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i am having just a slight issue with the program. after converting a .mkv file (which contains 720p content), the newly created .wmv file has an issue with the video stuttering for the first ~5 minutes of playback. after that the stutter goes away and the rest of the video is perfect. i have racked my brain and tried many different settings, none of which have solved the issue.
the source mkv file plays perfectly from start to finish, so it's not a problem with it. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
i'm using the Combined Community Codec Pack. also using avisynth for the video stream. for audio, i've extracted the 5.1 sound track from the mkv file and it is loaded separately in tmpgenc 4.0.
as i said, it only does it for the first few minutes, after that, it's perfect.
just for added info, when i don't use avisynth and let tmpg read the mkv file directly for the video then the stutter occurs for the full length of the video.
Make sure that your fps is accurate!
Use the full path to the mkv file.
When you open this with Xpress it will pull up the video only. Then you just add your audio back in by opening the audio file. If you have a DTS track, you can still select it, you just have to choose "Show all files" first.
The audio and video may be slightly different lengths, but this is usually OK.
I suggest loading k-lite codec packs first because it comes with the right stuff, including avisynth.
Good luck!
FYI, I run Xpress on a Intel Quad core using this method and with DirectShow it uses all 4 CPUs to 100%. I have it overclocked to 3.3Ghz with a 366Mhz FSB and it has not "fried" to quote an earlier post after. Runs at 60C. Intel Rocks!
testing the trial version now.
if i upgrade from my 1.5.19.59 version ,will my old version still work on the same computer.
i ask because the new version takes a VIDEO_TS folder converts it to a DVDDATA file.
and my old one makes it into a mpeg file. which i like much better.
Theres ups and down to both, with DVDData, they preserve the subtitle, audio and chapters I think.
MPEG2 wont have any of that in it. Also, it only does that if you import directly from DVD drive and you tell it to make a copy onto HDD. If you manually copy the Video_TS folder to HDD then uncheck that option and keep original Video_TS files to work with.
I used TempEnc to removed a clip from a large video clip and it worked with any error messages - just checked the clip and there is no sound... next time I tried the same huge clip only minutes after the first time I have error "-537403781 180576" which I didn't get the first time...
I have no problem what so ever with Media Player.
What does -537403781 180576 mean??????
Only reference I found while googling is a german forum and my german is so rusty its not worth mentioning but I did see it had to be a codec problem.
This is the info I get with Gspot when I render:
DirectShow claims to be able to play the file. The following combination of filters were used:
Plz help me... it works one minute and the next the file doest work with Temp anymore but it works perfect with Media Player the whole time... Plz help...
Your under MPEG Editor 2 thread and that program doesn't support AVI format. So i'm assuming you mean TMPGEnc 2.5? How large is your video clip? dimension, bitrate, file size? What output format did you use? I think it might be your encoder, if you are using AVI Xvid or DivX for re-encoding the setting might not be correct. Those kind of errors isn't normal for TMPGEnc type of error.
The videos is different in sizes... they are sometimes around 700 Mb and sometimes smaller. Dimension, bitrate = I have no idea... not bother what those things... its more info than I need to know... I just want a piece of the large file... output is normally PAL if I understand what output means correctly... after I get those errors and keep using the program there is no sound on the finished result...
Hey Ellie,
seems like a codec issue to me. TMPGEnc doesn't support MP3, so you will need an external codec to decode it for audio. Go to videohelp.com and look for LAME MP3 codec or on freecodec.com
Are you using MPEG Editor 2 or TMPGEnc 2.5? both software are completely different and I can't help without knowing which one you have.
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I'm using Tmpgenc Express 4.0.. (I cant post in the relavent forum because for some reason its not opening)
I want to configure an External MP3 Encoder (Lame ACE)for Tmpgenc Express 4.0. How do u do this. I hav looked in the 'Configuration' option but could not find a way to configure it..
Theres no option to let you encode using external MP3 Encoder...The only app of TMPG that allows you to do this is TMPGEnc 2.5 Plus. try downloading their freeware to try it out.
>Theres no option to let you encode using external MP3 Encoder...The only app of TMPG that allows you to do this is TMPGEnc 2.5 Plus. try downloading their freeware to try it out.
That's not strictly true. I convert **everything** to Lame MP3 in XPress (both 3.0 and now 4.0).
Assuming one has the LAME ACM coded installed on one's system (found at http://www.rarewares.org/mp3-lame-dshow-acm.php), then in XPress, it will show up as just "MPEG Layer-3" (as opposed to "Lame MP3" in all other software, e.g., VirtualDub).
