Severals AVI to SVCD

[jopereira]

I have a 53mn DV video that I would like to place in one SVCD. Since I cannot have 12gb AVI file, my problem is I need to feed 5-6 AVI files to get the full movie; I would like to use a font-end like DVD2SVCD.
Is that possible?

Other options?

TIA,

JP
Portugal

[ShinerSpoon]

If you have a large HD that is formatted with NTFS, you could use one of many utilities to pre combine the avi's into 1 large one. Since I assume you know this, a quick bout with the search button turned up this link. I think it might provide an answer on encoding multiple DV segments:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19940&highlight=return

Avisource, when used with DV and it's pcm audio, will provide both an audio stream and the video stream, so using the technique mentioned in the link above would allow you to process all of your DV segments as one in dvd2svcd or other encoding utilities. Do remember this will not work if the AVI uses a compressed audio like mp3.

[jopereira]

I've tried the link above, but I cannot get results...

The AVI has only 18mn of audio (no video).

Any other sugestions?

If I cannot feed AVI's, I'll have to encode then one by one. Then perhaps I'll join them or use Nero to make a SVCD with a menu.

[jopereira]

New information...

I don't know why, but yesterday I didn't get the same results...
I have now an AVS file:

***
AVISource("C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP\1.AVI","C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP\2.AVI","C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP\3.AVI","C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP\4.AVI","C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP\5.AVI","C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP\6.AVI")
***

Windows Media Player can read it and I get my 53 mn movie from those 6 AVI (DV) files.
Remenber, the reason why I have multiple AVI is because I cannot go above 4 Gb files...

I've followed the link above (instruction by DDogg), but when I get to VFAPI reader it only reconizes audio (no video check box available). So I couldn't go further...

My question: DVD2SVCD doesn't accept this AVS file; am I doing something wrong, or it's supposed to be like this? (it would be soo nice DVD2SVCD accept this AVS...)

TMPGEnc doesn't accept it too... (ver. 2.53), but does accept individual AVI files.

Sugestions?

TIA,

[ShinerSpoon]

What happens if you try to open one of your dv files in virtual dub? Does it open it or does it say it needs a codec?

[jopereira]

Originally posted by ShinerSpoon
What happens if you try to open one of your dv files in virtual dub? Does it open it or does it say it needs a codec?

Sorry for not replying sooner, but I was away from home.

I never used VirtualDub before, so I don't know what should I expect...

I've open my TESTE.AVS and VirtualDub seems to read it correctly, at least the "AVI" is 53mn long (as it should be), and if I move the tab I can see the frames from the whole movie. When I press play(?) the video motion is really jerky (PIII - 500Mhz :( )...

So I think, yes VirtualDub can open the AVS file.

[ulfschack]

Well, apparntly you get type-2 avi from your DV, which is good. Otherwise you'd have to use the less stable DirectShowSource reader in avisynth.

The thing about your missing audio could be fixed by adding:

ResampleAudio(44100)

to the end of your script.

Another way is to drag all avi-parts to an editing software like Vegas Video or Premiere and have it render your audio as one concatenated wav-file.

You should separate audio and video anyways and have them muxed in the end by BBmpeg. Might I suggest TmpgEnc for the video and TooLame for the Layer II audio.

cheers

[jopereira]

Well, apparntly you get type-2 avi from your DV, which is good. Otherwise you'd have to use the less stable DirectShowSource reader in avisynth.

The thing about your missing audio could be fixed by adding:


ulfschack,

I have the audio, at leat part of it. What I don't have is video...

BTW,I use Pinnacle Studio DV Plus, and my camera is a Sony Digital8.

As I said before, VirtualDub seems to take the AVS file correctly.

[ulfschack]

Ops, my bad ... sorry. Must be irritating for you.

Have you tried the avisource("path\1.avi")+avisource("path\2.avi") instead of the comma separated line you wrote. There are synchronuos and asynchronous (or something) in avisynth. You use it by "+" or "++".

But since it seems that VirtualDub gets the video you should consider frameserving from there as well. So after you've dragged the avs to VD just go file->start frameserver and type a bogus nam for the signpost, then (the second time your prompted for a name) you should type that of the fake avi you're gonna use. It might be a good idea to us avi as extension instead of the vdr default. I really don't know anything about DVD2SVCD, so I dunno if it'll help you much.

good luck

[jopereira]

Ops, my bad ... sorry. Must be irritating for you.

Irritating is been unable to solve a problem :)


Have you tried the avisource("path\1.avi")+avisource("path\2.avi") instead of the comma separated line you wrote. There are synchronuos and asynchronous (or something) in avisynth. You use it by "+" or "++".
....
I really don't know anything about DVD2SVCD, so I dunno if it'll help you much.


I'll try that later at home. I'll keep you posted.

[jopereira]

DVD2SVCD doesn't accept virtual AVI made by VirtualDUb (as frame server).

I'll get the job made the hard way: indivudual encoding and SVCD creation with Nero or VCDEasy.
Thanks.