avi ..... sound but no picture ..... help!

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  1. CaptChaos

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    Hiya .. sorry if this has already been covered but Im very confused! Maybe you can help ........

    I have an .avi file on my computer that I am trying to play though divx and i get sound but no picture ...... the codec is xvid & Ive got that downloaded .... what else can i try?

    Ultimately I want to transfer it to DVD, but for the moment, this query will have to do till Im in a position to do the next bit! lol

    Thanks

    Ian
     
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    Well get a program called gspot and check what codecs are required just to be safe, also try a program called avicodec, that also will give u more info on the file. And try playing the file in a better player like WinDVD!
     
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    Thanks a lot .... got the codecs now & the avi plays like a dream.

    Ok ... next step ...... what software do I need to get this onto a dvd-r? I am running Windows 98se, got tons of hard drive space & 256mb ram.

    What software/programs do i need now? Something that works would be good & something that is idiot-proof so I get it right lol

    Thank you
     
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    I just bought a dvd rewriter bundled with Nero 5.5 ..... Does this encode avi's to mpeg-2?

    I have tried TMPGenc but it only seems to give the option for mpeg-1, which isnt good enough for what i want. Plus the fact that it says that the file I am encoding is way too big .. even though it isnt!

    I am getting more & more confused with each day ..... any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Thank you
     
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    Nero will with the mpeg-2 plugin which you have to pay for!

    However i dont like nero encoding anything, you would be better off buying TMPGEnc Plus!
     
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    Hi again ........... Right ..... Ive delved a bit deeper into all of this & this is what i "think" I need to do with my avi's ........

    Software I need is .......... DVD2SVCD, CCE (Cinema Craft Encoder), TMPGEnc DVD Author, Nero (version Ive got is 5.5.10.13) ........

    Is this enough or are there any more?

    I was told about 2 other ....... AC3 Machine .... and DVDRepair ........ what are these & what do they do & are they really necessary & if so where do i get them?

    Of course ... that is all for making my own dvds ........ I guess if I want to back up my dvd's, Virtualdub would do that all for me would it?

    Thanks for any advice/help/anything else!

    Ian
     
    CaptChaos, Jul 17, 2003
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    That is fine!!

    I dunno I dont use em!

    Nope!! If you want to backup your dvd you have the choice of DVD Shrink, DVD2One, DVDXCopy, CloneDVD or DVD Decrypter!
     
    Dela, Jul 17, 2003
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