26.09.12 -> These are added on at the end of the tutorial. Though you may want to check that you have the

AVC(264) Codec first as the reason why if you still get the “Cannot Open AVI File” may be down to

missing that particular codec from your system.

> u Error solution pon converting problem

> I AVC (Still “Cannot open AVI file” solution [?]) ncluded a link to the (264) codec

Don’t you all just love it when you want to make a motion data of something so you spend time downloading the said

video from youtube or some other site and then this happens when you go to load it?

MMD won’t load the .avi file because it isn’t the right type. You need to convert your AVI file to Microsoft Video 1 and in

order to do this you need to go and download a media convertor.

Now you can use a program called Prism Video file Converter. However, I’m not going to download something that has a

trial for 14 days; perhaps 30 days, but not 14 days (actually I’d prefer no trial). So I’m going to go and download Format

Factory, which is completely free.

The link to the homepage can be found over to your right in the green box. This

link can also be found in the description in case you can’t click it for some

reason. Or you could use that new invention called Google search engine. It

helps you find things by typing it into the search bar.

The good thing about this program is that it’s also multi-language (60 in total

languages included) and it’s also a multifunctional convertor. Below are some

of the things it can convert. You can also find more info on their page.

So…. Moving on from all your illegal wrong-doings. Go and download Format Factory. It should do it quite quickly.

Now I’m not going to go through the whole process of installation with you, but the program will come in a zip file, simply

open the zip file – or copy and paste the .exe file and click it to begin the installation process. I think you need a 100-and

something MB’s of free space, so to be on the safe side, I’d say at least make sure you have 120MB’s free.

Once it installs open the pretty program. This is what your program should look like. Ooh Intimidating.

Format Factory homepage

All to MP4/3GP/MPG/AVI/WMV/FLV/SWF.

All to MP3/WMA/AMR/OGG/AAC/WAV.

All to JPG/BMP/PNG/TIF/ICO/GIF/TGA.

Rip DVD to video file , Rip Music CD to audio file. *cough you never saw this. It’s a lie*

MP4 files support iPod/iPhone/PSP/BlackBerry format.

Just kidding. It’s not that bad. Now, I clicked “All to AVI”.

Now I actually really hate the interface. But in order to add a file to the convert list, you have to go to “Add File”.

And select the file that you want to convert. It should now appear like this once you select open. Next go to “Output

Setting”.

This window should now pop up. The section you need is “Video Stream”.

Now I do not believe that “Microsoft Video 1” is actually on the list. However there is another format which MMD seems

to like, unless it is MV 1 in disguise and I don’t know it. So we are going to use “AVC (H264)”.

Now that we’ve selected AVC(H264). Click okay. You can play with the other Format Factory settings some other time on

your own.

You’ll now get taken back to this screen. You’ll probably want to change the “Output folder” place to somewhere else that

you desire. Now because this is showing you how to make a video compatible with MMD, I’ve actually already converted it

once, so the output folder location on your version will be different. I think it tries to go to your documents.

I’ve already converted this file once, so I’m going to save it in a different folder. Click Browse and choose your location. I’m

saving it within “My Videos” folder.

Anyway, after all of that, click OK next to Output Setting.

It’s actually really quite funny when you don’t have somebody to tell you where the Start button is for this program. You

look around for ages, but it’s actually right in front of you as “Click to Start” in orange.

Now click “Click to Start” and your conversion will begin. It may take a while depending on the file size. Don’t worry. It’ll

tell you once it’s done.

Mine took 1 minute and 28 seconds to convert.

Now I’m going to go and test the quality of it. So I’m going to open my Windows Media player and play the converted file.

Original

Converted

Okay, it looks quite good. The sound quality isn’t that bad either. It’s also gone from being a 90MB file to a mere 38.5MB

file.

Now open your MMD. Go to Background (B)> Load Background AVI file (L) and go find your converted file. Click on it to

open it or whatever floats your boat and it should now open in MMD.

However, I guess you want it to be on a screen than in the background. So go and Load your stage in accessory

manipulation section. I’m using this one.

Now go to Background(b) again and this time go down to the Screen Capture Mode section

You’ll probably want to select ON.Mode03(B) but here is an example of what each do.

ON.Mode01(M) Model

ON.Mode02(N) (Stretches screen more than the

Model one)

ON.Mode03 (B) Background

Also, if you don’t want the video to be in the background, then just go to background (again) and click “Show background

AVI file (A), which will get rid of the video in the background, but it will still show on the screens.

I hope that this tutorial has helped you! This is all there is to playing an avi file in the background.

Oh actually I forgot to mention that there’s no sound on the videos when played through MMD (at least for AVC(H264)) .

So make sure you make the video a wav file as well. I believe you can also do this in FF under Audio.

Good luck!

Extra Section

1. Error Message upon converting

For those getting an error upon attempting to convert a file it says on the main site FAQ section the following;

Question : I installed Format factory in my PC having Windows XP OS. But is is showing an error.

Answer：Please install VC10 Redistributable Package (x86) to fix it.

VC10 - http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8328

VC8 - http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5582

Although it isn’t very clear what this ‘error’ is this may be the cause of the error message appearing.

2. Cannot Open AVI file error still occurs

I noticed that on my “Video Compressor” section where you go to render a video that I

have the following codec installed on my computer.

X264vfw – H264/MPEG-4 AVC Codec

In other words AVC(H264). If you do not have this codec installed this may be the

reason why the error message still occurs because it works perfectly fine on my one.

You can download it here from this site:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/x264vfw/files/ . I believe that it is the first link

where it says “Looking for the newest version”, but I don’t really remember what I

clicked to download it.

….I was kinda getting desperate for codecs that would allow me to render videos

with MMD.

Also, if you ever want to view what codecs you have installed on your system open your Windows Media Player and

go to “Help” and click on “About Windows Media Player” and click Technical Support on the box that comes up.

It will load in your browser so don’t be alarmed that it does. Look for the section that says Video Codecs and it’ll list all the

codecs you have installed on your computer.

If problems still persist then do not hesitate to let me know. However, at least try and give me information about

what you did/what happened and what codecs you have installed on your computer. Remember that I am not sitting

next to you nor do I know where things are on your computer. So it’d be helpful if you gave me that information.