Can't join AVI's

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Forcefire

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I have downloaded StarWarsEP2 in 3 avi files and would like to join them togeather so I could watch the movie as 1 file, so I downloaded Virtual Dub and started to join them but when I select the 2nd avi file to join to the 1st I get an error message stateing that the 1st and 2nd files are not the same data formats and joining them is not possible so I would like to know how do I make them the same format so I can join them together.

please could you make your answer simple as I'm new to all this and don't have much knowledge.

Thanks for any help.....:)
 
Beastie Boy

Beastie Boy

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Make sure that all the files are the same resolution (eg 640 x 272) and that they are encoded using the same codec (DivX 3/4/5).

Also try using Nandub as i believe VirtualDub only handles WAV audio.

Cheers, Beastie.
 
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training42

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I have the same files, and I used EO Video to join and convert to MPEG 1 so my family could watch using a stand alone DVD player. Quality, about what you would expect from a cam, but it worked!

Hope this helps
 
ChickenMan

ChickenMan

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Load file 1 into VirtualDUB (or NanDUB), go to File/File Properties and note frame rate and pic size. Also codec used to encode it. If the Audio is different for each, again load into VD and click Audio Tab, set to Full Processing Mode , then select Conversion and note the 3 settings. Again do for each file. If any settings differ then there maybe a long road ahead to fix the problem. Or an easy one.

Failing all that, just write a simple Batch file like below and run it.

@REM Batchfile to run all three AVI's
@movie1.avi
@movie2.avi
@movie3.avi

Let us know how you get on.

@beasty boy - VB handles a bit more than WAV but Nandub does handle more audio formats.

@training42 - EO Video will ALWAYS procuce a crappy result, it one of the worst quality encoders around. Have a read in the Tutorial section on better ways of doing it.
 
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Forcefire

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The disc info is:

Disc 1:
Frame rate:480*260 (25000fps)
Codec: Divx (mpeg 4 fast motion)

Audio stream: 44100mhz

Disc 2:

Frame rate: 480*256 (25000fps)
Codec: Divx (mpeg 4 fast motion)

Audio stream: 44100mhz

Disc 3:

Frame rate: 480*260 (40000fps)
Codec; Divx (mpeg 4 fast mottion)

Audio stream: 44100mhz

Thats the information I got when I looked at file Information. As you can see all the frame rates are different.
So how do I fix it please or how do I do a batch file as I have no idea what to do when it come to movies.

TIA.....
 
ChickenMan

ChickenMan

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Who ever made those files of the one movie must have been drunk at the time !:( To much work to fix them with different frame rates and picture size.

For the Batch file, just cut and paste the 4 lines as above into Notepad and save the file as, say, STARWARS.BAT to your Desktop. Doiuble click the file and Windows Media player will pop up and play Disk 1, then 2 then 3.
 
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Forcefire

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I tryed making a batch file as you sugested but it don't work.

I wrote in notepad:

REM Batchfile to run all three AVI's
Star Wars Episode 2 (cd1).avi
Star Wars Episode 2 (cd2).avi
Star Wars Episode 2 (cd3).avi

and saved it as sw.bat, then put it in the same folder a my 3 movie files and double clicked on the bat file but nothing happened.

What am I doing wrong???
 
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Forcefire

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Thanks chickenman for the help and I've got the bat file to work but I was wondering if there was anyway to get the bat file to run to files one after another automatcially as I have to close windows media player to get the next file to play.

My bat file looks like this:

Batchfile to run all three AVI's
"star wars ep2(cd1).avi"
"star wars ep2(cd2).avi"
"star wars ep2(cd3).avi"

thanks in advance.....
 
ChickenMan

ChickenMan

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Try joining the AVI's with FX Joiner from _http://www.jhepple.com/fx_joiner.htm , I've heard it works in joining avi's with different characteristics.
 
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Forcefire

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I've used that program and it does join avi's with different formats but the only proble I had with it was it wont give me the picture size I want which is 480*260 so its not that good.

Is there a way of doing what I asked? and if so please tell me how to do it.

Thanks in advance.
 
ChickenMan

ChickenMan

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Try putting the WMP in front of each line, probably like this:

REM Batchfile to run all three AVI's
"c:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe " "star wars ep2(cd1).avi"
"c:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe " "star wars ep2(cd2).avi"
"c:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe " "star wars ep2(cd3).avi"
 
ChickenMan

ChickenMan

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Also have a look at ZoomPlayer as it support Play Lists. Get it from _http://www.inmatrix.com/files/zoomplayer_download.shtml
 
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