Makeavis for Packshot Problem

[Zyphon]

Hi guys,

I wanted to test PackShot out with an AVI I made years ago (I used to backup my DVD with DivX before KVCD came out )

I made a backup of Galaxy Quest and converted it to DivX.

I wanted to test PackShot with a MakeAVIS but I encounder an error when using Phil's V3 script.

When I put in all my GripGrop settings and the avisource, fasle settings in and then try to convert I get this:

'GripGrop: Could not save target frame size as variables (MakeAVIS_avisynth_script, line 26)'

Here is my script:

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\atc.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\Blockbuster.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\DctFilter.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\Deen.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\GripFit_YV12.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\MPEG2Dec3.dll")
LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\undot.dll")

AviSource("E:\MyMovies\GalaxyQuest", false)
BlindPP(cpu=4) 
Blockbuster(method="noise",detail_min=1,detail_max=3,variance=0.1,seed=1) 
ATC(2,3,5,0.5,false) 
GripCrop(480, 576, overscan=1, source_anamorphic=false)
GripSize(resizer="LanczosResize") 
Undot() 
TemporalSoften(2,7,7,3,2) 
DCTFilter(1,1,1,1,1,1,0.5,0) 
#Blockbuster(method="noise",detail_min=1,detail_max=10,variance=0.3,seed=5623) 
GripBorders()

I tried a few resolutions but just for the test sake I thought id use SVCD res.

Can any1 tell me why I recieve this eror in MakeAVIS please.

Thanks in advance.

[Zyphon]

Hi I took out all the GripCrop setttings and it seemed to work is this o.k to do?

[incredible]

GripCrop an Makeavis makes problems, yep!

Maybe others did also have that problem??
Maybe its ffvfw makeavis related and the ffdshow version doesnt have Probs?

[Zyphon]

Hi Inc,

The MakeAVIS I have is the FFDShow version.

I just wanted to see the quality of PackShot with DivX source.

What sort of script should I use then to convert to say a KDVD format?

Thanks Inc.

EDIT: I removed all the GripCrop params and when I try to use the script to make a fake AVI Mencoder just flashes for a second and I get no conversion.

Should I just make a AVS with just the Avisource line in it?

[Dialhot]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zyphon

Should I just make a AVS with just the Avisource line in it?

I used makeAvis on scripts based on my V4 script and everyhting was okay. But I do not use gripcrop, I use Moviestacker to compute the correct resize/crop/addbord lines and put them into the script.

And everyhting is okay.

[vmesquita]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zyphon

The MakeAVIS I have is the FFDShow version.

This could be an issue, I am not sure if Inc put the ffvfw.dll or the ffdshow.ax version of makeAvis in his builds. Let's wait for him to clarify.

[Zyphon]

@Dialhot

Thanks for the info Phil I shall remove the GripCrop params and use MovieStacker to resize with your V4 Script.

@Vmesquita

Thanks for the info VM I shall wait and see what Inc says.

[incredible]

Do read the whole explanation of my build compilings in the CVS Snapshot thread thats why I mention everything which is needed there :

There you will see that very informative Quote out of my codecs.conf:

Quote:

videocodec makeavis
info "FFvfw makeavis"
status untested
fourcc AVIS
driver vfw
dll ffvfw
out YV12

The FFvfw.dll is used an not the ffvfw.ax (directshow).
But I never use GripCrop anymore cause of known issues of technical problems and also sometimes resizing problems.
So by this I never had a problem when using ffvfw.dll and also I never heard about problems when people use my builds.

But what would that mean?
Offering 3 builds each CPU related and these also in two variants (ffvfw.dll and ffvfw.ax)
Uops ...

But you can also just modify your OWN codecs.conf in the mplayer/mplayer folder where you just have to change the pointer to the directshow version of ffvfw ...

With keeping ALLL my respect to SansGrip!! But change to the conventional resizing method like Phil described.
Because

a) GripFit is complicated to share (MakeAvis)
b) If importing external scripts using Import("xxxxx.avs") in your main avs script, also here you will end up in error messages!

[Zyphon]

Thank you very much for the info Inc I shall go back now and study some more.

[rds_correia]

Hi Inc,
I for one, have been strugling a lot for the past 1,5 weeks trying to use FFdshow's makeAVIS.
It seems that the problem is compile-based: we are not doing --enable-dshow on our compiles so it will never handle ffdshow.ax...
And I already tried compiling for DShow but the compiling bombs at the end of "make" command
Also there is a --target=Platform
This one tells mencoder where and by what it's running.
Like --target=i386-linux for intel+linux
That way it will know what kind of paths to use when looking for the codecs.conf, fonts.conf, etc...
I wonder if I can use --target=i386-win ?
Can you check that with me by PM, please?
TIA
Cheers