My First Encode...

[evaunit01]

I tried to encode my own move for the first time today, and alas it didn't work. It refuses to play, I can see it in the menu as 'azusawh.avi' but it will not play. I encoded just as the guide told me to with all the correct codecs and settings.

The info that comes up when in GpCinema is:

PLAY TME 0:44: 4
197 kbit/sec

320x240 12 frame
149 kbit/sec

24000 Hz stereo
48 kbit/sec

I am running a GP32 BLU+ 166,

any help would be greatly appreciated,

James

 

[greven]

try with 41000Hz and 32ko/s for the audio.
Are us ure you use divx 4.12 or xvid (an old version, can't remember the release name...)

 

[Quiest]

This won`t solveyour problem, but can use a higher framerate and bitrate on such small videos if your gp32 can clock to 166 mhz. You will get much better results.

As greven said, you may be using the wrong codec.

 

[QuasaR]

You should encode the audio to just these frequencies: 11k, 22k, 44k. And, if you've got the right codec, WILL FOR SURE solve your problem (I've had the same one and needed four hours and a half night, to recognize that the audio was messing with GPCinema...)

 

[royston79]

This is simple with practice or depending on your previous ebcodeing experience

Setting I use in Virtualdub are

VIDEO
Go to (Video) and select filters - click add and select resize and ok, now select precise bilinear from the third drop down box

Go to (video) and select frame rate - select by every second or third frame depending on size of video your encodeing, select ok

Go to (Video) and compression and select DivX 4.12 and ok ( if you dont have
the option of this, you need to install video codecs to your system I suggest Nimo Codec pack- which has all codecs)

SOUND

select audio and full processing mode

now go to audio and select convesion : select 44100hz High quality ticked and ok

now go to audio and select compression :select mpeg layer 3, you should now be offered many sound types, select 32kbits,11025hz press ok

select audio and volume and crank the volume up to 606 this means you can listen without headphones

USE Edit and the select selection start/end to cut the video to fit on smc

now just save the avi to destination

One last thing if you get the VBR audio warning is skewed, you must first select full processing mode in audio and direct stream copy in video and save avi, the avi will enlarge due to the sound being enlarged but will get rid of this warning and let you do the above and the sound wont go out of sinc. Only do this if you get the warning on opening video file

All da best, it gets easier with practise

 

[AXNJAXN]

The xvid codec you need is (i believe) 4.10. I have the virtualdub settings saved to a vcl file if you want that, too. PM me and I'll send it to you.