AVI file blank on TMPGenc all I get is black screen?

[Nik22]

Does anyone know why this happens? I'm trying to split the file and reencode them as mpgs but the screen in tmpgenc is just black. I don't know why this hasn't happened before. This is a DIVX/Dvd rip of the movie.

[Wetling]

When this has happened to me, it's been because I didn't have the correct video codec installed.

[ariddon]

I get this problem with XviD. I have to use the fourCC Changer to change to DivX.

[Hardcoreruss]

Use gspot from the tools menu to check the file and then install the relevant codecs

[rhegedus]

Are you using CBR or VBR? VBR gives a black preview screen for the first pass(es).

[Nik22]

I have no idea what any of you just said. If it is a problem with a certain codec how do I find out which one I need and why this happens? Also on AVI files when I reencode the tint of screen keeps changing in the end file result this doesnt happen when I reencode mpg or m2v.

[dogmatix]

This might help.
Open up TMPGEnc. Click on Option, Enviromental Setting, VFAPI Plug In. Change the priority of "DirectShow Multimedia File Reader to postion 1 or 2 by right clicking on it and seting the higher priority. You will see that it will move to the top.

Try this it worked for me.

Cheers