MVK doesn't work?

anand1 · Post by **anand1** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 2:36 pm

Well, i just got into avisynth and i was trying to create a script with a MVK file, but when i open the avs, it says DirectShowSource could not open "file name" an object or name was not found. But when I open it with an AVI file, it works fine. I think avisynth can't find the file for some reason, all MVK files aren't working in avisynth for me, does anyone know how to fix this?
Thx in advanced.

The Origonal Head Hunter · Post by **The Origonal Head Hunter** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 2:54 pm

I believe you mean .mkv, and first off, would you mind posting your script?

anand1 · Post by **anand1** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 5:00 pm

oh, srry about that, my script is

DirectShowSource("G:\DtB1.mkv")

Purge · Post by **Purge** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 6:27 pm

this can get complicated really fast - but generally if WMP or MPC can play the mkv and theres only one video stream and one audio stream in the mkv then avisynth can usually play it. If it doesn't then the easiest solution is to just extract the video from the mkv file using virtualdubmod or mkvextractgui

Qyot27 · Post by **Qyot27** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 7:22 pm

I'm guessing you normally use VLC or something other than WMP or MPC for playback, and thus don't have the splitter, and probably don't have the right codecs for the video and audio streams either.

anand1 · Post by **anand1** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 7:51 pm

Well, I ried opening the file directly in Vdubmod and i got an error "found a fram with only one (forward) ref, unhandled!" And I am also able to play the file in Media Player Classic.

anand1 · Post by **anand1** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 7:53 pm

anand1 wrote:Well, I tried opening the file directly in Vdubmod and i got an error "found a frame with only one (forward) ref, unhandled!" And I am also able to play the file in Media Player Classic.

Srry for double post, but I made a few eerors and I found no edit button

anand1 · Post by **anand1** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:46 pm

Ok, I am very sorry about the triple post, but i finally figured out the problem. I had one bad Mvk codec, disabled that right away. It still didn't work but then i tried re-writing the script to the exact folder to where it is and it worked! Thx for all your guys help !

Gepetto · Post by **Gepetto** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:12 am

anand1 wrote:Mvk codec

This does not exist. Please do not say that again, EVER. MKV is a container and you can push any video stream from uncompressed to H.264 into an MKV container. There isn't, and there never will be, an MKV codec. There are splitters, which are a totally different thing.

DayWalker B. · Post by **DayWalker B.** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:41 pm

I really hate .mkv files... for some reason the files fail to extract in mkvextract... maybe it's just the files, I don't know. But still I hate it.

... argh.