The problem (well, I prefer this anyway, so it's not really problem for me) is that the option to choose the Audio encoder only becomes accessible if you encode to a generic AVI (Template: AVI file output), and then from there, you have to be sure to select and setup your video encoder (DivX 6.7 for me).
I have tried to import a file with an extension of .MP4 into xpress 4.0 to convert it to mpeg2 (Gspot tells me it's a H.264/MPEG-4 AVC file) but when I import it, it's jerky and freezes about 30 seconds in. The latest version of quicktime also does this, but it plays fine in cyberlink powerdvd and convertXtodvd converts it fine. I have the latest ffdshow installed, is there a way to change what codec xpress 4.0 wants to use for this file (it wants to use quicktime, but I want to try ffdshow)
What is your PC spec? If your file is HD then your PC + TXP4 might not be able to keep up so it gets jerky or pauses for a long time if you jump the slider.
With that aside, how does the output MPEG-2 file look? is it normal?
You could try going into Option > Preferences > File Input > disable Quicktime file reader and MPEG file reader then enable DirectShow if you want to use external decoder.
Go to Options...Preferences...Input/output format list...File input plugin and turn off the Quicktime file reader plugin. It's buggy. Be sure that your Direct show file reader is checked. When you are in source stage and add file, you will need to open the "Files of Type" dropdown menu and click on All Files (*.*). Ffdshow will work here. You may need Haali Media splitter for the MPG4. I have Ffdshow and Haali Media splitter loaded and this works.
TMPGENC never use more than 50% of my Quad Core CPU. How can I improve it?
I'm using the 4.3.1.222 Ver.
PC Specs:
Gygabyte GA-P35-DS4
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600.
UMAX Pulsar DCDDR2-2GB-800 (PC2-6400-1GBx2).
Western Digital 500GB S-ATA II [WD5000AAKS] x4 (RAID0 + RAID5).
Western Digital 250GB S-ATA II
Seagate 250GB IDE
Sapphire X1950Pro 512MB PCI-E.
Case Antec P182 Black.
PSU Corsair HX620W. Zalman VF900-Cu.
Zalman CNPS9700 LED.
Plextor DVDR PX-800A.
Wireless Microsoft Keyboard and Mouse.
Dual Monitor Samsung SyncMaster 172T.
Windows XP MCE2005.
I don't know if 4.0 Express is coded for 4 processors. That could be the problem, but someone smarter than myself would have to answer that one. See the previous forum post that I started on getting 4.0 Express to use both of the cores on my E6750 dual core processor. Through some trial and error I was able to get 4.0 Express to use both of the cores on my dual core processor. Support for dual or quad core in 4.0 Express might be hardware or software limited depending on your motherboard and processor or what type of file input and output you are trying to do.
How much do you want TXP4 to use? 50% I think is more than enough for a Quad core, if you want it to use 100% then that may fry your chip in a couple hours of continuous usage. A majority of software are optimized and sometimes managed by windows not to use 100%.
nTekka - That has to be the stupidest comment that I've ever seen and is 100% completely untrue. Running your CPU at 100% utilization does NOT (and never has) decreased the lifetime.
Next time, please don't answer questions that you're not qualified to answer.
I have the same problem with my quad cpu Opteron system. I can't ever get more than 50 to 60% CPU utilization accross 4 single core cpus. I've tried setting priority to high for the process and eliminating page file usage and its the same. I've installed all the cpu and chipset updates from AMD as well. Maybe TMPGENC is just not optimized for multicpu systems?
>TMPGENC never use more than 50% of my Quad Core CPU. How can I improve it?
>I'm using the 4.3.1.222 Ver.
>PC Specs:
>Gygabyte GA-P35-DS4
>Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600.
>UMAX Pulsar DCDDR2-2GB-800 (PC2-6400-1GBx2).
>Western Digital 500GB S-ATA II [WD5000AAKS] x4 (RAID0 + RAID5).
>Western Digital 250GB S-ATA II
>Seagate 250GB IDE
>Sapphire X1950Pro 512MB PCI-E.
>Case Antec P182 Black.
>PSU Corsair HX620W. Zalman VF900-Cu.
>Zalman CNPS9700 LED.
>Plextor DVDR PX-800A.
>Wireless Microsoft Keyboard and Mouse.
>Dual Monitor Samsung SyncMaster 172T.
>Windows XP MCE2005.
Make sure you actually burned the content onto your disc first. Look at it with your eyes first then pop it into your DVD drive on a PC and browse it with Windows Explorer. If you can't see anything here then it wasn't burned properly.
