VirtualDub *.MTS "Unable to set filename on media detector:hr=80040200"

[Innomen]

I am attempting to open an mts file in VirtualDub 1.10.0A (x64)

I have installed the DirectShow plugin for x64. (DShowInputDriver-0.8.zip)

When opening the MTS file I get. "Unable to set filename on media detector:hr=80040200"

I am attempting to convert the mts file into a series of jpgs of every frame.

(File > Export > Image sequence)

But obviously I have to be able to open the file in vdub first.

I am willing to use a different app if I can extract the images in their native resolution.

Thank you for your time.

[jagabo]

Do you have a DirectShow MTS file reader/splitter filter installed? Can WMP play the video? Haali will work of you don't have one.

[Innomen]

How do I check? And yes, WMP can play the MTS files.

[Bjerner]

I have the same problem, that I am not able to open MTS-files from VirtualDub.
Did you find a solution?


Best Regards
Bjerner

[Innomen]

I have not, and I would still like to.

[jagabo]

Make sure VirtualDub is using the DirectShow source filter. When you open the file use the "Files of type" pulldown at the bottom of the file dialog to select "DirectShow input driver".



Also be sure you are using 64 bit filters with 64 bit VirtualDub, and 32 bit filters with 32 bit VirtualDub. Don't mix the two.

[Innomen]

Please see my initial post for the error message that results.

But let me give some screen caps.


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[jagabo]

screen caps aren't displaying anything.

See this:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/articles/10919.aspx

I'd try installing Haali first. If that doesn't work install ffdshow too. Be sure to install 64 bit versions if you are using a 64 bit version of Windows and a 64 bit version of VirtualDUb. If you are running the 32 bit version of VirtualDub install the 32 bit versions.

[Innomen]

Click the links dude. :P (Example: Attachment 8296 = https://forum.videohelp.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8296)

That page just helps me play the file in media player, which it does.

I have/had Haali and ffdshow installed.

[jagabo]

I did dude.

Invalid Attachment specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

[Innomen]

Then I suggest you "please notify the administrator" because they work fine for me.

Not that it matters, my original post contained all the relevant information.

[poisondeathray]

Try using the newest plugin, there is a newer one available


When you render the file in graphstudio, what does the graph look like? None of your attachments show here either. If you want help and can't figure how to upload screenshots, use a 3rd party host like imageshack, imagebam, tinypic. etc....

If you are on win7 , use preferred filter tweaker to enable ffdshow (if you have it installed it won't be used otherwise, the MS decoder will prevail)

You can try avisynth to load it into vdub, but if you can't get your directshow filter chain working, use ffmpegsource2

Or use ffmpeg/ffmbc for the image sequence (ffmbc is better for transport streams)
eg.

ffmbc -i input.mts output%05d.png

"%05d" represents the "placeholder" digits, so 5 places : image00000.png, image00001.png, etc....

[jagabo]

Did you verify a DirectShow MTS reader/splitter was installed? Did you install Haali?

[Innomen]

@poisondeathray

That's extremely helpful.

Graph capture attached.

I used the tweaker and set ffdshow as the preferred. Exact same error message.

I will explore the avisynth option and failing that use the tool you mentioned to get the images.

Maybe some day the app will support this filetype natively and plugins and such will be less important.

It's a pain that such an excellent camera produces a file that apparently nothing except sony vegas can read. >.<

Will update

Thanks again

[ziptip]

I have exactly the same problem. I can't open .MTS files in Virtualdub. I can open the files in WMP, I have ffdshow and DirectShow filter plugin for VirtualDub installed, and still it doesn't work.

You can try avisynth to load it into vdub, but if you can't get your directshow filter chain working, use ffmpegsource2

How can I use avisynth or ffmpegsource2 to open the files in VirtualDub?
thanks

[jagabo]

How can I use avisynth or ffmpegsource2 to open the files in VirtualDub?

Install AviSynth, install the ffmpeg source filter for AviSynth, install Haali media splitter, create and AviSynth script that looks like:

FFmpegSource2("filename.mts")

Then open that AVS script as if it was a video file in VirtualDub: File -> Open Video File.