cannot make a wav-file from divx in VirtualDub

[dekuun]

I tried to convert a divx (Mulholland drive) to svcd in TMPGenc. but I couldn't load the audiofile. Then I tried to change it into an wav-file in VirtualDub, but got this errormessage:

"The requested audio compression is not compatible with the input format.
Check that the sampling rate and channel count of the input match those of the requested format."

The sampling rate of the movie is 48000H, the channels 5(stereo) and the compression is unknown(tag 2000)
I do have sound when I play the divx in Windows Mediaplayer.

Can somebody please help??

[devinemi83]

You can find out the specs by clicking FILE-Properties-Advanced. This is in media player.

[dekuun]

what specs..I thought I wrote them here above??

[NasdaqTheFallen]

It sounds like the audot stream is in AC3 and virtual dub can't deal with that directly. What you need to do is extract it using VirtualDub with the audio set to Direct stream copy and then select Save as wav. When this is finished rename the exported wav as .ac3 and then use HeadAc3e to convert it to a burnable wav.

Cheers
Nasdaq

[dekuun]

It's not a ac3 file. cause I can hear the audio in WMP....found the solution in giving the 'Directshow Multimedia File reader" in TMPGenc. a higher priority (1)...

then TMPGenc. loads the audiofile too when I load the divx
( Options > Environmental setting > CFAPI plug-in)

[NasdaqTheFallen]

Glad you got it sorted, I'll make a note of what you did for future reference.
BTW, you can hear ac3 in WMP if you have the correct codecs installed.

Cheers
Nasdaq

[dekuun]

Well, I was to optimistic..I could load the audiofile in TMPGenc. but after encoding I couldn't play the (S)VCD in WMP....it couldn't find the codec..so I only had sound.....!!??
It's a strange divx?????

[habenGut]

My sugestion: "Shift"+"Del" and go to the nearest Blockbuster....it's not worth spending "2 weeks work" on a 2-3-5 year old movie...