Convert ogm to avi please?

[venus]

Hi, I'm new to the forum and I have a huge problem!
I downloaded the ogm to avi converter and tried to convert my ogm file, but a msg box came out saying that the AviMux Gui is experiencing problems and will shut down, does anyone know why this happens?
Also, can anyone give the step by step, telling me what to click on, to convert from ogm to avi with VirtualDubMod, I tried it before and the output gave me no audio, please help me.

Thank you!

[redwudz]

You might try VirtualDub Mod instead. It should be able to open a OGM file. BTW, most OGM are just Xvid video with Ogg sound, so you may just need to convert the audio to MP3. VDM can do that also. I add Lame MP3 ACM to have more audio options but VDM has a MP3 codec.

Open the file, go to 'Streams>Stream list'. Right click on the audio file and select 'Full Processing mode'. Then R click again and L click 'Compression'. If you don't have Lame installed, use MPEG Layer 3 and select your settings. I use 44100Hz 128kbps CBR Stereo 16KB/s with Lame. MPEG Layer 3 doesn't have many settings.

Then save out the audio with 'Full processing' and the Xvid video with 'Direct stream processing'. This only takes a few minutes.

If my memory serves me properly, that should work. If you have a Ogg video, they may be different. That format can also have more than one audio stream, so you may have to choose.

Just to add, you can also save the audio out as a separate WAV, using full processing, then run it though other audio programs or convert to AC3 with ffmpeggui.

And welcome to our forums.

[venus]

Thanks for your help, my files are actually.ogg but I followed your instructions and again theres no audio! I don't have Lame but I used MPEG Layer, is there any other programs I can use like Avidemux? Does it support ogm to avi conversion?

[Baldrick]

I would try alltoavi.

[redwudz]

Did VDM show any audio tracks in 'Streams'? I don't know if Gspot 2.70 will work on OGM or Ogg video, but if it does, it might tell you more about the file. Have you tried playing it with VLC media player? If VLC can play the audio track, it can usually transcode to other formats.

More about Ogg and OGM: http://www.vorbis.com/

[Alex_ander]

Download OggDrop frontend (works without installation):
http://www.rarewares.org/files/ogg/oggdropXPdV1.8.9-aoTuVb5.zip
Demux audio from VDubMod' stream list and decompress it to wav with OggDrop, then encode to mp3 (or AC3) for using with avi.
Alternatively you can download Ogg Vorbis library libvorbis.dll and install it on your system so that VDubMod could use it for decompression.
All downloads are available here:
http://www.rarewares.org/index.php

[Ai Haibara]

And yet another method:

Download OGMDemuxer (command-line, but if you want, you can create a shortcut to it on your desktop and drag .ogm files onto it). This utility can demux everything from an OGM. At the very least, you'll likely wind up with the AVI video stream (usually Xvid, no audio, in my experience), and at least one audio stream (.ogg). Videos may, of course, include more audio streams, and possibly subtitles.
If you do use the shortcut-on-desktop method, any OGMs you drag onto the shortcut will have their contents extracted to whatever directory they're in.

For example, if your OGM just has one audio track, you can demux it, then use whatever converter you like to convert the .ogg audio track to .mp3. Then, all you have to do is load the AVI in VirtualDubMod, and add the MP3 audio stream.

[45tripp]

is there any other programs I can use like Avidemux? Does it support ogm to avi conversion?

yes perfectly,
you can also select which audio track to process.

Alternatively you can download Ogg Vorbis library libvorbis.dll and install it on your system so that VDubMod could use it for decompression.

vdubmod includes the library and natively supports vorbis.

to convert from ogm to avi with VirtualDubMod, I tried it before and the output gave me no audio, please help me.

Then save out the audio with 'Full processing' and the Xvid video with 'Direct stream processing'. This only takes a few minutes.

You won't ever get audio that way.
You can't simultaneously process audio and video from an ogm with vdubmod.
You have to select "full audio processing", select compression and "save wav".
you can go to pcm, as an intermediate, and use an audio encoder to go to mp3, or
just go straight to mp3 with lame in vdubmod.
Direct stream the video to avi and then load the avi, add audio and direct stream copy again.

If you have a Ogg video, they may be different. That format can also have more than one audio stream, so you may have to choose.

Not sure what you mean, but ogg video doesn't exist.


also, ogm2avi is another app that does the job.
using apps mentioned, or similar (oggdemuxer, lame...) with a batch drag and drop.
just drag and drop the ogm onto the icon and you get an avi with the first audio track and no subs.
you can of course edit the batch file, to use the 2nd audio track and so on.

gl

[redwudz]

True, I come across OGM video rarely. By Ogg possibly being different, I meant:

Other prominent Xiph codecs that are often encapsulated in Ogg are the video codec Theora, and the human speech audio compression format Speex.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogg

I also assumed VDM could convert the OGM audio to MP3 in one step, but for MP3 VBR audio, I usually save out the audio as a WAV and convert that back to MP3 CBR with VDM or Audacity. Apparently OGM audio needs a similar process.

But the OP should have enough methods here to accomplish what he needs.

[Alex_ander]

vdubmod includes the library and natively supports vorbis.

It uses older (2003) libraries, maybe this makes problems with audio. Not sure VDM will find the differently compiled 2007 library, but simply decoding demuxed .ogg stream (e.g with OggDrop) and encoding (e.g. to mp3 with WinLame) should work. The new stream can be added to stream list, the old ones disabled, then avi saved in 'direct stream copy' mode.

[venus]

Thanks everyone!! After 2 months of trying to work this, it did! I got my file in avi and I have the audio too! I'm excited now that I could convert all my ogg files, does this also work with mkv files?

Thanks for everything!

Actually, when I was trying to convert the second episode, there's audio and everything but the subtitles won't show, I demuxed the subtitle and when I went to add it with the audio to the avi, it gave me a msg that says there was some errors while parsing the file, why is this happening?

[45tripp]

I also assumed VDM could convert the OGM audio to MP3 in one step,

you can. you just can't do it in the same step as video processing.

I usually save out the audio as a WAV and convert that back

good practice, i'm in the habit of using an uncompressed intermediary as well

It uses older (2003) libraries, maybe this makes problems with audio.

no

Not sure VDM will find the differently compiled 2007 library,

It will. Use ogg vorbis dlls http://www.rarewares.org/ogg-libraries.php#libvorbis
replace both vorbis.dll and ogg.dll

but simply decoding demuxed .ogg stream (e.g with OggDrop) and encoding (e.g. to mp3 with WinLame) should work.

it will, definitely.
you can save to pcm with vdubmod though.

does this also work with mkv files?

depends on the mkv

Actually, when I was trying to convert the second episode, there's audio and everything but the subtitles won't show, I demuxed the subtitle and when I went to add it with the audio to the avi, it gave me a msg that says there was some errors while parsing the file, why is this happening?

look under streams->report.
it'll be blank sub lines. vdubmod is removing them. which is a good thing

having the sub stream in the container is not the best idea.
for best compatibillity keep an external srt sub.
you can remove blank subs with a sub editor. i use SubtitleTool.

gl

[Marvingj]

Try mencoder .....

[45tripp]

sure,
already mentioned enough i'd say but

mencoder anime.ogm -ovc copy -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr -o anime.avi

and audio track2

mencoder anime.ogm -ovc copy -aid 1 -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr -o anime.avi

You'll have to use something else to demux subs though.


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