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aramo
1st September 2002, 14:32
Hi all,

Attemping to make a ~2GB divx412 avi of Casino with ac3(5ch) audio using gKnot and I'm running into sync problems.

DVD is R2 and I had to use decomb.dll with Telecide(guide=2) final video is perfect and at 25fps as expected. I did not use decimate. I let gKnot make the movie.avs and credits.avs files and then I manually edited both of them. I've done this before without problems.

Video/audio plays fine if I play from the start of the movie, I can use 'pause' without problems, it also plays fine if I use NanDub and chop out a clip [direct video/audio copy].

Problem is if I use WMP or BSplayer and jump forward/backward audio and video are seriously [30 secs+] out of sync, machine is running at under 80% CPU and I have done similar jobs before without problems though this might be the fist time I've use Telecide AND ac3(5ch) together.

The only odd thing I noticed is that the avi has 6 frames less then expected [from gknot encode window where u specify start of credits location]. However small variations [0-3 seconds] in movie lenght from that expected is not unusual and it does not; as a rule; cause sync issues.

Suggestions welcomed, I've 10GB backed up on disk and I do need to move on ;-|

aramo
1st September 2002, 15:50
Eureka or doh! - you decide :)

Problem solved, sorta, clue was that under file properties there was no bitrate reported for the movie.avi file even though both the main.avi and credits.avi files had a bit rate reported.

Seems files > 2GB still cause problems with XP using NTFS, I split the 2.05GB avi into two ~1GB clips and each clip plays perfectly. I recall reading in one of the guides that upgrading from win98 was supposed to break the 2GB barrier.