I changed computers and was getting the "avi file can't open or file type unsupported" message on the new computer. I had tried every tip I could find on here to no avail. Then I stumbled across this article and followed the steps, and the problem was solved! Now all of my avi files are opening with no problem. Anyway, just wanted to share in case it could help someone else!
(The article refers to Windows Media Player, but fixed my problem for both MP and TMPGenc)
http://msmvps.com/chrisl/articles/10453.aspx

So what did you actually do that hasn't already been mentioned before on this board?

In spite of playing with priorities, I am also unable to open two avi videos (divx) that play perfectly in windows media player. I get the usual mesage "cannot open or unsupported"...

So would anyone be so kind as to give detailled hints to solve the problem? Thanks.

Just to give some feedback:

I resolved the issue by installing ffdshow AND by playing with priority settings.
Of course, since I had never heard of ffdshow before, I didn't know how to search for it. So I only found this solution by chance AND reading about it here THEREAFTER.

Typing "cannot open or unsupported" would have got you the answer a 1000 times over.

I had installed ffdshow and divx codec and it still wasn't working, changed priority settings, etc. It was the Gspot codec software that helped me by telling me exactly what codec I needed installed.

I am trying to convert an avi to a dvd NTSC 704x480. I notice that when I populate the video file line, it doesn't populate the audio line automatically like it does for all the other files. When I try to add it manually, it won't let me. When I try to do any conversion, either ES or System video/audio, it gives me an error message of "Indes of scan line is out of range (352)". I looked in the properties of the file and it lists the following information.
Audio: Bit rate - 128kbps, Audio sample size - 16 bit, Audio format - MPEG Layer - 3
Video: Frame rate - 25 frames/second, Data rate - 144kbps, Video sample size - 24 bit, Video compression - XVID.
Is there anyone who can help me with this file? Please let me know ASAP. Thank you.
Suzie

Install the Radium MP3 codec and all should be fine http://mst3k.booyaka.com/video/tools/ra-codec12.zip

I just have to say this i looked into some of the posts and i jsut have to say...

ashy u have been a great help... :D

Thanks..

let say i have a avi file of 175 mb when i tried TMPGEnc it became around 650mb!!

I'm just wondering if there a solution to this .

well it all depends on what your converting too. if you are going from say xvid/divx to svcd mpeg-2 then it is more than likely going to be larger, that all depends on the video bitrate you encode with, for a standard length movie of say 1.5 hours i usually encode to svcd ntsc with a 2 pass vbr max2500 min600 letting my average estimate me around 1400 megs in size that way i can split it for 2 cds... theres alot of variables to your questions and you left out about 98% of them in your question so I or anyone else could go on forever trying to answer it but the video bitrate is the key.

i c i tried converting avi files into vcd ntsc most of the time itfime; but there are avi file(s) that un expectedly ballons to large than i thought. any input on this ?

I am also having this problem. With certain avi files, encoding will take between 3 to 10 times longer than it should, and the resulting file will be 3 to 10 times larger. The resulting mpeg video file is fine, but with an enormous amount of garbage data padded onto the end.

My only current solution: Stop the encoding session when the "source position: xx:xx:xx" reaches the end of the file. Then trim off any garbage from the end using "Merge & Cut".

Anyone have a more permanent solution or maybe a reason?
The file I am trying to encode is recent Xvid, MP3 audio 48000Hz, 624 x 352. This happens regardless of the MPEG format I aim for (i.e. VCD, SVCD, KVCD)

yea... i have similiar probs... i encoded something 170Mb with 720x480 ratio and high quility and ended up 1.4Gb... how can i make it smaller.... can u plz tell me what i should put in the settings to make it at least 700MB if it's not causing too many problems.... i know the quility may go down.. but i dont knwot he settings...

Its been awhile using tmpgenc, Try to use the source range thing. Select your start and end frame rate. I think the reason with all that padding, blank video at the end is either the video or audio problem.

?? and much person's answer does that aply?? blank spaces?? what are u on abt???

Ok, using TMPGENC DVD Author 1.6,

I created a dvd, edit main menu, using Layout #10.
I am using mpg1 files as the source video.
Video #4 and others have been re-encoded using TMPGENC.

The several standalone DVD players will not select the fourth title in the list.
Also, when moving between track listings, from bottom up, it skips #9 or second to last. When moving the selection marquee from top to bottom, it selects #9.


Under no circumstances will it select #4.

Why?

How strange, 3 months ago i could open the .dat file with tmpg by using simple multiplexer in the MPEGtools. However, i don't know why when i try it again today i couldn't load it. It appears as Illegal MPEG video stream.
I was wondering if the program has a bug or something, and what should i do in order to solve the problem?

When I convert an avi to mpeg, I end up with the audio and a black screen. What did I do wrong.

This comes up quite often lately, but there doesn't seem to be a correct answer in any of the messages (I searched over 1255 messages). The answer involving moving the directshow priority is close, but it doesn't always work on all systems.
It should be added into the help file of TMPEG 2.5+ that this is a problem.

