Change divx3 to mpeg2 using avisynth

[CCEncoder]

I need advice:

Someone with experience said to me:
"Use directshowsource with avisynth and open that in VirtualDub, then you can re-encode, cut, add filters whatever. it is the only way..."

I did create the AVS using this code:
DirectShowSource("video.avi", fps=23.976)

and I'm having an error when opening the AVS file in virtualdub:
"avi import filter error"

Can anyone show me how to do it right?

[sh0dan]

Try using AviSource. It works better for straigt AVI files, if you can open them in Virtual Dub.

[CCEncoder]

Originally posted by sh0dan
Try using AviSource. It works better for straigt AVI files, if you can open them in Virtual Dub. Behold the following error:

"Avisynth open failure:
AviSource: Could not decompress frame 0
(c:\vid.avs, line1)"

The code is:
AviSource("video.avi")

[esby]

As i said previously,
Or your file is corrupted, and you can't do anything.
Or you are missing the codec, and need it to properly decode it.


esby

[Boulder]

That's due to a missing/obsolete codec.

If you have any codec packs installed, you should uninstall them. Then download the latest DivX and XviD codecs and install them. That's all you really need when you're dealing with AVISource.

If you want to use DirectShowSource, make sure you have the latest ffdshow installed;)

[CCEncoder]

Originally posted by Boulder
That's due to a missing/obsolete codec.

If you have any codec packs installed, you should uninstall them. Then download the latest DivX and XviD codecs and install them. That's all you really need when you're dealing with AVISource.

If you want to use DirectShowSource, make sure you have the latest ffdshow installed;) no ffdshow, that's bull**** I was recommended a better codec pack is called TBGCodecPack

[CCEncoder]

Originally posted by Boulder
That's due to a missing/obsolete codec.

If you have any codec packs installed, you should uninstall them. Then download the latest DivX and XviD codecs and install them. That's all you really need when you're dealing with AVISource.

If you want to use DirectShowSource, make sure you have the latest ffdshow installed;)

That's right! I did all that and it works!! that thing was I didn't have any codecs installed at all I unistall all and forget to install the TBGCodecPack again. Thanks dude for the remainder.

[Boulder]

Originally posted by CCEncoder
no ffdshow, that's bull**** I was recommended a better codec pack is called TBGCodecPack

ffdshow is not a codec pack. When you install a codec pack, you often get crap you don't need and crap that will give you problems later on.

And as I said, ffdshow is used for DirectShowSource only, which means it is actually a DirectShow filter. With AVISource the codec (DivX, XviD) itself is used and if AVISource doesn't work, you're missing the correct codec.

[CCEncoder]

Originally posted by Boulder
ffdshow is not a codec pack. When you install a codec pack, you often get crap you don't need and crap that will give you problems later on.

And as I said, ffdshow is used for DirectShowSource only, which means it is actually a DirectShow filter. With AVISource the codec (DivX, XviD) itself is used and if AVISource doesn't work, you're missing the correct codec. Sorry, I didn't mean to say that, but the ffdshow cames with the TBGCodecPack anyway, or would you recommend me using the standalone?

[Boulder]

I recommend uninstalling any codec packs you may have installed, then installing the latest XviD binary from http://www.koepi.org, the latest DivX (no need for the Pro version unless you use it for encoding) from http://www.divx.com and then the latest ffdshow alpha from http://sf.net/projects/ffdshow .

Those are the only ones you'll need. Then you'll just have to configure them properly, but that's a different issue which should be discussed in the correct forum.