virtualdubmod will not work with mkv file containing avc1 codec

[impmon2]

I have a bunch of MKV files that I wanted to convert but I'm getting stumped. According to VLC player, the video track is using avc1 and they play fine with ffdshow video decoder.

But I wanted to cut segment for making animated gif.

virtualdubmod can open it but it displays blank so I couldn't tell where to start and end, and can only do direct stream copy because it doesn't understand codec "yyyy" (with funny symbol over the top) and tells me I need to install codec first. I checked google, ffdshow is supposed to cover this si I guess ffdshow and virtualdubmod doesn't play nice with each other.

I tried Dr. DivX and it claimed I didn't have the latest DivX installed and flat out refused to run. I checked, and I already have the latest version. I think Dr. DivX was last updated before DivX 7 came out and Dr. DivX erroneously assumed DivX 7 is not the latest version.

I tried WinAVIVideo COnverter and despite its claim it can convert anything to anything, it also failed. I select anything to avi, set the source file and destination, and video size. Then it process, and was done in just a second. No file was ever created. Good thing I only tried the trial version as it would have been a waste of my money to have program that doesn't work.

I am going crazy. What will work on converting a mkv file with avc1 codec to something that virtualdub(mod) will understand??

[olyteddy]

Try AVI DeMux?

[mgh]

you can use latest virtualdub version 1.9.x with the directshow input plugin should work as long as your mkv plays on windows media player. search for it in these forums

[jagabo]

VirtualDubMod's MKV support is very old and out of date. Don't expect it to open any recent MKV files directly unless it created them itself. You can always use the DirectShowSource template (at the bottom of the Open File dialog) if you have a DirectShow MKV splitter and decoders installed.

[impmon2]

jagabo- virtualdub 1.9.x still don't support mkv.

olyteddy- AVIDemux worked better, it had option to "Save Selection as JPEG images..."

Skip converting, skip using virtualdub.

Thank you!!

[jagabo]

jagabo- virtualdub 1.9.x still don't support mkv.

I didn't say it did. Although it does indirectly via DirectShow.