Avisynth Directshowsource problem

[HartsVideo]

Hi,

I have Windows XP Pro.

I have an .avi file that's too large to fit on an svcd. When I have this problem, I've always been able to reduce the size of the file by using AutoGK (v 2.40). Today, I can't plug in any .avi file and set the size to a smaller one without receiving the message:

Avisynth open failure:

Script error: there is no function named "DirectShowSource" (L:\17 C-H\agk_tmp\_.avs, line 7.

The folder name changes with each file that's in a different folder.

I have Avisynth v 2.5.7 installed in my pc. I also have directshowsource in folder Avisynth/src/plugins and directshowsource.dsp in folder Avisynth/src/plugins/directshowsource. AutoGK still converts .vob files to .avi files with no problems.

I uninstalled AutoGK and Avisynth and downloaded and installed new ones but it didn't help.

Can you tell me what the problem is and how to fix it?

Hart

[celtic_druid]

You would need to open the dsp file, compile the plugin and then put in the AVISynth plugin dir. Could also download a binary instead of source.

[guns1inger]

You got me worried because I just updated to 2.5.7 this morning and although I had done a couple of quick tests, DSS was not one of them. Thankfully it works for me.

Are you running the latest 2.5.7 or one of the release candidates ?

Can you show us your actual script ?

[Alex_ander]

Try AviSource or AviFileSource instead. It is possible that your system uses a VFW codec for handling that type of file.

BTW, I had no visible bugs in my 2.57RC1 so far; often use DirectShowSource for RMs, Mov's and WMVs.

[HartsVideo]

Hi celtic_druid,

How do I do this?

compile the plugin and then put in the AVISynth plugin dir. Could also download a binary instead of source

When I downloaded and installed Avisynth 2.5.7, I didn't uninstall my previous version, 2.0.8, unless 2.5.7 automatically uninstalled it when it was installed. I did uninstall my previous version of AutoGK when I installed v 2.40

Hart

[HartsVideo]

Hi gunslinger,

I don't know what the difference is between the latest 2.5.7 and a release candidate, but I downloaded Avisynth_257.exe from:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=57023

Hart

[HartsVideo]

Hi Alexander,

AutoGK doesn't allow me to choose which file it uses. It doesn't have the option to use AviSource or AviFileSource, but thanks for trying.

Hart

[HartsVideo]

If fixing this problem turns out to be difficult, I'll revert back to the previous versions. They worked well with no adjustments needed. I usually upgrade to the newer versions of files/programs when their stable versions are released, but I've never had problems with the newer versions.

Could this problem be caused by the fact that I don't have Avisynth installed in the same folder as AutoGK? It was never a problem with the older version. In my Program Files folder, I created a folder and named it Video Programs a few years ago. I then create folders inside Video Programs for each video program that I install, i.e., codecs, filters, avisynth, video players, etc.

Hart

[gadgetguy]

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I have Avisynth v 2.5.7 installed in my pc. I also have directshowsource in folder Avisynth/src/plugins and directshowsource.dsp in folder Avisynth/src/plugins/directshowsource. AutoGK still converts .vob files to .avi files with no problems.

AviSynth2.5.7 should have installed itself in a folder named "Avisynth2.5" and I think this is required for it to be able to find plugins in the plugin sub-folder.

[celtic_druid]

So where did the source come from if you downloaded the exe and not Avisynth_257_src.zip?

[HartsVideo]

I downloaded both AviSynth_208.exe and avisynth_208_src.zip from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=57023.

Due to another post above where gadgetguy said

AviSynth2.5.7 should have installed itself in a folder named "Avisynth2.5" and I think this is required for it to be able to find plugins in the plugin sub-folder.

I installed both of the files in several places just to see what would happen. The default folder for installation of avisynth_208_src was Documents and Settings/owner, so I installed them there. The default folder for AviSynth208.exe was C:. I also installed both of them into the AutoGK folder and Video Programs folder. It didn't help. I received a message that said:

VirtualDub Error
Avisynth open failure
LoadPlugin: "C\PROGRA~\VIDEOP~1\AUTOGK~1.40\DGMPGDec\DGDecode.dll" is an an Avisynth 1.- plugin (C:\- DVD Rips\agk_tmp\_.avs.line1)

I have no idea what the message means except that maybe avisynth needed a plugin, but I had no plug-in to give it.

So I uninstalled AutoGK and the avisynth exe and src files and went to http://www.autogk.me.uk/modules.php?name=Downloads and downloaded and installed AutoGK full package - Mirror 1 1980643. Now AutoGK works fine again.

I started this post in the newbie section because, even though I've used AutoGK for a long time now, I use it because it's automatic. I don't know anything about compiling, binary, filters, how to show a script, VFW codec, directshowsource, etc. I know how to download, install, and click on start. If the program asks me for something, I try to get it for it, but nothing that I installed was satisfying the new AutoGK program and avisynth files that I downloaded from the first site.

I don't know what the difference is between the two AutoGK files that I downloaded from the different sites but one works for me and the other doesn't.

Hart

[guns1inger]

Why did you download avisynth_208.exe ?
Why download the source files ?

[HartsVideo]

As I said in my last post, I found an AutoGK program that works.

But I would like to add that, at forums, directions are given in computerese that translates to Chinese for a newbie.

I'm a Mathematician. Computing the volume of water in a tipped glass is first year calculus that is taught to an average high school senior, but it is of no help in answering a question regarding the amount of water that should be added to a recipe for someone who hasn't taken calculus.

In other words, too many assumptions are made that a newbie has taken calculus, which negates the name "newbie."

Hart