Completely baffeled by AviSynth

[Cyrus221]

Alright, I've read most of the online documentation on AviSynth, and I remain completely perplexed as to any of it. Is there a SIMPLE FAQ anywhere, that assumes the reader has absolutely 0 knowledge of anything related to video \ audio encoding?? I admit I'm quite the beginner as far as this kind of stuff goes, and I'm trying my damnedest to learn by myself but there are SOOOOOOOO many outside references to other programs and other methods, and when you goto them they also have another 500 links to other places and methods that I'm left with this hopeless feeling of desperation... It's almost like the rat maze that never ends... :sigh:

Anyways, I'm just looking for a simple FAQ or beginners guide to AviSynth that won't make my eyes bleed =X

[neuron2]

www.avisynth.org

Especially:

http://avisynth.org/mediawiki/Main_Page#New_to_AviSynth_-_start_here

[hartford]

Alright, I've read most of the online documentation on AviSynth, and I remain completely perplexed as to any of it. Is there a SIMPLE FAQ anywhere, that assumes the reader has absolutely 0 knowledge of anything related to video \ audio encoding?? I admit I'm quite the beginner as far as this kind of stuff goes, and I'm trying my damnedest to learn by myself but there are SOOOOOOOO many outside references to other programs and other methods, and when you goto them they also have another 500 links to other places and methods that I'm left with this hopeless feeling of desperation... It's almost like the rat maze that never ends... :sigh:

Anyways, I'm just looking for a simple FAQ or beginners guide to AviSynth that won't make my eyes bleed =X

Simple Faq? No. At least, I haven't found the faqs all that helpful in a newbie way.

In general, your script for Avisynth goes like this:

Loadplugin(Filter.dll) Grab whatever plugins that you want to use

AviSource(video.avi) This is video that you want to act upon

Filter()

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More complex is the "Function" which is another script that is "called" (the import script):

Loadplugin("d:\plugins\Deen.dll")
LoadPlugin("d:\plugins\MaskTools1416.dll")

Import("d:\plugins\import\hqdering-v0.1.avsi")

Avisource("test-mt.avi")

Hqdering()

--

Try to absorb this stuff first.

More complex, well, I'm not well versed.

[Adub]

How about our new FAQ?
http://avisynth.org/mediawiki/AviSynth_FAQ

[Cyrus221]

I somewhat understand how to write the scripts, but after I'm done I don't understand how to use them...

What I have is a PAL DVD, and im trying to convert it to NTSC. People have told me abound that I need to use AviSynth... but .. how? I guess my question would be how do I isolate audio from video?

[neuron2]

You don't necessarily need Avisynth to do that.

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=56599

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=97667

[Adub]

The way you isolate audio from video is called demuxing. That should help you in your search.

Also, keep in mind, there are several programs available that will automate the PAL to NTSC conversion process. Essentially it writes the scripts for you and does the work for you.

I don't remember their names off the top of my head, but some one else will.

If you want to follow along step by step, there are numerous guides all over the internet, including in this forum, you just have to use search.

[audyovydeo]

the reader has absolutely 0 knowledge of anything related to video \ audio encoding

If this is the case, AviSynth is arguably not the best place to start off.
It usually helps understanding to use a GUI editing application.

Once you are familiar with the concepts of layered video and audio tracks, how effects are applied, importing & exporting (encoding) to different formats/resolutions/aspect ratios, then understanding AviSynth is a short step.

Some people are command-line users by preference (myself included), but 99.99% of video tools are GUIs.

So feel baffled if you must, but don't feel guilty for it ;-)

cheers
audyovydeo