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PelPix
23rd March 2009, 15:06
Problem: No matter what type of file input, x264 says it cannot open it
Solution: mismatched 32/64-bit versions of avisynth/x264
unskinnyboy
23rd March 2009, 15:36
Which build? Have you tried an older/newer build? You sure it simply isn't a path problem?
PelPix
23rd March 2009, 16:16
Which build? Have you tried an older/newer build? You sure it simply isn't a path problem?

Tried 10 previous builds. Same problem. Different paths, same problem. Any other encoder works. It seems to only be x264
Selur
23rd March 2009, 17:17
what are you trying to feed to x264 ?
PelPix
23rd March 2009, 22:07
It doesn't matter. I've tried everything, both raw and with avisynth. MPEG2, divx, xvid, H264, raw video. It can't open any of the above, no matter what.
LoRd_MuldeR
23rd March 2009, 22:08
x264 can only accept Avisynth -or- raw YUV data!

If you used Avisynth, how does your script look? Will the very same .avs file open in VirtualDub successfully ???
PelPix
23rd March 2009, 22:13
x264 can only accept Avisynth -or- raw YUV data!

If you used Avisynth, how does your script look? Will the very same .avs file open in VirtualDub successfully ???

I know that, but I was getting frustrated.
And yes, it opens in Vdub fine.
PelPix
23rd March 2009, 22:19
I'm going to do a third check on whether my avisynth is corrupted.
Nope, it's fine.
LoRd_MuldeR
23rd March 2009, 22:51
Okay, you are using 32-Bit x264 with 32-Bit Avisynth? Or 64-Bit x264 with 64-Bit Avisynth?

If not, then there's your problem!

(BTW: It may help a lot if you tell use what error message exactly you get from x264)
PelPix
23rd March 2009, 22:53
Okay, you are using 32-Bit x264 with 32-Bit Avisynth? Or 64-Bit x264 with 64-Bit Avisynth?

If not, then there's your problem!

(BTW: It may help a lot if you tell use what error message exactly you get from x264)

That is the exact error message, even via command line. Let me redownload everything with the proper bits.
AHA. The updater I set up errored out somehow. Replaced with the proper bit version of 264 and everything is working swimmingly
Feel free to lock, thanks, mulder!
unskinnyboy
23rd March 2009, 23:10
For the future, don't remove your first post and put in hokum like "Resolved, lock this" etc. By doing that, you are preventing others who may have had the same problem as you, to read this thread in its entirety and learn from it.
PelPix
23rd March 2009, 23:21
Good point. I didn't think of that.
PelPix
12th May 2009, 17:56
Well, this problem has reared it's ugly face again. This time fixing it does not work