How to create an empty/blank AVI file without sound?

[tetsuro1]

Hi, all!

I'm looking to create a blank/mute AVI file that's just a black screen with no audio, and that's less than 1 second long, ideally 0.1 or 0.2 seconds.

I'm doing this to create a simple mod, where all the unskippable intro movies in the game MVP Baseball 2005 are replaced by this short mute blank file that's only 0.1/2 seconds long.

Seeing how the game plays three unskippable movies consecutively that are around ~5 seconds long, this mod would be such a relief to have.

Anyway, the AVI file's metadata has to be:

• Resolution: 640x480
• Aspect Ratio: 4:3
• FPS: 25

The only thing missing is the duration, which is, as I said preferably 0.1 or 0.2 seconds long.

The in-game files are in VP6 extension, that is, they use the On2's VP60 video codec, and I did manage to find a way how to compress AVI files using that codec, so the only thing remaining is to create an actual AVI file that I will convert to VP6.

Now, I did manage to find a blank AVI file from someone on videohelp.com (here), but the problem is that file is 5 seconds long, and I couldn't manage to find a way on how to trim AVI files, without them being corrupted or changing extensions.

So I can do this in two ways:

Either I find a way to trim this 5-seconds AVI video file that I downloaded, or I create a new AVI file with my specified length, and properties, and compress it using On2's VP6 codec using VirtualDub

I think I would prefer the latter option, as I believe it is less complex than the former one.



So, does anyone know how can I achieve this? What software would I need to use, and how could I create such a file?

Thanks in forward!

[Quint]

Install AVISynth. Create a text file with extension *.avs. You need only one line:

BlankClip(parameters)

Google for parameters for your special needs, very simple.
Open with VirtualDub, save video.

[johns0]

tetsuro1-please do not open another thread on the same subject,one thread is enough,this thread is closed,Continue here.

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/405944-How-to-create-an-empty-blank-AVI-file-witho...nd#post2658404