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Hello,

I have an AVI file that only plays well on VLC player.
Other players and encoders inject skips and no sound when I burn the AVI to DVD.
Could you please tell me how to take this AVI and convert/reencode it to another format
or even another AVI so I can then burn it to DVD like normal?

Thanks,
B

Just to be clear...I want to use VLC to re-encode /process/ covert...whatever you call it , into a new file
that will not have all the skips etc...so I can take that new file and burn it to DVD.

thx

Convert it to MPEG2 with MPEG Audio sound.
This will be the input to your video editing software.

Hi,

I am also trying to burn a dvd and cannot do it. My stupid Windows media player and dvd maker won't recognize an avi file that plays on vlc. Hmmm.. stinking microsoft. Anyway I followed the above link to wiki explaining how to convert the file to mpg. I converted it 6 times now and i don't get an mpg file. It also shows errors:

Streaming / Transcoding failed:
VLC could not open the encoder.
Streaming / Transcoding failed:
VLC could not open the encoder.
Streaming / Transcoding failed:
VLC could not open the encoder.

Are there any simple complete instructions on how to do this step by step?

Thanks,

Gibs

My stupid Windows media player and dvd maker won't recognize an avi file that plays on vlc

That is because VLC uses its own decoders. For WMP and DVD maker you have to install the needed codecs. Installing FFDshow should usually be enough.

I converted it 6 times now and i don't get an mpg file. It also shows errors

I need more messages. Open Tools -> Messages... (set Verbosity to 2) before doing conversion and when the error comes up, then paste the messages here.

