Another lost newbie

neoXgeo · Post by **neoXgeo** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:23 pm

my new script:
DirectShowSource("C:\Users\JER-88\Downloads\New Folder\believe.mpg")
BicubicResize(320,240) ---then i got this-------

VirtualDub Error

Avisynth open Failure
DirectShowSource: Could not open as video or audio

Video returned ": DirectSource couldnt open the file
C:Users\JER-88\Downlaods\New Folder:
General access denied error

any other ideas??

BasharOfTheAges · Post by **BasharOfTheAges** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:35 pm

That sounds like another vista problem - preventing file access through an executing program because it's in a protected folder mayhaps?

LivingFlame · Post by **LivingFlame** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:37 pm

Download FFmpegSource, unarchive it, drop the .dll in your AviSynth Plugins folder, and then use that instead of DirectShowSource.

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ffmpegsource("C:\Users\JER-88\Downloads\New Folder\believe.mpg")

That will only open the video stream. If you need the audio with it, change it to:

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ffmpegsource("C:\Users\JER-88\Downloads\New Folder\believe.mpg", atrack=-1)

neoXgeo · Post by **neoXgeo** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 5:13 pm

well i got the same error again - you know maybe i have the wrong file location
im going to delete and downlaod the video again - but whats a good place to save it this time ??? do i need a new folder or something like that?

LivingFlame · Post by **LivingFlame** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:26 pm

Just throw it on the desktop.

neoXgeo · Post by **neoXgeo** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:26 am

well looks like everything woks fine now -im ready to create my 1st amv,THANKS alot everybody, BTW whats a good AE plug in?? Any suggestions?

exedata · Post by **exedata** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:52 pm

a reply to a newb by a newb =O

to start off. AE stands for After Effects, as in Adobe After Effects. Thus, an AE Plugin is a extra bit of software that can be added to AE to do a wide arrange of things. Take Trapcode Particular for example. IMO It's the best AE Plugin to make light particles.

good luck for your first AMV.