I upgraded to avisynth 2.5.5 (uninstalled 2.5.4 then installed 2.5.5). Now TMPGEnc won't encode my file, coming up with a read error. When I checked the script in BSPlayer it said:

Script Error: there is no function named BlindPP
(c:\video\scripts\static.ntsc.avs, line 7)

How do I rectify this? Thanks.

blindpp is a mpeg2dec3.dll function, not an avisynth function...

FuPP

Then why would the script give an error simply as a result of upgrading from 2.5.4 to 2.5.5? I think I still have mpeg2dec3.dll in the plugins folder. Or is there an upgraded mpeg2dec3 to work with 2.5.5? Thanks.

Are you sure that 2.5.4 uninstallation don't delete avisynth's plugins folder?
Does you 2.5.5 installation select same folder that 2.5.4 one?

You should check that...
No.

I use blindpp with 2.5.5 and have no problem. Did you try to load it manually ?

Regards,
FuPP

Well, the plugins folder is still a subdirectory in the 2.5.5 directory, and I have in there all the .dlls I need, including mpeg2dec3 and hybrifFupp.avsi (which I was planning to start testing).

I am not sure what you mean here. Shouldn't the application automatically look into its own plugins subdirectory for the .dlls?

Thanks for taking the time to help me through this.

Did you try to load it manually ?

I am not sure what you mean by loading it manually, but I tried inserting the following line at the top of the script (Dialhot's static script):

LoadPlugin("C:\Video\AviSynth 2.5\Plugins\MPEG2Dec3.dll")

This time I got the error message: There is no function called Blockbuster

When I was using 2.5.4 I didn't need the LoadPlugin commands at the top of the script. But now it seems to me that the program calling the script is not finding the plugins folder. Can you show me how to rectify that? Thanks.

This is getting crazier and crazier. I put in a bunch of LoadPlugin commands at the top of the script to directly supply all the functions. This time, WMP is no longer complaining about a missing function, but it is telling me:

"ACM failed to suggest a compatible PCM format"

and it is pointing at the line where the movie file is loaded. Have I totally screwed up my system? I need help!

could you post your whole script, please ?

This message is an audio issue.
If you are dealing with avi's, you must use this command:
AVISource("path to your movie.avi",false)
with ",false" at end. You will process the movie without audio. It must to be process with another software (besweet or headeache for instance). Check it.

About the earlier problem, If you know how to deal with registry, search this branch Mi PC\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AviSynth and check if plugindir2_5 is pointing to your actual plugins directory.

Fupp and Prodater64:

Thank you very much for the pointers you have given me. You have been most helpful. I decided I shouldn't risk getting into the registry and doing further damage, so I uninstalled the new 2.5.5 and deleted all traces of the program, then reinstalled it. This time, it worked, TMPG and BSplayer both play the script with no problems. Thanks.