Encoding in VirtualDub causes ICDecompress unspecified error

[thermie]

In VirtualDub, when converting a Pinnacle AVI file to a MPEG4 (via DivX video and MP3 audio), the procedure fails - and never at the same frame reference point. The error is "Video source AVI ICDecompress Error unspecified (-100)"

I've plenty of system RAM and hard drive space so I don't think it's a resource issue. Has anybody experienced this before and if so, what did you do to solve it?

Thanks!

[xaanin]

Not sure if this is it, but when playing an avi file in Virtualdub encoded with DivX and recieving that error, it means you've got a bad frame. But since it's not at the same place each time I'm not sure... Have you tried any other program to encode?

[Shabubu]

I think that's a frame issue, I get it with partial downloads from morpheus, it's usually at the points where the frames haven't been d/l'd yet.

[KingJohn]

Hi

Seen this when saving uncompressed video, I used a DivX to save and problem is gone.

[thermie]

I've tried DivX and Microsoft's MPEG 4 under VirtualDub, both produce the same results yet erratically.

I get some of the same problems under Premiere's export; the only one which works 100% is the Windows Media codec (.WMA). Oh yes, RealPlayer's .RM codec also works, but even at top seting .RM is not all that good so I like to pretend it doesn't exist... And I prefer MPEG4 to a Microsoft standard.

So I know the material do not have bad frames; something goofy just happens randomly during the encoding.

Just to clarify, I'm using Windows NT 5 (Win 2000 Pro). Why Microsoft had to screw up an already bad naming convention is beyond me...

[KingJohn]

Hi Again

Does the avi's have key frames set every 10 ?
Have you scanned them for freeze frames ?