"When converting an avi to mpg, the mpg shows no video, but, has audio."

Here goes....

Open TMPEG, select the Option menu
Select Enviromental settings
Select the VFAPI tab
Move the DirectShow Multimedia file reader to the #2 priority position
Move the AVI VFW compatbility Reader to the LAST priority positiion.
(on some systems) move the BMP/PPM/TGA/JPG File Reader to the #1 position
Select the OK button
Quit TMPEG

If you are converting a DVIX avi, you will need to convert the avi audio from mp3 to pcm format, or add in an decent mp3 decoder to the TMPEG Audio engine in the enviromental option.

Now when you run TMPEG again you should be able to convert the avi to mpg with no more problems.

JFYI...
This happens alot with the Video Card Upgrades to the ATI and nVida cards. I guess it is due to the new copyright protection schemes included in all the new cards. (just a guess)
It happened to me a few weeks ago when I upgraded my Video card to an ATI 9800 all in wonder card. TMPEG was just fine with the default settings for years, when I upgraded the card TMPEG stopped working.

Bump.
black screen, black image problem, no video, audio but no video, m2v black screen, mpeg black screen

Where can I find a help file explaining the various features?

press F1

You will need TMPGenc for that feature.
http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/tmpgenc_basic_guide.cfm

>You will need TMPGenc for that feature.

Sorry that should read 'You will need TMPGenc Plus for that feature'

I share my problem with many users of this progrmmm. After having encoded the AVI File there is no sound in the MPG file. What shall I do? Please help me.

dude did u selected the wrong stream type ?

This can happen with compressed audio. Try to open the video with another program like Virtual Dub and save audio to WAV file. Then in TMpegEnc, select your new WAV file as audio source, and the original movie as video source.
Videos for which you don't have the decoder, can't be processed at all, like new Quick Time or Windows Media Format (WMV / ASF support had to be removed from virtual dub because of Microsoft patent. I doubt you can find a decoder other than Windows Media Player / Movie Maker anymore.)

hey,
i got the similar problems esecially converting from xvid vids, any plugin/ patch for this problem ?

fraktalisman answered your question ...

But it's better to use VirtualDubMOD, not VirtualDub, the MOD-Version supports more formats.

I have a similar problem - although I already hav a .wav file of the audio stream, but when trying to multiplex, TMPG wont recognise it as a valid audio source. Any ideas why or another solution??

Hi! I have been searching this forum for answers to my question of 2005/01/30, without much luck. I have downloaded virtualDub 1.4c, and am now trying to get this to help me convert files to mpeg using TMPEGEnc. I would, of course, be very happy if this solves my problems, but what I still don't understand is this:
-Why will TMPGEnc not convert my .avi-files?
-Why will TMPGEnc not convert the same file it had already converted successfully once?

What I would like to know is what had happened in the five minutes between it converted the file once and refused to convert any files at all, and what needs to be done to get TMPGEnc to work it's magic like it the first time.

I have tried the following:
-Uninstalling (and re-installing) TMPGEnc.
-Installing FFDSHOW (and later on uninstalling it again).
-Uninstalling Media Player 9 (or whatever) ang going back to my old version.
-Converting several different .avi-files, all with the same result.

If anyone knows the answers to my problems, please reply. I have looked for a solution here (Hi, Ashy), but only got so much closer to a solution.

Thanks.

Erik

I would re-install FFDSHOW first then go into the configuration settings and make sure that DIVX, XVID and any other MPEG4 decoding is enabled.
Next I would raise the priority of the 'Directshow file reader' to 2 in the TMPG VFAPI plugins and make sure it's top of the list.

If this doesn't work then there may be a problwm with your AVI's.

You could try VFW decoding by enabling XVID, DIVX, etc. in the VFW part of FFDSHOW and then making the 'VFW file reader' top priority in TMPG.

Thanks! I'll try that. VirtualDub sort of solved my problems, though, except that I have to open the avi-files in VD, compress them, save them as a new (and different) avi, and then using TMPGEnc to convert the new avi-file. Also TMPGEnc is working extremely slowly now, indicating it will use over ten hrs to convert a 20 min video file. I'll let it finish it's current project before I try your soloution. It would be nice if it saves me the bother of having to use VD all together. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Erik.

Oh, well. The slowness of TMPGEnc was due to the highest quality setting. Saw the tip about using "high", and restarted the project, and it bumped decoding time down to about two hrs. Still not fast, but about five times better. Thanks again.

Erik

If you have to resort to using Virtualdub, and I don't see why you would need to, you don't need to create another AVI.

That's just pointless and a waste of time and quality.
Just frame serve your AVI's to TMPG.

Load up the AVI into VD as normal then go to 'File' and start the 'Frame server'

Follow the on screen prompts to create the frame server file then load that into TMPG and encode as normal.

