ATI Catalyst 8.12 AVIVO Converter thread

Stukov

Seeing as anything talking about the AVIVO converter would be lost in the regular thread about the driver (people complaining and other people saying they have no problems), I decided to create this thread for the converter itself.

So far I have done some video testing and holy smokes its fast. I didn't time it but I encoded a full DVD (vobs) into MP4 (output 1gb) around 5 mins. That is a hellava lot faster than doing on the CPU.

Anyways, I however, under any setting cannot get the audio to encode with it, anyone have such luck?

sykozis · 12-10-2008, 13:57 | posts: 3,627 | Location: USA | User is Offline

I haven't tried converting from DVD to MP4 yet....though if I get a chance later I'll give it a shot and let you know how it turns out for me. Seems the AVIVO converter working is hit or miss. Some of us got lucky....others are claiming that ATI ripped them off or lied to them. Nice to see I'm not the only one that has it working though. Thanks for that bit of good news.

Stukov · 12-10-2008, 14:27 | posts: 2,535 | Location: South Dakota | User is Offline

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Originally Posted by sykozis

I haven't tried converting from DVD to MP4 yet....though if I get a chance later I'll give it a shot and let you know how it turns out for me. Seems the AVIVO converter working is hit or miss. Some of us got lucky....others are claiming that ATI ripped them off or lied to them. Nice to see I'm not the only one that has it working though. Thanks for that bit of good news.

There are times with bigger files that it won't show the work it is doing, something to do with not being able to know how big the file is, so it just runs until it shuts off, but the file is getting bigger and will finish.

!H'Guru · 12-10-2008, 15:09 | posts: 490 | Location: The Netherlands | User is Offline

Nothing here. No gpu used at all. Full 100% CPU. And the file it has converted, doesn't contain the movie itself, only the sound. No matter what codec. My quess is that Stream... isn't installed....or isn't activated... F@H performance hasn't improved. So that could mean that stream isn't working/installed at all.

Stukov · 12-10-2008, 15:14 | posts: 2,535 | Location: South Dakota | User is Offline

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Originally Posted by !H'Guru

Nothing here. No gpu used at all. Full 100% CPU. And the file it has converted, doesn't contain the movie itself, only the sound. No matter what codec. My quess is that Stream... isn't installed....or isn't activated... F@H performance hasn't improved. So that could mean that stream isn't working/installed at all.

Did you watch your GPU activity in the ATI Overdrive, mine shows use. Did you install the separate AVIVO file? 64 or 32 bit?

damien666 · 12-10-2008, 15:18 | posts: 9,564 | Location: nottingham, uk | User is Offline

hi i installed the new 8.12 drivers and couldn't see the avivo converter stuff in the basic mode to i installed it from their site was this the correct thing to do or should it have been install with 8.12 drivers

also ive tryed both dvd and mpeg1 conversion and the output file has no pic why is this

!H'Guru · 12-10-2008, 15:18 | posts: 490 | Location: The Netherlands | User is Offline

Yes, I did. I have the 64-Bits version from a separate package (the 8.12Beta's). What I did notice is that during the convertion of a file, the GPU activity peaked every 3 to 4 seconds. But CPU still @ full 100 %.

Markgpl · 12-10-2008, 15:29 | posts: 483 | User is Offline

Hey, wasn't supposed to be only for 4xx0 cards?, i thought so but it works fine with my 3870.

Stukov · 12-10-2008, 15:32 | posts: 2,535 | Location: South Dakota | User is Offline

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Originally Posted by !H'Guru

Yes, I did. I have the 64-Bits version from a separate package (the 8.12Beta's). What I did notice is that during the convertion of a file, the GPU activity peaked every 3 to 4 seconds. But CPU still @ full 100 %.

You are using the Beta? I am using the official drivers from their website.

drouge · 12-10-2008, 18:58 | posts: 416 | Location: on the edge | User is Offline

Avivo Video Converter*
*Avivo Video Converter will only work
with X1000 series products

From the ATI website next to the Avivo download link.

Knox

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Originally Posted by drouge

Avivo Video Converter*
*Avivo Video Converter will only work
with X1000 series products

From the ATI website next to the Avivo download link.

*sarcasm* Rofl, yeah.

*sarcasm*

damien666 · 12-11-2008, 21:52 | posts: 9,564 | Location: nottingham, uk | User is Offline

has anyone tryed encoding an .AVI file to vob, is it possible to encode to a dvd format like convertxtodvd

drouge · *Last edited by drouge; 12-12-2008 at 11:30.*

Won't do vob files. when you select dvd, it just converts to a mpg file. Don't know what they were thinking there. Better to use convertxtodvd or fabdvd. It's fast enough for what few file types is does support. It will take a vob and convert it to something else.

Stukov · 12-13-2008, 00:50 | posts: 2,535 | Location: South Dakota | User is Offline

I still haven't got the sound to work on my encodes.

macdaddy · 12-13-2008, 05:16 | posts: 1,463 | Location: AUSTRALIA | User is Offline

Not working at all. tried avi to dvd to ipod video to all formats it just jumps finisihed and the finished transcode has 0 bytes !!!. Worked first time but it just transcode the sound i got no pciture and looking at the properties of the transcoded file it was just that a sound file. Please anyone know how to get it working ???

Stukov · 12-13-2008, 05:47 | posts: 2,535 | Location: South Dakota | User is Offline

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Originally Posted by macdaddy

Not working at all. tried avi to dvd to ipod video to all formats it just jumps finisihed and the finished transcode has 0 bytes !!!. Worked first time but it just transcode the sound i got no pciture and looking at the properties of the transcoded file it was just that a sound file. Please anyone know how to get it working ???

I get no sound but video...lol. I imagine their first go round with this isn't super awesome. I do dearly hope that they get some of this fixed in newer versions as I really like the speed in which I can encode a DVD of mine for my PSP or computer.

Harribo · 12-14-2008, 11:27 | posts: 2 | User is Offline

I have the 8.12 RC3 installed, but when i convert i only get sound and no picture. Tried almost all formats there is. Kinda depressing. EDIT: Have Vista 64.