MPEG2 to AVI or whatever VirtualDub will use

[bpatters69]

Hello All,

I just downloaded the latest version of Virtualdub and installed DivXinstaller so Virtualdub could work with AVI files. Works fine. Now I want to work with a file that is in the MPEG2 format. I read that Virtualdub does not support MPEG2. Should I convert the MPEG2 to AVI or is there another fix? Also, are there any other updates or downloads that I should make to Virtual dub? Thanks, Bill

Here is what Mediainfo says about the file:

General #0
Complete name : E:\Movies\Wedding Video\Wedding Video 11_3.mpg
Format : MPEG-2 Program
Format/Family : MPEG-2
File size : 3.50 GiB
PlayTime : 1h 28mn
Bit rate : 5636 Kbps
Writing library : Created by Nero

Video #0
Codec : MPEG-2 Video
Codec profile : Main@Main
Codec settings/Matri : Standard
PlayTime : 1h 28mn
Bit rate : 9383 Kbps
Bit rate mode : CBR
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display Aspect ratio : 4/3
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Standard : NTSC
Chroma : 4:2:0
Interlacement : Bottom Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.906
Writing library : Created by Nero

Audio #0
Codec : AC3
PlayTime : 1h 28mn
Bit rate : 448 Kbps
Bit rate mode : CBR
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Rear: L R, Subwoofer
Sampling rate : 48 KHz
Video0 delay : -2ms

[Noahtuck]

Virtualdub-MPEG2

VirtualdubMOD

I think there might be some plugin for the regular Vdub to open mpg2 files but i'm not sure as i use the first one i posted for working on mpg2 files.

[El Heggunte]

File input plugins for VirtualDub @:

http://home.comcast.net/~fcchandler/index.html

[guns1inger]

Virtualdub can load and edit mpeg-2 files, however it cannot directly output them. For that you need to frameserver to an mpeg-2 encoder.

[bpatters69]

Thanks. The plugin worked like a charm.