virtualdub question

[poolplayr]

Full of questions tonight sorry.

I applied a filter and then i select "preview filtered" then i have 2 windows on my screen of the video. Which one is the filtered one? the one on the right or left?

[Tommyknocker]

The left is input, the right one is output. Remember Options=>Swap Input/Output panes comes in handy when working with extra large resolutions.

Also right clicking on either pane brings viewing size options.

[poolplayr]

Ok cool ty.

Another question....

I applied the filter I want to use and now how do i make the program output the video with the new filter applied?

I cant find good directions for this so any help appreicated!

[Matt D]

There are two ways, first is to use the "save as AVI" function in v-dub to save your new AVI. The only problem with this is that you will end up with a file that's really big all the way up to enormous.
The second way is to frameserve the file with filters to a program such as TMPGEnc which will encode it directly to DVD compatible MPGs. Frameserving is a simple process which is outlined in the guides here.

[poolplayr]

ok i see that the TMPGEnc converts to mpeg so i think i should be more specific as to what im using. I am using the virtualdub mpeg2 therefore my file is all ready in mpeg format. I tired saving as an avi and all i get is a tiny file that is nothing.

So knowing what im using, is the best way to still use the frameservering?

[Tommyknocker]

And the third way is to select a codec using Video=>Compression... Select the codec, its parameters, then OK. Then use the File=>Save As option.

[Matt D]

Poolplayr- I understand you are working with MPG, but it doesn't matter. v-dub mpeg2 won't save as an mpg. You are either going to have to save as an avi and re-encode or frameserve and re-encode.
I'm not sure why you were not able to "save as AVI" because I have done this easily with v-dub mpeg2 on many occasions.

Tommyknocker- This will not work in v-dub mpeg2. You must be thinking of v-dub mod in which case this is the same operation as I descibed above, but for a different program.