newbie: outputs only a green screen instead of movie

[patjc]

outputs only a green screen instead of movie.
using tmpgenc.
Anyone ever heard of this. Any clues?
Thank you

[markrb]

Please read the Mandatory Read, DVD2SVCD FAQ and the Q + A. Once you have done so maybe you could supply us with the right info.

Mark

[gfstr]

This "green image" video seems to be a basic error of more than one newbie. I experience the same problem - and unfortunately I do not have a solution yet.

After installing version 109B3 I started with one of our DVDs and the programs worked over night - resulting in a green video. I used TMPGEnc 2.53 as MPG2-Converter.

Before my second try I installed the corresponding .vfp-file, but TMPGEnc still displays a green video - then I stopped converting and searched through all infos in the forum again. No solution until now.

My current status:
The d2v-file can be opened by DVD2AVI but does _not_ preview anything by pressing F5. But the AVS file can be opened in media player and the correct video is visible.

Does anyone have an additional idea?

[dvd2svcd]

Maybe you are not using the dvd2avi version that comes with the dvd2svcd bundle?

[gfstr]

I'm shure that there is only one DVD2AVI-Version on this computer and that one was "bundled" with DVD2SVCD.

Does anyone have another idea what I could have missed?

[gerti67]

Hi there,

to me it seems as if the DVD wasn't authenticated properly. Try to rip it again after having it played with a software DVD player before skipping through the chapters and play then for a few seconds. hen start DVD2SVCD and rip it. Afte DVD2SVCD has ripped the files you can close the DVD software player.

Hope this helps,
Gerti

[chainsaw135]

yeah just like gerti said i think it has not been unlocked properly. "You must always unlock the dvd before ripping or you'll have this problem"

[The People's Elbow]

I don't know if this will help, but maybe you should have a look at tmpg's environment settings and try to disable some file readers in the vfapi tab.

Elbow

[gfstr]

A small correction is necessary to my former statements:
The d2v-file _can_ be loaded (as project)! I "opened" it erraneously, which does not work (off course!). Sorry for my mistake. So ripping was done correctly.

The problem seems to be with TMPGEnc opening AviSynth's .avs-files.
I manually tried many TMPGEnc's Versions (2.53, 2.02, even 12h), but opening the .avs-file results in a pure green video. Opening DVD2AVI's .d2v-file does work correctly. But will not help me with DVD2SVCD, alas. As mentioned earlier Mediaplayer can open the .avs-file and display the video.

@The People's Elbow: I disabled all but the AVISynth script reader plugin. But this did not change anything.

I searched for help at www.videotools.net but could not find a solution for my problem.

Any more ideas?

[Alex15]

If you have been using windows media player to open your files that's your problem. Use your dvd software.:D

[UltimateDBZ]

Opening the files in WMP would not cause a green screen, it would cause a codec (or filetype unsupported) error.

Welcome to the forum, BTW, Alex... a bit of advice though, don't resurrect topics that have been dead for over a couple/few days unless it really makes sense to. In this case, it doesn't, especially because your response was not correct.