Framserving Problem (Avisynth/CCE) (Where are u VidGuy?)

[fabietto]

Hi all, i know this is a question already asked many many times, i was using search engine to reach quickly tha answer i need but maybe i wasn't lucky, so decided to post again the same boring question. Actually i do frameserve from avisynth into CCE 2.50, but i'd like to use 2.6x 4 the same purpose, few days ago i was reading the shochan's user's guide and there i've seen that is possible framserve .avs files into CCE 2.6x editing .ecl files (VidGuy said this "The way to get around the crash in XP and 2K is as follows: Use VFAPI to create a "phony" avi file for the d2v file. Load that into CCE. "Save" an *.ecl file. Open the ecl file in Notepad. You'll find a couple of lines to edit. One will be the line with the phony avi file name - change this to your avs file. The other will typically be the line with the width - the d2v/avi file will have the width and height as 720/480 - modify these to the settings that will be used by the AVS file. Then load up the ecl into cce - you're ready to rock and roll..."), but still now i was not able to do this. If anyone have done this could please explain me exactly which line containing the .avi file name i've got to edit? into .ecl files there are many of these (5 or 6 i guess).
Sincerely hope someone could help me....
Best Regards

[Truman]

Sorry, there is no way to frameserve with Avisynth to cce sp 2.6x directly. The only way to frameserve to cce sp 2.6x is VFAPI. What Vidguy means work only with cce sp 2.25 and 2.50.

; Cinema Craft Encoder SP -- Encoder Control List

[item]
title=film.avs
vid_out=1
vaf_out=1
aud_out=0
vid_file0=D:\temp\film.mpv
vid_file1=D:\temp\film.mpv
vaf_file=D:\temp\film.vaf
aud_file=D:\temp\film.mpa
file_focused=0
encode_mode=0
packet_size=4096
timecode=0x0
width=480   <---change from original width--
height=576
vmode=2
frame_rate_idx=3
cbr_brate=6000
opv_q_factor=60
opv_brate_min=2000
opv_brate_max=9000
vbr_brate_avg=1347
vbr_brate_min=0
vbr_brate_max=2600
vbr_bias=0
vbr_pass=1
quality_prec=15
use_filter=1
filter_val=2
seq_endcode=1
dvd=0
half_width=0
half_height=0
fast_mode=0
progressive=1
alternate_scan=0
non_linear=1
top_first=0
lum_level=0
intra_dc_prec=0
aspect_ratio=2
gop_m=3
gop_nm=5
gop_hdr=15
seq_hdr=1
all_closed_gop=0
fix_gop_length=0
mpeg1=0
mpeg1_cps=0
samples_per_sec=44100
stereo=2
brate_idx=7
crc=1

[file]
name=D:\temp\film.avs  <---change from *vfapi.avi
type=0
frame_first=0
frame_last=111140
encode_first=0
encode_last=111140
chapter=0:005428
chapter=0:013697
chapter=0:022695
chapter=0:046589
chapter=0:069327
chapter=0:076329
chapter=0:101457

[fabietto]

Thank u Truman...
U said "directly", is it insted possible indirectly?
I was reading using TMPGEnc or AVSReader or something similar....
is this true? and how exactly?
Thanks again

[Truman]

You could convert the .avs with VFAPIconv.

http://forum.vcdhelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=78364

But I am not sure whether this will work properly. If you want to use Avisynth filters and CCE SP 2.6x you may try this way altough it will slow down the whole process or just save an avi (lossless codec) and load that avi into CCE.
TMPGEnc will accept .avs. I never needed the avsreader. Just make sure you disabled the direct show multimedia file reader (options > enviromental setting > VFAPI plugin)

[fabietto]

Thx again Truman
did u notice nothing about the possibility to use CCE 2.6x, frameserving to it with vfapi 1.04 enabling it reading avs script. Since vfapi don't accept avs files, only d2v and tpr, you need to install tmpeg avs reader and seems it works.
What do u thing about?
Thx

[Truman]

I did not know that. I just checked it and yes, VFAPI conv 1.04 accept .avs too.

[fabietto]

GREAT!! Well Truman it seems i was useful too after all....
well i'm happy about that so it works....and is theoretically possible framserve into CCE 2.6x...
GREAT
Thx Truman

[Truman]

Yes, that's nice indeed. Thanks a lot man.

[fabietto]

Hi Truman, yesterday night i've done some tests and i've got a problem, i've read the readme about installing avs reader and done this:
1) i've copied the .dll into VFAPI directory (exactly where is the reader)
2) i've edited the .REG file inserting the correct path to the .dll (with double slashes \\mypath1\\mypath2\\mypath3\\file.dll).
When launch VFAPI it starts correctly and shows me .avs extension while adding a new job, but when i select the .avs it gives me an error (i guess) kind a messagebox with this text (approx) #???????????, after that VFAPI shows me the dialogbox reporting audio and video checked and open the temporary .avi (when i press convert), here are present again the ??????? in place of little boxes VFAPI gave me few days ago. When i start CCE and add the .avi it closes without any msg. What do u thing i've wrong?
Thx

[Truman]

I do not recommend to frameserve Audio, neither with Avisynth nor with VFAPI. If you really want to use CCE's audio encoder, load a .wav directly into cce, >input file settings.
But if you served audio accidentally, delete all audio lines in the .avs (probably you have a "ResampleAudio" line in it) and / or uncheck audio in VFAPIconv.
You must be able to play both the .avs and the *avs-vfapi.avi with windows media player.
If you still have problems please post your AVS here.

[fabietto]

Understood, i'll try again and eventually post here, btw i don't process audio in CCE, but i've got resampleaudio in my .avs (could be this the problem?)
thx

[Truman]

yes, that's the problem. Delete the ResampleAudio line.