How to handle corrupt frames in avi files??

[afwasborstel]

I get more and more divx files wich have corrupt frames in them. TMPGenc and all my other encoders I use (eg. CCE and Procoder) freese up at the corrupt frame..so I'm not able to convert those files.

When I run virtualdub...even Virtualdub crashes on those corrupt frames.
Media player and the other players are capable of playing throug these currupt frames...only at encoding it gives problems...even tried Divx antifreese and stuf like that..

When anybody can give me a lttle help here...please...

[Laddydaddy]

There is a guide on this site at www.dvdrhelp.com/forum/userguides/142555.php. It explains how to get rid of the corrupt (bad) frames using a special version of virtual dub. It also gives the link to download the special version of v-dub.

[afwasborstel]

Thnx for your reply Laddydaddy..
I tried...but that version of Vdub crashes also...and keeps on crashing...

So....any other ideas???

[Laddydaddy]

I found that if you use the goto method v-dub crashes also. I have been successful dragging the bar at the bottom of the screen to the bad frames, marking them with the start and end arrows, and then deleting them. It is time consuming but worth it. It is difficult to be precise this way, but if you get close to the bad frame by dragging the bar, you can move frame by frame until you get to the affected frames by using the appropriate button on the bottom of the screen. I would also advise making a wav file from your revised avi file and use that for the audio input in tmpg. Even after you delete the bad frames you may still have sync problems if you use the new avi file for both the video and audio inputs. I found out the hard way. Let me know how you make out.

[afwasborstel]

Make out??? Don't think my girlfriend gonna like that
Sorry...

But as far as Vdub is converned...It crashes when I do the Check Video for Freezes...so U come a lot further them me..

[Laddydaddy]

When you load the avi into virtual dub click on file and then click on file information. Look at the codec for the video and see if v-dub has that particular codec installed. If not, that may be why it crashes.

[afwasborstel]

As usual it is a Xvid codec....I always have trouble with Xvid....am I the only one?

[Laddydaddy]

No, you are not the only one. According to this site, there is more than one type of xvid codec available. Make sure you have the right one in VD. Go to to links section of this page and go to one of the divx sites listed for more information. A good one is divx-digest. If my information helps, can I buy a pair of those wooden shoes from you?

[afwasborstel]

Well....it finally worked...after installing numerous codecs...

Seemed to be I needed the newest from Xvid codec from Nick...I can finally cut out the bad parts..and watch LOTR...

Only a shame of all the movies I threw away..

And btw..U can by my old wooden shoes

[Laddydaddy]

Go to https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=146515. There is information posted by Cecelio that may help you in the future. :P