avi files made in linux don't play in hw player

[starcycle]

i have a standalone philips dvd player that is pretty good about playing just about anything i can burn to a cd or dvd. anything i make in linux with transcode (xvid, xvid4, etc.) won't play, though (plays fine in software players, xine, mplayer, vlc, etc. i mean, just not the standalone player). i don't know a lot about authoring, etc. i just want to be able to play the avi files i make in linux from the vobs i ripped. can anyone help?

>> edit: avis still not working, but i switched to mpeg and from xvcd to svcd, and now a test mpeg is working. just have to adjust the sizes, etc. great forum, i have some reading to do. :D

[setarip_old]

Hi!

Try creating/burning DivX-compressed .AVIs, rather than XviD-compressed .AVIs...

[namchik]

it maybe connected with avi header. try to remux your files in VDM (in DirectStreamCopy mode)

[starcycle]

i'll try those suggestions. the mpeg quality is really bad, with blocky pixelation all over the place, crappy looking subtitles, the letterboxing like 90% on the bottom, 10% on top, and sound dropouts every 4-5 seconds on one dvd. i have no idea what i'm doing wrong, i'm using dvd::rip, and all the options seem pretty straightforward.

is VDM a software program?

>>edit: i get an error message when i try to use divx4 or divx5, the only 2 divx codecs listed in the dialog. i'm trying again with ffmpeg as it suggests at the bottom.

>>edit2: okay ffmpeg/mpeg4 seems to be giving pretty nice results so far, based on just the test clip. *much* nicer than the mpeg encodings, and about 10+ times faster than using the xvids. those were taking 6 or more hours just for a single pass, on a 2GHz athlon. :eek: the full movie with ffmpeg looks like will take about 45 minutes. :cool:


Command exits with failure code:
Command: mkdir -m 0775 -p '/mnt/data/rips/dvd/ushpizen/tmp' && cd /mnt/data/rips/dvd/ushpizen/tmp && mkdir -p /mnt/data/rips/dvd/ushpizen/avi/002 && execflow -n 0 transcode -H 10 -a 0 -T 2,-1,1 -x dvd -i /mnt/data/rips/dvd/ushpizen/vob -w 9000,50 -c 5000-6000 -b 128,0,9 --a52_drc_off -f 25 -Y 64,10,64,6 -B 12,10,8 -y divx4 -o /mnt/data/rips/dvd/ushpizen/avi/002/ushpizen-002.avi --print_status 20 -J extsub=1:0:0:0:0 && echo EXECFLOW_OK

Output: transcode v1.0.2 (C) 2001-2003 Thomas Oestreich, 2003-2004 T. Bitterberg
(dvd_reader.c) DVD title 2/6: 12 chapter(s), 1 angle(s), title set 1
(dvd_reader.c) title playback time: 01:28:03.18 5284 sec
(dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 01] 00:00:00.000 , block from 0 to 83899
(dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 02] 00:05:56.160 , block from 83900 to 171260
(dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 03] 00:12:03.360 , block from 171261 to 273661
(dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 04] 00:19:05.760 , block from 273662 to 350357
(dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 05] 00:24:12.960 , block from 350358 to 484966
(dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 06] 00:33:19.200 , block from 484967 to 549262
(dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 07] 00:37:42.240 , block from 549263 to 675620
(dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 08] 00:46:12.000 , block from 675621 to 762382
(dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 09] 00:52:03.360 , block from 762383 to 860689
(dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 10] 00:58:48.000 , block from 860690 to 963424
(dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 11] 01:05:36.000 , block from 963425 to 1067235
(dvd_reader.c) [Chapter 12] 01:12:38.880 , block from 1067236 to 1296802
tc_memcpy: using sse for memcpy
[import_dvd.so] v0.4.0 (2003-10-02) (video) DVD | (audio) MPEG/AC3/PCM
tc_memcpy: using sse for memcpy
[export_divx4.so] v0.3.10 (2003-07-24) (video) DivX 4.x/5.x | (audio) MPEG/AC3/PCM
[transcode] (probe) suggested AV correction -D 0 (0 ms) | AV 0 ms | 0 ms
[transcode] auto-probing source /mnt/data/rips/dvd/ushpizen/vob (ok)
[transcode] V: import format | MPEG-2 DVD PAL (V=dvd|A=dvd)
[transcode] V: AV demux/sync | (1) sync AV at initial MPEG sequence
[transcode] V: import frame | 720x576 1.25:1 encoded @ 4:3
[transcode] V: new aspect ratio | 640x480 1.33:1 (-B)
[transcode] V: clip frame (->) | 624x352
[transcode] V: bits/pixel | 1.639
[transcode] V: decoding fps,frc | 25.000,0
[transcode] V: Y'CbCr | YV12/I420
[transcode] A: import format | 0x2001 AC3/A52 [48000,16,2]
[transcode] A: export format | 0x55 MPEG layer-3 [48000,16,2] 128 kbps
[transcode] V: encoding fps,frc | 25.000,3
[transcode] A: language | en
[transcode] A: bytes per frame | 7680 (7680.000000)
[transcode] A: adjustment | 0@1000
[transcode] V: IA32/AMD64 accel | sse (sse 3dnowext 3dnow mmxext mmx asm C)
[transcode] V: video buffer | 10 @ 720x576
[filter_extsub.so] 0.3.5 (2003-10-15) DVD subtitle overlay plugin
[filter_extsub.so] options=1:0:0:0:0
[filter_extsub.so] extracting subtitle 0x21
[import_dvd.so] tccat -T 2,-1,1 -i "/mnt/data/rips/dvd/ushpizen/vob" -t dvd -d 0 -S 0 | tcdemux -a 1 -x ps1 -S 0 -M 1 -d 0 | tcextract -t vob -a 0x21 -x ps1 -d 0
(subproc.c) extracting subtitle stream 1
[import_dvd.so] tccat -T 2,-1,1 -i "/mnt/data/rips/dvd/ushpizen/vob" -t dvd -d 0 -L | tcdemux -a 0 -x ac3 -S 0 -M 1 -d 0 | tcextract -t vob -x a52 -a 0 -d 0 | tcdecode -x a52 -d 0 -A 1
[import_dvd.so] tccat -T 2,-1,1 -i "/mnt/data/rips/dvd/ushpizen/vob" -t dvd -d 0 | tcdemux -s 0x80 -x mpeg2 -S 0 -M 1 -d 0 | tcextract -t vob -a 0 -x mpeg2 -d 0 | tcdecode -x mpeg2 -d 0 -y yv12
[import_dvd.so] delaying DVD access by 3 second(s)
.tc_memcpy: using sse for memcpy
..[export_divx4.so] *** Warning: DivX is broken and support for it is ***
[export_divx4.so] *** obsolete in transcode. Sooner or later it ***
[export_divx4.so] *** will be removed from transcode. Don't use ***
[export_divx4.so] *** DivX. Use xvid or ffmpeg -F mpeg4 instead ***
[export_divx4.so] *** for all your mpeg4 encodings. ***
[export_divx4.so] libdivxencore.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[transcode] warning : (encoder.c) video export module error: init failed

