Settings to stop XviD dropping frames?

[ZappoB]

I use MC to encode my H264 video-streams, already stripped and separated from the Audio Stream of my TS-Files (which MC can't handle).

I use XviD to encode the video-stream into an AVI container, the encoding runs flawless, although MC reports, that no file was outputted (but the file IS there and it is ok!).

The only problem is, that in the console windows are some (or more) messages, that duplicate frames where dropped - which MAY be correct, but leads to a major problem: The dropped frames shorten the video and when I remux the Audio file, it gets more and more asynchrony to the end - about half a second I would say.

So is there a possibility to keep XviD of from dropping these frames?

[BrunoReX]

I think you have to set -noskip parameter in "aditional parameters" in XviD on advanced options (Menu File -> Options).
Maybe i'm work, but you can try.

[ZappoB]

Thank you for that tip, but I'm not sure, where to set this parameter at.

In MC at the "XviD" tab, then button "Advanced" and then at the "Extra Options" settings?

If I do so, I get in the MC console window the failure

Option xvidencopts: Unknown suboption -noskip
Error parsing option on the command line: -xvidencopts

Or is it the wrong place?

[B!ink]

I believe -noskip command is used in MEncoder. Go to Video Tab, untick auto-select box next to encoder and select MEncoder. Then click encoder button. Put -noskip under Extra MEncoder Options.

Can't say for sure if this will work.

[B!ink]

Forgot MediaCoder has no skip option under video filter settings.

Go to File Menu --> Settings.

MediaCoder Preferences Window

• Video Filters
  |-----Frame Rate

Do not skip any frame = True (click "Yes" radio button below)

[ZappoB]

Aaah - ok, found that, sounds nice and seems to work without failure.

I now try an encoding and will post what happened...

Thanks for now!

[ZappoB]

Too bad, it didn't work...

Ok, the frames are not dropped, but after the encoding to XviD and remuxing the movie the audio gets asynchrony at the end again.

Any other tips, what this may be?

[ladycoder]

Did you change the frame rate of original or do inverse telecine?

[ZappoB]

Nope, nothing!

[gm]

The source might already be out of sync.

Many DVDs (VOB files) now have gaps in the audio, so a simple, dumb demux of audio from a VOB sometimes results in two files that can never be remuxed with the audio in sync. A smarter demuxer is needed.