W3Exchange / mp4 to avi (XviD) encode fails without an error

DistortedVision · 2007-05-02 06:28:44

I'm using SUPER(C) v.2007 .build (Mar 14, 2007)

1. SETTINGS

Settings

2. INPUT FILE

SUPER © - Multimedia Analysis Box (by http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net )
Analyzing the source file Michell Gyrodec N95 video.mp4

General #0
Count : 177
Count of stream of this kind : 1
Kind of stream : General
StreamKindID : 0
Count of video streams : 1
Count of audio streams : 1
Count of text streams : 0
Count of chapter streams : 0
Codecs Video : MPEG-4 Video
Audio codecs : AAC LC
Complete name : C:\Users\Rupesh Kumar Patre\Desktop\Michell Gyrodec N95 video.mp4
Folder name : C:\Users\Rupesh Kumar Patre\Desktop
File name : Michell Gyrodec N95 video
File extension : mp4
Format : mp42
Format : MPEG-4
Format/Info : ISO 14496-1 version 2
Format/Family : MPEG-4
Format/Url : http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalone.html
Format/Extensions : mp4
Codec : mp42
Codec : MPEG-4
Codec/Info : ISO 14496-1 version 2
Codec/Family : MPEG-4
Codec/Url : http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalone.html
Codec/Extensions : mp4
File size : 112044507
File size : 107 MiB
File size : 107 MiB
File size : 107 MiB
File size : 107 MiB
File size : 106.9 MiB
PlayTime : 293184
PlayTime : 4mn 53s
PlayTime : 4mn 53s 184ms
PlayTime : 4mn 53s
PlayTime : 00:04:53.184
Bit rate : 3057315
Bit rate : 3057 Kbps
StreamSize : 237863
StreamSize : 232 KiB
StreamSize : 232 KiB
StreamSize : 232 KiB
StreamSize : 232 KiB
StreamSize : 232.3 KiB
Encoded date : UTC 2007-05-01 20:04:14
Tagged date : UTC 2007-05-01 20:04:14

Video #0
Count : 74
Count of stream of this kind : 1
Kind of stream : Video
StreamKindID : 0
ID : 1
Codec : MPEG-4V
Codec : MPEG-4 Video
Codec settings/BVOP : No
Codec settings/QPel : No
Codec settings/GMC : 0
Codec settings/GMC : 0
Codec settings/Matrix : Default
PlayTime : 293019
PlayTime : 4mn 53s
PlayTime : 4mn 53s 19ms
PlayTime : 4mn 53s
PlayTime : 00:04:53.019
Bit rate : 2956481
Bit rate : 2956 Kbps
Bit rate mode : VBR
Width : 640
Width : 640 pixels
Height : 480
Height : 480 pixels
Aspect ratio : 1.333
Aspect ratio : 4/3
Frame rate : 28.118
Frame rate : 28.118 fps
Minimum frame rate : 9.769
Minimum frame rate : 9.769 fps
Maximum frame rate : 47.619
Maximum frame rate : 47.619 fps
FrameCount : 8239
Resolution : 8
Resolution : 8 bits
Chroma : 4:2:0
Interlacement : PPF
Interlacement : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.313
StreamSize : 108288144
StreamSize : 103 MiB
StreamSize : 103 MiB
StreamSize : 103 MiB
StreamSize : 103 MiB
StreamSize : 103.3 MiB
Encoded date : UTC 2007-05-01 20:04:14
Tagged date : UTC 2007-05-01 20:04:14

Audio #0
Count : 59
Count of stream of this kind : 1
Kind of stream : Audio
StreamKindID : 0
ID : 2
Codec : A_AAC/MPEG4/LC
Codec : AAC LC
Codec/Info : AAC Low Complexity
PlayTime : 293184
PlayTime : 4mn 53s
PlayTime : 4mn 53s 184ms
PlayTime : 4mn 53s
PlayTime : 00:04:53.184
Bit rate : 96007
Bit rate : 96 Kbps
Bit rate mode : CBR
Channel(s) : 1
Channel(s) : 1 channel
Sampling rate : 48000
Sampling rate : 48 KHz
SamplingCount : 14072832
Resolution : 16
Resolution : 16 bits
StreamSize : 3518500
StreamSize : 3.36 MiB
StreamSize : 3 MiB
StreamSize : 3.4 MiB
StreamSize : 3.36 MiB
StreamSize : 3.356 MiB
Encoded date : UTC 2007-05-01 20:04:15
Tagged date : UTC 2007-05-01 20:04:15

