My popcorn refuses to play some AVI files?? why?

[Trev1]

Anyone else have any problems with Audio Converter?

I still have the problem with it

[cheaper_popcorn]

Hi Trev, have you read the Audioconverter support thread for clues to solving your problem?

If after reading the thread you still can't get it to work, try posting in that thread and I think HeartWare will be able to sort you out:
http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showth...?tid=20887

[Trev1]

(08-25-2009 03:37 AM)cheaper_popcorn Wrote:  Hi Trev, have you read the Audioconverter support thread for clues to solving your problem?

If after reading the thread you still can't get it to work, try posting in that thread and I think HeartWare will be able to sort you out:
http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showth...?tid=20887

Never seen this thanks !

[jerseyjoe123]

Hi Trev1,

You might want to try this on those Divx3 files:

http://forum.videohelp.com/topic346946.html#1819678

It will convert the video to Divx5 without re-encoding (yes, that is what I said), and it will do it in minutes. I have used it for quite a while and it works great. Just make sure that you read the instructions in the post carefully.

[cheaper_popcorn]

^In the guide he says it will 'transcode' from DivX3 to DivX5 which indicates something more than a mere remux. Maybe this is just a bad choice of words on his part though? If so it would be truly brilliant.

Also, the file is not available here in South-East Asia, is there any chance somebody could put it on a publicly available site instead, like RapidShare or put it in a torrent on a public tracker?

Out of interest, what type of output video device do you watch your videos on, and can you really not see any difference in quality?

[jerseyjoe123]

Yes, it is more than a remux. From what little I understand, it uses a special build of ffmpeg that has been hacked by a guy on Doom9 and which passes quantized coeffs, mb types and vectors from the msmpeg4 decoder to the mpeg4 encoder directly. It doesn't actually re-encode the video, but rather alters the video stream spec to make it DivX5 compatible.

The original Doom9 thread about this ffmpeg build and the details can be found here:

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=85229

I have put the file up on Rapidshare for you.

http://rapidshare.com/files/273001355/Di...4.zip.html

I watch my videos on a HP 50" plasma, and I haven't spotted any difference in quality.

[cheaper_popcorn]

Sounds truly great - thanks a million for sharing this find.

[jerseyjoe123]

You're welcome.

[zoo54924]

Guys. I'm also having a similiar issue with a few avis that doesnt broadcast video; only audio is heard. Media info attached. seems like any AVI coded with Xvid doesnt work. Any help is greatly appreciated:

General
Complete name : M:\The Hangover.avi
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
File size : 700 MiB
Duration : 1h 35mn
Overall bit rate : 1 022 Kbps
Writing application : VirtualDubMod 1.5.10.2 (build 2540/release)
Writing library : VirtualDubMod build 2540/release

Video
ID : 0
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : AdvancedSimple@L5
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263)
Codec ID : XVID
Codec ID/Hint : XviD
Duration : 1h 35mn
Bit rate : 879 Kbps
Width : 640 pixels
Height : 272 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.35:1
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Resolution : 24 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.202
Stream size : 602 MiB (86%)
Writing library : XviD 1.2.1 (UTC 2008-12-04)

Audio
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Format_Settings_Mode : Joint stereo
Codec ID : 55
Codec ID/Hint : MP3
Duration : 1h 35mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
Stream size : 89.1 MiB (13%)
Alignment : Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration : 24 ms (0.60 video frame)
Interleave, preload duration : 423 ms

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General
Complete name : M:\Tyson 2009.avi
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
File size : 700 MiB
Duration : 1h 26mn
Overall bit rate : 1 132 Kbps
Writing application : FairUse Wizard - http://fairusewizard.com
Writing library : The best and REALLY easy backup tool

Video
ID : 0
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : AdvancedSimple@L5
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default (MPEG)
Muxing mode : Packed bitstream
Codec ID : XVID
Codec ID/Hint : XviD
Duration : 1h 26mn
Bit rate : 995 Kbps
Width : 576 pixels
Height : 320 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Resolution : 24 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.216
Stream size : 615 MiB (88%)
Writing library : XviD 1.2.0.dev47 (UTC 2006-11-01)

Audio
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Format_Settings_Mode : Joint stereo
Codec ID : 55
Codec ID/Hint : MP3
Duration : 1h 26mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
Stream size : 79.1 MiB (11%)
Alignment : Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration : 40 ms (1.00 video frame)
Interleave, preload duration : 504 ms
Writing library : LAME3.97b
Encoding settings : -m j -V 4 -q 2 -lowpass 17 -b 128

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UPDATE: I may have answered my own question. Using VirtualDub now for these Xvid avis. Lets see if they work. Keep you posted

[zoo54924]

didnt work. I ran the avi through virtualdub and still no dice. any help is greatly appreciated!

[kkoenen]

Picking up this old thread, since I have the same problem...

No audio on the PCH, but on the PC works fine. Also, 2 minutes in play PHC freezes image, when I press fast forward it runs through the whole movie in about half a second and then flashes back to the PCH menu.. No problem with other files though. I'm about to use AVIRecomp, below are the details of the file (Final Destination 4).

Clues, anyone? Much appriciated!

