using AVI files - AVS Forums

Kryogen

5th May 2003 09:52 UTC

using AVI files
Does anyone knows the right way to play AVI files with AVS ?

When I use Render/AVI, the movie is displayed the first time I run AVS but I have a black screen when the preset is re-loaded (in random preset mode, pre-init enabled). I use small movies (less than 1MB) and try different codecs (Indeo and Mpeg4), I still have the same problem.

I also try to use the Movie Loader APE from http://www.forwind.net/pixelcorps/ but it often crashed my PC!

Thanks.

shreyas_potnis

5th May 2003 10:37 UTC

goto->settings->preset/hotkeys and disable random preset mode, i think that's the problem if you use fullscreen

Kryogen

5th May 2003 11:08 UTC

Well, but I'd like to be in random mode in order to switch between different visualizations ! (and I have the same problem when I re-load manually the presets).

Magic.X

5th May 2003 11:25 UTC

Try out the pixelplayer ape. This one is more advanced and should fit your needs. Search for it within the APE list thread.

Tuggummi

8th May 2003 09:46 UTC

If you add the Render/AVI to a ready preset, you have to save the preset after it if you want to reload it with the AVI again. It doesn't add the Render/AVI effect to every preset you view, because every preset is a list of predefined effects and Render/AVI is a effect.

Magic.X

8th May 2003 10:46 UTC

Tugg, i think you got it wrong. Its the "when i reload the same AVI file, it won't be shown until i reload again" bug ;)

Tuggummi

8th May 2003 13:15 UTC

when the preset is re-loaded

eeeh? :igor:

Magic.X

8th May 2003 14:47 UTC

Create a preset with a AVI and save it. Then load it again. The avi wont work than until you load it a third time.

This seems to be a bug within the avi renderer, it can't load a avi file that has previously been loaded.

Tuggummi

8th May 2003 14:58 UTC

Well there goes all my dreams for "Bitmapped III - Return of the AVI" avs pack then :igor:

Magic.X

9th May 2003 09:57 UTC

Hey, shape up Tug and don't give up so fast.

As i said, i think the Pixelplayer should work fine. And besides it has awesome control options.