Comments | astolat: More fun with VirtualDub and encoding vid files

astolat

More fun with VirtualDub and encoding vid files

Mar 06, 2004 20:03

While making the DivX file for Duende, I finally figured out how to really get the file size down (the trick is to compress the audio to MP-3 instead of leaving it in WAV format), and as I was about to gloat about this to melina123, it occurred to me that maybe some of the rest of you would be interested in how Virtual Dub can be used both for this, and for ( Read more... )

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deadflowerss February 5 2006, 21:51:28 UTC

Hi.
Your post has been invaluable to be,without it I would never have got the hang of premiere or been able to export my vid.
I have referred back to it on many occasions,and it has been the best source of information,in what is a very confusing subject.

Thank you.

the Panasonic DV codec. doublej42 February 13 2006, 10:56:30 UTC

Ok I'm new to this and I'm just currious what the the Panasonic DV codec is for, just happens to be good quality? right now I'm useing raw frames

also I found that virtual dub when ripping from dvd especially woudl loose audio tracking. have you found or fixed this?

Re: the Panasonic DV codec. astolat February 13 2006, 15:38:48 UTC

No, I basically don't use audio, so it's not an issue for me.

The PDV codec does some compression, so I suspect it will produce smaller clips than raw, and it's a native format for Premiere, so no rendering required if you choose project settings that match the frame rate/resolution. But any frame-accurate codec will work reliably.

Re: the Panasonic DV codec. doublej42 February 20 2006, 12:00:41 UTC

So is this method only for ripping from a DVD disc to an avi, or can I convert the VOB files I already have on my HD to avi as well? I use Premier and it's a wonderful program, but finding a format it will actually read is a task and a half...

les342 June 3 2006, 14:12:39 UTC

This is great! I've been wanting to do a Pirates of the Caribbean vid, but I've had trouble getting a copy of the movie to use. The first three times I downloaded it, there were Asian subtitles and the last time I downloaded it, the picture quality was just shit. I knew there was a way to convert files, but could never get it to work until now. Thank you!!!!!!

keerawa June 17 2006, 22:19:29 UTC

Thanks so much, Shallot!
This really helped me get a web-publishable version of my first vid ready.

i_naiad August 4 2006, 12:33:30 UTC

First, thank you so much for putting this together. It's incredibly helpful.

Second, I tried to follow the link to the mp3 codec, but it just takes me to an index for a video editing forum. I tried searching for the cdec there, but had no luck. Do you have any suggestions for where I might be able to find the codec or a way to work around not having it?

Thanks again.