xvid (avi) to mpeg tmpeg says file not supported

[playdays2k]

i am trying to convert a downloaded xvid (avi) ac3 to dvd i have followed all the tutorials and i have all the nessecary tools however tempeg plus 2.5 will not allow me to inport avi file (before or after demux) FILE NOT SUPPORTED i have installed correct codecs and checked with gspot (i can also play title on pc no problem i have set higer priority in tmpeg to direct show multi media (as suggested in one of the posts here)

TOOLS USED (or trying to use)
gspot
virtualdubmod
bitrate calculator
tmpeg plus 2.5
tmpeg dvd author

is there anything that i am missing
much help apreciated ( i hope i have given enough information)

file = width 608 x hieght 256
AUDIO
bitrate 448 kbps
audio format = ac3 acm decompressor
VIDEO
frame rate = 23 frames per second
data rate = 138 kbs
video sample 24 bit
video compression xvid

[teegee420]

Install FFDSHOW and try again with TMPGEnc.

[Tommyknocker]

Also make sure the Direct Show priority is set to be the highest one.

[playdays2k]

thanx for the tip teegee but its still the same even after installing ffdshow
also i have set the direct show to the highest priority

[teegee420]

Try frameserving with Virtualdub to TMPGENnc. Here's a guide: https://www.videohelp.com/forum/userguides/87270.php

First install the handler by using "aux_setup.exe" in the Virtualdub prgram folder. Start using the guide at "Frameserve AVI with VirtualDub". You're done with the guide once (or if)TMPGEnc starts encoding.

[Tommyknocker]

I think I couldn't see the forest for the trees. Try to do this with this program. It is the Virtual Dub MP2 AC3 version.

[teegee420]

Ok Tommyknocker, I feel like a complete dumb-ass for asking this but what does "I think I couldn't see the forest for the trees" mean? I've never heard that expression before.

[Tommyknocker]

Sorry, I'm showing my age. The saying refers to a reality: The forest is much more than trees. There are animals, streams, plants, rocks, insects, etc. To say this means you see so many symptons, you forget to look at the problem.

[teegee420]

Sorry, I'm showing my age.

Wisdom is timeless, my friend. Thanks for the clarification. I'll have to remember that one.