cannot start convert mpg4 to mpg1 with tmpgenc

[bambam]

Hi

I try to convert a video like this to mp1 (vcd) using the wizard of tmpgenc and when i open the video file it show only something in the audio field but nothing in the video file.

I have no problem reading this file in windows media player

Video : 627 MB, 1532 Kbps, 29.970 fps, 640*352 (16:9), XVID = XVID Mpeg-4, Supported

can anyone help

[guns1inger]

Do you have the Xvid codec installed ?

[bambam]

I installed the one that come in fddshow

If I can play it in windows media player it mean that the codec is properly installed right ?

[dukenukem]

dude ffdshow doesn't install the actual codecs it's just a directshow filter,you will still need the actual codec installed to convert it to vcd/svcd.

[bambam]

what is the dirrerence between direct show filter and the codec ?

[redwudz]

From the ffdshow page in 'Tools': "ffdshow is a DirectShow decoding filter for decompressing....." You want to encode. Gunslinger's link should take you to the Xvid encoder.

[bambam]

Oh i see this one only get me to read it ...
thanx a lot it works

[celtic_druid]

Wrong actually. ffdshow offers dshow decoding and encoding, as well as VfW decoding and encoding. It is way more than just a dshow filter.

Sounds like it just isn't enabled to handle XviD via VfW. Simple matter of going into the options and enabling it.

ffdshow can also encode to XviD, however it requires an XviD dll to do it. It can also encode to libavcodec MPEG4 though.

[bambam]

I installed the Xvid codec
and the conversion works

thanx