Convert OGM to MPEG1/2 quicker and easier than w/ GraphEdit

[Krakn]

Using Windows XP, I was never able to get GraphEdit to work properly when converting .OGM files to .AVI. After looking around, I found a little program that came with Avi2cd called decompressor.exe. It decompressed the audio track in my .ogm files and created another much larger .avi file with the regular compressed video and a fully decompressed audio track in it. I loaded up TMPGenc, pointed to this new fgile for both the video and audio and converted it over to mpeg2 format in a matter of a few hours for a 45 minute file, not too shabby. I then used Nero to create an SVCD with it that I could watch on my standalone player. Needless to say this method is not only easier to set up and run, but takes less time than with GraphEdit to get from .OGM to MPEG, hours less in fact, this way it takes me around 3 hours to get an entire 90 minute video file from the initial .ogm format to SVCD. Enjoy! 8)

[magicmycote]

Thanks, I'll try it right away...I've been putting off converting an .ogm I have just because I hate to do it with graphedit!

[magicmycote]

btw you can download avi2vcd (decompressor.exe) @ http://www.mnsi.net/~jschlic1/

[rs500]

Hi

with this method or the GraphEdit one, is it possible to get the subtitles to show?

thanks!

[mysts]

I tried this method and everything worked out just fine. A problem did occur though: VCDeasy and Nero both refused to burn a CD with the message that 512X384 is not a valid resolution. What are your thoughts on this. thanks

[magicmycote]

You did not use the appropriate tmpgenc template, use the SVCD one with 'full screen: keep aspect ratio'.

[kylen]

TMPGEnc doesn't recognize the video--where do I download the Video CODEC for .ogm files?

I tried installing the codec from http://tobias.everwicked.com/
I get the sound but no picture (in Windows Media Player and TMPGEnc.

Thanks,
-Kyle

[fredkreuger]

I'm having the same problem with the video part of the .ogm file...

[magicmycote]

The codec used in ogm containers is commonly XviD (the ongoing opensource implimentation of the now commercial DivX)..you can download ready made binaries here:

http://nic.dnsalias.com/xvid.html

[Anonymoususer]

OK To begin with Im new to this .ogm thing. All I know that they are like Mpeg 6 format files (I know they don't exist) high ass quality with 2 audio tracks. The thing is that I downloaded the file but I can't even play the file on my computer and I read (past tense) the explanation about the convertion but to begin with how do you get the file to .AVI to begin with..I understood all the other things except the begginning...converting to .AVI ???! how ??!

Please clarify...

[Tuesnightspecial]

OK.

Installed what I could find on http://tobias.everwicked.com/ and http://nic.dnsalias.com/xvid.html

The second gave me picture but a very very poor one, it looked sort of like it was melting!!! Artifacts dominated.

I decompressed the file and while I could now get TMPenc to recognise it, it would not start encoding. Particulalry an ACM error if I tried it on the original OGM and ntl.dll (someting like that) when I tried it on the decompressed version.

It encodes the audio perfectly if I select audio only. The video just doesn't get there!

Any more suggestions before I give up on this completely!

[Tuesnightspecial]

Oh dear. Looks like that codec was the last straw for my PC - it just won't play DVDs anymore - WinDVD is totally shot and media player and real one player just hang when trying to play. Consider this a friendly warning.

Anyone know how I can remove the XVid codec?? I'd hate to have to use my PCs restore disc.

Looks like ogm files are going to have to remain a mystery.

[magicmycote]

Yea I think you should revisit the 'ogm mystery' a little later after you've become more familiar with a/v/computers in general.

To uninstall, just go to Add/Remove programs and uninstall.

[zu_yong]

Just for your information, the decompressor.exe doesn't support *.ogm files only *.avi...
Any other ways to convert *.ogm to *.avi?

[magicmycote]

Yo man rename the ogm to avi then decompress

[zu_yong]

Thanks for the info! :P

[Anonymoususer]

I extracted the sound from the .OGM file I had using a software called GoldWave...converted the audio to Mpeg Layer 3- 48KHZ.wav format...is there anyway to extract the Video...and then convert them together using TMPGEnc...

Yes I have tried the decompressor thing...it worked BUT my file got the 1minute messed up....I might try again...but in the meantime I want to try something else..

