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newbie here with some compressing / capturing questions

Post by Nervecell » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:48 pm

Hey im trying to get into AMV making and im trying to compress / capture a video vile (mkv) and im using virtual dub but virtual dub isn't working with that file and for some reason its not working with .avi either. Is there another program that works with those files?

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Post by Phantasmagoriat » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:36 pm

you really shouldn't be using dld footage :/
w/e
Phantasmagoriat wrote: My basic approach uses solely the following:
[no more no less ...ie. uninstall anything video-related that could interfere.]

The only things you'll need to make an AMV:
-have the AMVapp installed
-install the CCCP
-use the 'stand-alone' VLC Player for playback [optional]

Video to use:
-only edit using big lossless .avi video sources; such as HUFFYUV.avi's
[but not Lagarith.avi's for WMM users. The necessary codecs come with the app]
--->your video sources can be created using VirtualDub [vdub comes with the app]

Audio to use:
-only use big lossless .wav audio sources in your editor
--->these can be created using Audacity [usually]

-read this guide [yeah, it is long]
-watch some good AMV's to avoid adding more crap to the heap.

if all the above is met... there aren't many reasons for errors.
if vdub still doesn't open the file, learn this
let me know if any of that helps.
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Post by Nervecell » Sun Jan 06, 2008 3:07 pm

thanks,

i dled the first 2 links and the AVI works now but MKV still doesn't work.

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Post by Kionon » Sun Jan 06, 2008 3:47 pm

Nervecell wrote:thanks,

i dled the first 2 links and the AVI works now but MKV still doesn't work.
And it won't. MKV is a container. You need to remove the video from it and convert it to a format you can edit with. For that you need an extractor or a converter. A google search will help, although I must echo Phantasm. If you're needing to use MKVs, you're not using DVDs, and you should be.
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Post by Phantasmagoriat » Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:19 pm

yeah what he said, or:
Phantasmagoriat wrote:
Phantasmagoriat wrote:Stuff
if vdub still doesn't open the file, learn this
let me know if any of that helps.
I seem to be quoting myself a lot lately^^
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Post by Nervecell » Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:12 pm

ok thanks guys for the great and quick advice :D

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