TMPGen won't convert some files!!! Help!

[e3wilson]

I have some video files that for some reason the extension on them was .204 (or .206, .209, etc) They still played in DivX but when I went to convert them to mpeg, TPMGen said they were not supported files and I couldn't convert them. So I tried just changing the extension to .avi and they play in WMP but TMPGen still won't recognize them as an appropriate file!

Could someone familiar with the program let me know what I should do....or is there another conversion program that will accept these files???

[LT. Columbo]

first you should get virtualdub from this guide and post the audio and video file info to see what we are dealing with. sometimes raising the directshow alone will be enough as explained in the guide.
http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=56454

[e3wilson]

I can't load any of the files into VirtualDub....the error message I get says:

Couldn't locate decompressor for format 'XVID' (unknown)
VirtualDub requires a video for Windows (VFW) compatible codec to decompress video. DirectShow codecs, such as those used by Windows Media Player, are not suitable.

I don't even know what a codec is....I'm so lost!

[LT. Columbo]

google "xvid 1.0.3 koepi's latest build" install it. try to load the files again, try tmpgenc again.

let us know.:)

[anonymez]

LT, xvid 1.1 final had been released about a week ago :) http://www.koepi.org

[LT. Columbo]

thanx for the info anon, i've been using 1.0.3 stable since it was released!;)

:toast:

[e3wilson]

Yay!!! It worked...well, kinda

It accepted all my files and converted them, but when it did I lost the sound and there's like and extra hour of just a black screen. I'm wondering if there's something I should do differently to fix this (I've been following your AVI to MPEG guide to the letter LT)

Also, another question, if I have a huge video file that is too big to convert and put on one disk, is there a way that I can split the file into two and put each of them on different disks....like a part a and part b?

Thanks again!!!

[LT. Columbo]

1) did you raise direct show? it is possible there may be a problem with the file itself. you still should post the file info from vdubmod as requested earlier...

2) splitting can be done easily if desired. you can also lower the bitrates to allow it all to fit on one disc depending on your quality standards for your project.

[e3wilson]

Okay...

When I browse for the file in TPMGen the video file opens but the audio doesn't open automatically and when I browse to specify the audio file it says that it doesn't support that file.


Is there a guide for splitting that I should search on the forums for?

[LT. Columbo]

you didn't answer my question.....this is a problem that can be easily overcome---guaranteed.

[e3wilson]

1) did you raise direct show? it is possible there may be a problem with the file itself. you still should post the file info from vdubmod as requested earlier....
I don't know what you mean by raise direct show....and below is the file info from vdubmod

[LT. Columbo]

from the link i already gave you

Go to the TMPGEnc's Option menu and select Environmental settings. From there, select the
VFAPI Plug-in tab.

There you see a list of various reader plugins installed for the TMPGEnc. The one that's called DirectShow Multimedia File Reader is the one that we're looking at. As a default, its priority is -1. Select the item and right click on it. Choose Higher priority and repeat this until the "Priority" for this item is higher than any other plugin's priority in the list (usually 2).

[LT. Columbo]

i hope you installed xvid. with that installed and fraunhofer's mp3 codec you will not have trouble. get it here, with all this installed THEN start again to encode.
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/MPEG_Layer_3_Codec.htm

[e3wilson]

Everything is working fine now!

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LT. Columbo]

excellent:)

[nausicaa33]

Okay so I use virtual dub version 1.6.17 to convert my avi files to wav files for the audio part. I use TMPGen version 2.58 to create the mpeg files. When I burn them using my software there is no volume. This only happens with certain files. I found a really old avi file of a childhood movie: The phantom tollbooth. Classic kind of. Anyway when I burn it on DVD there is no volume. There is volume in the original copy and I can burn other things without a problem in audio. The video compression is XVID. Could this be the problem? It's also possible that this is super complicated and it won't work but I have faith!! Help would be wicked!!

[LT. Columbo]

Okay so I use virtual dub version 1.6.17 to convert my avi files to wav files for the audio part. I use TMPGen version 2.58 to create the mpeg files. When I burn them using my software there is no volume. This only happens with certain files. I found a really old avi file of a childhood movie: The phantom tollbooth. Classic kind of. Anyway when I burn it on DVD there is no volume. There is volume in the original copy and I can burn other things without a problem in audio. The video compression is XVID. Could this be the problem? It's also possible that this is super complicated and it won't work but I have faith!! Help would be wicked!!

are you remembering to plug the .wav file into TMPGenc? does the outputted mpg have sound?

[nausicaa33]

The original avi file has audio. I didn't think to check the mpeg but it doesn't have any sound. I stuck the wav file in the TMPGenc for sure. Could the avi conversion not be working or the settings be off? I'm not good at this stuff at all so I have no idea. Thanks for your help so far!!

[MilesAhead]

nausicaa33 it might be helpful to run MediaInfo or GSpot on
the .avi file so we know what format the audio is in to start with.
Also which version of TMPGEnc are you using?

[nausicaa33]

the TMPGenc version I use is 2.58.44.152. I have Gspot and I ran it. It had a lot of info there so I hope this is what you need.
it said it was a "Divx Style 'Packed bitstream AVI'"
also Open DML (AVI v2.0)
If there is any other info you need let me know!

Thanks again for the help!!

[MilesAhead]

the TMPGenc version I use is 2.58.44.152. I have Gspot and I ran it. It had a lot of info there so I hope this is what you need.
it said it was a "Divx Style 'Packed bitstream AVI'"
also Open DML (AVI v2.0)
If there is any other info you need let me know!

Thanks again for the help!!

It should say something about the audio in the lower left
quadrant. Like "mp3" or "ac3" or "pcm" or something.

[nausicaa33]

Ok it says Dolby AC3 under audio codec
it also says 48000 Hz, 256 kb/sec, tot, stereo (2/0)

[MilesAhead]

Ok it says Dolby AC3 under audio codec
it also says 48000 Hz, 256 kb/sec, tot, stereo (2/0)

That will do it right there. TMPGEnc Plus didn't support AC3 unless you
purchased an add-on plugin.

If it's not imperative to have AC3 audio then what you can do is use
an audio conversion tool to convert the AC3 to .wav. When I used
TMPGEnc Plus often I would regularly drop the video on GoldWave.
Save the .wav file. Then in the TMPGEnc wizard select this .wav file
as the audio input. It should work then.

[nausicaa33]

I have been using Virtual dub to create a wav file to plug into the audio file part in TMPGen. It could be that Virtual dub doesn't correctly convert AC3. Do you suggest using Goldwave instead for this?

[MilesAhead]

I have been using Virtual dub to create a wav file to plug into the audio file part in TMPGen. It could be that Virtual dub doesn't correctly convert AC3. Do you suggest using Goldwave instead for this?


Instead of just taking one shot in the dark after another I would recommend
you try to determine if the problem lies with the source files or the converter.
e.g. try the source files with different converters. If they don't work with
anything they're probably corrupted. If the reverse is true then the problem
may like with TMPGEnc. Organized trial and error can be a good thing
(scientists just call it "experimentation" because it sounds more, er,
scientific.) :)

[nausicaa33]

I used the Goldwave program to create the wav file and it just worked for some reason!!! Thanks for all your help!! This forum rocks that ****!!

[MilesAhead]

I used the Goldwave program to create the wav file and it just worked for some reason!!! Thanks for all your help!! This forum rocks that ****!!

Glad you got it working. TMPGEnc Plus can be a bit finicky. :)