VirtualDub questions & answers

marcobest · October 30th, 2005, 01:22 PM

Hello, sorry if this topic could be a bit OT but I received several private requests about my way to work to encode my DivX from VHS source. So, I though to reply here for everyone would know about.
If this thread would be too OT, I'll delete it, of course (Vintagefun admin.....??)

This is, sintesyzing, the way I usually encode a DivX from a VHS movie:
- player VHS used: PANASONIC NV-FS200
- analogic capture board* *: Pinnacle DC10plus
- colour and image corrector : Sony XV-C900
I play the VHS by the NV-FS200 (TBC and Edit Selector ON), the output signal runs through the XV-C900 and I correct the signal by this device anomals colours dominants and I adjust contrast, Phase, Gamma, etc. checking the video output on a TV monitor.* This corrected videosignal comes to the Pinnacle DC10plus on my computer (Athlon XP+ 1800, 512 Mb RAM DDR, WinXP Pro) and I catch the movie by the Studio 7 software (video MJPEG compression, High Quality Setting, 768x576, 4000 kbps, audio stereo PCM 48 kHz).
I assemble the movie and I equalize audio and video by Studio 7,* than I save it as AVI file (DV compression 720x576).
So, I open this AVI file by Virtual Dub (vers. 1.6.11), and I encode the DivX usually setting the parameters in this way:
- audio compression: MPEG Layer 320kBit/s, mono
- video filters: sharpening ( usually +20/30), resize (400x304)
- video compression: XviD codec vers. 1.03, bitrate depending the requested size wanted (usuall 600/700 kbps), two-pass.

I put the 2-pass project in job, than I launch Virtual Dub and...voilà, the movie is encoded so well!

I hope I was clear enough with my explanation.
Greetings*

**Swiss T** · October 30th, 2005, 01:35 PM

Well it's all rocket science to me marco but what a great job you have done with the ones I have seen so far - more please!

machin · September 4th, 2008, 08:54 AM

Unexpected for the long time virtualdub fans, there is now a plugin for the latest versions, that supports wmv files.

Available here : http://www.anonym.to/?http://home.co...ler/index.html

Of course, you need to have the microsoft codecs installed (wmw9 VCM...) to be able to open these files in virtualdub, and edit in the format of your choice.

I got this tip from roughcedar on some other board. Thanks to him

But maybe you know already?

**Jism Jim** · September 7th, 2008, 04:30 PM

What's the difference with using Virtualdub MPEG2, which also accepts wmv?

machin · September 8th, 2008, 06:22 AM

well, my bad.

You right, Dario, I missed that version, so this topic becomes quite useless now and could be deleted by a mod

**Jism Jim** · September 8th, 2008, 04:23 PM

I don't think it's useless, as you posted a link to some very useful software.

**AYHJA** · September 9th, 2008, 11:38 PM

Actually, you can pretty much get any file type to work in VD if you create a sync file...

Just open a notepad, put a line like this in it:

Code:

DirectShowSource("C:\Transport\HC.asf", fps=25)

And name it HC.avs ...Names are relative, but that's what I've been doing since forever, I don't have anything other than regular VD...

machin · December 25th, 2008, 06:17 AM

as claimed on the Donald Graft's page:

Code:

http://neuron2.net/

Some virtualdub users may have missed this filter, an excellent and much usefull one.
For a better idea about its abilities, have a look below:

direct link here:

Code:

http://neuron2.net/whitebalance/whitebalance201.zip

(hope it's not a double?)

note: could have been my Christmas gift, but here in France- I don't know elsewhere, there is a tradition that bans knifes as presents: they are supposed to cut friendship

2Bizzy · July 5th, 2009, 11:50 PM

Hey ya, im trying to cut a scene using Virtualdub, but when i save and play it, it starts like 3 seconds back from where i set the video to start at, does anyone know how to make it so it doesnt do that??

**graftzig** · July 6th, 2009, 12:12 PM

I had the same problem. Try jumping to the next keyframe (Shift+Right), that sometimes does it.

