TMPGEnc problem

[El Torro]

Every 5 minits the program says: ERROR -537403781 99872
How to fix it?

[KingJohn]

Exactly what are you doing, converting an AVI ? try scanning the AVI for junk frames in Vdub first.

Other than that, you need to give a LOT more info

[dazsafc]

I`m getting similar errors.. Used to be fine, but when I leave it to encode, it usually gets to 99 percent, says error but its still converted the AVI to Mpeg. Watched a film I;d done the other night and the last 5 mins it was awful, blotchy and going wrong. So how do you do that thing with VDub. I`ve got the utility. Do you load it up and then what?

[KingJohn]

I`m getting similar errors.. Used to be fine, but when I leave it to encode, it usually gets to 99 percent, says error but its still converted the AVI to Mpeg. Watched a film I;d done the other night and the last 5 mins it was awful, blotchy and going wrong. So how do you do that thing with VDub. I`ve got the utility. Do you load it up and then what?

Ah yes, the 99% error, well that's not necessary a junk AVI, sometimes TMPGEnc will do that just to wake you up when its finished. Usually caused by more video than audio at the end of the AVI or at delta frames, you can perhaps cut the AVI at a keyframe at the end to fix that problem. However since it usually stops after the 99% the output Mpeg is usually OK.

If it continues to encode after its reached the end, just hit STOP, then load the .mpg into TMPGEnc merge/cut and use the source range up until the last frame.

To answer your question on scanning for junk frames, The latest version of Vdub has a problem sometimes, so don't get upset if it crashes on the scan, if it does you need to use old faithful

Vdub
Video > Scan video stream for errors

When its finished, it may list the number of junk frames at the bottom. To remove them you only need to save out another copy of the AVI as movie2.AVI

Video > Direct stream copy
Audio > direct stream copy
SAVE AVI

Junk frames will not be saved...

Old Faithful
Download "vdub-mp3-freeze.exe" (Kazaa)

Video > Check video for Freezes
This program makes a log of the junk frames at c:\badframes.log You can use that log to "Goto" start and end of the listed numbers. These may be in blocks, so start with the highest block numbers first.

e.g

12345 2nd block
12346
12347
12348
333555 1st block
333556
333557

Goto 333555
Click the yellow icon (keyframes) back once
Mark as start
Goto 333557
Click the yellow icon (keyframes) forward once
Mark as end

Press the delete key

Now do the next lower block, don't start at the lower once first, or you will need to re-scan

Video > Direct stream copy
Audio > direct stream copy
SAVE AVI

[dazsafc]

Cheers. Thanks..

[looqueen03]

sorry..but what is a Vdub..where do i get that?

[Mirror_Image]

vdub = virtualdub

[KingJohn]

sorry..but what is a Vdub..where do i get that?

http://virtualdub.sourceforge.net/