will vilrtualdub work with vista home? and how do I know filters I need?

[Leftbehind]

Ok will vdub work with vista home premium 32 bit and how do i know which filters i need to use and where do i get them and then how do i get them to work with vdub ?

And does any one have a nice simple step by step guide that i can use ; first time user here and wish to give it a try - thanks a bunch . . .

[jagabo]

Ok will vdub work with vista home premium 32 bit

Yes.

and how do i know which filters i need to use

Look at what's wrong with your video, figure out what's wrong with it, decide what filters you need.

and where do i get them and then how do i get them to work with vdub ?

Search. Try google searches like "Virtualdub noise reduction filter download". Or start with these:

http://neuron2.net/mine.html
http://neuron2.net/hosted.html

And does any one have a nice simple step by step guide that i can use

http://virtualdub.org/virtualdub_docs.html

Search google for "virtualdub guide". Or look through the guides here.

[guns1inger]

Go here : https://www.videohelp.com/tools/Virtualdub and start looking through the guides. Then, when you have some specific questions, come back and ask them.

If you want help, this is the place to get it, but you need to show that you have done some of the leg work yourself and are willing to put in the time.

[Leftbehind]

Ok i see a brightness / contrast filter- now all i need to figure out is how that gets in filter/plugin(?) thingy of vdub and still searching for a nice simple vdub instruction guide so far all i see is answers to questions and very clueless with all that but still searching about - oh well - later . .

[jagabo]

Brightness/contrast is a built in filter. Just add it with Video -> Filters -> Add -> Brightness/contrast, then adjust the sliders.

1) File -> Open Video File
2) Video -> Filters -> Add (and configure filters)
3) Video -> Compression (select and configure compression)
4) File -> Save as AVI

[redwudz]

For filters, I like: http://www.thedeemon.com/VirtualDubFilters/ A bit easier than Neuron's site to navigate. There is also a 'filter pack' there of most commonly used VD filters. Try Colormill. It has several filters all in one package. You just add the .vdf files to your VD plugins folder to use the filters.

VD is easy enough to figure out for the basics. It's very versatile. I prefer VD Mod most times as I like it's audio handling a bit better. You will probably want to add a couple of video codecs, XviD Codec and lagarith are two popular ones. And I would add the Lame MP3 codec for audio as it has more settings than the one included with VD. Also handy is the stand-alone program, Audacity to work with the audio.

[Leftbehind]

Ok thanks for the help playing with it now finally later . .

[Leftbehind]

Ok dang i can t find VDub on my start menu so what now and can i use Vdub with torrents and if so how, i first use utorrent , then Convert X to burn to a dvd, i like to lighten up a couple of torrents that are to dark before burning to a dvd so how do i do that - thanks a bunch . .

[Ai Haibara]

VirtualDub doesn't create its own Start Menu entry - you just unzip the archive and use it. You can create a Start Menu entry for it, if you want.

Torrents are NOT video files. They're downloads, and can be virtually anything, such as a Linux LiveCD .iso disc image, or someone's Microsoft Word documents. VirtualDub only works with certain types of videos.

[Leftbehind]

Ok got ya, hum if i use Vdub to brighten up a movie before i burn it what folder does it get saved to i don t see that and their seems to be different speeds at which dub does its thing, what should i click on to get the best video enhancement theirs a whole bunch to click on in the bottom left and its confusing for me - thanks - -

[jagabo]

http://www.divxland.org/video_edition.php

[Leftbehind]

Ok just tryed to lighten up a back and white movie thats to dark and i
don t see any inprovement in the new copy ! , what are the 0 to 1700 numbers for ? and what happens if a video goes all the way to the right but still has time left to play ? and does the enhanced copy get saved to a new folder or does the enhanced copy replace the old copy, i guess they both can t be saved ! ? And lastly can i place the old copy and the enhanced version side by side to see if theirs a real difference i tryed to by no enhanced copy came up and don t see any VD instruction manual so far no luck, need more help - thanks a bunch . .

[Leftbehind]

Ok dang just tryed it again and all i get is the imput window and no output window so i don t have any idea if its working so what now hum - thanks .

[jagabo]

Ok just tryed to lighten up a back and white movie thats to dark and i
don t see any inprovement in the new copy !

Did you see a difference in the before and after windows in VirtualDub? Also, when you're in the Brightness/Contrast dialog you can press the "Show Preview" button to bring up a preview window that shows your changes in real time as you move the sliders.

what are the 0 to 1700 numbers for ?

