TMPEGEnc won't open a *.vdr

[Ralph The Dutchman]

Hi,

I was trying to frameserv my video into TMPEGEnc using virtual dub, but TMPEGEnc says that the vdr isn't a good file.
That's weird because I tried last week and it worked then, I tried with different vdr files but it just won't work.

Can somebody please help me ?

[Craig Tucker]

When saving the vdr file with vdub give it an avi extension, so save as "video.avi" and use the quotation marks.

[Ralph The Dutchman]

Thank you I will try now....

[Ralph The Dutchman]

It still doesn't work and i did what you said.
The file is a XvID, could that be a problem ? I don't have the XvID codec, I'm using a special XvID player.

I made a screenshot of the error i get.

[ator]

When you are opening .vdr in TMPGEnc you must select All files for opening in TMPGEnc window. Then you can open it and it will work.

[Ralph The Dutchman]

Mate, I always select all files, I'm not THAT stupid (well a little ).

[ator]

May be something is vrong with Virtual Dub and not with TMPGEnc.... I don´t know what is it, but it´s sure in VirtualDub...

[Ralph The Dutchman]

Ok, I'll delete Virtual Dub and re-install it, but it could be in the registery and I don't know what Virtual Dubs registery keys are...

[Ralph The Dutchman]

I've re-downloaded Virtual Dub and tried but I still have the same problem.

Which version of TMPGEnc are you guys using ? I'm using the latest.

But isn't there another way to add subtitles (maybe with another program) so that i won't have to use Virtual Dub ?

[Craig Tucker]

Will TMPGEnc open the file without frameserving ?

[Ralph The Dutchman]

Nope it won't.

[Craig Tucker]

Install the xvid codec.

[Ralph The Dutchman]

Ok thank you very much mate, but the xvid codec on the site doesn't work for me.
Its DOS or something.

[Baldrick]

tried everything here
www.dvdrhelp.com/virtualdubframeserve#problems ?

[Ralph The Dutchman]

I have tried everything but it STILL doesn't work !
Its really weird because it DID last week.
I'm using Virtualdub 11.5.4 and the latest version of TMPGEnc.

And guys, thanks for the answers you gave me, 2 bad that it still doesn't work.

[Craig Tucker]

Ok thank you very much mate, but the xvid codec on the site doesn't work for me.
Its DOS or something.

You were probrably just downloading the source code if you went to xvid.org. Try here

[Ralph The Dutchman]

I've downloaded that one now, and nope still doesn't work.
I'm hopeless

[Craig Tucker]

Have you tried increasing directshows priority

https://www.videohelp.com/tmpgenc.htm#problems

[Ralph The Dutchman]

Yes I've tried that as well. Nothing works, maybe I need to reboot or something.

Anyway, is there another way 2 add subtitles 2 a video file ?

[liquid217]

get this file here and unzip it
https://www.videohelp.com/readavs-vdr.zip

once unzipped, run the install.bat file. after that is completed, open tmpgenc and goto options....environmental...vfapi.... look for an entry named Avisynth/Virtualdub script reader (in the middle column it will say the file name is readavs.dll). Make sure this does not say "file can not be loaded") if it doesn't, that means the bat file did its job. Now all you need to do is increase this plugins priority, by right clicking on it and clicking "higher priority". I would recommend it at least be on the top.

if your plugin does say "File can not be loaded" or something to that effect, you'll need to create a folder in your "program files" directory named "vfapi" and place that readavs.dll there. that .bat file doesn't allways do its job correctly.

[Ralph The Dutchman]

Tried that 2, and damnit, still doesn't work !


Is there any other way 2 add subtitles without vdub ?

[liquid217]

i may be speaking the obvious, but you did install the avi file handler in virtualdub's auxsetup.exe? Also, i do not recommend frameserving the audio. Just use the "save wav" option in vdub, and turn off the audio before frameserving. One last note, that readavs.dll looks for a file with the extention .vdr. It doesn't like it with the .vdr.avi extention.

[Ralph The Dutchman]

Yes I installed the handler, of course

But it still doens't work

[Craig Tucker]

Can you play this file ?

[Ralph The Dutchman]

Yes I can.
I can encode it as well.

But is vdub the only program which can add subtitles ?

[Craig Tucker]

You can encode it ? but you said TMPGEnc would not open the file. So have you used something else to encode it ?

[Ralph The Dutchman]

TMPGEnc encodes the avi file, but it doesn't encode the *.vdr when I use vdub.

Its really weird because it used to open vdr's.

Is there another program that alows me to add subtitles to the movie ?

[Craig Tucker]

Is there another program that alows me to add subtitles to the movie ?

Not that I know off but I am sure there must be something.

[Laddydaddy]

Try turning on the aviproxy and then frameserving the file from Vdub with an avi extension and no quotation marks.

[Ralph The Dutchman]

Try turning on the aviproxy and then frameserving the file from Vdub with an avi extension and no quotation marks.

I just tried and it doesn't work. I tried with TMPGEnc 2.5 Plus, doesn't work.

Could it be something in my computer ?