sound but not video

[priyaradha]

Hi, i searched this fourm for this question so i any one else finds in please tell me. I am converting a vob to divx using Gordian Knot .27 and the same rip-pack. The problem is when i encode i get sound but no video file is shown. So could you please explain what to do.

[jggimi]

You may have a procedural problem, you may have a codec problem, you may have a windows problem.

Use Gspot (http://www.doom9.org/Soft21/Editing/gspot221.exe).

It will show you what's in your .avi file, what codecs are available/unavailable, and if your PC is able to render the output.

[priyaradha]

it seems like my DivX MPEG-4DVD Video Decompressor is missing, is there any way of fixing it? The file is DivX_C32.ax

[jggimi]

You could try removing and reinstalling DivX.

[priyaradha]

yep, did that the same problem is happining, what can i do. So far i have been using this guide http://www.gromkov.com/tutorials/divx5.html
but i am doing everthing fine but the only thing missing is Bits/Pixel*Frame section. There is nothing there or any numbers. Is that the problem.

[jggimi]

That guide uses an out-of-date version of GKnot. But that's not your problem.

GSpot showed you that DivX is improperly installed. The Decoder was not installed or is missing, and and is not found. But your last message tells me you may have encoding trouble, too.

Start VirtualDub or VdubMod, whichever comes with that older release of Gknot. Use the Video...Compression menu command, and see if DivX 5.2.1 is in the list of codecs. If you don't see it, the DivX Encoder isn't installed, either.

[priyaradha]

I see it actually i see two Divx 5.2.1 codecs intsalled under FOURCC code its says "divx". And the other Divx 5.2.1 says "yv12". Is that a problem

[jggimi]

That's the way it appears when the codec is installed. But you should search to see if the DivX_C32.ax file exists on your hard drive, since you don't seem to have the decoder installed properly. On my Windows 2000 PC, its in c:\winnt\system32.

[priyaradha]

Yea its found i intalled divx Alpha thing. I just had to install that again. But i now i am using the new GKnot thing. I think i found my problem on the Guide on doom9 when it comes to the part "save and encode" and then you have to press now for the compatablity check i get this error.

"Avisynth open failure: LoadPlugin: Unable to load "C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\MPEG2DEC2.DLL" (C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\LastCompCheck.avs,line ) Is there away of fixing it.

then after press okay i get this box.

Log File not found. Unable to get compressability value

[jggimi]

DivX Alpha releases are not stable, and should not be used except for codec testing. See http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=85854. Please use the latest production release of DivX (5.2.1) for now.

You apparently have a blend of Gknot releases installed on top of each other. This may be the root cause of your problems.

Remove and reinstall Gknot completely: Start Gknot Select the Options tab Press the Delete Registry Keys button Exit Gknot Start ... (All) Programs ... Gordian Knot ... Uninstall -- if the option exists. Delete the entire folder structure under C:\Program Files\Gordian KnotObtain the latest release, 0.33.1, from http://sourceforge.net/projects/gordianknot/, and install both the rip pack and codec pack.

[priyaradha]

hi thnks for the help i am sorry i couldnt reply soon i had some things to do i will do what you stated and tell what happens.

[priyaradha]

HI, i ran into a problem, i get video but no sound, i dont know what the problem is could you help, in dvd2avi i use the directions given in GK, but when i go to encoding there might be a step missing so could you please help me out.

[jggimi]

I could make guesses, or you could :logfile: It's named <movie>_GKnot.log

[priyaradha]

Here it is

12/29/2004 4:30:15 PM: Job " 1 - Movie.avi" started.

o DivX5-First Pass: C:\Documents and Settings\Devan\Desktop\Movie.avs
End of Job 1 ( 1 - Movie.avi).
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Gordian Knot
Encoding Job Data:

Type: EncD5_First
Container: Audio-Video Interleave (AVI)
Number: 1
Name: 1 - Movie.avi
Platform: WinXP (5.1.2600).2

Files:
VirtualDubModExe: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\VirtualDubMod\VirtualDubMod.exe
NandubExe: C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\nandub\Nandub.exe
AviFinal: C:\Documents and Settings\Devan\Desktop\Movie.avi
AviMovie: C:\Documents and Settings\Devan\Desktop\Movie_Movie.avi
AviCredits: C:\Documents and Settings\Devan\Desktop\Movie_Credits.avi
MovieFS: C:\Documents and Settings\Devan\Desktop\Movie.avs
CreditsFS:
Log : C:\Documents and Settings\Devan\Desktop\Movie.log
Stats: C:\Documents and Settings\Devan\Desktop\Movie.stats
Ecf : C:\Documents and Settings\Devan\Desktop\Movie.ecf

