Avi to Vcd Problem

[Hadji183]

Okay, I have posted here before.. But couldn't figure anything out I'm sorry.. and I'm really new to this.. and would like some easy straight answers, thanks. Now lets get to my question:

I figured out how to get it to go from AVI to MPEG through TMPGNce or however that is spelled, but the video turns out bad. And the Audio turns out great. The VIDEO is scrambled and there are little squares all around the bottom of all sorts of colors, its like one of those puzzles where you find where to put certain pieces of the pictures.. yeah just in other words its scrambled, I don't really know how to explain this.. sorry.... Lets just say the video turned out bad

If anyone has any help please reply or email me here:
Phbanark@Yahoo.com
Please TRY!!!


I don't know how to tape a snap shot of it through Windows Media Player to show you how to see my error, sorry. Any help would be great!

[setarip]

1) Load the original .AVI video file into VirtualDub (or one of its many variants) or NanDub

2) From the "File" dropdown menu, select "File Information"

3) Post (here) EVERYTHING you see (BOTH video and audio information), or post a screen capture .jpg of the information box

[Hadji183]

Okay heres a screen capture:

[Hadji183]

Here is what the AVI looks like after using TMPGEnce or however its spelled..
As you can see... the video is horrible... I dunno what went wrong..

[setarip]

Sorry, but the screen capture that you've provided of the VirtualDub "File Information" screen is illegible. Perhaps you cccan (temporarily, at least) alter your colors to something less "exotic" and try again...

[Hadji183]

Second Screen Capture may be better, lets hope so.
Here it is anyways

[setarip]

1) Can you please provide a legible screen capture of the VirtualDub "File Information" for the ORIGINAL .AVI video?

2) Are you simply trying to make a "plain vanilla" MPEG-1 video, or are you trying to make an MPEG1-VideoCD ("VCD")?

If you're trying to make a VCD, from within TMPGEnc:

1) Set the resolution to 352x288 (PAL) or 352x240 (NTSC)

2) Set the audio bitrate to 224Kbps

3) Set the mode to "MPEG-1 VideoCD"

[Hadji183]

I'm trying to create a VCD. I'm trying to change the AVI to MPEG so I can put my MPEG files onto a cd that can be watchable over my dvd player.

I'll just type out the Virtual Dub Information:

Video Track
Frame Size, fps (µ.s per frame) 384x288, 22.000 fps (45455µ.s)
# of frames (time): 27851 (21:05)
Decompressor: DivX 5.0.5 Codec
Number of Key Frames: 278
Min/avg/max/total key frame size: 1324/4108/20375 (1116k)
Min/avg/max/total delta frame size: 0/739/16348 (19919k)

Audio Stream
Sampling rate: 22050Hz
Channels: 1 (Mono)
Sample Precision: 8-bit
Compression: PCM (Uncompressed)
Preload Skew: 0 Samples (0.00s)
# of frames: 1705
Min/avg/max/total frame size: 10208/16372/16376 (27261K)

There ya go

[setarip]

To create a VCD:

1) Load .AVI file into TMPGEnc
2) Set to "System Video and Audio" (lower right side)
3) Click on "Setting" radio button
4) Click on "System" tab, change mode to "MPEG1-VideoCD" (from default of "MPEG1")
5) Click on "Advanced" tab, change "Video arrange method" to "Center (Custom Size"), change dimensions to 352x288 or 352x240
6) Change "Source aspect ratio" to either "4:3 525 line (NTSC 704x480)", "4:3 525 line (NTSC)", or "16:9 525 line (NTSC)" - If you're in the PAL world choose either of the two similar PAL settings instead
7) Under the "Video" tab, change the dimensions to 352x288 or 352x240 (Note: "Video" tab mode of "MPEG1" is okay) - set "Motion Search Precision" to "Normal Quality". Change the "Aspect Ratio" to match, as closely as possible, the "Source Aspect Ratio" you set under the "Advanced" tab.
8) Change "Rate Control Mode" to "Automatic VBR (CQ_VBR)" and "Bitrate" to "1,150"
9) Under the "Audio" tab, set to 44,100 224Kbps
10) Press "Start"

(Or, instead of the steps 1)-10) above, you could attempt to use TMPGEnc's VCD "wizard"/template)

Note that if your video runs longer than 70-80 minutes, you'll have to subsequently split your VCD-MPG file in two. This too can be easily and precisely accomplished using TMPGEnc. Under the "Files" dropdown menu, click on "MPEG Tools" and select the "Merge & Cut" tab. Once again, make sure to change the mode to "MPEG1-Video CD". Load your file and enter a new (.MPG) name in the "Output file" box. Then doubleclick on the ORIGINAL file's name in the window, which will bring you to the cutting area. Select your desired start and end points for the first half, click on "Okay" which will bring you back to the first window and generate (in a sequence of three automated steps) the first new file. To create the second new file, repeat the steps starting with "Then doubleclick on the ORIGINAL..." (be extra patient with the second half, as the program has to do more seeking to establish the beginning of the new file).

Use a burning program, such as NERO to burn your CD-R or R/W CD as a VCD (DON'T ask NERO to format the file as a VCD, since you've already accomplished this!)

Let us know of your success ;>}

[Hadji183]

I did everything you told me to do and the video sitll came out bad... I can't believe this! Everything bad always happens to me...any other suggestions? I wish someone could just do it for me...

[setarip]

1) Does the original DivX-compressed .AVI play properly, or does it also suffer from color blocks?

2) Do you have the DivX v.5.05 codec installed on your system?

[tunnlrat]

What Program did you use to encode the movie file to avi??

if you want to get a good picture for a vcd, which trust me, I have slaved many hours to get a great image, encode the avi file at 704x480
29.97 fps

When using the divx 5.0.5 codec did you make sure you set it up for high definition under the profiles section???
For the original avi did you encode single pass or multi pass??

If done properly when you encode to vcd with TMPGEnc you will get a mpg file that is 352x240 and will have great image.
Attached is a sample pic that I pulled from one of my vcd's that I made, of the opening credits from starwars for my own personal use

[tunnlrat]

If I was wrong to post that jpg then I apologize, I am not trying to give out copywrite material, I just wanted to show an example of picture quality. If i have done something wrong then i give my sincere apology

[Hadji183]

The original AVI file comes in perfectly, no problems.
I do have the codec installed.

I did not encode the original AVI files.
Someone did it for me. So I have no clue.

[tunnlrat]

Your problem then will be the original encoding of the avi file.
When you play the original avi file on your computer is it garbled as well??? Or does it come out okay?