At a loss converting AVI to VCD using TMPGEnc

[BALLOONHEAD]

I've read everything I could and downloaded way too much stuff and still unable to do it. This is what I have and hope someone can tell me what I'm missing. I've used TMPGEnc before but one thing I noticed was that audio stated "Unknown (TAG 2000)" if that means anything. Virtual Dub doesn't seem to be able to convert this. I'm still a newbie at this.

File
700 MB (700 MB), duration: 1:00:56, type: AVI, 1 audio stream(s), quality: 69 %

Video
505 MB, 1159 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 640*272 (2.21:1), DIV3 = DivX v3 MPEG-4 (Low-Motion), Supported

Audio
195 MB, 448 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 5 channels, 0x2000 = AC3 DVM, Supported

[BillyB]

It's the AC3 audio that's causing your problem. You can use Virtualdub to strip it off then use Headac3 to convert it to a proper WAV with 44,100 audio.

There's guides for all of what I just described right on this site, or on Doom9.
http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/audio-guides.htm

[bottle-necked]

VirtualDub can convert this file, but not to VCD. Just load the file and select 'Save Wav'. Take the Wav file and your video file back to TMPGenc.

If all else fails, setup VirtualDub to save the video and audio in AVI format with Huffy compression, then take that file back to TMPGenc for conversion.

It's 23.976 fps!

Good luck

[ZippyP.]

Gspot identifies missing codecs, test your file and install the AC3 codec if required. Extract your audio to wav with Goldwave, just load the avi then save. Use the wav as the audio source when converting.

[BALLOONHEAD]

"Could Not Find Data Chunk!" is what I get when trying to load the .wav file in Headache. Any ideas? I heard about trying to use Goldwave to convert the file and then load it in TMPGEnc.

[Craig Tucker]

You need to fix the header with ac3fix.

Rename the wav file to ac3, then run it through ac3fix. (the ac3 file has to be in the same directory as ac3fix). Headac3he should now accept the file.