Options:
Quality/DRF: 0
CreditsStart: 0
UseEcf: 1
CreditsIVTC: 0
CreditsAppend: 0
DeleteInterm.: 0
EnforceBitrate: 0
AntiShit: 0

Calculator:
VideoSize: 46656 kbyte.
Audio1Size: 4140 kbyte.
Audio2Size: 0 kbyte.
Overhead: 402 kbyte.
AviSize: 51200 kbyte (50 mbyte).
FilesSize: 0 kbyte.
TotalSize: 51200 kbyte (50 mbyte).
Interleaving: vbrmp3
Bitrate: 1444 k(=1000)Bits/s
Frames: 6348
FPS: 23.976
Duration: 04:25
Quality: 0.346 bits/(pixel*frame).
CompCheck3: 0.000 bits/(pixel*frame).
CompCheck5: 0.887 bits/(pixel*frame).
Resolution: 640 x 272

Audio 1:
Mode: Just Mux Source File.
SourceFile: C:\Documents and Settings\Devan\Desktop\Movie AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -148ms.ac3
WavFile: C:\Documents and Settings\Devan\Desktop\Movie AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -148ms.wav
Mp3File: C:\Documents and Settings\Devan\Desktop\Movie AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -148ms.mp3
OggFile: C:\Documents and Settings\Devan\Desktop\Movie AC3 T01 3_2ch 448Kbps DELAY -148ms.ogg
OggQuality: 0.200
OggLanguage: English
Azid:
Lame:
Delay: 148
Interval: 1
Preload: 500
Mux: 1
Recalc: 1
DeleteWav: 1

Audio 2:
none.

4:30:15 PM: Audio 1, determined: 14479 kb
4:30:15 PM: Audio 1, calc: 4140 kb
4:30:15 PM: New Bitrate for Movie = 1123 k(=1000)Bits/s

Adding this script to C:\PROGRA~1\GORDIA~1\VirtualDubMod\LastJob.vcf :

// $job "DivX5 First Pass"
// $input "C:\Documents and Settings\Devan\Desktop\Movie.avs"
// $output "C:\Documents and Settings\Devan\Desktop\Movie.avi"
// $state 0
// $start_time 0 0
// $end_time 0 0
// $script

VirtualDub.Open("C:\\Documents and Settings\\Devan\\Desktop\\Movie.avs",0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetDepth(24,24);
VirtualDub.video.SetMode(1);
VirtualDub.video.SetFrameRate(0,1);
VirtualDub.video.SetIVTC(0,0,-1,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetRange(0,0);
VirtualDub.video.SetCompression(0x78766964,0,10000,0);
VirtualDub.video.filters.Clear();
VirtualDub.subset.Delete();
VirtualDub.SaveAVI("C:\\Documents and Settings\\Devan\\Desktop\\Movie.avi");
VirtualDub.Close();

// $endjob
//
//--------------------------------------------------
// $done

4:30:15 PM: Started DivX5-First Pass: C:\Documents and Settings\Devan\Desktop\Movie.avs
4:33:13 PM: Finished DivX5-First Pass: Duration: 2 minutes, 57 seconds.
4:33:13 PM: Trying to open Log-file.
4:33:13 PM: Success: Log-file open.
4:33:13 PM: Encoded: 6348 Frames.
4:33:13 PM: Speed: 35.710 Frames per Second.

4:33:13 PM: Done.
4:33:13 PM: Log File = C:\Documents and Settings\Devan\Desktop\Movie.log
Total Encoding Time: 2 minutes, 58 seconds.
12/29/2004 4:33:13 PM: Job " 1 - Movie.avi" finished.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

[jggimi]

I think I see the problem. You used "just mux" with a Dolby Digital (.ac3) soundtrack.

Install AC3Filter (http://www.doom9.org/Soft21/Filters/ac3filter_0_70b.exe) and your sound should appear.

[priyaradha]

yea, but i already have ac3 filter that came with GK is there another way to get the sound insted of .ac3?

[jggimi]

Examine your .avi file with GSpot (http://www.doom9.org/Soft21/Editing/gspot221.exe). Does it have a soundtrack? Can it render the sound?

[EDIT: I just went back to the log. You've only got a first pass in it. What happend to the second pass and muxing?]

[priyaradha]

is it neccery to use second pass, anyways i will go through sencond pass and tell you what happends.

[jggimi]

YES.

If GK is too complex, please consider using AutoGK instead.

[priyaradha]

okay i got it, i will also try autogk but i get this error message during the process of enocding

Cannot Start Video compression

The source image format is not acceptable
(error code -2)

[jggimi]

See the answer to Q3 in http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=48936