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18th June 2011, 19:53 | #1 | Link |
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VirtualDubMod in Windows 7 doesn't work
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I'm not actually a noob, I've been using Gordian Knot for years and years with great results. But not after I've upgraded to Windows 7 I've discovered a glitch. I installed Gordian Knot and started an encode project but to my surprise VirtualDubMod would simply not begin its work, and it didn't give me any clue why so. I tried several different things but nothing worked so I abandoned it and uninstall the whole shebang. Just three days ago I decided to give it another try; a fresh install of Gordian Knot (the app pack and encoder pack). And it worked! ...for a while. VirtualDubMod gave me the same error (or actually non-existing) and now I can't use it. I'm not sure if this happened after the first reboot after I installed Gordian Knot, I simply can't be sure. Is this a known error and if so is there a way to fix it? I'm using VirtualDubMod 1.5.10 which was in the Gordian Knot app pack (which I know has been abandoned and not upgraded for years... right?). |
19th June 2011, 03:45 | #2 | Link |
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UPDATE: I didn't get roaring answers to my questions but that didn't deter me.
I had originally encoded full 6 episodes in one go at a bitrate to make it fit perfectly on one single layer DVD. Then it was just a matter of splitting down the file. To my surprise each episode turned out to be of a different size than the other. Being the perfectionist I am I decided to create multiple jobs; one for each episode. I'd created all the jobs, queued them but then VirtualDubMod dodged out on me. Just a minute ago I decided to encoded just the first episode to the desired file size. Lo and behold it works like a charm. It is quite annoying, though, that I can't get them all ready, queue them and leave the computer to do its stuff while I sleep. Perhaps someone has has something to say to this? Yes? No? |
19th June 2011, 12:39 | #3 | Link | |
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19th June 2011, 15:17 | #4 | Link |
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I used Gordian Knot for many years and stuck with it stubbornly long after it and the apps it uses had stopped being updated. I only use it now to transcode the audio and to create an .avs file which I encode separately with VirtualDubMod.
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19th June 2011, 19:57 | #5 | Link | |
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The thing is I don't know any other method. This whole .avs and demuxing etc. and so forth is a jungle to me. How do you encode it seperately in VirtualDubMod? Don't I have to create the .d2v with DGIndex first? |
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19th June 2011, 21:37 | #6 | Link |
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1) Index VOBs / other MPEG-2 sources using DGIndex to get the D2V file.
2) Drop the D2V file in an AvsP window. This will write your script for you (really just a simple MPEG2Source(...foo.d2v)) 3) Add filters as necessary, then drop into VirtualDub if you must encode AVIs through VFW... or encode with x264 via CLI or some GUI.... or anything else that supports avisynth ..... or you could just do it all with MeGUI or a more modern GUI. Derek
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