Can't get DivX to work with AutoGK no matter what I do.

[teapot]

I just got a new computer after my old one died on me, and when it comes to video encoding and such, it's basically been one hurdle after another trying to get everything going again.

I got the last version of AutoGK, but no matter what I do, I can't encode to DivX, and when I encode to XviD, I don't think it's deinterlacing the video. With the newest version of DivX, it gives me an error "source image not acceptable." I searched and found a solution - uninstall it and install DivX 5.1.2 or something to that effect. When I did that, it pretty much doesn't show up in VDub or anything, and I get some "range check error."

I'm running the 64-bit version of Windows 7. And something I noticed - when I select "DivX 6.9.2 YV12 Decoder" in VDub, it tells me "Couldn't find compatible format. Possible reasons: -Codec may only support YUV; -Codec might be locked; Codec might be decompression-only." Could this have something to do with my problem?

[jagabo]

"Divx 6.9.2 YV12 Decoder" is not an encoder. Don't try to use it to compress video.

[teapot]

Well that explains that. But I still don't understand the "source image not acceptable" error with the current DivX or the "range check error" with the old version of DivX. I'm beginning to think this problem is unsolvable.

[Ai Haibara]

Is it only happening with one specific video? Have you tried others?

You might run the video you're having problems with through MediaInfo (in Tree View) and copy/paste the resulting information here, or GSpot (take a screenshot of the resulting window and post it here). Blank out the file/path/folder names, if you prefer. Maybe there's something about the video the DivX codec just doesn't like.

[teapot]

It's just DVD video, like the dozens of DVD video files I've converted in the past. But here's the MediaInfo read-out:

General
Complete name : C:\Movies\Projects\Golden Glamour.VOB
Format : MPEG-PS
File size : 542 MiB
Duration : 15mn 55s
Overall bit rate : 4 760 Kbps

Video
ID : 224 (0xE0)
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@Main
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, Matrix : Default
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=15
Duration : 15mn 55s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 4 409 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 6 125 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.426
Stream size : 502 MiB (93%)

Audio
ID : 128 (0x80)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Duration : 15mn 55s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 256 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Video delay : -553ms
Stream size : 29.2 MiB (5%)

I'm going to try some other videos now, but to be honest, I basically expect the same result.

ETA: Well I mucked up again. I FINALLY had it working after installing the old version of DivX Pro. Well I couldn't leave well enough alone, so I uninstalled it and installed the old version of just plain DivX, and it stopped working, and now I can't get it to work after uninstalling that and reinstalling DivX Pro. I keep getting the range check error. I'm really close to tearing my hair out at this point.

If I open it in VDub, I have zero problems saving it to AVI with DivX compression. It's only in AutoGK that I can't seem to use DivX, and I'd use XviD, but for some reason, it absolutely refuses to deinterlace the video, even when I do "force interlace" in the F9 settings.

ETA2: NOW I'm getting the range check error even with XviD. WHY CAN'T I MAKE THIS WORK?