Blimey

I take one step forward and 2 back - I still have a lot to learn!!

I have finally joined my 2 AVI files and was following the instructions on the site to prooduce hte mpg file using TmpgEnc Express 3.0.

My first question has just gotten more complicated than my last post!

If I look at the windows file properties of the .avi file it say 25 fps but TMPG is showing 30 fps. If I load it in to Virtual Dub and show the file properties it says 25fps, 640x336,Xvid mpeg4 codec.

So what is the real fps - any ideas please? Presumably when I know this I'll know whether to save the mpg as NTSC or PAL?

Second I still dont really understand how I find out what the aspect ratio of the avi source file is and I will need to set this in TmpgEnc.

Finally I have loaded the AVI into Tmpgenc Express 3.0 and get as far as the cut/edit screen but when I press the > play button the program freezes before showing the error - Error 0x80070057 "The Parameter Is Incorrect"

Please help me because I've spent hours trying to get this sussed this week and I'm beginning to feel very thick.

Cheers

Karl