REMOVE *DAMAGED* FRAME FROM *.AVI

[insc]

Hi

I have an *.avi file and the exactly the first frame of that movie is damaged and won't let me open with VirtualDub (for eg).
Can anyone tell me a program where I can open the *.avi file and simple remove the first frame?

Thanks,
Tiago.

[Tommyknocker]

Try the Tools section at left for Video Repair tools. Looks like DivFix may do the job for you.

[insc]

noooooooooooo,
I really want to ERASE the frame. I already tryed DivFix but doesn't do anything.
Does anyone now a software that does this!? ERASE A FREAKIN' FRAME?!

[tito13kfm]

it's probably not just the first frame that is damaged, more than likely the header information is damaged and needs to be rebuilt. I don't really know of any tools that do this, but maybe somebody does.

What format is the avi? Divx5, Xvid, Uncompressed, MJPEG?

The more information you can give us about the file, the better.

[FulciLives]

You can load the AVI into VirtualDub using an AviSynth script and in the script cut out the first frame using the TRIM function in AviSynth. Then that first frame would be ignored when you load it into VirtualDub.

However as someone else said there may be more to it that this.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[insc]

First:
Codec's Video Name: XVID Mpeg-4
Codec's Audio Name: AC3-ACM Decompressor

// believe me it's the fram..

Second:
Already downloaded AviSynth and installed.. How do I use it in VirtualDub? Do I have to Load something? How?
And how do I delete the frame with that?

Thanks,
Tiago.

[feenix]

insc,

To create an avisynth script to drop the first frame:-

Open up Notepad
Type in (on line 1) avisource("path/filename").trim(1,0)
save file as "something.avs"
open up the avs file (just created) in Virtualdub - that will then present you at frame 2 of your source avi.

This is all assuming that you've got everthing installed correctly and the first frame is the problem.

[tatty]

You think you have problems! I have a 2gb avi created under Videowave 4 that refuses to run, reporting 'bad frame #1' - I accidentally closed the app before stopping recording so I suspect I have bent the header file. Tried various 'fix' tools but nothing works. Can't load it into Virtualdub because it reports it as an unknown file. What I also need is a tool that allows me to 'manually' delete bad frames or duff headers, still leaving the other 99.9999% of good avi. There must be something out there ?

[insc]

FulcyLives or feenix:

I created something.avs in notepad with:
avisource("D:\rj2-dcn.avi").trim(1,0)

and then I opened this file in VirtualDub and VirtualDub just doesn't do nothing 'till it appears "[Not Responding]" in the top of the window

What now? did I do something wrong? Notepad file ok? VirtualDub -> Open video file..?

Tiago.

[FulciLives]

FulcyLives or feenix:

I created something.avs in notepad with:
avisource("D:\rj2-dcn.avi").trim(1,0)

and then I opened this file in VirtualDub and VirtualDub just doesn't do nothing 'till it appears "[Not Responding]" in the top of the window

What now? did I do something wrong? Notepad file ok? VirtualDub -> Open video file..?

Tiago.

Instead of TRIM(1,0) try putting the second to the last frame number (whatever that is) where the 0 is now. Also instead of using 1 maybe try 2

If that doesn't work then I think that AVI file is just NO GOOD

You could try with another AVI file that you have that you know is good just to make sure that your AviSynth is installed and working correctly.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

P.S.
When you create this AVS file in NOTEPAD you have to be sure you set file type to ANY instead of *.txt otherwise even if you rename the file something.avs you actually get something.avs.txt and that will not work.