I have the same problem

• main info: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
  mux_ps info: Open
  qt4 debug: MRL passed to the Sout: C:\Documents and Settings\Joe\My Documents\My Videos\Naruto\[DB]_Bleach_Movie_2_[2A49ACA1].avi
  qt4 debug: Sout mrl :sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=800,scale=1,acodec=mpga,ab=128,channels=2}:duplicate{dst=std{access=file,mux=ps,dst=C:/Program Files/VideoLAN/VLC/New Folder/Bleach.ps}}
  main debug: adding item `Streaming' ( C:\Documents and Settings\Joe\My Documents\My Videos\Naruto\[DB]_Bleach_Movie_2_[2A49ACA1].avi )
  main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
  main debug: rebuild done - 2 items, index 0
  main debug: starting new item
  main debug: processing request item Streaming node null skip 0
  main debug: resyncing on Streaming
  main debug: Streaming is at 1
  main debug: creating new input thread
  main debug: Creating an input for 'Streaming'
  main debug: waiting for thread initialization
  main debug: thread started
  main debug: thread 6452 (input) created at priority 1 (input/input.c:368)
  qt4 debug: Updating the stream status: 3
  main debug: stream=`transcode'
  main debug: looking for sout stream module: 1 candidate
  main debug: stream=`duplicate'
  main debug: looking for sout stream module: 1 candidate
  stream_out_duplicate debug: creating 'duplicate'
  stream_out_duplicate debug: * adding `std{access=file,mux=ps,dst=C:/Program Files/VideoLAN/VLC/New Folder/Bleach.ps}'
  main debug: stream=`std'
  main debug: looking for sout stream module: 1 candidate
  main debug: set config option: sout-standard-access to file
  main debug: set config option: sout-standard-mux to ps
  main debug: set config option: sout-standard-dst to C:/Program Files/VideoLAN/VLC/New Folder/Bleach.ps
  stream_out_standard debug: creating `file/ps://C:/Program Files/VideoLAN/VLC/New Folder/Bleach.ps'
  stream_out_standard debug: extension is ps
  stream_out_standard debug: extension -> mux=ps
  stream_out_standard debug: using `file/ps://C:/Program Files/VideoLAN/VLC/New Folder/Bleach.ps'
  main debug: looking for sout access module: 1 candidate
  access_output_file debug: file access output opened (C:/Program Files/VideoLAN/VLC/New Folder/Bleach.ps)
  main debug: using sout access module "access_output_file"
  main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 2.000 ms - Total 2.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2.000 ms)
  stream_out_standard debug: access opened
  main debug: looking for sout mux module: 1 candidate
  mux_ps info: Open
  main debug: using sout mux module "mux_ps"
  main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 1.000 ms - Total 1.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.000 ms)
  main debug: muxer support adding stream at any time
  main debug: muxer prefers to wait for all ES before starting to mux
  stream_out_standard debug: mux opened
  main debug: using sout stream module "stream_out_standard"
  main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 10.000 ms - Total 10.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 10.000 ms)
  main debug: using sout stream module "stream_out_duplicate"
  main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 10.000 ms - Total 10.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 10.000 ms)
  main debug: set config option: sout-transcode-vcodec to mp2v
  main debug: set config option: sout-transcode-vb to 800
  main debug: set config option: sout-transcode-scale to 1
  main debug: set config option: sout-transcode-acodec to mpga
  main debug: set config option: sout-transcode-ab to 128
  main debug: set config option: sout-transcode-channels to 2
  stream_out_transcode debug: codec audio=mpga 0Hz 2 channels 128Kb/s
  stream_out_transcode debug: codec video=mp2v 0x0 scaling: 1.000000 800kb/s
  main debug: using sout stream module "stream_out_transcode"
  main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 22.000 ms - Total 22.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 22.000 ms)
  main debug: `C:\Documents and Settings\Joe\My Documents\My Videos\Naruto\[DB]_Bleach_Movie_2_[2A49ACA1].avi' gives access `' demux `' path `C:\Documents and Settings\Joe\My Documents\My Videos\Naruto\[DB]_Bleach_Movie_2_[2A49ACA1].avi'
  main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='C:\Documents and Settings\Joe\My Documents\My Videos\Naruto\[DB]_Bleach_Movie_2_[2A49ACA1].avi'
  main debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate
  main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 1.000 ms - Total 1.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.000 ms)
  qt4 debug: New Event: type 1103
  qt4 debug: Updating the stream status: 1
  main debug: creating access '' path='C:\Documents and Settings\Joe\My Documents\My Videos\Naruto\[DB]_Bleach_Movie_2_[2A49ACA1].avi'
  main debug: looking for access module: 5 candidates
  vcd debug: trying .cue file: C:\Documents and Settings\Joe\My Documents\My Videos\Naruto\[DB]_Bleach_Movie_2_[2A49ACA1].cue
  vcd debug: could not find .cue file
  access_file debug: opening file `C:\Documents and Settings\Joe\My Documents\My Videos\Naruto\[DB]_Bleach_Movie_2_[2A49ACA1].avi'
  main debug: using access module "access_file"
  main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 2.000 ms - Total 2.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2.000 ms)
  main debug: Using AStream*Stream
  main debug: pre-buffering...
  main debug: received first data for our buffer
  qt4 debug: New Event: type 1103
  qt4 debug: Updating the stream status: 2
  main debug: pre-buffering done 1408981 bytes in 0s - 458499 kbytes/s
  main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='C:\Documents and Settings\Joe\My Documents\My Videos\Naruto\[DB]_Bleach_Movie_2_[2A49ACA1].avi'
  main debug: looking for demux module: 59 candidates
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:46464952 (RIFF) size:1172068 pos:0
  avi debug: found LIST chunk: 'AVI '
  avi debug: <list 'AVI '>
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:5453494c (LIST) size:65452 pos:12
  avi debug: found LIST chunk: 'hdrl'
  avi debug: <list 'hdrl'>
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:68697661 (avih) size:56 pos:24
  avi debug: avih: streams:2 flags: HAS_INDEX IS_INTERLEAVED 768x432
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:5453494c (LIST) size:308 pos:88
  avi debug: found LIST chunk: 'strl'
  avi debug: <list 'strl'>
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:68727473 (strh) size:56 pos:100
  avi debug: strh: type:vids handler:0x34363278 samplesize:0 23.98fps
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:66727473 (strf) size:40 pos:164
  avi debug: strf: video:H264 768x432 planes:1 24bpp
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:78646e69 (indx) size:184 pos:212
  avi debug: indx: type=0 subtype=0 entry=10
  avi debug: </list 'strl'>
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:5453494c (LIST) size:344 pos:404
  avi debug: found LIST chunk: 'strl'
  avi debug: <list 'strl'>
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:68727473 (strh) size:56 pos:416
  avi debug: strh: type:auds handler:0x00000000 samplesize:1 16000.00fps
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:66727473 (strf) size:30 pos:480
  avi debug: strf: audio:0x0055 channels:2 48000Hz 0bits/sample 125kb/s
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:6e727473 (strn) size:38 pos:518
  avi debug: strn: stream name : reballion T02 2_0ch 224Kbps DELAY 0ms
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:78646e69 (indx) size:184 pos:564
  avi debug: indx: type=0 subtype=0 entry=10
  avi debug: </list 'strl'>
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:5453494c (LIST) size:260 pos:756
  avi debug: found LIST chunk: 'odml'
  avi debug: <list 'odml'>
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:686c6d64 (dmlh) size:248 pos:768
  avi warning: unknown chunk (not loaded)
  avi debug: </list 'odml'>
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:4b4e554a (JUNK) size:64440 pos:1024
  avi debug: </list 'hdrl'>
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:5453494c (LIST) size:44 pos:65472
  avi debug: found LIST chunk: 'INFO'
  avi debug: <list 'INFO'>
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:54465349 (ISFT) size:23 pos:65484
  avi debug: ISFT: software : Windows Movie Maker 2.1
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:4b4e554a (JUNK) size:0 pos:65516
  avi debug: </list 'INFO'>
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:5453494c (LIST) size:1104712 pos:65524
  avi debug: skipping movi chunk
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:31786469 (idx1) size:1824 pos:1170244
  avi debug: idx1: index entry:114
  avi debug: </list 'AVI '>
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:46464952 (RIFF) size:732597010 pos:1172076
  avi debug: found LIST chunk: 'AVIX'
  avi debug: <list 'AVIX'>
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:5453494c (LIST) size:732596998 pos:1172088
  avi debug: skipping movi chunk
  avi debug: </list 'AVIX'>
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:00000000 ( ) size:0 pos:733769094
  avi warning: found null fourcc chunk (corrupted file?)
