DVD problems

[The Gaffer]

I have some movies which i can play on my p.c. I'm trying to put them onto dvd first of all using TMPGEnc to convert to mpeg 1 from mpeg 4, but the program keeps giving me this messsage - File "C:\.......avi" can not open, or supported. - what do i need to do?????? PLEASE HELP?

 

[LTR12101B]

... Not really about freeware as such, so moved to DivX Troubleshooting where those who know more about this are more likely to notice...

No w I'm confused ... MPEG4 is Divx - MPEG2 is DVD - and you can't be short of a required codec if they play?

Definitely one for the experts!

 

[ipdave]

Diff is that a playback codec is not used as the encoding codec (COder DEcoder). Programs like TMPGENc need the right codec they can use, and must be configured to use it - often with TMPG you need to move the DirectShow filter to the top (or down from the top, depending what other codecs you have).

 

[celtic_druid]

MPEG4 is not DivX, DivX is MPEG4. 3ivX, XviD and NeroDigital are also MPEG4.

As kinda already said. TMPGEnc by default uses a VFW decoder, where as for playback a directshow one is used.

I would suggest that you use something like GSpot to detect what codec the file uses and then simply install it, the full codec that is not just a dshow decoder like ffdshow.