October 30th, 2005, 01:22 PM	#1
marcobest Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 65 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1,596 Times in 50 Posts	VirtualDub questions & answers Hello, sorry if this topic could be a bit OT but I received several private requests about my way to work to encode my DivX from VHS source. So, I though to reply here for everyone would know about. If this thread would be too OT, I'll delete it, of course (Vintagefun admin.....??) This is, sintesyzing, the way I usually encode a DivX from a VHS movie: - player VHS used: PANASONIC NV-FS200 - analogic capture board* : Pinnacle DC10plus - colour and image corrector : Sony XV-C900 I play the VHS by the NV-FS200 (TBC and Edit Selector ON), the output signal runs through the XV-C900 and I correct the signal by this device anomals colours dominants and I adjust contrast, Phase, Gamma, etc. checking the video output on a TV monitor. This corrected videosignal comes to the Pinnacle DC10plus on my computer (Athlon XP+ 1800, 512 Mb RAM DDR, WinXP Pro) and I catch the movie by the Studio 7 software (video MJPEG compression, High Quality Setting, 768x576, 4000 kbps, audio stereo PCM 48 kHz). I assemble the movie and I equalize audio and video by Studio 7,* than I save it as AVI file (DV compression 720x576). So, I open this AVI file by Virtual Dub (vers. 1.6.11), and I encode the DivX usually setting the parameters in this way: - audio compression: MPEG Layer 320kBit/s, mono - video filters: sharpening ( usually +20/30), resize (400x304) - video compression: XviD codec vers. 1.03, bitrate depending the requested size wanted (usuall 600/700 kbps), two-pass. I put the 2-pass project in job, than I launch Virtual Dub and...voilà, the movie is encoded so well! I hope I was clear enough with my explanation. Greetings*

October 30th, 2005, 01:35 PM	#2
Swiss T A legend in his own bathtime Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 220 Thanks: 158 Thanked 12,139 Times in 222 Posts	Re: For everyone ask me about DivX encoding from VHS Well it's all rocket science to me marco but what a great job you have done with the ones I have seen so far - more please! __________________ Posting in the Forum is like making love to a beautiful woman....first you have to have a good look, get a feel of things, pick the right spot, then slip one in.

September 4th, 2008, 08:54 AM	#3
machin Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 85 Thanks: 428 Thanked 3,440 Times in 86 Posts	wmv + virtualdub Unexpected for the long time virtualdub fans, there is now a plugin for the latest versions, that supports wmv files. Available here : http://www.anonym.to/?http://home.co...ler/index.html Of course, you need to have the microsoft codecs installed (wmw9 VCM...) to be able to open these files in virtualdub, and edit in the format of your choice. I got this tip from roughcedar on some other board. Thanks to him But maybe you know already?

September 7th, 2008, 04:30 PM	#4
Jism Jim Sourcer of Smut Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,828 Thanks: 83,540 Thanked 341,582 Times in 8,421 Posts	What's the difference with using Virtualdub MPEG2, which also accepts wmv? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Feel free to post my scans to the relevant model threads, but do give credit

September 8th, 2008, 06:22 AM	#5
machin Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 85 Thanks: 428 Thanked 3,440 Times in 86 Posts	oops! well, my bad. You right, Dario, I missed that version, so this topic becomes quite useless now and could be deleted by a mod

September 8th, 2008, 04:23 PM	#6
Jism Jim Sourcer of Smut Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,828 Thanks: 83,540 Thanked 341,582 Times in 8,421 Posts	I don't think it's useless, as you posted a link to some very useful software. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Feel free to post my scans to the relevant model threads, but do give credit

September 9th, 2008, 11:38 PM	#7
AYHJA Übiquitous Polymath Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ayhja.com Posts: 869 Thanks: 15,419 Thanked 45,293 Times in 835 Posts	Actually, you can pretty much get any file type to work in VD if you create a sync file... Just open a notepad, put a line like this in it: Code: DirectShowSource("C:\Transport\HC.asf", fps=25) And name it HC.avs ...Names are relative, but that's what I've been doing since forever, I don't have anything other than regular VD...

December 25th, 2008, 06:17 AM	#8
machin Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 85 Thanks: 428 Thanked 3,440 Times in 86 Posts	a Swiss Knife for the virtualDub user as claimed on the Donald Graft's page: Code: http://neuron2.net/ Some virtualdub users may have missed this filter, an excellent and much usefull one. For a better idea about its abilities, have a look below: direct link here: Code: http://neuron2.net/whitebalance/whitebalance201.zip (hope it's not a double?) note: could have been my Christmas gift, but here in France- I don't know elsewhere, there is a tradition that bans knifes as presents: they are supposed to cut friendship

July 5th, 2009, 11:50 PM	#9
2Bizzy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Cutting a scene using VirtualDub Hey ya, im trying to cut a scene using Virtualdub, but when i save and play it, it starts like 3 seconds back from where i set the video to start at, does anyone know how to make it so it doesnt do that??

July 6th, 2009, 12:12 PM	#10
graftzig Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 923 Thanks: 5,107 Thanked 18,514 Times in 917 Posts	I had the same problem. Try jumping to the next keyframe (Shift+Right), that sometimes does it. __________________ "I have sworn... eternal hostility over every form of tyranny over the mind of man" - Thomas Jefferson "So have I" - Graftzig

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