  avi debug: * LIST-root size:734003200 pos:0
  avi debug: + RIFF-AVI size:1172068 pos:0
  avi debug: | + LIST-hdrl size:65452 pos:12
  avi debug: | | + avih size:56 pos:24
  avi debug: | | + LIST-strl size:308 pos:88
  avi debug: | | | + strh size:56 pos:100
  avi debug: | | | + strf size:40 pos:164
  avi debug: | | | + indx size:184 pos:212
  avi debug: | | + LIST-strl size:344 pos:404
  avi debug: | | | + strh size:56 pos:416
  avi debug: | | | + strf size:30 pos:480
  avi debug: | | | + strn size:38 pos:518
  avi debug: | | | + indx size:184 pos:564
  avi debug: | | + LIST-odml size:260 pos:756
  avi debug: | | | + dmlh size:248 pos:768
  avi debug: | | + JUNK size:64440 pos:1024
  avi debug: | + LIST-INFO size:44 pos:65472
  avi debug: | | + ISFT size:23 pos:65484
  avi debug: | | + JUNK size:0 pos:65516
  avi debug: | + LIST-movi size:1104712 pos:65524
  avi debug: | + idx1 size:1824 pos:1170244
  avi debug: + RIFF-AVIX size:732597010 pos:1172076
  avi debug: | + LIST-movi size:732596998 pos:1172088
  avi debug: + size:0 pos:733769094
  avi warning: multiple riff -> OpenDML ?
  avi warning: detected OpenDML file
  avi debug: AVIH: 2 stream, flags HAS_INDEX IS_INTERLEAVED
  avi debug: stream[0] rate:10000000 scale:417083 samplesize:0
  avi debug: stream[0] video(H264) 768x432 24bpp 23.976043fps
  main debug: selecting program id=0
  qt4 debug: New Event: type 1108
  avi debug: stream[1] rate:16000 scale:1 samplesize:1
  avi debug: stream[1] audio(0x55) 2 channels 48000Hz 0bits
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:30307869 (ix00) size:848 pos:1169268
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=103
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 103 entries
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:30307869 (ix00) size:119200 pos:77323966
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=14897
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 14897 entries
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:30307869 (ix00) size:120416 pos:147904754
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=15049
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 15049 entries
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:30307869 (ix00) size:119768 pos:214527740
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=14968
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 14968 entries
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:30307869 (ix00) size:120360 pos:282931588
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=15042
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 15042 entries
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:30307869 (ix00) size:121064 pos:373042678
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=15130
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 15130 entries
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:30307869 (ix00) size:119280 pos:439836076
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=14907
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 14907 entries
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:30307869 (ix00) size:119768 pos:530753714
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=14968
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 14968 entries
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:30307869 (ix00) size:120696 pos:646147008
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=15084
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 15084 entries
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:30307869 (ix00) size:105400 pos:733656374
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=13172
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 13172 entries
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:31307869 (ix01) size:112 pos:1170124
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=11
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 11 entries
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:31307869 (ix01) size:6424 pos:77443174
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=800
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 800 entries
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:31307869 (ix01) size:6040 pos:148025178
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=752
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 752 entries
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:31307869 (ix01) size:6152 pos:214647516
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=766
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 766 entries
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:31307869 (ix01) size:5968 pos:283051956
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=743
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 743 entries
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:31307869 (ix01) size:7672 pos:373163750
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=956
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 956 entries
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:31307869 (ix01) size:6208 pos:439955364
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=773
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 773 entries
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:31307869 (ix01) size:7656 pos:530873490
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=954
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 954 entries
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:31307869 (ix01) size:8728 pos:646267712
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=1088
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 1088 entries
  avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:31307869 (ix01) size:7304 pos:733761782
  avi debug: indx: type=1 subtype=0 entry=910
  avi debug: loading subindex(0x1) 910 entries
  avi debug: stream[0] created 133320 index entries
  avi debug: stream[1] created 7753 index entries
  avi debug: stream[0] length:5560 (based on index)
  avi debug: stream[1] length:5560 (based on index)
  main debug: using demux module "avi"
  main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 58.000 ms - Total 58.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 58.000 ms)
  avi warning: don't seem to find any data...
  avi warning: don't seem to find any data...
  avi warning: cannot get packet header, track disabled
  main debug: removing module "packetizer_h264"
  main debug: killing decoder fourcc `H264', 0 PES in FIFO
  main debug: removing a sout input (sout_input:03A1CF98)
  main debug: removing module "mpeg_audio"
  main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpga', 0 PES in FIFO
  main debug: removing a sout input (sout_input:03A50F78)
  main debug: TIMER encoding audio frame : 0.000 ms - Total 33998.002 ms / 231688 intvls (Avg 0.147 ms)
  main debug: removing module "mpeg_audio"
  main debug: removing module "avcodec"
  main debug: Filter 'mpgatofixed32' (03BB09F8) removed from chain
  main debug: removing module "mpgatofixed32"
  main debug: Filter 'audio_format' (03BAE778) removed from chain
  main debug: removing module "audio_format"
  mux_ps debug: removing input
  main warning: no more input streams for this mux
  main debug: EOF reached
  main debug: finished input
  main debug: dying input
  qt4 debug: Updating the stream status: 8
  main debug: dying input
  avi debug: free chunk avih
  avi debug: free chunk strh
  avi debug: free chunk strf
  avi debug: free chunk indx
  avi debug: free chunk LIST
  avi debug: free chunk strh
  avi debug: free chunk strf
  avi debug: free chunk strn
  avi debug: free chunk indx
  avi debug: free chunk LIST
  avi warning: unknown chunk (not unloaded)
  avi debug: free chunk LIST
  avi debug: free chunk JUNK
  avi debug: free chunk LIST
  avi debug: free chunk ISFT
  avi debug: free chunk JUNK
  avi debug: free chunk LIST
  avi debug: free chunk LIST
  avi debug: free chunk idx1
  avi debug: free chunk RIFF
  avi debug: free chunk LIST
  avi debug: free chunk RIFF
  avi warning: unknown chunk (not unloaded)
  avi debug: free chunk LIST
  main debug: removing module "avi"
  main debug: removing module "access_file"
  main debug: thread ended
  main debug: dead input
  main debug: thread times: real 2m11.062500s, kernel 0m10.421875s, user 1m50.671875s
  main debug: thread 6452 joined (playlist/engine.c:244)
  main debug: TIMER input launching for 'Streaming' : 101.000 ms - Total 101.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 101.000 ms)
  main debug: destroying chain... (name=transcode)
  main debug: destroying chain... (name=duplicate)
  stream_out_duplicate debug: closing a duplication
  main debug: destroying chain... (name=std)
  mux_ps info: Close
  main debug: removing module "mux_ps"
  access_output_file debug: file access output closed
  main debug: removing module "access_output_file"
  main debug: removing module "stream_out_standard"
  main debug: destroying chain done
  main debug: removing module "stream_out_duplicate"
  main debug: destroying chain done
  main debug: removing module "stream_out_transcode"
  main debug: destroying chain done
  main debug: starting new item
  main debug: changing item without a request (current 1/2)
  main debug: nothing to play

