Xvid to DVD problems...

[FreeFall]

I have been trying and failing to turn Xvids into MPEG2. Before i go on i will say i have the Xvid codec installed (latest version) along with alot of other codecs, and i can also view the Xvids thru my pc (WMP).
These are the methods i have used so far:
used TMPGEnc Plus to try and convert an Xvid to MPEG2 (DVD format). I adjusted the environmental settings as described in a guide.found here
When it got to a specific point (around 82%) i got a windows error, about xvid.dll...This means that this method did not work.
I then used VDub to check for bad frames. It found 4 bad frames. I Tried using VDub-mp3 to get rid of these errors as described in a tutorial here. But it got all the way to the bad point and then windows shut it down with vdub-mp3-freeze.exe as the error.
I then tried to frameserve, with VDub and TMPGEnc as shown in this guide here
I then got another error, around the same point with the message:

An integer division by zero occurred in module 'xvid'...
...while decompressing video frame 103324 with "XviD MPEG-4 Codec" [biCompression=44495658] (VideoSource.cpp:1480).

and the windows message with something wrong with xvid.dll

Please help me, i have a few Xvids and i cannot put them onto DVDs for this reason.
Thanx in advance.

[videocheez]

Try the guide at www.doom9.org. Go to guides, then format conversion then avi to dvd using CCE.

Good luck,

VC

[Laddydaddy]

Go to www.doom9.org. They have all the good shit over there. Go to the download section and look in the avi editing tools. Download the fourcc changer. When you open it up you will see 3 windows. You will load your film in one, and the other two should show you that you have an xvid codec. You can then change the codec in those windows from xvid to divx. You now have a divx avi file. Load your file into virtual dub and save the audio file to wav. Then you want to save your video file as an avi file without the audio. To do this click on audio and choose no audio. Click on video and select direct stream copy. Click on file and choose save as avi. When you open up your new saved file in either v-dub or TMPG, you will now have a divx avi file without audio. Use this and the wav file in TMPG. This is the only thing that worked for me with one particular xvid file that was giving me trouble. Good luck

[vichyvane]

can I download the fourcc changer, the web site you gave doesn´t have it any more

[FreeFall]

You can then change the codec in those windows from xvid to divx

How do you do this?
The "FourCC description code" box is xvid, so what do i type in the box for "fourcc used codec"? I have tried putting in MP41, MP42, MP43, DIVX and DIV3 but i get a message from WMP saying "the pins are not connected". If i put in "MPEG" i get the sound with a green screen. It only works if i put in "XVID".
Anyone help?

[Laddydaddy]

To vichyvane; Look to the right of the avi editing tools. You will see a line that says "show all avi editing tools." Click on it. It is a link to ALL the avi editing tools. When the new window pops up you will now see the fourcc changer listed. Also read my answer to freefall below.

To Freefall;
You only have to type divx in the two dialogue boxes provided and the codec will now be a divx codec. Go to www.digital-digest.com. You can download the same program from them (it is called an avifourcc changer on their website). That version has a help text included that explains how to use it. If you have any questions feel free to ask. I won't be able to answer them for a while though since I am off to work now.

[FreeFall]

it still does not work. I am 99% positive it is because of the frame error in the movie (all my XVids have 1 or 2 frame problems, i am assuming the majority of Xvids do).
I have done everything in the LaddyDaddy post, but when it gets to a bad frame in TMPGenc (around 83%) it give a "windows has to shut down error" message. Now since this file is a DIVX now i changed it, i get the error with the file "ModName: windivx.ax". I have played the 83% that i have, and it works perfectly so this method would work if my Xvid didnt have bad frames.

I need to get rid of the bad frames to convert the Xvid (or at least i think i do). How can i do this?? I have already tried VDub-mp3 like i said in my original post, but i got a "windows must shut down error" like i said.

Please help me

[FreeFall]

can anyone help me getting rid of these bad frames? Bear in mind i do not know the exact frame numbers because i get wondows errors with VDub-mp3 as soon as it hits this bad frame.

[Laddydaddy]

In your original post you said you got a code error while decompressing frame 103324. This is obviously your bad frame. Why not try deleting this in virtual dub? The guide to identifying bad frames also tells you how to delete them. Also, from what I understand there are more than one xvid codec. Download gspot from the tools link on the left. It is listed under more useful tools. Load your film into it and it will analyze your film and tell you exactly what codecs you need. If gspot doesn't identify any problems or if you can't delete the bad frame in vdub, you may have to split the film in two, leaving out the bad frame and then joining the two files together with TMPG. Just encode the film with the first file having frame 103323 as the end frame. Then start the second file with frame 103325. You can then join the two together. If this doesn't work I'm fresh out of ideas. Let me know how you make out.

[FreeFall]

i have finally got it working! (almost!)

I did not even notice that the error message displayed the frame number
This is what i did:
read around for a few hours
used divfix to inspect the file, and found that bad frame. Then deleted the frame and re-synced it like in the guide. I then checked it for errors again in vdub-mp3. There was 101 errors, and i fixed them all as shown in the guide.
I then encoded the file to Mp2 & Mv2 and then multiplexed them and created my DVD......WOOHOO! it worked (thanx for everyone who helped)
However...When i play it it is a little jerky, and not as smooth as i have seen. How do i make it more smooth??
Thanx