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18th April 2002, 19:41 | #1 | Link |
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ASF to AVI
Hi,
I have a question (it doesn't really has something to do with divx, but with VirtualDub): On www.ironmaiden.com, you could look to a concert of them, in asf-format. But you only could look at it for 2 days. Now, I have used 'Streambox VCR' to download the whole file on my pc. But to watch the movie, you still have to connect to the server, and I get the message that the period to watch the movie is over. (although I have the full movie (2O6 MB) on my pc). So, I want to get rid of that checking, and I thought that I could do that by converting it to avi. But there is my problem: I don't seem to manage to do that. I know I need Virtual Dub 1.3d with ASF support to do that, and I have that version, but when I open the movie with it, I get following messages: 1)the asf file is 216483785 bytes long, but was originally 216525361 bytes when encoded. it may have been truncated or corrupted. ----> Open file anyway? off course 2) Could'n load decompressor for format 'WMV1' (unknown) Any idea how I can convert this file??? (Or just get rid of this checking? thanks in advance, regards, schoene |
19th April 2002, 05:23 | #3 | Link |
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about asf....
anyone knows if you can convert them to avi just changing manually their fourcc code, or they have a whole asf header ? @schoene try to open it with tmpg then try with graphedit. both have wmv2avi capability |
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Hi, I allready tried to use graphedit,
but when I choose 'Render File' (I never used graphedit, and I don't know how to do it, but I think that is the way I should do it), I get following message: Could not construct a graph from this file. -have you installed all necassary filters? -Note that the 'Render File' menu option cannot render +.GRF files. (Return code: 0x00d00c8) and if I use tmpgEnc, I get following message: file "<path>\ironmaiden.asf" can not open, or unsupported any help??? thanks, schoene
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7th June 2002, 13:43 | #6 | Link |
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Well, VD ver 1.3c (or was it b?) is asf-capable. It was at that point in time when Microsoft asked Avery not to support it anymore, so he complied. It's at dooms (full) software page. I know it's called 1.4c there (even if the "about field" says "b"), but I suspect that it's a unofficial version, derived from the 1.3 series, made for that single purpose. Anyways ... go get it
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7th June 2002, 13:56 | #7 | Link |
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possible reason for not beeing able to open asf file:
make SURE you can play this file normally with windows media player. if you can't do that, then you probably don't have the required decoders on your system (strange, but may happen), or the file is actually damaged. so, on either case, no application will be able to open the file, including vdub 1.3c unless you fix it, and/or install the required codecs. sorry i can't help you with these though, i never use asf files. cheers avi |
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Thank You very much for this answer. But what is VD ? Do You mean Virtual Dub? (I have problem downloading it in the moment) AVI Editing tools (show me more) AviDefreezer - fixes frozen frames Avifrate1.10- framerate changer for Avis DivX Fix 1.07 - to fix broken DivX downloads and crashed ripping sessions. NOT for frozen frames! DivX4log - DivX4 logfile editing utility Ogg Cutter - utility to cut Ogg Media streams OggMux - ogg media stream multiplexing utility VirtualDub 1.4.10 - latest official release without any AC3 or VBR MP3 support |
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VD = VirtualDub, yes.
Very popular. Should be accessible from a number of places on the internet. Quote:
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7th June 2002, 14:20 | #10 | Link |
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Idea
I just thought of an idea of how to get this to work, but I don't have time to test it. Since TMPG can open ASF and WMV, could you just open the file in there, save the tpr file, convert with VFAPI, open in VDub and direct copy stream Save AVI? Or would this not work because VDub is reading uncompressed AVI due to the frameserving?
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10th June 2002, 12:36 | #13 | Link |
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Hi Ulfschack,
i didn't work -the Virtual Dub Program. It is saying somthing like: "unknown WMV1 compression" (but i am not sure - it's on a differnt PC) The is a real challenge for some expert !!!! Please help The file is still OK, because it always shows this: (pic) [IMG]d:\brixton-trouble.jpg[/IMG] |
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Well, If u read the first post, you can read
the same message: I allready tried it like that. And I still don't know how to do it. If I find the solution, I will certainly post it. But I'm afraid that I don't know enough of movie-files to solve it. regards, schoene
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I don't know about the "expert" stuff, but maybe you should try installing the CODEC it's asking for (like Avih suggested).
http://www.divx-digest.com/software/index.html#codecs There are some alternative tools for cutting WMN, ASF n'stuff too. Cheers Edit: @Shoene, Sorry for not looking properly at your first post. Last edited by ulfschack; 10th June 2002 at 13:02. |
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Hi, I tried the program 'asf tools' and it
tried to convert it, but if I looked at the output, nothing is shown. The problem is that there is some protection on the file. So the first thing that must be done, is removing this protection. After this is done, it must be possible to convert it to avi. Anybody knows how to do this?
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Hi schoene,
have You tested all of them ? http://www.divx-digest.com/software/index.html#codecs Cutting and Joining Tools [-] [X] [/\] ::: Below are tools that help you split/cut big DivX/AVI files into smaller ones and also join up smaller ones to bigger ones. To make sure the AVI files are cut/joined properly, it is best to use an AVI/DivX editing tools (such as VirtualDub) - we also have some AVI cutting and AVI joining guides, which may be helpful ASFCut - an ASF/WMV cutting/splitting tool ASF Tools - an ASF/WMV cutting/joining/repair tool AVIChop - an AVI cutting/splitting tool AVI Devil - an AVI joining tool AVI Revolution - merge low and fast motion DivX AVI files CompressAVI - with this tool it is possible to compress divx avi files with 20-40% without quality loss DivXCAT - DivX Cutting AssistanT, analyzes the DivX 5.x movie to get the perfect sized cut Peck's Power Join - an AVI joining tool ProjectDivX - merge low and fast motion DivX AVI files Some AVI/DivX editing tools (such as VirtualDub) also allows you to cut/join (ie. edit) AVI/DivX files, so you may wish to try them as well. We also have guides on cutting and joining AVI files. |
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