Try viewing the output DVD folder before you burn to see if it was created and can play back. Then try another burning software to burn like Nero or Roxio.
Lastly, this may sounds stupid and obvious so I left it last, make sure you have a proper DVD playback software on your PC or Mac OSX. Windows XP doesnt come with one built-in so you will need a 3rd party software.
I have problems to multiplex the video and audio files together into a MPG file. Whenever I use TMPGEnc I get the warning that the selected M2V file can not be opened or is unsupported.
No problems with the corresponding M2A file.
Where did you get the M2V file from? it might not be an acceptable color code. See if you can import this file before you multiplex, try to get MPEG Editor 2 to do a quick re-encode with smart rendering.
For some reason I thought that 4.0 Express could utilize both cores of a dual core CPU system while encoding. I'm encoding VOB files to MP4 and it only uses one core of the CPU. I have all of the usual SSE and Core2Duo / Extreme options checked under CPU options. I'm just wondering if 4.0 Express is written to use both cores or not.
Changing the virtual memory size for Windows to zero seems to have unlocked 4.0 Express to use some of the second core on my processor. Encodes are going about %30 faster now and 4.0 Express is consistently using all of my first processor and half of my second processor. Interesting. Swapping data between RAM and virtual memory on the hard drive must have been hamstringing 4.0 Express for some reason. FYI: I have 3 GB of RAM in my system.
Thx for the info, I wonder if this only affects MP4 output? I have had similar issue with WMV output where only 1 core was being utilize. I will try your method and hope it boosts my performance. 4 GB Dual channel RAM on my Win XP.
For some reason 4.0 Express doesn't always utilize both cores when I start the encode. If this happens I then save the project file, close the program, open it back up and restart the encode and it usually uses both cores. Weird. I think that every time I have had it use both cores I have had the project file saved before I encode. But it is so much faster and worth a few seconds of opening and closing to take an hour off of a 4 hour encode by getting both cores into use.
Strange.
Here since version 4.3.1.222 everything is fine.
Both cores used, 100% each on 1st pass
of straight transcoding from WMV to MPEG2,
95-98% each on 2nd pass.
Of course lower when I export from Non Linear Editor
with various filters applied (EditStudioPro 5.0.1),
because this NLE has not yet been optimised for dual-core CPUs.
In TE4XP give 9000MB temporary space to use results from 1st pass.
The second pass is then definitely faster than the first one.
The previous version also used both cores of my T7600G OC@3.16GHz,
but each only up to 70& while encoding from DV-AVI to MPEG2.
So definitely something seems to have improved.
Emulgator, Since you are encoding to MPEG2 I'm guessing you'd get better use of both cores than for an MP4 encode. MP4 is fairly new technology, but programmers have had much more time to get MPEG2 figured out and optimized. That being said, I'm glad to hear that MPEG2 uses both cores at almost %100 with no problem. After I get done backing up my movies to MP4 I might transcode them to MPEG2 for better stability with media servers and video players that like slightly older file formats.
I'm having a framerate issue when converting 1280x720 MKV files to 1280x720 WMV. The MKV file is 23.976 fps, and when I convert it to an MKV at the same framerate, the playback seems slightly jerky. I've tried changing the de-interlacing settings, but nothing seems to work. Any ideas?
Might want to check your MKV decoder, see if theres any settings for playback. Is there any jerkiness when you preview it before encoding? It also might need a 3:2 pulldown to be 29.97fps.
Hi, I was hoping someone here could point me in the right direction to help with a newly-developed problem I am having with TMPGExp 4.0. I had it working perfectly on my existing system (P4 2.53, 512mb crucial RAM, Gigabyte mobo) for h.264 encoding, frameserving an HD file from PPro CS3. I'm using XP Pro 64 bit.
But I've since upgraded the CPU to Q6600, mobo to P5K and RAM to 2gb Samsung DDR-800. All programs work ok after the upgrade, and TMPGEnc does also up to a point - when I get to the Format window, and choose "settings" to change/modify the encoding settings, it always crashes. I thought at first I had not installed all codecs needed on the new machine, but they are all there. Strange thing I found is that it WILL take my encoding presets saved before (eg h.264, high quality 1280x720), but still, every time I try to go into 'settings' to change anything about encoding, it crashes.
It only does this on the "quictime movie" encoding type, if I go to encode MPEG-2 for example, that works ok and I can change the parameters witout any problems. This is a strange one, anybody have any ideas? I don't think it's the new RAM as I can change other settings ok.