Get TMPGEnc to load an AVI MPEG4 video with AC3 sound?
 

Is there a way to get TMPGEnc to load an AVI MPEG4 video with AC3 sound?

Just load it like you load any mpeg file the audio will load automatically
on the audio tab.

sorry, wrong answer...

I have several Three Stooges shorts that a buddy sent me, according to WinMedia Player 9, they are:

Video: XviD MPEG-4 Video Decode
Audio: AC3Filter

WinMEdia Player 9 plays them fine, as does PowerDVD.

BUT, as soon as I load them into TMPGEnc, all I get is the video line, Audio
line is empty.

Make sure you check "DirectShow Multimedia reader" on TMPEG's environment.

-kwag

I load Divx in the past and thats how they load if environment settings
is ok than there is something wrong w you avi file Tmpeg should be able
to load a AC3 audio file. :)

Mr Kwag, you have done it again, I raised the priority of Directshow and now it finds the audio.

Thanks.

Well, back to square one.

TMPGEnc loaded the audio stream, but it appears it did not know what to do with it. I got beautiful video streams thanks to the Half-D1 KVCD templates, but only heard silence. No audio in WinMedia Player 9 and PowerDVD.

Why don't you extract the AC3 with VDub and encode it to MP2 with Headache?

I will give that a try Jelly, thanks.

No go, Jelly. Error, no compressor found.

If I knew how to attach an image I would show you the VDub info screen.

It lists audio as 48000Hz, 1 (Mono), compression unknow (tag2000)...

Well this usually means, that you don't have the codec installed, which is needed to decompress the file...
I really don't know better, but I'd install the newest Xvid codecs again, and see if it changes anything! :roll:

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you could try the following, as its suppose to have AC3 built-in I think, or
else at least, support for it. You may end up needing the codecs though..
but wouldn't hurt to try anyways.. right ??

* VirtualDubMod_1_5_1_1a_all_inclusive.zip

Sorry, I lost the LINK.

* Then, open your source as usual, and frameserve it into TMPG.. ie of
...framerserve name: movie.vdr
* TMPG: video [movie.vdr]
* TMPG: audio [movie.vdr]

Maybe this will work (or not)
Good lucks anyways.
-vhelp