Question about conversion :)

[MultiNikos]

Hey guys
I have a question... Do you know of any good converter that can convert .avi to .mp4 ?
I have tried SUPER but it converts an .avi file of 300 MB to an .mp4 file of 1 GB (or more i stopped the conversion halfway through)
I also tried to convert to .wmv but the quality is tragically reduced ( the frame size too ), the video file I need to convert is in 480p which isn't that good and if I have more quality loss, it would simply suck.
I need them to be converted in .mp4 because I want to edit them in Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 11.0.

Thanks a bunch

[aedipuss]

use mediainfo in text mode on the source avi and copy/paste the results here. you would be much better off using the original avi in vegas. i assume it won't import but there may be a way to fix it.

[MultiNikos]

Ok, Thanks for your time!

Here it is!

General
Complete name : C:\Users\Windows 7 Pro\Desktop\[K-F]_One_Piece_018_[2B3A4FC1].avi
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
File size : 177 MiB
Duration : 24mn 4s
Overall bit rate : 1 030 Kbps
Writing library : VirtualDub build 13870/release

Video
ID : 0
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263)
Codec ID : XVID
Codec ID/Hint : XviD
Duration : 24mn 4s
Bit rate : 892 Kbps
Width : 640 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.121
Stream size : 154 MiB (87%)

Audio
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Mode : Joint stereo
Mode extension : MS Stereo
Codec ID : 55
Codec ID/Hint : MP3
Duration : 24mn 4s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 22.0 MiB (12%)
Alignment : Split accross interleaves
Interleave, duration : 42 ms (1.00 video frame)
Interleave, preload duration : 500 ms

[MultiNikos]

Yeah, Vegas doesn't import it :/

[Baldrick]

Install the xvid codec.

(See https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/342675-Having-trouble-importing-avi-s-%28divx-xvid%...=1#post2134752 , it's probably same for vegas movie studio)

[MultiNikos]

Wow, it worked!
Thank you so much guys!!!

[MultiNikos]

is there a H264 codec ?

[MultiNikos]

Hey guys
so now i have another problem !
first of all this xvid codec you gav me worked then i downloaded the avi and it was cool .. till i came up to some episodes where vegas didnt support the audio ! it accepts the file but it doesnt add the audio string!
this is the info of the file !

General
Complete name : C:\Users\Windows 7 Pro\Desktop\One Piece episodes\One Piece episode 167.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : JVT
Codec ID : avc1
File size : 231 MiB
Duration : 23mn 5s
Overall bit rate : 1 401 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2005-12-11 03:34:10
Tagged date : UTC 2005-12-11 03:34:10

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L5.1
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 23mn 5s
Bit rate : 1 270 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 6 495 Kbps
Width : 640 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Original frame rate : 11.988 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.172
Stream size : 210 MiB (91%)
Writing library : x264 core 42 svn-384
Encoding settings : cabac=0 / ref=1 / deblock=1:1:1 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=6 / brdo=0 / mixed_ref=0 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / slices=1 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=2 / wpredb=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / pass=2 / bitrate=1270 / ratetol=0.7 / rceq='blurCplx^(1-qComp)' / qcomp=0.80 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=16.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / zones
Encoded date : UTC 2005-12-11 03:34:10
Tagged date : UTC 2005-12-11 08:34:10

Audio
ID : 2
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Mode : Joint stereo
Codec ID : 6B
Duration : 23mn 5s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 132 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 21.1 MiB (9%)
Writing library : LAME3.90.3
Encoded date : UTC 2005-12-11 08:34:07
Tagged date : UTC 2005-12-11 08:34:10

[MultiNikos]

Anyone can help me please ?

[Baldrick]

Please wait some DAYS before you bump the thread.

No I have no idea why standard mp3 wont work.

[MultiNikos]

Oh ok then I have another question ...
I have other avi that dont get supported....
but the codec isnt Xvid but H264 coz its HD
is there some way to make it supported .. convert or codec?

[Baldrick]

You can try install ffdshow. And you must enable the vfw h264 decoder in it, from the start menu->ffdshow->vfw configuration and select decoder and under codecs select h264/avc libavcodec under decoder.

Screenshot:

[MultiNikos]

OMG IT WORKED!!!
I LOVE THIS FORUM
do i have to keep the program ffdshow for vegas to accept the files from ow onwards ?

[Baldrick]

Yep, it must be installed if you want to import h264 video.