Another Newb - DGMPGDec Quick Start Guide

[fredfillis]

I've tried to start learning something about scripting but with a specific NTSC - PAL conversion in mind.

However, I'm stuck at the start. Following Donald Graft's DGMPGDec Quick Start Guide, I've ripped my VOB's, downloaded and installed AviSynth 2.5 alpha and Virtualdub 1.7. I've downloaded and installed the K-Lite Codec Pack.

I've performed the first step or so from the quickstart guide and made my D2V file and attempted to create the AVS script.

However, when I try to "open" the script in Vituraldub I get an error:

Avisynth open failure:
Avisynth: script open failed:

Here is the script I cut and pasted from the quickstart guide.

LoadPlugin("C:\Video\dgmpgdec148\DGDecode.dll")
MPEG2Source("C:\Video\Source_Video\DVD04NTSC.d2v")

I've tried several versions of Virtualdub and they all behave the same with this script and also with a script "generated" by DGIndex.

I've attached the log file from the K-Lite Codec Tweak Tool. I suspect I'm missing a codec but have no idea which I'm missing. There seems to be plenty installed!

Any clues?

[Guest]

Never install codec packs, they are evil.

Try removing the codec pack and then reinstalling Avisynth.

I hope you are just opening the AVS script as if it is an AVI file, and not using VirtualDub's 'Run Script' function.

[fredfillis]

Never install codec packs, they are evil.

Try removing the codec pack and then reinstalling Avisynth.

I hope you are just opening the AVS script as if it is an AVI file, and not using VirtualDub's 'Run Script' function.

Thanks for the tip on the codec packs. I'll give that a try. And yes, that is how I'm opening the script.

Is the error I'm getting a syntax error or a codec problem?

[Guest]

Is the error I'm getting a syntax error or a codec problem? Your syntax is correct and it doesn't appear to be a codec problem. Maybe K-Lite has messed up Avisynth.