General
Count : 259
Count of stream of this kind : 1
Kind of stream : General
Kind of stream : General
Stream identifier : 0
Inform : Complete name : E:\Downloads\The Final Destination 4 (2009) TS XviD-MAXSPEED\The Final Destination 4 (2009) TS XviD-MAXSPEED http://www.torentz.3xforum.ro.avi
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
File size : 720 MiB
Duration : 2h 32mn
Overall bit rate : 661 Kbps
Writing application : Lavf52.13.0

Count of video streams : 1
Count of audio streams : 1
Video_Format_List : xvid
Video_Format_WithHint_List : xvid
Codecs Video : xvid
Audio_Format_List : MPEG Audio
Audio_Format_WithHint_List : MPEG Audio (MP3)
Audio codecs : MPEG-2 Audio layer 3
Complete name : E:\Downloads\The Final Destination 4 (2009) TS XviD-MAXSPEED\The Final Destination 4 (2009) TS XviD-MAXSPEED http://www.torentz.3xforum.ro.avi
Folder name : E:\Downloads\The Final Destination 4 (2009) TS XviD-MAXSPEED
File name : The Final Destination 4 (2009) TS XviD-MAXSPEED http://www.torentz.3xforum.ro
File extension : avi
Format : AVI
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
Format/Extensions usually used : avi
Interleaved : Yes
Codec : AVI
Codec : AVI
Codec/Info : Audio Video Interleave
Codec/Extensions usually used : avi
File size : 755389168
File size : 720 MiB
File size : 720 MiB
File size : 720 MiB
File size : 720 MiB
File size : 720.4 MiB
Duration : 9140193
Duration : 2h 32mn
Duration : 2h 32mn 20s 193ms
Duration : 2h 32mn
Duration : 02:32:20.193
Overall bit rate : 661158
Overall bit rate : 661 Kbps
Stream size : 7086325
Stream size : 6.76 MiB (1%)
Stream size : 7 MiB
Stream size : 6.8 MiB
Stream size : 6.76 MiB
Stream size : 6.758 MiB
Stream size : 6.76 MiB (1%)
Proportion of this stream : 0.00938
File creation date : UTC 2009-12-13 19:17:28.423
File creation date (local) : 2009-12-13 20:17:28.423
File last modification date : UTC 2009-12-14 03:01:42.646
File last modification date (loc : 2009-12-14 04:01:42.646
Writing application : Lavf52.13.0

Video
Count : 148
Count of stream of this kind : 1
Kind of stream : Video
Kind of stream : Video
Stream identifier : 0
Inform : Format : xvid
Codec ID : xvid
Duration : 1h 16mn
Bit rate : 1 150 Kbps
Width : 640 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Resolution : 24 bits
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.150
Stream size : 626 MiB (87%)

Format : xvid
Codec ID : xvid
Codec : xvid
Codec : xvid
Codec/CC : xvid
Duration : 4570080
Duration : 1h 16mn
Duration : 1h 16mn 10s 80ms
Duration : 1h 16mn
Duration : 01:16:10.080
Bit rate : 1149916
Bit rate : 1 150 Kbps
Width : 640
Width : 640 pixels
Height : 480
Height : 480 pixels
Pixel aspect ratio : 1.000
Display aspect ratio : 1.333
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate : 25.000
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Frame count : 114252
Resolution : 24
Resolution : 24 bits
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.150
Delay : 0
Stream size : 656900916
Stream size : 626 MiB (87%)
Stream size : 626 MiB
Stream size : 626 MiB
Stream size : 626 MiB
Stream size : 626.5 MiB
Stream size : 626 MiB (87%)
Proportion of this stream : 0.86962

Audio
Count : 129
Count of stream of this kind : 1
Kind of stream : Audio
Kind of stream : Audio
Stream identifier : 0
Inform : ID : 1
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Layer 3
Format_Settings_Mode : Joint stereo / MS Stereo
Codec ID : 55
Codec ID/Hint : MP3
Duration : 2h 32mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 160 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 22.05 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
Stream size : 87.2 MiB (12%)
Alignment : Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration : 26 ms (0.65 video frame)
Writing library : LAME3.98 (beta)

ID : 1
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Layer 3
Format settings : Joint stereo / MS Stereo
Format_Settings_Mode : Joint stereo / MS Stereo
Codec ID : 55
Codec ID/Hint : MP3
Codec ID/Url : http://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/amm/index.html
Codec : MPA2L3
Codec : MPEG-2 Audio layer 3
Codec/Family : MPEG-1
Codec/Info : MPEG-1 or 2 layer 3
Codec/Url : http://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/amm/index.html
Codec/CC : 55
Codec profile : Joint stereo
Duration : 9140193
Duration : 2h 32mn
Duration : 2h 32mn 20s 193ms
Duration : 2h 32mn
Duration : 02:32:20.193
Bit rate mode : CBR
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 160000
Bit rate : 160 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 22050
Sampling rate : 22.05 KHz
SamplingCount : 201541256
Resolution : 16
Resolution : 16 bits
Delay : 0
Video delay : 0
Video0 delay : 0
Stream size : 91401927
Stream size : 87.2 MiB (12%)
Stream size : 87 MiB
Stream size : 87 MiB
Stream size : 87.2 MiB
Stream size : 87.17 MiB
Stream size : 87.2 MiB (12%)
Proportion of this stream : 0.12100
Alignment : Aligned
Alignment : Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration : 0.65
Interleave, duration : 26
Interleave, duration : 26 ms (0.65 video frame)
Writing library : LAME3.98 (beta)
Writing library : LAME3.98 (beta)

[kkoenen]

AVIRecomp worked like a charm!

Still wondering why it wouldn't play, though..

[OutOfFocus]

(12-18-2009 01:26 PM)kkoenen Wrote:  AVIRecomp worked like a charm!

Still wondering why it wouldn't play, though..

Probably junk info in the AVI header.
I've had the same problem with several AVI's (video but no sound).
After remuxing some files (and removing the junk info) the file played with audio but the audio was out of sync.

When i reverted back to firmware version 01-17-081023 the original AVI's played fine. So i'm sticking to this firmware version for now.