Xvid Video - Problem - Green Bar at the bottom of the screen.

[Cunhambebe]

I've been trying to configure the Xvid encoder correctly for an optimal configuration, targeting both size and quality. I've just encoded a video 16:9 (slide slow) at 1007 kbps (calculator says Target Size: 665600 and Average Birate: 1003), 2 pass, resolution 640x360 + VD full proc. mode + Filter resize Lanczos3.
As I watch the final result on the PC, I notice a thin green bar at the bottom of the frame. Since I was using FFdshow (libavcodec) for decoding, as soon as I disabled it and enabled the own Xvid decoder, the bar disappeared (other config. options do not show the bar using FFdshow; includding 1 pass but at a higher bitrate: at Quantizer2 or Quantizer3). What's happening ?

Here are my questions:
1) I'd like to know how to capture a frame to paste in PS in order to upload here;
2) Is there any way to configure FFdshow to cover up this green bar? Will this video show correctly on most Divx/Xvid players?

Thanks in advance.

[teegee420]

1. You can save a screen shot of a playing video with Media Player Classic.

2. You're best off using the native XviD decoder. Your video should likely play fine on your standalone player.

[Cunhambebe]

Thanks a lot.

[celtic_druid]

Could be related to the fact that 360 is not mod16. What version of XviD/ffdshow?

[Cunhambebe]

Xvid version is XviD-1.1.0; 30/12/2005; FFdshow is older Oct 12 2004

The video is not centered either...

[jagabo]

The older ffdshow MPEG4 decoder may not be happy with a frame height that's not a multiple of 4.

[Cunhambebe]

Thanks for the input jagabooooo. BTW, is the new version as light as the old one? TKS in advance.

[jagabo]

BTW, is the new version as light as the old one?

I didn't compare the installation when I upgraded but it appears to be similar in size and functionality.

[Cunhambebe]

Yeah, similar, but a little heavier Thanks so muck for replying jagaboooooo. Now everything works great.