Any suggestions ?? Please tell me....

Also when I play the .OGM file on my Windows Media Pleyr 6.4 it crashes..I upgraded it to 7.1 it still kept on crashing...I have the .OGM Direct Show Filter installed and the Subtitle filter...please help..!!!!

[arni1975]

does anyone know how to extract a mulilanguages soundtrack out of a .ogm-file?
i got a file that cames default in a foreign languages when i play it with the zoom-player.there is also the possibility to choose "my language".
for encoding the file to (s)vcd i want to use my prefered soundtrack.
i try to grap the right soundfile with oggmux but it didn`t work....

any ideas?

thx.

[MarioSuperSmash]

Here's the solution guys. Very simple.

1st: Rename your .ogm file to .avi

2nd: Open up decompress.exe that came with avi2vcd program.

3rd: Decompress the file.

4th: I use VirtualDub 1.4.8. You can try to use something else, but I found VirtualDub to be very easy. Anyway, load up the avi file in VirtualDub and select full processing mode under both Video, and Audio.
Next choose the compression you want for video and audio. My case was Divx 5.0, and Mpeg Layer-3. You may need to use a bitrate calculator. I recommend Divx4bitrate. After you configure the video codec, and the audio codec. Go to file, and click Save Avi. Then wait for it to finish and voila!

Btw, OGM and OGG files were a complete waste. They compare to mp3 quality. Which even then isn't close to perfect. Vorbis file types are just larger version of the standard avi, or mp3 file formats. No quality is gained that can't be converted into a more smaller, and conventional format.

Good luck, and enjoy.

[badanday]

Ok, i got my file to avi after decompressing it, and i've tried using virtual dub, but it said i needed a XVID codec. So, i've downloaded the XVID codec and installed it, but it won't show up in virtual dub. Help!

[xelpmoC]

An OGM I have has 2 audio tracks(english and japanese), 1 video track, and english subs. I got an OGMDemuxer and demuxed it, getting 1 avi, 2 oggs, and 1 sub. Everything good so far. Only problem is no matter what ogg2wav program I use, I end up with a wav that is less than 200Kb, whats up with this? Is it the demuxer I used? Someone please help me!

[Peste Millennia]

You can get all the software and step by step instructions at

http://www.artificialintell.com/Video/OGM%20to%20SVCD/ogm%20to%20svcd-vcd%20conversion.htm

for converting ogm to svcd. This web is still being birthed but this page is complete. Hope that it helps you out.

[billja]

Peste, that site gives a great step-by-step guide for converting OGM files to VCD/SVCD. Thanks!

But I'm having the same problems as xelpmoc... my OGM file has 2 audio tracks (2 languages) and subtitles. Is there a guide out there that describes how to pull out the tracks/subtitles that you want? When decompress turns the OGM file to avi, what happens to the multiple language tracks?

Thanks!

[Peste Millennia]

In reply to "how to pull out the tracks/subtitles" this is just an assumption as I don't currently have an OGM file embedded with two audio files. If you use the methods described at http://www.artificialintell.com/Video/OGM%20to%20SVCD/ogm%20to%20svcd-vcd%20conversion.htm for extracting the wav files (step two after converting to an avi file) it should extract (I'm again assuming) the two files to wav format. From there you should be able to encode the wav file of your choice into back into the image file.

Concerning the extraction of subtitles from an avi, I'm pretty certain that the subtitles are permanent short of cropping the lower portion of the film during re-encoding.

Good Luck

[Matt Rage]

I've used this successfully to create VCD's very well thanks.

Now I've got myself a DVD burner, and am thinking about converting some OGM files to chuck on a DVD. I'm guess that this is just the same process, but select DVD within TMPGENC, and then use whatever DVD authoring program to actually create the DVDs.

Anyone ever tried this before?

[werty316]

Can I also use the "decompressor" on a AVI with AC3 sound?

THANKS

[zero_net]

I have damaged OGM, throws the Ogm out of sync after the damage point.
Is their a way to repair ? decompressor will not save the corrupt audio part and therefore the audio is 1 second short of the avi after that part.

[Anonymoususer]

I also had similar questions* here is a thread that answered them, I hope it helps... 8)

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=e1531b77746df6114d1a8e598f7ef3ac&threadid=41758

P.S:- It also works for Audio*