Unable to open in TMPGenc or VirtualDub

[kenshinhimura]

I have an .avi video that I am trying to convert to mpeg.
I cannot open the file with TMPGenc 12j or VirtualDub...
It says its unsupported...

Do you think its the new divx codec?

[eyeofbeholder]

This is just a guess. Can you open the AVI using media player? If not, you probably need a codec. Lots of the new AVIs need an MP47 codec, which is pretty easy to obtain and download.

[Vejita-sama]

Yes, check media player first. The other problem could be that it was encoded at a non-standard frame rate. When I've d/loaded DivX/avi's at non-standard frame rates I've had to framerserve them to TMPGenc with AVISynth, and/or applied a modified telecine to them to get a framerate that TMPGenc can handle.

[kenshinhimura]

The avi works perfectly on windows media player, but its when I try to open with virtualdub..

VirtualDub Error

Couldn't locate decompressor for format 'MP42' (Microsoft High-Speed MPEG-4 V2)

VirtualDub requires a Video for Windows (VFN) compatible codec to decompress video. DirectShow codecs, such as those used by Windows Media Player, are not suitable.

[oxide]

try to d/l Windows Media Tools. get at microsoft's site. i had the same problem.

[TomSem]

or try the Kristal studio codec from the tools section