Problem with AVI files

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Hi,

I am converting an AVI file into NTSC dvd. All of a sudden, after Procoder started the second pass there appeared a sort of stamp in the video preview screen. it's green lines of text showing the speed of conversion and something else. They are upside down.

I started the conversion anew but this time the stamp appeared from the very start. I rebooted PC, cleaned the registry but nothing helps.

What could it be and how to fix it? Thank you.

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Hi,

Only today I noticed that all AVI files (pictures in thumbnails) on my HD are sitting upside down.

All of them also have got a colomn of green color text in the left bottom corner:

- current frame
- CPU load
- Input size
- Ouptput size

When converting in Procoder, those lines show the changing data and are visible at the left bottom corner of the Procoder preview screen and in the right top corner but upside down like a mirror picture.

What's happened to my AVI files? How to fix the problem?

Thank you!

[JohnnyMalaria]

Sounds to me like you have a rogue codec.

Have you installed any codec packs?

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All that is installed has been installed a while ago. I did not change anything.

And the first time it happened yesterday in the middle of conversion.

Thank you.

[JohnnyMalaria]

Do you have an trial versions of software that may have just expired?

Can you post an example of a frame with the text on?

Someone may recognize where it comes from.

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"Do you have an trial versions of software that may have just expired?" - Not sure. It is a possibility that I have something like that. I need to review the programs.

Yes, sure give me a sec and I will post it.

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When I open an AVI in MPC or Neri Show Time or VirtualDubMod, there is no the text and the pic is not upside down.

But I see it Procoder preview window and the pic is sometimes upside down and sometimes not. It looks like the only option to post a frame is to convert a small piece to VOB and post it.

If there is an easier way, I would appreciate the advice.

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I have removed ffdshow and everything back to normal.

has it got corrupted? It was installed quite a while ago and worked fine.

I will try to install the latest version.

Guys, thank you for your time!

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I tried to install the latest version and all the problems started again.

Can I live without ffdshow? If not, how to fix it? thanks.

[Scorpion King]

Can I live without ffdshow?

What are you setting ffdshow to decode? I only use it for FLV and X264. Most anything else I need I just install.

Good luck.

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Hi,

After I unstalled ffdshow, I opned an AVI file in and it shows "Xvid codec not istalled". When I open the script in Procoder it shows a wrong resolution. I believe it's because of the codec.

Should I install Xvid separately?

I liked ffdshow as it covered so many codecs at once. I would not say I use it for something specific.

[Scorpion King]

ffdshow is easy to setup and change. You simply set the codecs you want to libavcodec. The ones you don't to disabled. (on the decoder tab of course).

And look what I found under MPEG-2......

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Hi,

After I uninstalled ffdshow and installed a separate Xvid codec, GSpot shows that the codec installed but I cannot open in VDM the AVISync script that worked perfectly well before all this. I get error message:



The script:
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\MaskTools.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\MT_MaskTools.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\RemoveGrain.dll")
DirectShowSource("F:\Temp\Grinch\Grinch-1-No-Sound.avi")
LanczosResize(704,480,0,1,1024,574)
AddBorders(8,0,8,0)
Dull=Last
Sharp=LimitedSharpenFaster(Dull,ss_x=1.50,ss_y=1.5 0,Smode=4,strength=70,soft=30)
Soothe(Sharp,Dull,25)

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Scorpion King,

Thank you! It means I should uncheck the stuff and that's it, right? Wow, that easy!

[Scorpion King]

I can't say what these other guys might tell ya, but I don't enable any decoder I don't actually need. The problem I see with ffdshow is that when you install it all the items are selected and it is up to the user to uncheck what they don't actually need or want. I think ffdshow should install with nothing checked automatically, then enable what you need and only when you actually need it.

It is always a good idea to actually know what is needed and what is not. I personally don't like using ffdshow for anything but what I must, and at this point, thats FLV and X264. Everything else I use and do I install and manage myself.

You have some sorting out to do I think... Good luck.

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Thank you!

Could somebody please advise what's wrong with the sript? Thank you.