I think you are referring to the frame numbers near the bottom of the window. The number on the right will vary depending on how many frames are in the video. These are there just to help you navigate through the video. Moving the slider around navigates through the video. The exact frame number you are currently viewing is shown in the status area near the bottom of the window.

and what happens if a video goes all the way to the right but still has time left to play ?

That usually means VirtualDub didn't correctly determine the frame rate or number of frames in the video.

and does the enhanced copy get saved to a new folder or does the enhanced copy replace the old copy, i guess they both can t be saved ! ?

It gets saved to whatever folder you chose to save it to. VirtualDub uses the standard windows Save File dialog. Use the pulldown at the top to see the full path. You can't save to the same file you are reading from. You can use the same name if you use a different folder.

And lastly can i place the old copy and the enhanced version side by side to see if theirs a real difference

You can start two instances of VirtualDub.

Ok dang just tryed it again and all i get is the imput window and no output window

Make VirtualDub's window bigger. Use the usual window resizer in the bottom right corner.

[Leftbehind]

Dang dang i don t see full path so i have no idea where the out video winds up and can t figure out how to run the out video as the in video runs so i can see the difference any suggestions still need help sceech might need an easyier video enhancer grrrr - help . .

[jagabo]

Dang dang i don t see full path so i have no idea where the out video winds up

Use the pulldown at the top of the Save File dialog:

and can t figure out how to run the out video as the in video runs so i can see the difference

Just move the frame slider to view different parts of the video. If you want a normal playback speed preview press the Output Playback button (third from the left). Depending on the speed of your computer you may not get smooth playback though.



The buttons all tell you what they do when you hover the mouse pointer on them.

any suggestions still need help sceech might need an easyier video enhancer grrrr - help . .

It hardly gets any easier than VirtualDub.

[Leftbehind]

Oh well using version 1.9.5 build 32593 and i don t see any save file dialog yuk will v 1.9.2 or 1.9.0 work with vista hp 32 bit guess i ll try one of those versions sceech back to finding one lost 58 minute vd out video its missing in action on my pc - any ideas - thanks . . .

[jagabo]

You don't need an older version. This functionality hasn't changed in eons. File -> Save as AVI.

[Leftbehind]

Ok oh well guess i ll just keep playing with it i wonder if theirs a better search thingy i can use for vista the one that comes with vista stinks it keeps missing a bunch - thanks . .

[redwudz]

VD will save to the last place it was set for. Just open any video in it and click 'Save as AVI' and you will see where it went.

[jagabo]

Yeah, but where's "Public"? You need to use the pulldown to see the entire path.

[Leftbehind]

Ok still here and searching now i ve lost 2 videos on the hard drive and can t find umn yet but i have figured out how to run the in and out together so i can see whats working oh well byee for now back to the search . .

[Leftbehind]

Ok trying a new idea on a new video, when i try to view the in and out panes to make sure its working the video freezes after 10 seconds and
won t move yuk, so whats that about and whats the fix and still have two VD videos missing can t find them yet assuming dub did its thing - later and still need help . . .

[jagabo]

What type of file are you trying to edit?

[Leftbehind]

Ok its an Video Clip (.avi) that freezes up on me after 10 secs and its very annoying - -

[jagabo]

I haven't seen lockups with AVI files very often. It sounds like your file is corrupt.

[Leftbehind]

Hum not sure , the file plays great in the window media player so its pretty weird i ve 3/4 other avi files guess i ll try them then let you know then go from their oh well its never easy . .

[Leftbehind]

Very strange just tryed 2 more avi videos and its strange, i can play the in pane but not the out, then i try just the out and it won t play but if i move it up 5 secs they will both play for 10/15 secs then if stops dead but strangely all three play fine in the Win media player so not sure what that means will try playing it all the way in my dvd player, the maybe delete then reload V D a new copy then try again ! ? Any ideas - thanks . .

[Ai Haibara]

Computer players are more forgiving about errors in video files than converters will be - they'll ignore errors, and if they're small enough, you might not notice they're there just from watching the video.

VirtualDub isn't meant to be a player. It may not always play a video correctly.

[jagabo]

Try this:

Open a video with VirtualDub. Hold down a shift key while moving the frame slider back and forth along the time line. Does it lock up?