Problem with converting in VirtualDub

[Martig]

First off, let me say that I hope this is in the right place.

Now, to my problem which I hope someone can help me out with. I have a video that right now, is PAL. I want to convert it to NTSC. I don't have a problem (yet) with the whole framerate business, as for now, I just wish to resize it. VirtualDub does not do anything. I've used fitCD to make an AVS script so that it resizes properly, then I go into VirtualDubMod, open up the video file, then press CTRL+E to go into the script editor. I then open up the script, and I save it. Then I save the video file, and nothing has changed. I've even tried changing the settings on the compressor, and nothing has changed. The output file stays exactly the same as the input file. If someone could help, it would be greatly appreciated.

[Midzuki]

You've got to open your Avisynth script in VirtualDub,
then choose "Save as AVI..." from the File menu. As you
just want to resize a clip, I presume your script should contain
something like this:

AVISource("PathTo---filename.avi")
BicubicResize(720,480)

But if you also want to do the framerate conversion,
try something like this:

LoadPlugin("ApplyEvery.dll")
AVISource("PathTo---filename.avi")
BicubicResize(720,480)
SeparateFields
SelectEvery(10, 0,1, 2,3, 4,5, 6,7, 6,9, 8,9)
Weave
AssumeFrameBased
DeleteEvery(1002, 1000)

HTH.

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[Martig]

Alright. I think that's what I had, but I will try it.

[Midzuki]

Perhaps there is some difference between
what you had written and what you had meant.

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[Martig]

Maybe. Ok. I think a better way to describe it is that it seems to me that VirtualDub is just ignoring the script, and just basically making the same video twice. I hope that sort of explains it a little better.

[Nelson37]

Vdub is not ignoring the script. You, the user, have not told Vdub what to do with it.

You have to open the AVS file, not the original video. Vdub does not act on the script, it opens it as though it were an actual video file. Then you save it.

What you have done is told Vdub "here is a video file. Here is a script. Save the script. Save the video file." Ok. You get the same file because that is what you asked for.

[jagabo]

VirtualDub:

File -> Open Video File, select AVS file
Video -> Compression..., select compression and settings
File -> Save as AVI

[Martig]

That will probably work. Thank you very very much.