[ExtractStream] when to use the .avi?

[Roger Merchberger]

--- "J. Scott Dorr" <merlin@f...> wrote:
> Another question about procedure as listed on Merch's page. :)
> 
> I'll quote the page here for clarification:
> 
> Step 8: Once the d2v file is done, start VFAPI-Conv-en.exe and
> click
> "Add Job" then click on the nameofshow.d2v file & click
> "Open",
> then "OK". Click on "Convert" and the project AVI will be
> made. It
> should only take a few seconds.
> 
> Step 8.5: Start TMPGenc, and if you're lucky enough to have a
> [ dual proc tips snipped ]
> 
> Step 9: Next, let's set up some settings... Click on Video
> source,
> and use the nameofshow.d2v file, and click on Audio source,
> and
> use nameofshow.wav. For output file name, use
> nameofshow-1.mpg.
> [[Really, use the -1. It'll make things much easier in the
> future... you'll see why. Really.]] Click on "Setting" and
> these
> are the settings that I use. You may wish to salt to taste.
> 
> So, where is the .avi used? Is it supposed to be used in step 9 in
> place of the .d2v file (ie. Step 9 is erroneously telling us to use
> the
> .d2v when it should be telling us to use the .avi)? Or is the .d2v
> file
> now linked in some way to the .avi file?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> - scott

I'm not 100% sure how it works, but I've tried deleting files like
the .d2v & the .avi when I thought they were no longer needed, and
I've found that the process fails to work right after that. All I can
think of is that the vfapi_conf.avi files act like a "pipe" in linux
- they're just a "conduit" to reformat the info on the fly to the way
that TMPGenc & NanDub expect. That would explain their small size.

I'm not sure if the .avi conversion is still necessary for the
updated instructions - I'll check it out and see; however, I can tell
you something: if you have a long program (3 hours) TMPGenc's frame
"browser" is *dog slow* and quite unusable, so I'll have to use
Nandub just like before to find the frame numbers & xfer them
manually like before.

Probably what I'll do is modify the page to have 2 seperate
"sub-branches" of instructions showing both ways so that people with
short (1/2 or 1 hour shows) can use the short version, but if you're
doing a 2-3 hour show (like a 2-parter) the nandub instructions will
still be there for reference.

HTH,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger

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