VirtualDub Error: "The function SetMode was called...&

[Sylvain]

I have used AutoGK 2.17b successfully to convert a few of my DVDs to AVI (DivX) for my portable media player.

That was great until I started to get the following error message from VirtualDub (which is called by AutoGK I understand): "The function SetMode was called on a stream [?] that hasn't been previously initialized with SetSource."

I can no longer convert anything and don't know what's going on. Worse, the error message only appears after AutoGK has "churned" for quite a long time (for a long video).

I have noticed that the problem appeared after I started VirtualDub by myself (not through AutoGK) in order to try to edit one of my converted DivX files. Maybe opening up VirtualDub independently screwed up some of the defaults?

I have since re-installed 2.18b but I don't think it re-installed VirtualDub.
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[Sylvain]

I have removed AutoGK and VDub and reinstalled AutoGK 2.2.

Regrettably, I got the same error message 20 minutes later towards the end of the conversion process (for a 200MB .VOB file).

Isn't there anyone who's had that problem?

I just don't know how to fix this and still have more conversions to do

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[jimmalenko]

Google it:

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=The+function+SetMode+was+called+on+a+stream+%5...tSource.&meta=

[Sylvain]

Already did that. Found others with the same question but no answer...

[jimmalenko]

http://forum.doom9.org/archive/index.php/t-55500.html


Seems to be something to do with the filename and having spaces or other characters in the filename.

What (pray tell) is the filename you're trying to feed it ?

[Sylvain]

I have found a thread on Doom9 about the filename issue but the guy who had the problem said he tried standard filenames and still had the issue.

I was given another post on Doom9 that talks about specific audio bit rate causing the problem. I'll try another bit rate with the same file and see what happens...

Thanks. Much appreciated.

[Sylvain]

Looks like my problem may have been with the encoding rate I had selected for the audio. I was able to convert a .vob video by choosing a different audio encoding rate but the video and sound are now out of sync in the resulting .avi file.

This is really depressing. Any thoughts about my new problem?

[Sylvain]

My problem was in fact related to the audio encoding rate. 144 kbps generates the error. 128 or 160 kbps works fine.

Audio/video synchronization problem is still happening but only with one .VOB. I believe it has to do with the fact that the .VOB in question has menu information that throws off the conversion.

Thanks for the tip jimmalenko