divx codec problem..

[absolomj]

ok, everytime i try to put a divx movie into ulead to convert it to a dvd file, it won't accept the file, it says it's unaccessable.

however, on my friend's computer, it goes into ulead no problem. my movies for some reason have the audio encoded in lameMP3, and when i transferred the movies to his computer, they were encoded in mpeg2 audio...

what is going on here?

i know i can use the mpeg2 audio, but how do i change the audio encodment without encoding the whole movie over?

and how does the same file use two different audio encodments on two different computers???

thanks

absolomj

[cooljoe666]

I think Rod Serling knows the answer to that one.

[mickle]

I think Rod Serling knows the answer to that one.

Great series.....

[absolomj]

hmm...



i'm missing on an inside joke

[absolomj]

ttt?

anybody?

[johns0]

Rod Serling told me to tell you to look to the left and read the how to convert guide.

[absolomj]

ok, i read the guides, and i still can't figure out why my computer puts the divx movies into lameMP3, there must be some setting or something that i'm missing...

[absolomj]

ttt please???

i can't figure this out, i've tried everything!

[bottle-necked]

encodment

Coo0000000000ol Man!

I don't really understand what is wrong but here's what I do with a video file.

Load the video file into VirtualDub, click File then Information. I can learn alot about the videos structure there.

I can use Windows Explorer and Right click a video file then use my installed program AVICodeC. It give me even more information about that file.

Since I have GSpot installed I can simply Right click a video file, choose "Open With" then GSpot, then click the Render button and learn even more about the file.

Besides that I don't have a clue.

Maybe it's your version of DIVX codec. GSpot will tell you and AVICodeC will too.

Good luck.

[absolomj]

i have lame mp3 and the mpeg 2 codec installed, but it wants to read it as a lamemp3...

i even took out the lamemp3 driver and it still doesnt wanna work right...

[bottle-necked]

I read your original post again and there is truly something going on. You put the original video in UVStudio and it wouldn't except it. Your friends computer excepted it and he converted the video to MPEG2 for you. You have the video file back now it says the audio is LAME MP3 and it won't play in your programs.

Compliant DVD video files do not have MP3 audio. Here is an example of supported compliant audio:
MPEG Layer 2 mono 32kbps-192kbps, stereo 64kbps-384kbps
AC3 Dolby Digital mono 64kbps-256kbps, stereo 128kbps-448kbps
PCM Linear mono 768kbps, stereo 1536kbps

If you plan on putting that video file onto DVD then you will need to convert the audio to one of the above formats.

Converting audio doesn't mean you will need to reencode the video portion of the file. You would do a process called "DeMultiplex" (demux), which means to seperate the two streams into individual files. You will then need to reencode the audio file.

When you have the audio portion of the movie finished you would then "Multiplex" (put back together again) those individual streams into your finished MPEG2 movie file. It will then be ready to author to dvd.

To reencode the audio you need 2 codecs. 1 to match the codec it's in right now, and 1 to match the format you intend to go to. First thing you need to do is find out what it's in now by using those programs I spoke about in my previous post. Download and install those programs, their free, then tell me exactly what they say about that audio file. ok

Right now I can think of 2 things that might be wrong. 1: You friend encoded that audio with a codec you don't have installed on your computer. 2: Your friend destroyed the audio by attempting to reencode it. If this is the case you now need the original video file to get a working copy of the audio.

Later
Good luck.

[cooljoe666]

There's a signpost up ahead.

[absolomj]

I read your original post again and there is truly something going on. You put the original video in UVStudio and it wouldn't except it. Your friends computer excepted it and he converted the video to MPEG2 for you. You have the video file back now it says the audio is LAME MP3 and it won't play in your programs.

Compliant DVD video files do not have MP3 audio. Here is an example of supported compliant audio:
MPEG Layer 2 mono 32kbps-192kbps, stereo 64kbps-384kbps
AC3 Dolby Digital mono 64kbps-256kbps, stereo 128kbps-448kbps
PCM Linear mono 768kbps, stereo 1536kbps

If you plan on putting that video file onto DVD then you will need to convert the audio to one of the above formats.

Converting audio doesn't mean you will need to reencode the video portion of the file. You would do a process called "DeMultiplex" (demux), which means to seperate the two streams into individual files. You will then need to reencode the audio file.

When you have the audio portion of the movie finished you would then "Multiplex" (put back together again) those individual streams into your finished MPEG2 movie file. It will then be ready to author to dvd.

