Is there an easier way ?

[90blackcrx]

I have an xvid file and tmpge encode will not open it because its unsupported, anyways is there an easy way to convert this file ? I have read a few guids but all of them are pretty long. Just wanted to know if I was missing something.

[Poppa_Meth]

xvid is supported just fine by TMPGEnc. are you sure you have the Xvid Codec installed? Set your direct show priority to highest on the list in the options of TMPGEnc?

[jimmalenko]

https://www.videohelp.com/tmpgenc.htm#problems lists suggestions for this issue.

[90blackcrx]

https://www.videohelp.com/tmpgenc.htm#problems lists suggestions for this issue.

I read the problems, and I right clicked on it and clicked high priority, thats all you have to do right ? It did not work. And I can watch the file on my pc so that means I have the codec right ?

[jimmalenko]

You may need to do that a couple of times to ensure that DirectShow MultiMedia File Reader as at the very top of the list. If that doesn't work, load your AVI into VirtualDub, set both video and audio to Direct Stream Copy, and the go to File > Save as AVI. Specify the new file's name and click on Save. All you are doing here is rewriting the headers for the file. The video and audio are not altered in any way. Then load this new AVI into TMPGEnc.

[sacajaweeda]

If you can't figure it out you can always open it in VirtualDub and resave it to a new AVI file that TMPGEnc will accept.

Oops ya beat me to it Jimmy.

What HE said.

[90blackcrx]

That did not work either, I tried opening it with virtual dub and received this message

Couldn't locate decompressor for format xvid ( unknown )

Vdub requires a video for windows compatiable codec to decompress video . Directshow codecs , such as those used my windows media player are not suitable

And I tried the other thing again with the priority and that did not work either.

[sacajaweeda]

Sounds like you've got one really screwed up computer on your hands there, buddy. You seem to have an incredibly inordinate number of problems with all this stuff.

Perhaps backing up everything, format & reinstall Windows and start over might be an option worth considering.

Or not.

[jimmalenko]

You might need an xvid codec installed on your computer for Virtualdub to open it. THat also may have been the cause of the problem with TMPGEnc, too.

[90blackcrx]

Installed the codec and it opened right up with tmpge , thanks once again guys.Can anyone tell me this though, after loading the file in tmpgec the settings are really weird at the end, here I took a snapshot

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid148/pf563f4036cd1e7c718a39033d8bc04a8/f61a34ff.jpg.orig.jpg

You have to blow it up in IE. Basically why is the res so low and why is it taking up so much disc space ?

The file well the movie is only 1 hour and 34 mins

[jimmalenko]

Looks like you might have the dreaded VBR MP3 audio. Load your AVI into GSpot or AVIcodec and paste the screenshot back here.

[90blackcrx]

Here you go, I thought video and audio bitrate play the role in how much space is gonna be taken up on a cd ? Also on the bitrate calculator what does calculated bitrate mean ?

Here is the pic
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid148/p95c36b8b8678c65b143c9256a591073a/f6199639.jpg.orig.jpg

[jimmalenko]

Yep, you've got VBR MP3 audio, which TMPGEnc don't like at all. It often reacts by thinking that the movie is much longer than it is, and this is proven in your pic with you saying the movie is 94 minutes long, whereas TMPGEnc thinks it's 241 minutes long. Save the audio out to a WAV file using this guide.

The calculated bitrate is the video bitrate you need to specify in TMPGEnc. If you're doing CBR then set the bitrate to this value. If you're doing a 2-Pass VBR, you set the average to this value, your max to something near 9000 and your min to about 1000 (IMO). BTW, I'm pretty sure you can change the res to whatever value you want in the wizard. My personal preference is to use the "manual" mode, because IMO you have a lot more control over every minute detail.

[90blackcrx]

The calculated bitrate is the video bitrate you need to specify in TMPGEnc. If you're doing CBR then set the bitrate to this value. If you're doing a 2-Pass VBR, you set the average to this value, your max to something near 9000 and your min to about 1000 (IMO)

I usually just set the video bitrate to about 50 below what max I was given. What do you mean though, sorry I'm alittle confused by if your doing cbr then set the bitrate to this value. Maybe if I knew what compressed bitrate ment, can you actually encode like this ? hmm I'm gonna go play around with it. Thanks

[jimmalenko]

The calculated bitrate is the video bitrate you need to specify in TMPGEnc. If you're doing CBR then set the bitrate to this value. If you're doing a 2-Pass VBR, you set the average to this value, your max to something near 9000 and your min to about 1000 (IMO)

I usually just set the video bitrate to about 50 below what max I was given. What do you mean though, sorry I'm alittle confused by if your doing cbr then set the bitrate to this value. Maybe if I knew what compressed bitrate ment, can you actually encode like this ? hmm I'm gonna go play around with it. Thanks

CBR = Constant Bitrate - The bitrate you specify throughout the whole movie.
VBR = Variable Bitrate - "Oscillate" between the max and min as required, ending up with an average bitrate of whatever you specify.

[90blackcrx]

But I'm talking about the bitrate calculator, there are 2 parts

Calculater bitrate which I don't know what its used for

And DVD max bitrate, I have been using this number and putting that into tmpgec

[jimmalenko]

But I'm talking about the bitrate calculator, there are 2 parts

Calculater bitrate which I don't know what its used for

And DVD max bitrate, I have been using this number and putting that into tmpgec

Good lord, no wonder you've been having so many issues ...



1. is the bitrate you need to put into TMPGEnc, because it is the calculated bitrate. You should always be putting this into TMPGEnc.

2. is the max video bitrate you could use to keep the DVD within the DVD spec, and is simply 9800 minus whatever you set your audio to. Try changing your audio bitrate and see how that value changes, yet it doesn't change when you change the running time of the video. You should never be putting this into TMPGEnc.

[90blackcrx]

Actually last time I used the calculator was about 2 weeks ago and now that I think about it, I used the calculator number.