encoding problem

[stevetope]

HI

I have an avi file which plays perfectly through windows media player but when I come to run it through tmpgenc to encode it for dvd output I get a green screen and jumbled image in encoding view window, as a result end file is unwatchable.

I have run through avicodec and video/audio is supported.

Any one help me....am a newbie and despite reading and searching cant find a link or guide to help me on this.

Any ideas

Much appreciated in advance if anyone can help or point me in right direction.

St.

[jggimi]

Hello, stevetope, welcome to Doom9's forum!

This "sounds" like a colorspace problem. If it is, and If you have AviSynth (http://www.doom9.org/Soft21/SupportUtils/AviSynth_253.exe) installed, you could write a two line script like this which might (or might not) work for you:

Avisource("file.avi")
ConvertToYV12() # you could also use RGB24, YUY2, etc.

save that as "file.avs" and try opening the .avs file in TMPGEnc as if it's an .avi file. I haven't had this trouble, so I can't confirm if it will do the trick for you or not.

If not, try a one line .avs:

DirectShowSource("file.avi")

That will use Windows services to feed the video. Good luck!