I am a newbie and every forum I read says this is the tool of choice. Okay,so I am converting a WMV file to AVI file. I used the basic>normal preset. I click encode. the black box appears for a second the disappears. Along the bottom it says encoding finished. But in the output directory I get no files. It could be possible to code that fast. All this takes about 3 seconds. System info: Dell Optiplex 745, 2.8 Dual Core intel, 1TB storage, 4GB memory, Win Vista Business, Software installed: ffdshow, Divx pro 6, vlc player, Roxio 2009, Code: [01:20:17] hb_init: checking cpu count [01:20:17] hb_init: starting libhb thread HandBrake 0.9.3 (2008112300) - [url]http://handbrake.fr/[/url] 2 CPUs detected Opening C:\Users\Shumon\Downloads\_Ready\party.wmv... [01:20:17] hb_scan: path=C:\Users\Shumon\Downloads\_Ready\party.wmv, title_index=0 [01:20:17] scan: trying to open with libdvdread [01:20:17] dvd: not a dvd - trying as a stream/file instead Input #0, asf, from 'C:\Users\Shumon\Downloads\_Ready\party.wmv': Duration: 00:25:02.21, start: 3.065000, bitrate: 1453 kb/s Stream #0.0: Audio: wmav2, 44100 Hz, stereo, s16, 48 kb/s Stream #0.1: Video: wmv3, yuv420p, 720x404, 1400 kb/s, 30.00 tb(r) [01:20:17] scan: decoding previews for title 1 [wmv3 @ 0x1cc0dc0]warning: first frame is no keyframe [wmv3 @ 0x1cc0dc0]warning: first frame is no keyframe [01:20:17] scan: 10 previews, 720x404, 30.000 fps, autocrop = 0/0/90/90, aspect 16:9, PAR 1:1 [01:20:17] scan: title (0) job->width:544, job->height:400 [01:20:17] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s) + title 1: + vts 0, ttn 0, cells 0->0 (0 blocks) + duration: 00:25:02 + size: 720x404, aspect: 1.78, 30.000 fps + autocrop: 0/0/90/90 + chapters: + 1: cells 0->0, 0 blocks, duration 00:25:02 + audio tracks: + 1, Unknown (WMAV2) + subtitle tracks: ############ End of Log ##############
I find that in Windows, Handbrake is hit and miss for converting WMV files. I use VirtualDub with the WMV Plugin instead. http://fcchandler.home.comcast.net/~fcchandler/index.html
In addition, I get the same error when I try to convert MP4 to avi. i thought this software was the one to use. I hear great things about it. What gives!
