problem encoding xvid with virtualdubmod

kieofwoo · Sep 19, 2003

trying to encode a 2-pass xvid but virtualdubmod throws out this error:

ERROR: VirtualDubMod found this Error: "Video compression error: An unknown error occurred (may be corrupt data). (error code -100)"

I've tried reinstalling the xvid codec but to no avail

Any ideas anyone?

celtic_druid · Sep 19, 2003

Which build?
Error in first or second pass?
What OS?
Version of VDubMod?

kieofwoo · Sep 19, 2003

VirtualDubMod 1.5.1.1a Build 1215
Error in first pass, as soon as I start encoding
Windows XP

serjer · Sep 19, 2003

there's version 1.5.4.1 build 2066 for sometime,try use zat ,maybe u're using an alpha version

kieofwoo · Sep 19, 2003

I'm using that version because it's bundled with DVDtoOGM and have been told it best to keep that version.

I've done many encodes with this setup - no problems until now...

celtic_druid · Sep 21, 2003

Well I am running 1.5.4.1 build 2092 and have been for some time.

You didn't say which build of XviD, also what settinngs? Source is AVISynth script? If so what version and what script? Source resolution? Colourspace? Running fast recompress? Framerate?

serjer · Sep 21, 2003

agree with celtic ...need more info

kieofwoo · Sep 21, 2003

well I was hoping that someone would recognise the error code, but I guess it's never quite that easy.

sorry - ok - here goes:

XVID - Koepi's latest stable release

Made a DVD2AVI file (.d2v)
(colour space YUV, field operation none)

29.97 FPS, NTSC, interlaced

XVID settings 1st pass:
Motion serch precision 6
Quantisation MPEG

XVID settings 2nd pass:
Motion serch precision 6
Quantisation MPEG
Min I-frames 2, max 6
Min P-frames 2, max 16
No curve compression
No alt curve

Fast recompress

Did I miss anything out?

celtic_druid · Sep 22, 2003

You didn't say how you were getting the D2V into VDubMod.

Keopi's latest stable is from last year. Have you tried his unstable build? Better quality and much more settings to play with. It is quite stable as it is pretty much the last build of the dev3api branch, although it does have a few hacks/mods built in.

Also just noticed, you didn't say what res, it should be a mod16 one.

serjer · Sep 22, 2003

try using a full recompress instead of fast recompress...

kieofwoo · Sep 22, 2003

thank you guys, always impressed by the level of knowledge here.

i'll try out your suggestions and see if that helps

celtic_druid · Sep 23, 2003

If you have a YV12 source, then I would avoid using full recompress as it will result in a slower and lower quality encode.

If you are indeed using AVISynth to frameserve, then perhaps try AVS2AVI and see if that suffers from the same problems.