still trying to compress

Natedolan2003 · Post by **Natedolan2003** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:00 pm

video stream: Sony Digital Video (DV) 525 lines at 29.97 Hz or 625 lines at 25.00 Hz, 720x480, 24 bit, 5584 frm, 29.9700 frm/s, 30309.064 kbit/s
audio stream: Microsoft PCM Format, 48000 Hz, 16 bit, 1536.000 kbit/s, stereo
size: 673.29 MB
compression: 87.807%; 2.926 eff.bits per pixel
hope that helps

Natedolan2003 · Post by **Natedolan2003** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:05 pm

How do I get to the point where I can use the xvid codec? I still can't open my video in Avisynth.

Natedolan2003 · Post by **Natedolan2003** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:17 pm

Xvid downloaded and installed.. Whats next?

Corran · Post by **Corran** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:18 pm

Try making an AviSynth Script with just this in it. Then open the script in virtual dub.

DirectShowSource("C:/My Documents/My Videos/AMV/Die Motherfuckers.avi",29.97)

Natedolan2003 · Post by **Natedolan2003** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:32 pm

Tried it, got an error
Virtual Dub Error
Avisynth open failure:
directshowsource: could not open file C:/My Documents/My Videos/Amv/Die Motherfuckers.avi:
an object or name was not found
(C:\Documents and setings\Owner\Desktop\Die Motherfuckers.avs, line 1

the script is titled Die Motherfuckers.avs, is that right? also when I try to open it w/file-> run script in virual dub it doesn't show the file on the desktop and I have to use file->open video file.

Corran · Post by **Corran** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:39 pm

In the script try changing the / to \

I just copied and pasted the location of the file from one of your earlier posts. I didn't notice this error. So the script should be like this instead.

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DirectShowSource("C:\My Documents\My Videos\AMV\Die Motherfuckers.avi",29.97)

Natedolan2003 · Post by **Natedolan2003** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:43 pm

same error.
I swear to god I'm doing it right!!!
this is what the script says.
DirectShowSource("C:\My Documents\My Videos\AMV\Die Motherfuckers.avi",29.97)

Corran · Post by **Corran** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:51 pm

Pie Row Maniac wrote:You might also try not having any spaces in your directory lines, which would require you to change your directory names. Like My Documents could be changed to MyDoc or something. It might or might not work.

If you did this then the file is probally in a different location. Either way I'd double check the location.

Natedolan2003 · Post by **Natedolan2003** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 5:09 pm

Wohoo! got it.
location was
DirectShowSource("C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Videos\AMV\Die Motherfuckers.avi",29.97)
so now All I have to do is compress it right?

Corran · Post by **Corran** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 5:11 pm

Correct, just follow the Xvid guide I linked to earlier and you should be good to go.