converting DIVX video with VBR MP3 audio

[Foz]

Having problems converting this video. Here's what I have done:
1. Extracted VBR MP3 audio with Virtualdub to WAV format,
2. Converted WAV to MP2 with HeadAC3he,
3. Used TMPGEnc plus to convert DIVX video to an m2v file, following the Baldrick guide,
4. Tried simple multiplexing these two files with TMPGEnc plus with stream type set at MPEG 2 super video CD(VBR). After file had run estimated 30 minutes got an error message "buffer underrun",
5. Tried putting the original DIVX file in NeroVision. After estimated twenty or thirty minutes, program shut down, virtual memory too low.
6. While doing these two processes I had my internet connection cable unplugged, anti-virus and firewall programs closed, and any other programs in task bar closed.
7. In task manager, checked for processes running, which were 27, for a total of 38 MB, CPU usage 0 on all processes.
8. My computer has 320 GB hard drive space(large percentage free) and has 768 MB of memory and my processor speed is Penrium 4, 2.4 Ghz.

Someone please tell me what I have done wrong, or what I need to do.
Thank you, Foz

[bugster]

Having problems converting this video. Here's what I have done:
1. Extracted VBR MP3 audio with Virtualdub to WAV format,

Uncompressed wav? If so good.

Now use this wav file as the audio source when you encode your video in Tmpgenc. Ensure you select the option to produce a system stream (audio+video).

[Foz]

What about file size this wav is over 1GB? Foz

Also, if I use system stream, does this mean I don't simple multiplex them?

[ZippyP.]

What about file size this wav is over 1GB? Foz

Also, if I use system stream, does this mean I don't simple multiplex them?

Uncompressed audio is very large, sounds about right.

Yes, you won't need to multiplex as you will create an mpeg with both video and audio.

[Foz]

Well I'm back, got the thing out of the oven and it still has jumpy video and scatchy audio. I ran the original DIVX AVI through vdub MP3, no bad frames. Used the extracted wav file I got with Virtualdub (should I have used VirtualdubMod) and the original DIVX AVI file in TMPGEnc Plus. I used this guide( http://www.polarhome.com:793/~afonic/tmpegenc.htm ) to set up TMPGE to encode, but I used NTSC instead of PAL. Took 3.5 hours, no errors and it played in WMP 9. Confused Foz

[ZippyP.]

but I used NTSC instead of PAL.

Did you match your template (ntsc 29.97 fps, ntsc film 23.976 fps, pal 25 fps) to the input video? If you don't it ends up jerky. Use the file information in Vdub to find the frames per second of your source.

I always extract my audio with Goldwave, you might want to try it. Just load the avi then save to create a wav file.

[Foz]

ZippyP, I guess this may be where I messed up. My source video is 23.976 fps,res. 544X400 4.3,openDVIX V5. I used NTSC 720x480, 29.97 fps, and let the wizard set the rest of the settings. Foz

[Soapm]

ZippyP, I guess this may be where I messed up. My source video is 23.976 fps,res. 544X400 4.3,openDVIX V5. I used NTSC 720x480, 29.97 fps, and let the wizard set the rest of the settings. Foz

If you used the wizard in TMPGE then it should detect your source is 23fps. If it did then you will know by looking at the frame rate setting on the video tab. It should say, "23 fps internally 29" or something like that. If is does not say that then you can manually change it.

[lacywest]

I understand your pain ... I've downloaded a few divx - xvid videos with vbr audio ... pain in the butt ... makes me wonder why these people do them.

I've had good luck putting the avi video in InterVideo WinDVD Creator 2 ... and making a mpeg DVD Compliant video with it.

Some Smallville videos from BitTorrent or Edonkey had VBR audio.

Somebody has brought something to my attention ! !

Smallville ... ???

The TV show ... it's broadcast over the air ... Free.

Is that actually against the law to download it from the Internet ... even tho it is broadcast over the airwaves free ??

I didn't get home in time to set up my VCR.

In my area ... Star Trek Enterprise and Smallville both air at the same time but on different channels ... takes a few minutes to load up the VCRs.

[Shudder]

lacywest: People do VBR because they want to have as good a quality at as small size as possible. Not everyone has a DVD burner and CDs are pretty much what they're stuck with.

As for broadcasting.. like everything else, they want CONTROL over their broadcasts. Plus usually online there's no commercials, so you're basically taking out the subsidies that make airing it possible.