Fixing DVD2AVI/AVS "Unrecognized Exception"

[StarMasayume]

Ugh, this error is the source of my sanity. I've done nothing but try to get rid of it ALL day (plus a few previous days >,<).

I tried the first two suggestions and they didn't work. Still got the unrecognized exception no matter what. Then, I decided I would need to try the third (below) and prayed that it would work...

Fixing "Unrecognized Exception" error.
You will most likely want to uninstall older version of AVISynth, like the one included in the AMVApp Pack, before installing AVISynth 2.5. To uninstall the version installed with AMVApp pack. Goto your AMVApp folder , then "\Installed Files\Avisynth". Double click on the uninstall.reg file and say Yes to the prompt. Then reboot your computer.

You can download AVISynth 2.5 & the plugins for it @ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfile ... ceForge</a>. The latest version as of this writing is 2.5.2. If you see a later version get that. The file is a automatic installer. There is also a file "AviSynth_250_plugins.zip" which needs to be downloaded. Inside that zip file, there should be individually zipped files of different filters. The one you will need is "MPEG2Dec3 v1.00.zip". Unzip it and place the files in a folder that you can remember. I do not believe autoloading will work with AVISynth 2.5, or atleast you would have to set it up manually. Unles you do this you will have to add the LoadPlugin line to the begining of your script. Example: LoadPlugin("C:\AVSPlugins\MPEG2Dec3.dll"). Then proceed as normal with your script.

Well, first, it wouldn't allow me to uninstall AVIsynth for some weird reason. I double clicked the uninstall, said yes to the prompt... then nothing happened, so I rebooted, but the AVISynth was still there. So I uninstalled both AVMapp and AVMapp advanced. I reinstalled AVMapp without AVIsynth.

So I downloaded the AVISynth 2.5. Does it need to be in a specific folder? I just have it in my Program Files at the moment. So I downloaded plugins zipped, unzipped that, unzipped and accessed MPE2dec3 and made a folder for it that was easy to remember-- C:\MPEG2dec3\MPEG2Dec3.dll.

So then for my script I have...

LoadPlugin("C:\MPEG2dec3\MPEG2Dec3.dll")
MPEG2Source("C:\AMVS\MyGirl\FruitsBasket1.d2v")

Is all that correct?

But so now, it's not doing the "unrecognized exception" but somewhere along the way, something went wrong. I went into Vdub to open up my avs file MyGirl.avs, and then it tells me...

Cannot determine file type of "C:\AMVS\MyGirl\MyGirl--default.avs"

And once I say okay to the error message, I look and it has CREATED MyGirl--default.avs, and if I try and open it again, it creates MyGirl--default2.avs and so on.

I have no idea if I reallly got rid of the unrecognized exception, but now it's giving me this time after time. Does anyone know why??????

I feel like I'm going to pull out my hair soon
Thank you for any help!

--star

[klinky]

It sounds like AVISynth 2.5 was not installed properly/completely. I'd try re-installing it...

[StarMasayume]

But if I install it the same way, won't it just instal improperly again if that is the problem? :/ I'll give it a try though

[StarMasayume]

Okay, I reinstalled it... I think I installed the source zip file instead of the .exe.

Now it's giving me the following error....



AVISynth Open Failure:
AVISynth Open Failure:
Script Error: there is no function named "MPEG2source"
(C:\AMVS\MyGirl\MyGirl.avs, line 2)
(C:\AMVS\MyGirl\MyGirl--default3.avs, line 2)


So it seems like the MPEG2dec3 is wrong... but I don't understand why or what else to do with it >,< I unzipped the MPEG2Dec3 v1.00.zip, and put the files in C:\MPEG2Dec3\, so I have the LoadPlugin("C:\AVSPlugins\MPEG2Dec3.dll") in the script.

[StarMasayume]

oh... eh, this is both the lines in my avs in case it helps;

LoadPlugin("C:\MPEG2dec3\MPEG2Dec3.dll")
MPEG2Source("C:\AMVS\MyGirl\FruitsBasket1.d2v")

What's the reasoning for not being able to edit posts in this forum? *scratches head and wonders*

[badmartialarts]

I think I know what's going on....

You're trying to use common sense, right? Common sense tells you that you need to click on the menu item "Open video file via AviSynth....", right? Common sense is wrong. Just go to "Open video file...." and open the .avs file you wrote yourself. The problem is that when you use "Open video file via AviSynth...." it writes it's own .avs script and uses that to open the file with first, finding the error in "C:\AMVS\MyGirl\MyGirl--default3.avs, line 2"

[StarMasayume]

Ok, so don't use common sense----Gatchya!!

Thank you SO much! It opened right up. Ah, I feel like laughing and jumping up an down. I can finally get started on this thing now. Darnit, why do they even put that option there? >,< so misleading Thanks again for figuring out what I was doing wrong.

[Khameleon808]

MPEG2Source("D:\FILES\Beyond.d2v",cpu=6,interlaced=true)
Telecide()
Decimate(5)
AssumeFPS(24)
LanczosResize(960,480)

THIS is the command we tried to save as an avs it would not load up into vdub until the interlaced part was removed, now when we export from vdub to huffy , the clips crash every program they go into

[Khameleon808]

I guess my question is , why would the avs load up fine in vdub then when exporting to huffy , it would lock up every program?

[Nestorath69]

alright its working now but only when i take out the deinterlace i had in before, does anyone have a filter I can put in to deinterlace it because '.FieldDeinterlace()' isn't working

duh, that's obvious- use the deinterlace in Virtual Dub. Never had any problems with it.

MY problem is that I installed everything from the AMVapp correctly (current system, Intel P4 1.6 GHz, 512 MB RAM, GeForce2 400 MX, Asus p4s333, 37 GB HDD) and I get an evil, hateful Line 2 error when i load my synth script. For no reason at all. I know about the necessity of CaSe SeNsItIvItY, and getting the path and the filenames correct. I have reinstalled AMVapp in it's entirety several times, tried different versions of both AVIsynth and the MPEG2Dec3.dll, and tried different versions of virtual dub, and I stillget the unrecognized exception, line 2 error.

POO! POO, I SAY!


I'm filled with so much frustrated rage right now I could shit myslef in rage!!!