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Okay, here's the rundown. I have an MPEG2 video file with MPEG2 audio (not AC3). The file is a 30sec edit of clips from two movies that I did for a school project. I need to insert this video into a PowerPoint presentation. I don't want to run the risk that the computer we'll be presenting with on Wednesday is going to take a shit and not play back the video, so I want to convert it to DivX video. This sounds like something really simple to do, but it's giving me a helluva time. Can anyone help me out on this? I tried GordionKnot and it won't let me open the file to begin with.

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First of all, are you 100% sure the computer at school will play DivX? DivX is not installed by default on Windows machines so you might want to double-check before Wednesday.

As for converting, just use VirtualDubMod, which should have come with your Gordian Knot download.

  • Open up your video in VDubMod, and go to File -> Save as...
  • At the bottom, make sure "Full Processing Mode" is selected from the drop-down menu, and click on "Change"
  • Select the codec you want to convtert to and click on "Configure"
  • For a 30 second clip, you probably don't need to do a multi-pass encode, so just choose a 1-pass setting.
  • Configure the settings as needed or leave them at the defaults if you're not sure. Then save to a new file.

    Hope that helps.

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    Thanks for the tips, zion, I'll be trying that out momentarily.

    I intend on going in and making sure the clips work before the presentation actually goes on. I also forgot to mention that since it's a Visual Communications class, they're Macphiles (or whatever the proper term would be there), so I'll be using a G5.

    EDIT: The audio keeps going out of sync because it looks like VDubMod is speeding up the video (beginning time of 32secs, converted clip 27secs).

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    I checked it, I have it set to keep the original framerate, 29.97fps.

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    So I found out that VDubMod is loading the clip at 27seconds, it's not the conversion. I have absolutely no idea what's going on. That's why I never tried to learn all this stuff, it always seems to go wrong when I do stuff.

    I'll probably wind up doing something way too complicated like burning the two clips I need to a DVD-RW and then re-ripping them and encoding with AutoGK.

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    It says 29.97, which is what it's supposed to be.

    Actually now that I think about it, I may have messed something up when I exported the clip. I'll report back here after I try to reverse that.

    EDIT: Nope, that wasn't it. I had Womble set to de-interlace and IVTC, which I thought might have caused the problem, but after I unchecked those options, VDubMod still loaded it as 27secs and not 32.

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    Okay, problem finally resolved. I found a nifty program called WinAVI Media Converter that works like a charm. This is my new favorite toy.

    Thanks for the assistance, though, zion. It most certainly does no go unappreciated.

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    hey, i have a similar problem. I have an mpeg video i need to convert to avi but when i use virtualdubmod for this i can never get it to not loose frames. ive done this before and never had a problem with it, but for some reason on this video it will get choppy at points. the mpeg video plays fine, the problem is only in the resulting avi.

    I've tried rebooting my computer figuring maybe the computer was just lagging. Ive tried doing a completely uncompressed file as well as a huffy encoded file and the result always has dropped frames (though not always in the same spot) I did get it with one program (forget the name) but when i load that file into virtualdub for filtering and such im having problems with the sound file (it says it cant convert it) i checked the file info on it and it seems to have the sound in the format and bitrate i want so i figured id try and filter and encode the file to xvid to my normal settings but the file ends up being about 60 megs bigger than the target size i entered (i know the file will be fine at the target size since ive done similar shows of the same size using the settings im trying to use)

    I will try the program that ReverendBeastly posted when i get home tonight. but i was wondering if anyone has any ideas on what could be causing this and how to get around it. thanks.

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    That could be an issue, I don't think I do currently. I'll try that out.

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    ffdshow didn't help for me. ::shrug::

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    I only have one more suggestion: uninstall ffdshow and download and install the Gordian Knot codec pack from doom9. This is different from the rip pack which contains the ripping/encoding software. You may have to decline the installation of the newest DivX as it may contain adware. It will also install ffdshow and set it with the proper settings.

    It is possible that you are missing a certain codec or are currently using an unsuitable codec for mpeg processing. If that doesn't work then I give up.

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    All this stuff is covered in detail at Doom9's forum: www.doom9.org

    Might take some searching, but there is no better place on the 'Net for video-related tech questions.