3. SYSTEM DETAILS

MSI K8N SLI
AMD FX-60 Dual Core
2Gb Corsair PC3200 in dual channel mode & Command rate 1T
Seagate 7200.9 500Gb SATA II
XFX Geforce 8800 GTS 640Mb XXX Edition
Creative Audigy 2
Windows Vista Ultimate (clean install on 28 April 2007)

4 ERROR MESSAGE

No error message is generated by Super(C)

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION

I am trying to convert mp4 files from a Nokia N95 to avi format encoded with XviD.
Please note this problem is not specific to this file but any mp4 file I try. It even does exactly same thing if I change the codec to DivX.

Super(C) creates a file which is 3 7999 0002 Bytes. When I play it in Windows Media Player there is only audio. What is strange is that I encoded the same file with exactly the same settings yesterday and it was fine. I've tried reinstalling Super(C) and also unchecking 'Use DirectShow'.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Many thanks!

96crypt_mod · 2007-05-02 12:50:06

1.Avoid selecting Use Directshow when dealing with those input formats that
aren't Windows(R) native. (MOV, MP4, 3GP, MKV, RM(VB).. unless you have the
appropriate ActiveX decoder/splitter filter)
2.(even better for this file type) Select MEncoder instead of ffmpeg

DistortedVision · 2007-05-02 23:07:18

This fixed it!

Many thanks for your help and an amazing piece of software.

parmarm · 2007-11-12 03:33:38

Hi can you help me, I want to do exactly the opposite. I got a Nokia N95 phone which plays mp4's. I want to convert .avi's to mp4. I have no previous experience on converting files or what all these settings mean. Can someone provide me with some standard settings which I could use or even better, some specific settings that would work better on my phone. These are the settting of the .avi file I'm trying to convert:
General #0
Complete name : C:\temp\American.Gangster.2007.DVDSCR.CD1.avi
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
Format/Family : RIFF
File size : 698 MiB
PlayTime : 1h 17mn
Bit rate : 1256 Kbps
Writing application : Nandub v1.0rc2
Writing library : Nandub build 1852/release

Video #0
Codec : XviD
Codec/Family : MPEG-4
Codec/Info : XviD project
Codec settings/PacketBitStream : No
Codec settings/BVOP : Yes
Codec settings/QPel : No
Codec settings/GMC : 0
Codec settings/Matrix : Default
PlayTime : 1h 17mn
Bit rate : 987 Kbps
Width : 624 pixels
Height : 336 pixels
Aspect ratio : 1.857
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Chroma : 4:2:0
Interlacement : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.196
Writing library : XviD0046

Audio #0
Codec : AC3
PlayTime : 1h 17mn
Bit rate : 256 Kbps
Bit rate mode : CBR
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48 KHz
ChannelPositions : L R

96crypt_mod · 2007-11-12 11:24:57

drag & drop the AVI file in SUPER(C)
select 3gp (Nokia/NEC/Siemens) as output container
leave everything else on default
uncheck DirectShow Decode
Hit encode
RightClick to open the Menu, the Output File Saving Management option will show you the location of the rendered file

parmarm · 2007-11-13 01:54:09

Hi Thanks for that , it worked. The quality is not very good. Is there any settings which I can adjust to improve the quality?

96crypt_mod · 2007-11-13 08:46:13

UnCheck "Top Quality"
Select a higher VideoBitrate.
in all cases, there is no known video encoder software that renders an output file
with better quality than input. If input quality is fair, you'll never be able to improve it.

#1 2007-05-02 06:28:44

mp4 to avi (XviD) encode fails without an error

#2 2007-05-02 12:50:06

Re: mp4 to avi (XviD) encode fails without an error

#3 2007-05-02 23:07:18

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#4 2007-11-12 03:33:38

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#5 2007-11-12 11:24:57

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#6 2007-11-13 01:54:09

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#7 2007-11-13 08:46:13

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