script error?!?

[killingspree]

i just wrote one of my first avisynth scripts and wmplayer returns the following message to me:
DirectShowSource: The filter graph manager won't talk to me
(C:\10things.avs, Line2)

the complete script:
a= DirectShowSource("10_17_13_311.0000.mpg")
b= DirectShowSource("10_17_13_311.0001.mpg")
c= DirectShowSource("10_17_13_311.0002.mpg")
d= DirectShowSource("10_17_13_311.0003.mpg")
e= DirectShowSource("10_17_13_311.0004.mpg")
UnalignedSplice(a+b+c+d+e)
return("10things.avi")

i know i'm still a noob concerning avisynth so this probably bleongs to the noob forum.
thanks for your help
steVe

[Wilbert]

IIRC you can use directshowsource once in a script. Maybe you should try mpegdecoder from Nic (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31329).

[sh0dan]

Actually I think to remember that MPEGDecoder had the same limitation.

I would suggest, that you use Virtual Dub to convert the MPG's to HuffYUV AVI's.

[killingspree]

1) virtualdub doesn't eat the files...
2) i don't have enough diskspace to save anything in Huffyuv avi format, otherwise i would ahve captured directly to this format anyway!

thanks for your replies though
regards
steVe

[scmccarthy]

I disagree with Sh0dan on this one; I think Nic's MPEGDecoder can work for you. Nic is having trouble with pulldown and flags in DVD. But I think it works perfectly well with your kind of material.

Normally, I would not contradict Sh0dan, except that MPEGDecoder went through a lot of improvements just before Nic stopped working on it. My understanding is that Nic never got it to work with vob files the way he wanted, but it works with mpg files just fine.

Stephen

[Wilbert]

I disagree with Sh0dan on this one; I think Nic's MPEGDecoder can work for you.
Maybe someone can try it (with multiple mpg's).

1) virtualdub doesn't eat the files...
What do you mean, are they mpeg2 files? What kind of error messages do you get?

[killingspree]

they are mpg 1 files
i get the following error:
mpeg import filter: pack synchronisation error

hope taht helps
oh yea i'm using vdub 1.4.13 PIV release!

regards
steVe

[neuron2]

Originally posted by killingspree
they are mpg 1 files
i get the following error:
mpeg import filter: pack synchronisation error

hope taht helps
oh yea i'm using vdub 1.4.13 PIV release!

regards
steVe How do you know they are MPEG1? That is the error message VirtualDub gives when the file is MPEG2.

[Wilbert]

It's a mpeg2 file (not everyone bothers to give the "correct" extensions). Use VirtualdubMod or dvd2avi/avisynth to import mpeg2 files.

[killingspree]

i guess they are mpeg2 files then... i actually believed my capture card only supports mpg one though, but i'm not sure about this ...
anyway thanks for you help

steVe

[Wilbert]

Oh, ... What happens if you play them in WMP6.4, what is the resolution of those mpg's?

[killingspree]

it's pretty high something like (just estimating) 700x400
hope that helps!

oh yea... i got wmplayer 8.0 though (if that matters!)