Problems frameserving VR Dub into TMPGE

[Perosales]

I followed the superb DVD to VCD guide on the Flexio.org page because I wanted to have subtitles and letterbox vcd's. But I'm still not able to make VCD's. My problems start with frameserving VRdub into TMPGE.

I follow the guidelines and I use VFAPI enc. to convert the *.d2v video file into *.avi (takes only a second, is that normal?). Then I open the file in VRdub (which is configured with auxsetup to frameserve). He opens it, I apply the filters which I have downloaded and configured as suggested in the guide. Then I start frameserving and I give a name to the *.vdr file.
I start up TMPGE (where I have the VFAPI plugin and a few others) and I open the file *.vdr. (I click browse, set *.* and select it). But then when I click ok he says that he cannot open that file or that it is unsupported.

What is my problem? Do I have to install another plugin for TMPGE (which one) or do I have to give higher priority to a particular plugin? Do I have to use another setting in VRdub? Or is there a mistake in a prior action I made?

I have another question... maybe that's causing it. I installed the VFAPI convertor to change the D2V into avi, but is it normal that I can't play that AVI in VRDub? I can't see a preview of that AVI file, only black frames. Is that normal?
And a third possibility... is it normal that when i start frameserving the frameserve file has no extension? (no *.vdr in explorer)

These are all suggestions... but please help me... I'd really want to create good VCD's with letterbox and subtitles... thanks!!!

[stanwebber]

disable virtualdub aviproxy mode(aviproxy\proxyoff.reg). it interferes with vfapi

[Perosales]

Ok, thanks for helping, but where exactly can I disable this AVIPROXY-Mode? I can't find it anywhere.
Hope you help me out.

[Truman]

VirtualDub\aviproxy subdirectory
run proxyoff.reg

[Perosales]

Okay, I did all this. But everything stays the same. I just can't load the frameserver VDR file into TMPGE.

I doubt it is the fault of VRdub. Is it normal that I cannot play the "fake AVI file" from the VFAPI convertor in mediaplayer? And is it normal that when I apply the filters of smartresize and VOBSUB I'm able to see the subtitles played as if I was watching the movie, but I can only see black frames???
I saw a screenshot once in one of the videoguides where you can see a normal videoframe in letterbox and with subtitles in VR-Dub, in a preview! I only get the subtitles.

So perhaps there's something wrong with my fake AVI file, or perhaps my environmental settings of TMPGE are incorrect. Do I need special plugins I haven't already got?
I have the following plugins in TMPGE:
-AVI2 (opendml) file reader
-AVI VFW compatibility reader
-BMP/PPM...etc. file reader
-Directshow multimedia file reader
-Wave file reader
-dvd2avi project file reader
-Quicktime movie reader
-TMPGE project file reader beta 12f

Is there an additional plugin I need? Or is there a special priority order I need to put these in?
Please help me!!
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Perosales

[Truman]

Wait a minute, have you installed the VFAPI codec?

[xzarkad]

As Truman wrote; you'll have to install the VFAPI codec. You can find it on the site where you have downloaded TMPGEnc. If you already did this, then there is another suggestion:

When you frameserve from virtual dub, do not give the file just a name (like: xxy), but name it like this: xxy.vdr
If TMPGEnc freezes, press ALT-CONTR-DEL and close TMPGEnc. reopen it, and it will accept you xxy.vdr file.