmvdec.ax DSH 0x0055 MPEG Layer-3 Decoder Fraunhofer Institut Integrierte Schaltungen IIS l3codecx.ax DSH 0x0161 Windows Media Audio Decoder Microsoft Corporation msadds32.ax DSH 0x0130 ACELP.net Sipro Lab Audio Decoder Sipro Lab Telecom Inc. acelpdec.ax DSH Vorbis Decoder Copyright © 2001, 2002 Tobias Waldvogel OggDS.dll DSH 0x2000 AC3 from AVI XForm Kristal Studi Decaudio.ax
Try this guide m8. =============================================== 1. Install both DivX Codec and Xvid Codec, only needed if converting a DivX (AVI) movie. 2. Install TMPGEnc by simply copying its files to a folder. 3. Install Nero. =============================================== Conversion. 1. Copy the DivX, AVI, ASF or MPEG file to your hard drive. If you dont have the room, then it can be read from the CDROM but this will slow down the conversion and wear out your CD-ROM player at the same time! 2. Run Windows Media Player and load and playback the movie. Hit Alt-Enter to full screen and note if its Full Screen 4:3, 16:9 or widescreen 2.3:1. Exit. 3. Run TMPGEnc. Go to File / New Project and click OK to clear the program of any previous settings. 4. Now for your Video source, Browse to your file you wish to convert. The Audio source will automatically be filled with same file name and a suggested Output Filename. Change this if you prefer. If your trying to convert a DivX and an error box pops up saying Un-supported, then this can be due to not having the correct Codec or the Audio is VBR MP3 or AC3. Refer to the attached post to handle these correctly. 5. If you check the bottom task bar of TMPGEnc it will give the parameters of the file you just imported. Check the Frames Per Second - fps. If its 25 fps then its PAL, if 29.97fps then its NTSC and if 23.976 then its FILM. So now click Load and load the appropriate VideoCD template. For a PAL conversion, the task bar will then look like: Video-CD PAL (MPEG-1 352x288 25fps CBR 1150kbps, Layer-2 44100Hz 224kbps) 6. Hit Settings button and under Video tab, change Motion Search Precision to Highest Quality (very slow). As the name suggests, this will give the best quality conversion. Hit Audio Tab and double click the Setting button, tick Change Volume box then hit the Normalize button. Leave at default 100 and click OK. It will now search through the audio stream and suggest a final %. Select OK If the number is greater than 100, make sure Use Audio Edit box is ticked. 7. Change Source Aspect Ratio to the Video Type and Aspect Ratio you noted back when you ran the movie in Windows Media Player. For example, select 16:9 625 Line (PAL) for a normal wide-screen PAL movie or 4:3 625 Line (PAL) for a full screen PAL movie. If converting a DivX, then select 1:1 VGA. Make sure Video Arrange Method is set at Full Screen (Keep Aspect Ratio). 8. If you want to convert a 16:9 movie into a full screen 4:3 movie by removing the black bars at the top and bottom of the picture, we have to clip off the left and right side of the picture. Change Source Aspect Ratio to 4:3 625 Line (PAL) ( or 4:3 525 Line (NTSC) for NTSC movie) and Video Arrange Method is set to Center (Custom Size). Then in the 2 small boxes enter 448 x 288 for PAL ( 448 x 240 for NTSC). This will keep the movie to the correct aspect ratio but at full screen. You may have to play with these numbers to keep the picture in correct ratio as a DivX can already be trimmed from the original source. 9. If you want to convert a 2.3:1 wide-screen movie to a 16:9 movie, then set as per Point 6 above, but, in the 2 small boxes enter 448 x 288 for PAL ( 448 x 224 for NTSC). Sometimes I have found I have to enter 448 x 372 or 400 x 256 for PAL ( ? for NTSC) to keep the correct aspect ratio. You may need to alter then further so if in doubt, do a small test run first and look for round objects that should stay round. NOTE: All the numbers should ALWAYS be dividable by 16 or edge distortion will occur. 10. Click the GOP Structure tab and change the GOP structure to read 1 4 2 for PAL and 1 5 2 for NTSC or FILM. 11. Leave all the other settings alone. Hit OK. 12. All is now ready to start the conversion, so hit Start button and the encoding will begin. This can take from 2 to 10 hours or more depending on the length of movie, your computer speed and other movie parameters. Go to Options/Task Priority and set to When Active - High Priority. This speeds up the conversion by 5-10%. So turn the monitor off and go to bed. Wake up Neo and all should be done. 13. You will now have a new file on your HD, about 600meg for every hour of movie. One big *.MPG file made up of both the Video and Audio streams and in VCD format. 14. Its now time to check that the Video and Audio are syncronised. Double click on the *.MPG file from Explorer and Windows Media Player will play your new movie. Check near the start, middle and near the end. =============================================== Run Nero. Click the VideoCD tab, select Create Standard Compliant CD. In Volume Descriptor tab, enter a Volume Label, such as THE_GLADIATOR_1 for disk 1 of the Gladiator. Click on New and then drag & drop the Disk1.mpg file from the right window (your HD) to the left window (the VCD disk). Nero will check through the mpeg file to confirm that it is a compliant VCD file. After it finishes checking the file, click the Burn Button. Select the Write Speed to be 4x or 8x maximum and make sure Disk-At-Once is selected and Finalize CD is ticked. Then click Write and sit back and watch your first VCD disk being burnt. The excitement builds. When the burning is finished, label the CD and rush to your VCD/DVD player to check it out. If all is okay, repeat this for the second or third disks remembering to change the Volume Label. Refer to Nero's Help for further info and clarification on how to use Nero. Shoey
