FrameSeving from VirtualDub to DVD2SVCD?

[Tiffany]

Please advise how you frameserve from Virtual Dub to DVD2SVCD??

I tried the normal way of frameserving with Virtual Dub and creating
a 1.vdr file (which always works direct to TMPGEnc or CCE), but DVD2SVCD (in AVI to SVCD mode) would not recognise it..

I'm all ears......Thanks in advance

Tiffany

[hoozdapimp]

if this is possible then it's news to me...but why do you want to do it?

[Tiffany]

Well it would be useful in the AVI2SVCD mode of DVD2SVCD where you could set up some of the very useful filters of Virtual Dub, then frameserve the AVI into DVD2SVD. I didn't think it was possible either, but check out the "error message w/dvd2svcd, help please" thread under DVD2SVCD-Basic Topics. The very first post by "ravenew", who says he frameserves into DVD2SVCD, etc.

[markrb]

I don't know if you can do it directly, but you can through Avisynth using a plugin.
I am almost positive I remember doing it fine. The big thing is that Vdub reguires RGB video so you must convert it and if I remember correctly convert it back.
When I did it the final result came out rather aweful with the colors all wrong.

If I can find it I will post the link to a post I made some time ago in the Avisynth forum on this subject.

This was some time ago so my memory is a bit fuzzy.

edit: I found the threads I was looking for, but they really didn't shed much light on the situation. You can do it, but you want to use an AVIsynth plugin called vdfilters.avs. It's a little complicated. Do a search on it in the Avisynth forum. Like I said though, at least with DVD material, because of the format conversions it came out terrible. With an AVI the story might be different.

Mark

[Tiffany]

Mmmm...Thanks Mark. Sounds very complicated and probably not worth the effort, considering the normal way of frameserving direct from VDub to TMPGenc works nice and easily. But your input and reply to my post is certainly appreciated :)

[Wilbert]

It's not that difficult. I see three possible ways:

1) Rename vdr to avi, although probably this won't work.
2) Import your vdr file in AviSynth. Look at the AviSynth faq (Q20) how to do that. Add the following line in a script:

AviSource("d:\filename.vdr")

3) Like markrb said, do all the filtering in your avs-script. Look at Q33. Example:

Import("d:\vdub_filters.avs")
AVISource("d:\filename.avi")
ConvertToRGB32
VD_SmartBob(1,0,10,1)
ConvertBackToYUY2