Converting AVI to DVD with WinAvi Weird error.....

[FJP]

I've been doing it for quite a while and everything was fine. Then I got a new comp with Vista and I was getting error that said "Decoder broken" So I installed a new codec pack and that went away. Now tho when I start a AVI to DVD conversion the program will just stop working all together and shuts down..does this sound familiar to anybody?

[guns1inger]

Problem One : WinAVI
Problem Two : Codec Pack

WinAVI is unreliable and poor quality at the best of times. I wouldn't trust it as far as I could comfortably spit out a rat.

Codec Packs are a sure way to ruin video playback and encoding on any system

Add to this mix Vista, on which many codecs are not yet properly supported, and I suspect WinAVI is not properly supported, and you have a mess.

Uninstall both WinAVI and all the codecs you can. Use G-spot (which does work under Vista) to determine which codecs you need, and install only those codecs, as you need them.

Finally, use ConvertXtoDVD for your conversions as it is a lot more reliable and much better quality than WinAVI.

[45tripp]

I wouldn't trust it as far as I could comfortably spit out a rat.

And how far is that?
I only ask because it might be too far :P
I'm sure many a hardened Aussie could spit a rat much farther than ever care to imagine.

[guns1inger]

True credit for that phrase actually goes to an Englishman. It comes from the late, great, Douglas Adams.

That said, it's not something I put to the test too often.

[FJP]

Problem One : WinAVI
Problem Two : Codec Pack

WinAVI is unreliable and poor quality at the best of times. I wouldn't trust it as far as I could comfortably spit out a rat.

Codec Packs are a sure way to ruin video playback and encoding on any system

Add to this mix Vista, on which many codecs are not yet properly supported, and I suspect WinAVI is not properly supported, and you have a mess.

Uninstall both WinAVI and all the codecs you can. Use G-spot (which does work under Vista) to determine which codecs you need, and install only those codecs, as you need them.

Finally, use ConvertXtoDVD for your conversions as it is a lot more reliable and much better quality than WinAVI.

thanks man I hopethis works..

[jolson]

Maybe ConvertXtoDVD is great, another good possibility (despite the name) is DVD2SVCD. It's a GUI + some routines, but mainly uses Avisynth, BeSweet, HCEnc, MuxMan...