To reencode the audio you need 2 codecs. 1 to match the codec it's in right now, and 1 to match the format you intend to go to. First thing you need to do is find out what it's in now by using those programs I spoke about in my previous post. Download and install those programs, their free, then tell me exactly what they say about that audio file. ok

Right now I can think of 2 things that might be wrong. 1: You friend encoded that audio with a codec you don't have installed on your computer. 2: Your friend destroyed the audio by attempting to reencode it. If this is the case you now need the original video file to get a working copy of the audio.

Later
Good luck.

thanks a lot for the help, but i think you misunderstood, or i didn't explain enough...

ok, me and my friend were on a lan connection...

i have a divx movie that will not open in ulead, i check the audio codec it's in, and it's encoded in lamemp3...

i send my friend the abovementioned divx movie, and when he looks at it, it's encoded in mpeg2, he did not change anything, when it went to his computer, it was encdoded in mpeg2, and i can't figure out why his computer sees it as mpeg2, and mine sees it as lamemp3...

i can't figure this out...

[bottle-necked]

The movie didn't reencode during file transfer through that LAN connection, so relax. It could I suppose got corrupted, but not reencode. lol

You're checking the file properties with Ulead, not exactly a process to brag about on this forum. Try the software I suggested above. They will give you a better answer I believe. Expecially GSpot. Then there will be no more guessing about it.

Typicially a DivX file will have MP3 audio. I'd come closer to believe it has MP3 than I would MPEG Layer 2. Even AC3. I did say typically though. It could have either I suppose.

Other than what I've said so far, I don't know.

Good luck.

[absolomj]

he was always able to put them into ulead, and i couldn't even open them to look at the properties, while we were trying to figure out why it wouldn't work on my comp, we both checked the properties, and mine was lame and his was the mpeg2...

and we was like

[SaSi]

I've had a similar stupid problem.

I captured a video in DivX 5.11 with audio left uncompressed. Captured with VirtualDUB.

I then opened the same file with VirtualDUB to trim out the commercials.

VirtualDUB would not process the file complaining that the codec was not installed. Checking file information, it told me that video was compressed using a panasonic whatever driver I never used.

Tmpgenc would not process the file either.

Mainconcept happily opened the file and encoded that to MPEG-2.

I ended up encoding to MPEG-2, then open that with VirtualDUB, save that as hufyuv and then start over again.

To cut the story short, I realized that it all started after I installed DivX 5.11 over 5.05. Additionally, a few weeks ago, I had installed a couple of codecs trying to process a friend's file to convert to DVD.

I have a second PC in a LAN and opened the original file from there, where I only installed DivX5.11

It opened the file like a charm.

Lesson:
The problems start occuring once you install too many codecs or if you install some badly written codecs. Or if you install DivX 5.11 without de-installing 5.05 or whatever you have before.

I solved my problem by re-installing the Operating system and everything else on my main PC and then taking frequent Ghost images to go back to in case it happens again.

PS. If you want a more technical guesswork of what might be wrong, perhaps you have installed Video for Windows (VFW) codecs and also DirectDraw codecs at the same time. Some programs (including Tmpgenc, VirtualDUB, Premier, ...) get mixed up with all these codecs and sometimes choose the wrong one guessing from the fourcc designation in the file. This is what someone told me.

[absolomj]

hmmm...

i removed the lamemp3 codec thing, and now all my movies are in mpeg layer 3, and ulead still won't open them...

[absolomj]

hmmm...

i removed the lamemp3 codec thing, and now all my movies are in mpeg layer 3, and ulead still won't open them...

[bottle-necked]

that's normal....

I just created a DivX video file with Lame MP3 audio and opened it in Ulead VideoStudio V6 with no problem at all. Converted the file to DVD Compliant MPEG2 w/MPEG Layer 2 audio still no problems. Ulead V6 can do it, so can V7 I would assume. (not installed)

That file is corrupted in some way or Ulead needs to be reinstalled. Either way, try to open the file with VirtualDub. If VirtualDub can open the file set Video and Audio to "direct stream copy" then "File - Save as AVI" and save the file and use a different file name. Try to open that new file with Ulead. Sometimes that will fix problem files easily.

VirtualDub is a free program and a very useful tool to boot.

Good luck.

[cooljoe666]

Uninstall all your codecs and install Klite codec pack. Then check it.