Sync Problems when VCD -> Divx editing w/ VDub

[ruyen]

Ok everyone (AKA: anyone who can help: ),
I've been trying to edit and convert from VCD to DIVX for a week and I've been getting more and more frustrated. My problem is that I can't find a perfect way to edit and join, then convert w/o the audio coming out of sync.

I started by trying Premiere, but rendering times were too long and there was no option for mp3 audio compression. I preferred to use it because of it's detail in editing and the ability to save projects.

Attempts at trying Vegas Video and Media Studio Pro were unsuccessful, so I moved on to try Virtual Dub.

I like VDubs ease, but after reading all kinds of stuff on sites like this, I still can't figure out how to fix these sync issues w/o making them different framerates. Also, it isn't just async the same amount throughout, but it gradually becomes worse as the video goes on. FYI, most of the sources' framerates are btw 29.6 and 29.997, but any time I try converting them all to the same rate (so I can combine them) they become async in different levels.

Can anyone please help me asap so I can get this project started?

[Tommyknocker]

After you load the AVI file, select Video-->Scan video stream for errors. If none, select File-->save wave....

Load the original file as input video into TMPGEnc. Use the new was file as input audio. Select your template and encode.

[ruyen]

Thanks for the reply, but having never used TMPG, I didn't quite understand your suggestion:

Load the orginal file? The original is longer than the edited audio file. Also, TMPG didn't recognize the new (edited to match the .wav) divx file I tried to load as the video source. I didn't think TMPG dealt with divx?

thx

[Tommyknocker]

Have you loaded your Nimo Codec Pack yet?

[ruyen]

Yes, but the official site was down so the one I found might not have been the most current.

[Tommyknocker]

So, I am right in saying your audio synch is gradually going out more and more as the movie plays?

[ruyen]

Correct. I'm working on combining 4 videos into one and the only way I can seem to get them to sync right is by using the "same length" option in the framerate window. However, each file is fractionally different and I have to make them the same framerate to combine.

[ruyen]

Can anyone else give me a hand as well? thx much

[Tommyknocker]

Are the video the same size. I am bnot interested in rates with what I have in mind

[ruyen]

Yes, they are all 352x240, but I think some future ones I'll want to work with will be different.

[Tommyknocker]

Okay, I am assuming you can run AviSynth on your system. Copy this script to your Notepad:

AVISource("c:\ruyenvideo1.00.avi").BicubicResize(3 20,240)
+AVISource("c:\ruyenvideo2.00.avi").BicubicResize( 320,240)
+AVISource("c:\ruyenvideo3.00.avi").BicubicResize( 320,240)
+AVISource("c:\ruyenvideo4.00.avi").BicubicResize( 320,240)

Repalce the video titles with appropiate ones and paths on your system.

Save the file as a .avs file. Load it into Virtual and run.

let me know what happened.

[ruyen]

No, I don't run that. Can you explain a bit? I saw a suggestion on one of these sites that said install and use frameserver (which I am also unfamiliar with), I tried it once but I didn't notice a difference.

[Tommyknocker]

Well, it involves loading two small files, turning AviSynth on in your registry. Then instead of encoding videos, VDub will execute the AviSynth file. I would like for you to join all your videos, save the audio from them, encode them using the files and the audio from them in the same procedure.

[ruyen]

Is this (AviSynth) the same as the aviproxy provided w/ VDub or is it separate software? <looking now>

Also, are those steps in your previous post all the steps I need?

thx

[Tommyknocker]

Yes, you did edit the .avs file, right?

[ruyen]

I installed the handler, if that's the same thing. Can we talk IM? I've can run ICQ, MSN, yahoo, AIM, whatever you prefer.