avi video questions

[gerble1000]

post any questions here and if anyone can answer them that would be great..

first question

what is the best compression codec to use and where do i get it

gerble1000

[Michael]

post any questions here and if anyone can answer them that would be great..

first question

what is the best compression codec to use and where do i get it

gerble1000

there are two main codec's DivX and XviD

XviD is Probly the best but can be hard to get workin right as there are so many veriants of it

it isnt realy down to compression its down to the bit rate of the video, i dont think you can actuly change the compression ratio, i have never seen an option to do this. Obviously the higher the bit rate the better quality picture you "should" Have, this will be down to the Quality of the original source

[Phantom]

Since we're on the topic.....

I downloaded some of the Video Snaps from EMU, and they're encoded in DIVX. I put them in the right folder and they play in the stand alone player but in Game Ex, when I get to a game that has a Video Snap, Game Ex just minimizes back to the Desktop and all I get is sound from the Video.

Is there some setting to enable Divx in Game Ex, cause other types of AVI's work fine.

I have the divx decoder installed BTW.

Thanks

[headkaze]

Since we're on the topic.....

I downloaded some of the Video Snaps from EMU, and they're encoded in DIVX. I put them in the right folder and they play in the stand alone player but in Game Ex, when I get to a game that has a Video Snap, Game Ex just minimizes back to the Desktop and all I get is sound from the Video.

Is there some setting to enable Divx in Game Ex, cause other types of AVI's work fine.

I have the divx decoder installed BTW.

Thanks

This is a very common problem.. you need to uninstall the offical DivX codec and install the ffdshow daily build instead.

[Phantom]

Thanks, that did it. I didn't think it was a common thing (just something I did wrong) So I didn't search for it.

Thanks Again

[gerble1000]

i installed the latest ffdshow xvid

and i cant seem to create avi's through gameex

it starts to work and when i exit it after a few games to check,

it comes up blank

so i go to the folder where it is stored and the file is there but it contains no data (0kb)

im obviously doing something wrong.

i played around with it i.e using mpeg 1 and 2 divx ect

any ideas

gerble1000

[Tom Speirs]

i installed the latest ffdshow xvid

and i cant seem to create avi's through gameex

it starts to work and when i exit it after a few games to check,

it comes up blank

so i go to the folder where it is stored and the file is there but it contains no data (0kb)

im obviously doing something wrong.

i played around with it i.e using mpeg 1 and 2 divx ect

any ideas

gerble1000

There's a bug in the encoder in the latest daily build of FFDSHOW. Dont work for me either.

I don't know which other versions work but I know this one works well: ffdshow-20050303-sse.exe

http://cutka.szm.sk/files/ffdshow-20050303-sse.exe

[gerble1000]

There's a bug in the encoder in the latest daily build of FFDSHOW. Dont work for me either.

I don't know which other versions work but I know this one works well: ffdshow-20050303-sse.exe

http://cutka.szm.sk/files/ffdshow-20050303-sse.exe

chears i will try that

gerble1000

[gerble1000]

There's a bug in the encoder in the latest daily build of FFDSHOW. Dont work for me either.

I don't know which other versions work but I know this one works well: ffdshow-20050303-sse.exe

http://cutka.szm.sk/files/ffdshow-20050303-sse.exe

hi tom

i downloaded this ffdshow

and it works

but the picture quallity is really bad (like blured or wrong resolution or something )ive tried it on the n64

project 64 .

can i ask what settings youve got your ffdshow i.e mpeg2 divx bitrate .

chears

gerble1000

p.s

when i click creat movies i have to also press the start meny button on my keyboard to

get back to windows so i can choose the compression i want to use.

its no bother.just thought id mention it

[Tom Speirs]

hi tom

i downloaded this ffdshow

and it works

but the picture quallity is really bad (like blured or wrong resolution or something )ive tried it on the n64

project 64 .

can i ask what settings youve got your ffdshow i.e mpeg2 divx bitrate .

chears

gerble1000

p.s

when i click creat movies i have to also press the start meny button on my keyboard to

get back to windows so i can choose the compression i want to use.

its no bother.just thought id mention it

The videos are scaled down a lot, to save on space and make things fast. They should look OK when viewed within GameEx as the snap preview is only small. You may get better quality by running the emulator at a higher or lower resolution. You can also adjust the quality the encoder uses, when choosing the compression method. There should be a button there to change settings, then you can adjust the quality or bitrate. Generally a higher bit rate means better quality.