I have a question about using DVD footage! Am I posting in the right place?

[Kagome1nonly]

Hello! I'm currently a n00b here at the Random Destination Studios forum. Well, as the subject mentions, I have a question regarding DVD footage. You see, I watched the cute little Fruits Basket video by peropero503 and noticed how smoothly the footage plays. I am currently experimenting with the AMVapp things and my new Magix computer software but no matter how hard I try, the Fruits Basket DVD footage I used is jerky when I export it! The guides provided on the animemusicvideo.org website are a bit confusing for me so I thought I should ask around here. If anyone can help me, that would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!
Kagome1nonly

PS: I hope I'm posting in the correct field and I apologize if I'm not!

[Koopiskeva]

What exactly do you mean by jerky? and what format/video codec are you using the export video to?  |:?

[Kagome1nonly]

Well, to explain, by jerky I mean that, for example in my video, I have a video of Kyo laying down staring at the ground. In the Magix program, it plays normally like a DVD footage but when it's exported, it slightly bounces up and down like it's going through a miny earthquake. @.@ And, I'm using Magix to export. I'm not exactly sure what to use since I'm still trying to get used to DVD footage.
Thank you in advance!

Kagome1nonly

[Koopiskeva]

"And, I'm using Magix to export."

Um.. let me clarify... whenh you go to export the video using magix..  what container/codec do you use.. do you export as avi? if so, what video codec?  or.. do you export as mpeg? quicktime?  I do know there's an option to export as 'magix video' but that's like a proprietery codec that is only compatible with magix..

i suggest getting familiar with this:

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/avtech/

it's a bit old now, but its still very usuable in terms of learning about containers/codecs and whatnot.

[Kagome1nonly]

"And, I'm using Magix to export."

Um.. let me clarify... whenh you go to export the video using magix..  what container/codec do you use.. do you export as avi? if so, what video codec?  or.. do you export as mpeg? quicktime?  I do know there's an option to export as 'magix video' but that's like a proprietery codec that is only compatible with magix..

i suggest getting familiar with this:

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/avtech/

it's a bit old now, but its still very usuable in terms of learning about containers/codecs and whatnot.

I export it as an AVI file each time. Should Magix be able to stop the jerky movements or do I kind of have to go through the whole export through HuffYUV lossless thingy? Sorry, I'm not very good with techy stuff... ._. would you happen to know how peropero created her's?

[Koopiskeva]

yep... of course I know how peropero created hers... I'm her bf and I exported it for her 

Anyways, you say you exported as avi.. but what codec are you using to export?  I say read over the avtech guide there toget familiar with this tech stuff... but neways... what I would do is export using the huffyuv codec within an avi container (select huffyuv codec in the video export settings).. then load that into virtualdub and reencode that huffyuv file into an xvid avi file.. that way you'll have a master copy (huffyuv) and a distribution copy (xvid)

[Kagome1nonly]

yep... of course I know how peropero created hers... I'm her bf and I exported it for her 

Anyways, you say you exported as avi.. but what codec are you using to export?  I say read over the avtech guide there toget familiar with this tech stuff... but neways... what I would do is export using the huffyuv codec within an avi container (select huffyuv codec in the video export settings).. then load that into virtualdub and reencode that huffyuv file into an xvid avi file.. that way you'll have a master copy (huffyuv) and a distribution copy (xvid)

Yay! It works! I used HuffYUV to export it. Thanks for your help! Now I just have one problem...when I export it, it creates my video into two different files.  One is about 1,000,000 KB when un-compressed and the other is about 555,000 KB un-compressed. I can't figure out how that happened... Well, I'll experiment around with Xvid to see if that will work.

[Corran]

yep... of course I know how peropero created hers... I'm her bf and I exported it for her 

Anyways, you say you exported as avi.. but what codec are you using to export?  I say read over the avtech guide there toget familiar with this tech stuff... but neways... what I would do is export using the huffyuv codec within an avi container (select huffyuv codec in the video export settings).. then load that into virtualdub and reencode that huffyuv file into an xvid avi file.. that way you'll have a master copy (huffyuv) and a distribution copy (xvid)

Yay! It works! I used HuffYUV to export it. Thanks for your help! Now I just have one problem...when I export it, it creates my video into two different files.  One is about 1,000,000 KB when un-compressed and the other is about 555,000 KB un-compressed. I can't figure out how that happened... Well, I'll experiment around with Xvid to see if that will work.

Sounds like Magix automatically splits the files at a certain size.  Some older operation systems had filesystems that could not support files that were very large.  Newer OSes generally don't run into this problem.  I've never used Magix but there might be an option to not have it split up the export.  If it doesn't bother you, you can combine the files in at least two ways.

1.  Use the append avi segment option in Virtual dub
2. Create an AVISynth script that merges them and then open that in virtual dub.  i.e. 

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AviSoure("c:\clip1.avi") + AviSource("c\clip2.avi")

[amvwizard]

yep... of course I know how peropero created hers... I'm her bf and I exported it for her 

Anyways, you say you exported as avi.. but what codec are you using to export?  I say read over the avtech guide there toget familiar with this tech stuff... but neways... what I would do is export using the huffyuv codec within an avi container (select huffyuv codec in the video export settings).. then load that into virtualdub and reencode that huffyuv file into an xvid avi file.. that way you'll have a master copy (huffyuv) and a distribution copy (xvid)

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