how to tell video file properties?

[ish]

if i have an avi or mpg file how can i tell what frames per second & what size ie. 352x288 etc it is encoded at?

thanx all

[twodogs]

VirtualDub. File --> Information

[ish]

thanx twodogs 8)

[trillium]

I attempted to use that on a m2v file that is an encoded file from TMPGEnc (originally started out as an avi capture from Scenelyzer).

Either I did something wrong (which is highly likely), but when I attempt to load the movie file into VirtualDub I get something to the effect of the following:

that it is missing the codec for dvsd

I've taken the advice of some and attempted to download the Canopus DV tools (both the codec and the program to re-encode to Canopus DV). I said attempted because I was unable to attach to the Canopus ftp servers since sometime yesterday when I first ran into this problem

I have not attempted using the Panasonic codec that is still floating out there...

anyone else have any other advice (or is there a way I can re-encode the media to get it to work in Virtual Dub)...

Thanks

[Megahurts]

Trillium

Try the latest version of VirtualDub v1.4.13. It will accept MPEG2 files.

Chas

[kitty]

The program GSpot will tell media file attributes for most files - details on MPEG are supposedly in the next version.

[trillium]

Check the v. of VDub I was using...1.4.13
Just downloaded GSpot, will have to give it a shot to see what I am trying to mess with...

could the possibility that I ran the original avi file through TMPGEnc using 2-pass VBR be an issue?

thanks

[sterno]

For MPEG1/2 files download bitrate viewer from the tools section and use it to open the movie. It gives resolution, frame rate, bitrate, etc.

[trillium]

finally got this to work

I installed the Panasonic codec for dvsd that is still floating around on the net and was able to open the .avi file in VDub to grab just the audio. The wav file then I can pretty much encode into whatever I need and then either combine back with the video file OR use it as a seperate audio track for SpruceUp! and DVD Maestro...both work rather nicely.

Thanks for all your help!!