Failed to load DivX 4.x/5.x Codec[transcode] critical: failed to init encoder
[decode_mpeg2.c] libmpeg2 0.4.0b loop decoder
[decode_mpeg2.c] libmpeg2 acceleration: 3dnow
tc_memcpy: using sse for memcpy

[setarip_old]

i get an error message when i try to use divx4 or divx5Do you have these codecs installed on your system?

[starcycle]

Do you have these codecs installed on your system?

yes, i have the arch linux divx4linux package. apparently divx is incompatible with transcode, though, from the error message. maybe it would work with mencoder, but i don't know how to use that yet.

xvid sort of works for just making vids for the computer, but often there are sync issues, and it takes a lot of processor to make them (10+ hours for two passes!). i guess the problem with my player is that it just can't read xvid, because i have plenty of divx encoded movies from the net that work fine. ffmpeg with mpeg4 is giving really nice results though, so for now i guess i will just stick with that until transcode gets its act together. i hope support for that in linux doesn't "go away" any time soon, or i'll be screwed! :scared:

[setarip_old]

ffmpeg with mpeg4 is giving really nice resultsAre you able to play such files on your standalone (with audio)?

[starcycle]

Are you able to play such files on your standalone (with audio)?

yes, so far they work fine -- audio, subs, high IQ, everything. the S/VCD mpegs look awful, and the xvid avis don't even work, but the mpeg4 with ffmpeg look really nice, great quality. is that out of the ordinary?

[setarip_old]

is that out of the ordinary?What's the audio format of these files?

[starcycle]

the ffmpegs? mp3. the xvids are mp3 too, come to think of it. but there's a choice to encode to ac3. i usually just choose mp3, though.

[setarip_old]

I was asking about the audio because my Philips DVP 642/37 plays .MP4s, with .AAC audio, silently...

[starcycle]

I was asking about the audio because my Philips DVP 642/37 plays .MP4s, with .AAC audio, silently...

that's the player i have. i've never tried encoding to AAC or mp4, though (i've got enough troubles already :p).

[setarip_old]

ffmpeg with mpeg4 is giving really nice resultsi've never tried encoding to AAC or mp4Then what is the video format of your "ffmpeg with mpeg4"?

[nickrout]

some divx/xvid features are often unplayable on standalone players. qpel comes to mind - make sure you have qpel turned off and give that a shot.

[shevegen]

I never had a problem with my XviD avi files.
Am using MEncoder + xvid codec for avi.

I have given up on standalone players though. the computer is always more realiable and i dont have to cater to his needs much (computers are flexible)

I'd wish for an easy way to view content on a hdd to a TV, but as long as this aint easy, I am only watching video files on my computers.