Does it work any better, if you specify the width and height parameters?

Does it work any better, if you specify the width and height parameters?

how do you do that?

My stupid Windows media player and dvd maker won't recognize an avi file that plays on vlc

That is because VLC uses its own decoders. For WMP and DVD maker you have to install the needed codecs. Installing FFDshow should usually be enough.

I converted it 6 times now and i don't get an mpg file. It also shows errors

I need more messages. Open Tools -> Messages... (set Verbosity to 2) before doing conversion and when the error comes up, then paste the messages here.

Okay i did what you said in Tools -> Messages. Tried to convert it again and this is the error message:

Streaming / Transcoding failed:
VLC could not open the encoder.

Though i finally figured out how to burn it without converting the file. I opened Windows Movie Maker, imported the avi file, at this point "Publish to DVD"" is greyed out. I then edited titles and credits, added a title before the clip. Then it will let me publish to DVD. It prompts to save project and opens dvd maker (which would not import the avi originally) and then burns the dvd.

Oh boy... microsoft amazing that it works. Too bad it couldn't just do it the first time the first way.

Thanks,

Gibs

have you actually tryed it in a dvd player?

how do you do that?

You add width and height to transcoding options, so width=720,height=576 if you do PAL or width=720,height=480 if you do NTSC.
For example
#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=4096,acodec=mp2a,ab=192,scale=1,channels=2... would become
#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,vb=4096,width=720,height=576,acodec=mp2a,ab=192,scale=1,channels=2