Problem converting an AVI-File

[DierdreDipstick]

The following situation:

I've captured a movie from TV using my Pinnacle Studio PCTV, AVI_IO and PicVideo MJPeg codec with Q19 setting. Resolution is 480x576 to fit PAL-SVCD's resolution.

I serve the avi with virtualdub's frameserver and try to convert it to SVCD with AVI2SVCD. But it doesn't work. On the conversion tab the GO button remains deactivated and no audio track is visible. I've tried many different settings and have already had success with this method using other sources.

Any suggestions?

Dierdre

[markrb]

Why are you serving the video?
DVD2SVCD serves the video already.
So if you are serving the video to DVD2SVCD then it is being served again to itself, thus double serving.
Try not serving the video in the first place. As long as it's an AVI or mpg file this will be no problem. You will just have to do some work if it's already an mpg. That is explained in the Hack's sticky.

Mark

[DierdreDipstick]

There are two reasons to serve the avi:

- The source avi is segmented (I don't know if there's another way for AVI2SVCD to deal with segmented avis. If there is one, please tell me)

- There are a few minutes in the beginning and the end of the avi that should be cut off

Thanks for your reply, Dierdre

[gerti67]

Hi there,

I had this deactivated "Go!" button when my AVI files were write protected. So if they're on a CD-R you should copy them to the harddrive and disable write protection - for me this activated the "Go!" button.

Greetings,
Gerti

[markrb]

What I am saying is that there is a good chance the serving is causing the problem. Try doing it without serving the file.
DVD2SVCD serves the file internally and by you serving the file it is being served twice.
Also it may not look like a completely legit file or looks like it is write protected.

Mark

[quadguy]

Markrb:

I wasn't able to find anything about the hack for using
.mpg files as the input to DVD2SVCD in the threads named
"hacks" (found through a search)...

Could you provide a link to the thread that actually
addresses this?

Thanks,

Quad

[Labersack]

How to encode MPG2 files instead of vob files


Rev. 2.

You need an IFO file that fits the framerate of your MPEG file (PAL/NTSC 25 / 23.976). Rename that IFO file to
VTS_01_0.IFO

Then rename the MPG file(s) to VTS_01_1.VOB .. VTS_01_X.VOB

In DVD2SVCD load the IFO file as you use to, and select the audio track 1. It doesn't matter if the audio track
says AC3 or MPA. DVD2SVCD will figure that out when extracting the audio. Then just hit go.

That should do the trick.

[markrb]

It is a sticky in the advanced forum can't miss it.

The tittle is:

*** DVD2SVCD Hacks ***

But Labersack already posted what was in it.

Mark

[quadguy]

You need an IFO file that fits the framerate of your MPEG file (PAL/NTSC 25 / 23.976). Rename that IFO file to VTS_01_0.IFO

I am not clear on where you get this IFO file. Do you generate it? Copy it from
somewhere?

Quad

[Labersack]

Just copy it from any DVD with same framerate and NTSC/PAL like your movie you want to convert.

[quadguy]

Thanks for the clarification!

Quad