[Pinstripes23]

I thought avisynth defaults to YV12 colorspace. But try inserting the change in the colorspace just before the sharp filter:

The script:
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\MaskTools.dll") 
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\MT_MaskTools.dll") 
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\RemoveGrain.dll") 
DirectShowSource("F:\Temp\Grinch\Grinch-1-No-Sound.avi")
LanczosResize(704,480,0,1,1024,574)
AddBorders(8,0,8,0) 
Dull=Last 
ConvertToYV12()
Sharp=LimitedSharpenFaster(Dull,ss_x=1.50,ss_y=1.50,Smode=4,strength=70,soft=30) 
Soothe(Sharp,Dull,25)

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Pinstripes23,

Thank you! I will try it right now and will post the result.

What is really confusing to me is that I used the sript yesterday and it worked perfectly weel till the moment when the problem descibed above came up.

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Unfortunately it does not work.

If I use it as is, I get the following error:

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If I change the first line back to:

C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\MaskTools.dll")

I get the error:

[Pinstripes23]

can you post the script you're getting the error? I accidentally included the html link to avisynth in the script I posted. But the last error you mentioned is in the first line of your script(maybe you're missing a parenthesis). The script should read like this:

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Avisynth 2.5\plugins\MaskTools.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\MT_MaskTools.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\RemoveGrain.dll")
DirectShowSource("F:\Temp\Grinch\Grinch-1-No-Sound.avi")
LanczosResize(704,480,0,1,1024,574)
AddBorders(8,0,8,0)
Dull=Last
ConvertToYV12()
Sharp=LimitedSharpenFaster(Dull,ss_x=1.50,ss_y=1.50,Smode=4,strength=70,soft=30)
Soothe(Sharp,Dull,25)

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You are right! I was missing parenthesis in front of ("C:\Program Files....

I believe you've missed the word "AviSynth" in the first line, right?

Once I inserted parenthesis (and "AviSynth" in the first line), I get another error:



Here is the script that gives the error.

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\MaskTools.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\MT_MaskTools.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\RemoveGrain.dll")
DirectShowSource("F:\Temp\Grinch\Grinch-1-No-Sound.avi")
LanczosResize(704,480,0,1,1024,574)
AddBorders(8,0,8,0)
Dull=Last
ConvertToYV12()
Sharp=LimitedSharpenFaster(Dull,ss_x=1.50,ss_y=1.5 0,Smode=4,strength=70,soft=30)
Soothe(Sharp,Dull,25)

[Pinstripes23]

yes I edited the avisynth part back in

Maybe try moving the ConvertToYV12() above the DirectShowSource line. TBH those are weird errors you're getting. I've never seen characters in those errors before. Also is it necessary to use loadplugin command? I've never had to use it to call up the filters I'm gonna be using as long as they are in the avisynth plugins directory.

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Thanks.

I put "ConvertToYV12()" above the DirectShowSource line and got anothe rerror: Invalid arguments to function ConvertToYV12()

I believe something different is to blame. Again, I've been using the script with no problems for a while and did not touch it. I did not make any changes.

What else can be invloved? May it is still codecs?

[Pinstripes23]

I re-read this thread. You first had installed ffdshow before. So you uninstalled it and now you're using XviD to decode this file. Can you play the file in a media player that will use the XviD to decode...like MPC? If you can try using avisource instead of directshowsource. And don't include ConvertToYV12().

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\Avisynth 2.5\plugins\MaskTools.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\MT_MaskTools.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\RemoveGrain.dll")
avisource("F:\Temp\Grinch\Grinch-1-No-Sound.avi")
LanczosResize(704,480,0,1,1024,574)
AddBorders(8,0,8,0)
Dull=Last
Sharp=LimitedSharpenFaster(Dull,ss_x=1.50,ss_y=1.50,Smode=4,strength=70,soft=30)
Soothe(Sharp,Dull,25)

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I installed ffdshow back but with everything unchecked, which means it should not effect anything.

Before reinstalling ffdshow I installed Xvid codec. GSpot started showing "codec installed" after that.

Yes, I can play the AVI file in MCP with no problem.

Wow!!! It works with avisource

But why? Such unexplainable things when you do not touch anything but it still breaks are frustrating.

Pinstripes, thank you very much! I really appreciate it.

[Pinstripes23]

But why? Such unexplainable things when you do not touch anything but it still breaks are frustrating.

Something might have gone bad when you kept uninstalling and installing ffdshow. I don't use ffdshow to decode and I have the XviD codec installed. Although I usually don't use directshowsource for XviD files, I just tested it out on a script and it frameserves the file fine.