i cannot open this avi file.. when i open it wit tmpgenc it says "cannot open or unsupported" so i tried this

Try first to change the directshow codec reader priority settings in TMPGEnc under Option->Environmental settings->VFAPI plug-in and right click on the DirectShow Multimedia File Reader and increase the priority to 2 or to the top of the plugin-list and try reopen the video.
If that does not help be sure that you have installed DivX or XviD or MPG2 or DV Codecs, read here how to identify what codecs you need.
that didnt work.

And when i try this

Use AVIcodec to identify the video format and audio format of almost any video source. AVIcodec will tell you what video codecs or filters you need to be able to play it on your computer. It will also give you the the video and audio properties/details/information such as resolution, framerate(fps) and bitrate(for example to check if your source is PAL or NTSC, NTSC=29,97/23,976fps and PAL=25fps).

1. Open the video source
2. Check what video and audio codecs it requires. (VCD do not require any codec but SVCD/DVD requires a MPEG2 Codec or software DVD Player)
Then download and install the required codecs. You find some codecs here or use google.com.
avicodec would not even recognize the file this goes the same with virtual dub...

my installed filters that the time were.. xvid, ffdshow, direct show ogg vorbis, divx 5.11 pro, ac3 filter, and AC3ACM v0.7....

analyzed this wit gspot and get this

So Close AC3 cd1.avi
Size: 701 MB (or 718,042 KB or 735,275,008 bytes)
Type: Non-AVI File - Type Unknown.


any help???