AVIsynth 2.54 & TMPGEnc Plus not working

[LSchafroth]

I have installed AVISynth and the AVS reader for TMPGEnc.

I can load the script in VirtualDubMod and it works. I can see teh video and preview it with filters and changes.

When I load it in TMPGEnc I see a black video. Nothing there.

I installed the Latest Xvid and set it to YV12 color like the AVISynth FAQ showed to do. I renamed the DLL in the regsitry to XVID.DLL as they suggested. nothing works.

Any ideas?

LS

[Tommyknocker]

And the priority setting?

[adam]

Try adding this line to the end of your avs script.

ConvertToRGB()

Unless your source is RGB, TMPGenc won't accept the avs script without this line.

[Tommyknocker]

Try adding this line to the end of your avs script.

ConvertToRGB()

Unless your source is RGB, TMPGenc won't accept the avs script without this line.

It did accept it, but only showing black video.

[adam]

I missed that. But it may only be accepting it because of the AVS plugin (you don't need any plugins to load AVS scripts into TMPGenc.) The fact remains that TMPGenc can only encode from RGB sources, so if that line isn't present, adding it might solve the problem.

[gastorgrab]

Could it be another instance of TMPGEnc not liking XviD?

If you have DivX installed you could also try;

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32]
"VIDC.YV12"="DivX.dll"

[LNielsen76]

I have the same problem with DV AVI I capture using the Panasoni DV Codec. I convert to YUY2 for Convolution3d and then to RGB for TMPGEnc 2.54. I get audio but only black video.

[LSchafroth]

Could it be another instance of TMPGEnc not liking XviD?

If you have DivX installed you could also try;

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32]
"VIDC.YV12"="DivX.dll"

I did that with teh XVID.dll cause the DivX codec wants to install adds and crap so I don't use it.

LS

[LSchafroth]

It appears to be working now. I did a capture with IuVCR and PicVideo with a color setting of YUY2. I used the YUY2 Convolution3D filter and it now works.

Here's my question. What color space shoudl I use all the time? I live in teh NTSC world and use IuVCR, TMPGEnc & DVD-Lab for my software packages. Should I do everything in YUY2 or YV12?

I still have the ghosty, jerky images after filtering with AVIsynth. i thought it was just a VirtualDubMod issue, but both frame servers do it. If I encode the 8mm analog hoem movie with no filters at all, it is fine. once I add ANY type of filter via VD or AVIsynth, it becomes ghosty on fast moving objects.

is it an issue of not enough bitrate? I'm doing 2 Pass VBR, 1000min, 2200avg, 3500max. DVD Half D1.

LS

[csaag]

What did you do to get it working?
I'm having the same problem with the black screen output (also trying to use the conv3d filter)

[LSchafroth]

What did you do to get it working?
I'm having the same problem with the black screen output (also trying to use the conv3d filter)

When i added the command ConvertToYUY2() it worked.
I recaptured my file in YUY2 and ran AVIsynth withouot the convert command and it worked.

LS

[csaag]

My capture was originally in YUY2 and I believe I downloaded the right conv3d script. There's a guide here for conv3d and it points to 2 version of the filter with instructions for which is which. Well thanks, it gives me something to try.

[csaag]

BTW, I've also done some 352x480 IuVcr YUY2 captures of VHS video with a decent amount of motion (Huffy compression).
I used an avg bitrate of 3000-3500 and they came out fine. The only filter I used was the noise one built into TmpgEnc (used the default parameters for it. Also used 'motion precision estimate')

[csaag]

I also needed the ConvertToYUY2 line to get it working.
According to Fuliclives, the 'DoubleWeave' line given in his guide should be deleted when using PicVideo/Huffy. That probably was responsible for the ghostly images. He stated that in his guide; I just missed it.

[LSchafroth]

I also needed the ConvertToYUY2 line to get it working.
According to Fuliclives, the 'DoubleWeave' line given in his guide should be deleted when using PicVideo/Huffy. That probably was responsible for the ghostly images. He stated that in his guide; I just missed it.

I will try that. I still haven't figured out why I have Bottom field first when everyone else says PicVideo should have Top field first.

Thanks!

LS

[LSchafroth]

I took someone's advice I saw here in another post. They found that if you start recording then hit play on the source, the field order can be messed up.

I turned the camera on and hit play THEN started recording and guess what? Top Field first.

Ran it through VDMod with filters and AVIsynth with convolution3d and bam!! Great pictures from both.

I also discovered my PicVideo was set to do "2 fields if mor then 240 lines". I disabled that and the quality was perfect!! I'm pumped now!

Thanks to everyone who kept trying suggestions after suggestions.

Thanks!

LS