dv rendered file not working with TMPG encoder.

wellwellwell wrote on 2/1/2003, 7:56 PM

Hi all,
I am doing some manipulation of DV video inside vegas. When I render the video out as DV, it create the file fine. I can view the file fine in Video for WIndows, but when I try to load it in TMPG to create a svcd mpg file and TMPG won't load that DV file.

I did that for over 1 year on my windows 2000 pro setup and never had any issue.

I reinstalled my whole system to use windows 2000 server and tmpg won't load dv file created with vegas.

Am I missing some codec on my system? anybody ever had the same issue? is it because I am running 2000 server?

thanks

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p_l wrote on 2/1/2003, 8:11 PM

Try first to change the codec reader settings in TMPGEnc under Option->Environmental settings->VFAPI plug-in and right click on the DirectShow Multimedia File Reader and increase the priority to 1 or 2 and try opening the video.

Cheesehole wrote on 2/1/2003, 10:49 PM

I didn't think TMPGEnc needed it, but I had to install a free DV decoder to get some applications working (like virtual dub) with the SFDV codec.

the one I use is the demo version of MainConcept DV codec. the demo version allows decodes indefinitely, so it doesn't matter that it's a demo. I probably got it from MainConcept's web site.

this enabled me to use another program with Vegas DV renders too... it was a video dj type application.

mikkie wrote on 2/2/2003, 9:56 AM

TMPEGEnc might not be able to understand your DV video files.

I *think* what might have happened is the DV codec windows previously used may not be in charge any longer. If you knew what codec you had installed, could reinstall it, or if you found the file(s) on your hard drive, use something like regdrop.

As the previous post suggests, you could just install another codec. Using VFAPI or something similar would basically chain programs together, so the output from one is the input for the next without having to create an interim file. Problem there is you'd need something to read the file like avisynth or virtual dub, & I don't know if you want the extra steps.

You could also check all your render settings in vegas, including the stuff in the preferences section, as this can sometimes have an effect.

FWIW, stuff like the DV format is a spec, & there's a bit of leeway on how well different codecs comply, & how strict a program is when accepting a file as input. Also, some codecs only work inside the application that included them. Just a couple of reasons why you might have to reinstall or install another brand of codec.

mike

DataMeister wrote on 2/2/2003, 2:32 PM

I can't remember where I recently got this link but this has some interesting information about the DV spec. In case anyone is interested.

http://www.adamwilt.com/DVvsMJPEG.html

JBJones