Splitting

[elkdanger]

Hey

I just have a question about splitting an AVI file. When using Nandub, I find the start position, holding shift for keyframes, click the button to mark the start, then do the same for the end, then I save the avi, which is fine. Then I play it back in The Playa, and it's fine until you fast forward the video. The video moves forward, but the audio restarts. Is this normal? Or is this an issue with The Playa?
I realise it's hardly the best player to use, but with all the others I get an error: 'Invalid Audio not signalling an error!"

I'm probably missing a couple of codecs, but does any body have any solutions for this? I read on some newsgroups that it was an issue with the DirectX SDK and the debug Dll's (which I have on my system), but I remved them and it made no difference...

Thanks for any help in advance!

Cheers.

[setarip]

It may simply be that the audio and video streams are not interleaved. If the audiostream is in either .MP3 or .WAV format (NOT .AC3), do the following:

1) Load the .AVI into either VirtualDub or NanDub

2) Set BOTH "Video" and "Audio" to "Direct Stream Copy"

3) Save with a new filename

Let us know of your success ;>}

[elkdanger]

Yeah that worked a treat - thanks very much. When I first loaded the .avi I got a message about the VBR encoding being wrong - I seem to remember a while ago when I got the same message, the sound in the video afterwards was choppy and stuttering...just a thought. Didn't happen this time tho!

Anyway, I still can't get Divx movies to play in anything other than The Playa - it won't even work in PowerDivx.

Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks again.

[setarip]

"Yeah that worked a treat - thanks very much."

My pleasure ;>}

[elkdanger]

Ooops

What a twat - it does now work in Media Player, etc. Thanks very much for the advice *again*

[setarip]

"What a twat"

Profane - but it rhymes ;>}