Opening Xvid in V-dub

[aznraver1022]

When i try to open a video, that's encoded in Xvid, in V-dub, it says, "Couldn't locate decompressor for format 'DX50' (unknown)" and goes on to say that it requires a VFW compatible codec to decompress the video. How can i fix this? thanx

[mats.hogberg]

DX50 isn't XviD, it's DivX 5. Now, the four CC doesn't say it all - it may still be XviD video, where the AVI has been patched with some four CC Changer, but I suggest you go install the latest DivX codec.

/Mats

[aznraver1022]

Well i installed the latest Divx coded but still same error. Basically what im trying to do is truncate my video into smaller parts, and ill do it with any program. Any easy way to do this?

[mats.hogberg]

Try ffdshow. Why do you want to chop it up?

/Mats

[celtic_druid]

Should point out that XviD handles DX50. I don't have DivX installed, but I can easily open DivX 5.x encodes in VDub using XviD.

[aznraver1022]

I lost my original uncompressed AVI's of this movie i made so all I can do is fiddle around with my compressed version. And i do have ffdshow installed, still same error.

[junkmalle]

Start -> All Programs -> XviD -> Configure Decoder

Under "FourCC support" check DX50.

[aznraver1022]

Thanx Junkmalle, I got it to work. But now a new problem: What I'm doing is adding chapter titles in my video so im trying to append these segments i made to my video. Well right now i made an uncompressed video out of my xvid one (which i know i lost precision and quality) and some titles with the same frame rate as the movie and are uncompressed as well. But when i go into v-dub and try to append these segments, it says, "The segment has a different number of streams." What does this mean and how can i fix this?

[mats.hogberg]

The surrounding original AVI has audio, while your inserted segments do not?

/Mats