DivFix and DIVXRepair don't do it 4 me.....

[joe14580]

Easy question from a noob.

I have an avi file that freezes a few minutes from the end when viewed with VLC.

I ran both of the subject proggies against the file to no avail. Any other suggested programs that'll be able to determine what is wrong and fix (or remove) the offending frame(s) ?

Thanks much.

 

[zver]

Did you have some codec-pack installed??Did you check the file with g-spot??did you install nevest divx?

 

[joe14580]

Did you have some codec-pack installed??Did you check the file with g-spot??did you install nevest divx?

Let me clarify, I have about 20 .avi files, all play fine with VLC, this is the only file that feerzes at a certain point (the same point every time) .

I did check the file with G-spot:codec =Xvid, FPS=23.976, audio codec =ac3, 45 video codec packs loaded, 43 audio packs loaded.

I have the latest divx, but as stated, this IS the only file with this problem .

Any other ideas ?

 

[zver]

Well,i know that both hvid and divx can decode each other but i heard for some cases where files wasnt played as it should...
If you dont have a xvid installed-decoder,why dont you go to koepi site and get a 1.02 codec(latest)as the file is xvid..If its not that,means that file is damaged and i dont think you can do anything with it??

 

[ChickenMan]

Load the AVI into VirtualDUBMod and in the Video tab, select Scan Video Stream for errors. Do this on a BACKUP of the avi

 

[celtic_druid]

VLC uses an internal libavcodec decoder not installed dshow ones. Could be that it is the AC3 that is broken.

 

[joe14580]

Thank guys, I'll try that VirtualDUBMod idea.

Final question: do you make it a practice or recommendation of running avi files you obtain from friends thru thru vdubmod before converting to dvd (I'm using your tutorial to do so) to be certain there are no problems ?

Or does your process and the related programs it uses do an adequate job of identifying bad avi's ?

 

[ChickenMan]

Thank guys, I'll try that VirtualDUBMod idea.

Final question: do you make it a practice or recommendation of running avi files you obtain from friends thru thru vdubmod before converting to dvd (I'm using your tutorial to do so) to be certain there are no problems ?

Or does your process and the related programs it uses do an adequate job of identifying bad avi's ?

AVI's can have all sorts of problems and all the repair programs are not 100% either. Try DivFix & DivXRepair on the same avi (backups of course) and see which one works and is the easiest for you to use. Ideally you should run it through all 3

 

[joe14580]

Cm, thanks, will do.

I'll run it through the fixin' gauntlet (on a backup file) first to fix whatever may ail the avi file and then view the final product b 4 converting to avi. BTW, I was wrong about DivFix and DIVXRepair, I found I was not using them correctly . Once I did so, they fixed the offending avi file.