Help with Avisynth/Virtualdub

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I'm trying to open an .mp4 file in VirtualDub using an .avs file according to these instructions. It opens, but it doesn't take any time to index and when I try to move around the timeline and make clips it gives me this error message: "FFVideoSource: Insanity detected: decoder returned an empty frame." Is this a problem with the file?

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[absolutedestiny.livejournal.com]

I suspect it is a problem with the file, yeah. You could try seeing if there's a newer ffvideosource build that might fix the decoding problem but otherwise you're kinda out of luck.

You could try DirectShowSource - it might play back but it would be unreliable for editing with as seeking is innacurate. You'd have to export to an intermediate file instead.

[some-stars.livejournal.com]

Alas, woe :( Thanks, I'll see what other source I can rustle up.