trouble with transcoding in dvsd

[karapetyan]

when transcoding to dvsd and *.avi container to file
that file plays only in VLC player
all another players
like windows media player
or windows media player classic
whows error when trying open file

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Messages, please?
File, please?

[VLC_help]

VLC produces broken AVI files, you have to remux them with another tool (ffmpeg or mencoder) if you want those to work.

[karapetyan]

thanks for reply!
- vlc bug?
- could you give more detailed response, please? How to remux AVI using ffmpeg or mencoder? or link to manual...? thanks.

J-b, i can upload file and messages at a next week...

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

ok.

[VLC_help]

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=78864&p=259405&hil ... eg#p259405
tips.

[karapetyan]

thank you!
confirm,

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ffmpeg -i input.avi -vcodec copy -acodec copy output.avi

helps!

[karapetyan]

if input.avi 1:05 minute lenght, after using ffmpeg
lenght increases to ~3 minutes...

why?

[VLC_help]

Because VLC produces broken AVI files =)

[karapetyan]

=)
when that bug will be fixed?)

[karapetyan]

and what another container other than *.avi i should use for dvsd?

[VLC_help]

When someone wants to fix is. AVI is quite dead format so I am guessing no body is interested. You could try mkv (Matroska) or ts (transport stream) output.

[karapetyan]

when using mux=mkv / ts vlc creates empty file.

[VLC_help]

Did you try what transcoding line?

[karapetyan]

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"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" dshow:// :dshow-vdev="HD Video WebCam" :aspect-ratio=16x9 :sout=#duplicate{dst={transcode{vcodec=h264,deinterlace,vb=280,width=320,height=240,fps=20,scale=1,acodec=none}:std{access=http,mux=ts,dst=xx.xx.xx.xx:6666,ttl=200}},dst={transcode{vcodec=dvsd}:std{access=file,mux=ts,dst=C:\\outputvideo\\1.ts}}

or

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"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" dshow:// :dshow-vdev="HD Video WebCam" :aspect-ratio=16x9 :sout=#duplicate{dst={transcode{vcodec=h264,deinterlace,vb=280,width=320,height=240,fps=20,scale=1,acodec=none}:std{access=http,mux=ts,dst=xx.xx.xx.xx:6666,ttl=200}},dst={transcode{vcodec=dvsd}:std{access=file,mux=mkv,dst=C:\\outputvideo\\1.mkv}}

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"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" dshow:// :dshow-vdev="HD Video WebCam" :aspect-ratio=16x9 :sout=#duplicate{dst={transcode{vcodec=h264,deinterlace,vb=280,width=320,height=240,fps=20,scale=1,acodec=none}:std{access=http,mux=ts,dst=xx.xx.xx.xx:6666,ttl=200}},dst={transcode{vcodec=dvsd}:std{access=file,mux=ffmpeg{mux=avi},dst=C:\\outputvideo\\1.avi}}

[VLC_help]

I try to find some working option. If I don't post anything here on Sunday, bump this thread.

[karapetyan]

bump!

[VLC_help]

Asf seems to work OK

:sout=#transcode{vcodec=dvsd,width=720,height=576,acodec=mp3}:file{mux=asf,dst=out.asf}

but I don't if your other tools support ASF files.

[karapetyan]

same error...

[VLC_help]

The .ASF can be converted to .AVI with mencoder, but the workflow isn't best possible

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mencoder.exe input.asf -ovc copy -oac copy -o output.avi

[karapetyan]

sorry, shows anoter error:
Streaming / Transcoding failed:
VLC could not open the encoder

when i start VLC.


p.s. i use VLC 1.0.5 win 32

[VLC_help]

dvsd will do that if the resolution is not right (might be same with FPS).

[karapetyan]

Asf seems to work OK

vlc, create file but i can't open it in Windows Media Player or AvidLiquid (shows error)
that file open's only in VLC

...
may be somebodey can fix avi-container bug?

[karapetyan]

mencoder.exe asf -> avi same error in windows media player and in avidliquid....