Hey, that's pure gold. Saves me a lot of time and effort. Will try right away. Meanwhile, here is another problem that I encountered.
I now have the new compressed .avi's frim VirtualDub (which I apparently never needed to make). These look ok and have good sond quality. TMPGEnc accepts these files and convert them to .mpeg2's (using the super video disc PAL setting). These files, while still looking good, have no sound at all. The same thing happened when I used Nero to convert the .avi's to .mpeg's.
I am positive that both the original and the VD-treated .avi's have sound. So, what happened to the audio?

OK, still have no idea why the audio disappeared, but a quick search on this forum helped me find AC3ACM, which seems to have fixed the problem.
However, even after re-installing FFDSHOW, TMPGEnc will not accept .avi's that have not been trough the VirtualDub. Will try the frame serving next. Right now I have enough files to work with that have already been trough the VD.
Once again, thanks a lot for all help, and sorry for asking too quick this time.

Find out what the FourCC code is of then AVI's and post it here.

i'm sorry if this is a repeat question..but i really just what to know... for my virtual dub i dont have a frameclient... i tried to look on the net and stuff but i'm like lost... i downloaded AviSynth but it doesnt seem to work.

Every Virtualdub has a frame server client.
Open you Vitualdub installation folder then run AUXSETUP.EXE next click the 'Install handler' button then 'OK' the rest of the boxes.

Run Virtualdub then load your AVI.
Click 'File' then 'Start frame server'
Now just follow the prompts.

What is you problem with AVISYNTH?

oh nvm abt avisynth but i got my programs working by using VFAPICodecV105

Hi! Back from a long weekend, and still cant open avi's without vd. How do I find out the forur CC code? I'll post them as soon as I find out what they are.
Erik

And now, as I try to open some new .avi's i downloaded over the weekend, VirtualDub gives me this message: "Couldn't locate decompressor for format 'DX50' (unknown)

VirtualDub requires a Video for Windows (VFW) compatible codec to decompress video. DirectShow codecs, such as those used by Windows Media Player, are not suitable."

Is there any simple solution to this problem? I just installed VD, and have FFdshow installed already.

Erik

And there is more. When I'm trying to frameserve, I get the same message from TMPGEnc. "Can not open, or unsupported." How do I get frameserving to work?

Erik

I'm sure I already mentioned this, but I suppose I'll do it again anyway.
Virtualdub requires VFW codecs, you will need to enable all DIVX and XVID decoding in the VFW part of FFDSHOW.

START>PROGRAMS>FFDSHOW>VFW CONFIGURATION>DECODER then make sure 'libavcodec' is enabled for all DIVX and XVID sources.

This will probably solve your TMPG problem too if you make the 'VFW reader' the highest priority in the VFAPI plugins.

It works!!!!

Without using VD or anything!!!

Thanks a lot, ashy!

Gonna be a long night in front of the tv tomorrow...

Erik

No prob.

>I would re-install FFDSHOW first then go into the configuration settings and make sure that DIVX, XVID and any other MPEG4 decoding is enabled.
>Next I would raise the priority of the 'Directshow file reader' to 2 in the TMPG VFAPI plugins and make sure it's top of the list.
>
>If this doesn't work then there may be a problwm with your AVI's.
>
>You could try VFW decoding by enabling XVID, DIVX, etc. in the VFW part of FFDSHOW and then making the 'VFW file reader' top priority in TMPG.

Hi ashy, I've been reading yours and erik's posts. I'm afraid I have the same problem and I'm new to Movies and codec thing.

So my question is
1.What's FFDSHOW? Is it a CODEC pack, I have KLite Codec pack, would that do?
2.If it does, what extra config would I have to do to let TMPGEnc convert my AVIs to MPGs. (After all Windows Media Player can play the file)
3.Where is this "the priority of the 'Directshow file reader'". Is it is TMPGEnc? I'm using 2.5 by the way.

Well that's it. I would appreciate you answer.
Thanks
Big

>Every Virtualdub has a frame server client.
>Open you Vitualdub installation folder then run AUXSETUP.EXE next click the 'Install handler' button then 'OK' the rest of the boxes.
>
>Run Virtualdub then load your AVI.
>Click 'File' then 'Start frame server'
>Now just follow the prompts.
>
>What is you problem with AVISYNTH?

Hello,

I have MPG file which if very big. I split it using MPEG tool and it works well.

My question is:

Does splitting MPEG file degrade the video quality?

Thank you for answer in advance.

MSS

No.

Just bought copy of Tmpgenc plus 2.5, have used trial to make VCD successfully,
I use DVD2AVI for frameserving, never a problem, downloaded new copy of Tmpgenc plus, and now I get same message on most every .d2v video file "Can not open , or Unsupported"
I have been setting for DVD NTSC, but even going back to VCD NTSC now I get that message even on that, What's up? now I can't even make a VCD out of .d2v file...Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I solved this problem by reinstalling all software dvd2avi and tempgenc

I had the same problem. Its a problem of the TMPGenc's environmental settings', just FYI....raising/lowering some piriority fixes all...