what is the best program for divx/avi to mpeg1or2 convertion

[camelmilk1]

ok i dled the older version of virtual dub(1.4.9) and the latest of lsx. i used the frameserver guide that sefy recommended and i still got an error here is what the error said, this is an error through lsx.

Audio stream has unsupported format or compression type

This program supports only PCM audio format with sample rates
11025, 22050, 44100, 48000 Hz

I have no idea what this means how can i solve this problem?
Thank you

[BMzx]

When I convert from a divx avi which is about 700mb I end up with an mpg that is well over 1 GB in size. Is there a way to convert it so it will fit on one VCD ?

Thanks

[Sefy]

camelmilk1, open your AVI in media player, and use the File / Properties and then into the Advanced, and write down here all the codecs you see there.

[camelmilk1]

sefy,

i played the avi file and i went under file/properties as instructed. there wasn't an advanced feature but there were details here they are

Length: 1:37:31

Bitrate: 2Kbps

Media Type: Video

Audio Codec: MPEG Layer 3 Decoder

Video Codec: Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Decompressor

(a few of the things were left out like file name and location and other unimportant things of the same nature)

I opened the file in the old version of media player and there was an advanced option in the properties but I found that no codecs were installed I don't understand how this can be true because I know for a fact that I installed the divx codec and the file wouldnt play if the divx codec weren't installed.

Thanks

[Sefy]

Strage, "MPEG Layer 3 Decoder"should be supported in VirtualDub without too much problem, but it would explain why it gives TMPGEnc so much problem.

Can you play the AVI in.. hmm WinAMP ? and can you see if it identifies the Audio and plays it correctly ? if it does, there might still be a way out of this mess

[camelmilk1]

There is more of a video problem i can convert but the screen is black i don't know how to solve this audio works fine but video is what doesnt show up but i'll try to play it in winamp and get back to you in a bit

ok i tried playing the .avi in winamp and it didnt work properly
it would play then pause then play then pause..... and it kept doing that. i have a converted .wav file for the .avi movie and that plays completely fine. so what now? i have no solution for the black screen and audio playing but nothing coming up on the screen.

[camelmilk1]

alright i solved the problem
i searched on the forums for a blank screen problem and i found that i needed to increase the priority of the

DirectShow Multimedia File Reader

under

Environmental Settings / VFAPI plug-in

It works fine now thanks to everyone for all the help.

:P 8)