From VOB to AVI, simplify please!

[Senvae]

Ok, but if I am loading up a avisynth file, can I still use those filters? Or do I need to do one or the other?

[Qyot27]

Ok, now the VirtualDub crashes when I try to do the de-interlacing scripts. Doesn't seem to agree with the TFM line. I tried to see if I had a plugin for that but I couldn't find it. Little help please!

http://web.missouri.edu/~kes25c/

You want the TIVTC package. Unzip it and stick the .dll files in C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins

[Senvae]

Ok, now the VirtualDub crashes when I try to do the de-interlacing scripts. Doesn't seem to agree with the TFM line. I tried to see if I had a plugin for that but I couldn't find it. Little help please!

http://web.missouri.edu/~kes25c/

You want the TIVTC package. Unzip it and stick the .dll files in C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins

I'll check it out, cus I just finished using a VDM built in filter to de-interlace my footage and according to my lossless avi file, it didn't do much.

BTW: do any of you guys know of really filters or other avisynth commands that could be handy to clean or boost the footage, make it look prettier?

[Zarxrax]

First off it's bad advice for you to deinterlace your footage, because 99% of the time it should not be deinterlaced, it should be IVTCed. As Qyot27 said you want the TIVTC package, which will let you use the TFM command in avisynth.

[post-it]

.. agreed .. who said to you that, "it needed to be de-interlaced?"

[Qyot27]

BTW: do any of you guys know of really filters or other avisynth commands that could be handy to clean or boost the footage, make it look prettier?

It depends on the source's particular problems. However, most newer series (typically stuff done after 2000, or remasters like Evangelion Renewal) are already very clean, and don't benefit from strong filtering as much as older, less well-produced or less well-encoded series are. My DGIndex template file* looks like this (the # and explanations aren't really there on my end, but marking it up that way ensures that the script doesn't *see* the explanations and shits itself because it doesn't know what they are, just in case you copy and paste it as-is into your own script):

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MPEG2Source("__vid__", ipp=true, cpu=4) #the __vid__ part means DGIndex will insert the proper name of the file there
deint = TDeint(mode=2, mtnmode=3, blim=100)
TFM(order=-1,mode=5,PP=7,field=-1,slow=2, clip2=deint)
TDecimate(mode=1)
AssumeFPS(24) #because of the fact I do go to the trouble of doing the audio adjustment method
deen("w3d",2,8,8,8,8) #some really basic, rather weak smoothing - enough to take care of minor problems with noise most times; that particular command makes deen operate in both spatial (the first two 8s) and temporal modes (the last two 8s)
gradfun2db(2.0) #reduces banding, including some that may have occurred because of deen; requires an external plugin
ConvertToRGB24() #because I use Premiere, and RGB24 HuffYUV clips are the easiest for me to edit with

What you see above should probably even be sufficient for AMG! The Movie. It lacks crop and resize commands because those still differ widely amongst modern titles. I assess that stuff later. Although from what I can remember, the borders on that movie were something like 6 or 8 on either side, and 2 on the bottom (or top, I can't remember). Using Crop and a resizer in that fashion would look like:

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Crop(8,0,-6,-2) #where the values are left,top,right,bottom - the negative signs are necessary for the right and bottom values
Lanczos4Resize(848,480)

*DGIndex can use a template to autogenerate a script for you when you index the footage. You keep the template.avs file in DGIndex's directory and manually select it from within DGIndex. It's in the Options menu. You only need to select the template once, and it'll remember it (although I'd recommend reloading it if you change the template in any way).

The link to gradfun2db:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=108681

[kmv]

Ok I was reading into the Guides on this website on how to get the best possible quality image from my DVD, and I realized I didn't have the time or the energy to take a Video College Course online.

Which inevitably lead to...

... problems I've been having with exporting...

... do I need to make ...

... I'm getting an error message ...

... but I couldn't find it. Little help please! ...

... doesn't seem to find anything ...

etc.

Dude. Do yourself a favour, read the guides. I know it's a pain, but this is a complex hobby and it has a learning curve.

Most engaging activities have a learning curve; look at how long it takes the average person to learn to drive a car, or to use a pencil.

[Senvae]

Alright, I got everything under control, and I will soon be able to begin my work on the AMV with my editor software (which I am more comfortable with than all this stuff, lol)

The final version, once I entered all the info with the avisynth script, worked perfectly. I want to thank everyone who helped me or tried to help me, lol.

As for user KMV, I understand that it seems like I am taking short cuts, but I did read that entire guide all the way tot he virtual dub portion. Once at that section I began to realized I had learned a whole bunch of things I was soon going to forget. The guide was trying to turn me into a pro, when all I wanted to do was learn to be a beginner. So why not make a thread asking for help? I got clarifications for some of my previously unanswered questions (text documents don't make great conversations), plus I got to meet some of the people from this website which I seldom frequent. I learned that there ARE actually some nice people here. I used to think the website was filled with people like you, who would rather spend some time copy/pasting my own text back to me (and try to burn me by comparing me trying to use a pencil), instead of actually contributing to my education.

With the time I saved, I'll be able to continue making AMVs with a better resolution or image, while continuing to work a full time job, write in that novel I am working on, and still spend some time with my soon to be fiance. Thanks everyone, you were all super cool!

[soft25]

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With VOB to AVI Mac straightforward interface design and powerful conversion engine, Mac users can easily convert videos mutually such as VOB to AVI, WMV to MOV, AVI to MPEG, etc.

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[Enigma]

VOB to AVI Mac is currently the best converter so far for Mac users to convert VOB files to AVI fluently, and it is an absolutely tailor to users' needs.

With VOB to AVI Mac straightforward interface design and powerful conversion engine, Mac users can easily convert videos mutually such as VOB to AVI, WMV to MOV, AVI to MPEG, etc.

Besides, VOB to AVI Mac has powerful editing functions, such as video cropping, movie trimming, and video effect adjustment (including resolution, bit rate, frame rate, brightness, saturation, and sound channel, etc.).

Dude,Your like 9 months late.