error on second pass

[esojmc]

I'm trying to compress a DV video using VirtualDub 1.5.10 and XVID 1.0. I setup the first pass, click "don't run the job now...", save the file as test. I do the same for second pass and then start the two jobs. I get the following error after the first pass completes and before the second pass starts: "Statsfile not found!".

Anyone know what's causing this? This is my first using VDub to compress. I have been AutoGK but that doesn't work with DV files.
BTW, I tried it with Divx codec and both pass worked fine.

Thanks

[*.mp4 guy]

you have to tell it where to save the stats file in the xvid codec options during the first pass.for the second pass codec options you have to tell it where to read the stats file from in the codec options.

hope this helps.

[esojmc]

Thanks, that was the problem. The path to the logfile didn't exist. I changed it to the c:\ and it works fine.

[*.mp4 guy]

glad i could help

[Koepi]

And I thought "Couldn't find stats file" would be a self explanatory error message

Any suggestions for a better message? (No, "User Error #1: Try again!" is _no_ better message!)

Regards
Koepi

[stephanV]

IMO the error message is fine. but i think esojmc just didn't know what a statsfile was. you could specify the path of where the codec is trying to find the statsfile, though. maybe that would help...

[*.mp4 guy]

or you could have it say "you need to specify where your statsfile is under the 2 pass options menu", but then again thats kind of long winded.