Video Problem WIth TMPGenc & DVD2SVC

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Ok so here is my problem. So far I have been unable to convert this avi file. Using TMPGenc to convert the file causes this error message: Index of scan line is out of range(224).

When using DVD2SVCD with TMPGenc the file seems to be converted, but during conversion TMPGenc has to open multiple times(I'm new to this program so im not sure if that is normal). When I use daemon tools to mount the bin and cue that is the converted avi and then use PowerDVD to watch the MPEG-2 file the audio stream plays, but there is no video. The file is also only 140MB after conversion, and nearly 700MB prior to conversion.

I tried fixing the avi using virtual dub. I followed all the steps, saved the new avi, retried the new avi in DVD2SVCD with the same results.

Any help with this would gladly be appreciated, feel free to ask me any questions to further help me troubleshoot this.

Edit: When I use preview video(still picture) I receive a red error saying: "AviSource: Could not decompress frame"

I also tried converting the file using the DV tools, but had no success as the converter says it can not convert this file type.

[Nick]

It may be that the AVISource command in Avisynth does not support that type of AVI.

Go into your DVD2SVCD installation folder and go into the folder named TEMP. Open the file "Preview.avs" using Windows Notepad. Edit the line containing the Avisource command. Change it to read DirectShowSource instead of avisource. The brackets after it should contain the path to your avi file, a comma, then either False or Audio=false. Instead of this put the framerate of the video (eg 23.976 for NTSC or 25 for PAL) after the comma and resave the file.

Now open the file using Windows Media Player. If you see red text again, what does it say? If you see a picture, launch DVD2SVCD, go to the Frameserver tab and under Avisynth script editing select "Edit as part of Video Encoding."

Now reconvert your file as before but after audio conversion finishes a new window will open containing the Avisynth script. Make the same alteration to the Avisource command as you did in the preview and it _should_ work.

Good luck
Nick

PS, if you are using CQ mode in the Encoder tab, multiple instances of TMPG is entirely normal!

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Thanks, got the video bit working.