just started using this wonderful (or so i have been told as i can't get mine to go quite right) tool and when i have finished encoding i have beautiful, really nice image able to fit on 1 cd and an audio file that has either just the instrumental sounds that go with the title names such as (searchlight or whatever)
and then no audio whatsoever or staight out no audio... my codex i assume is fine since i sometimes get some sound... what am i doing wrong??? anyone???
ty for any help

What is your source, AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2, VOBS?

I have had the same issue.
I converted an .avi file to .m2v and .wav (to write to dvd format), only the first few seconds of audio exist then it's silent for the rest.

Source video codecs:
video: XviD 1.1.0
audio: MPEG-1 Layer 3 / 48000Hz 128 kb/s tot , Joint Stereo

Using TMPGenc 2.5 (Free).

I get a working .m2v video file, and a 1GB .wav file with only sound for the first few seconds.
My system can play the source video fine with sound.

I have attempted to convert to .mpg and also to .m2v+.mp2, both of which also have the same sound issue.
If I go to the setting>audio tab and click the setting button the sound I can play there is the same length as the sound that is heard after transcoding (14seconds).

When I encode a 24 minute AVI video, the output Mpeg is about 3-4 minutes shorter. I have tried using the Source Range option and that doesn't seem to work. I have searched this whole forum and haven't found a working fix. Anybody have any ideas?

Is it an AVI?
Bump up the priority of the 'Directshow file reader' in the VFAPI plugins to top of the list.
If that doesn't solve it then try putting the VFW or AVI2 decoder to top of the list.

If that fails then install FFDSHOW.
If all else fails then you will have to frame serve the file from AVISYNTH or Virtualdub.

I had the same problem. I had a PAL movie that I wanted to convert to NTSC. The movie should be about 97 minutes long but TMPGenc only would encode the first 78 minutes and then it stopped without giving me an error. The problem was that the source was set at "Video" and it should be "Film". After I changed that setting everything was alright.

I have avi files that I wish to convert to mpeg's I set the encoder, it goes through the motions, but all there is, is a blank screen, I can hear it but not see it! any suggestions?

How do you convert a avi that has subtitles to work on standard dvd players
I have tryed useing different programs such as nero a dvd santa and done such things such as changeing the frame size and aspect ratio but each time I do
the subtitles are always below the screeen where you can just varly see the top of them Sorry But Iam kinda of green at this.

(note if played on the computer it works fine)

Robert

why are all my xvid films too big to put to dvd disk can any one help please im using the old tmpeg encoder

can any one help ive got two films in xvid format audio mpeg layer3 ,video xvid compression,but when trying to convert to mpeg or to disk it says it exeeds file size on disk

I have tried TMPGEnc to convert various files from MPEG2 to MPEG1 (My old video editor only accepts MPEG1), but I cannot make it work. The sound works fine, but I always have a still image (both in the preview and when playing the resulting file). The image displayed is either the 1st picture of the movie or the last one, depending on the format settings for the conversion. The source data are acquired in 728x576 MPEG2 format (I don't have more information about the actual encoding format). Does anybody have an idea on how to make it work, or know a free tool that could be used for this conversion? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot.
PS: if anybody knows about the binary format of MPEG headers, I am also interested (It would help me to provide more information about the encoding...)

Try changing the suffix of your MPEG-2 file to VOB. I'm not sure why it works but it has for me. I hope that it doe for you.

Just bought Tmpgenc 3.0 Express Installed it tried to run it, splash screen? comes up then immediately a box appears that says "Unable to use Windows Media
9 Technology. Please verify Windows Media Player9 is properly installed." I click the OK box and Express closes. and won't start. Never had a problem before with media player 9, did go to control panel and selected repair option for media player 9, didn't help. Bought it can't run it so far. OS is XP professional any suggestions?

Why don't you just update the media player 9 runtime files?

http://www.azamit.com/media9.htm

is there any way posssible to speed up the analyzing? only thing i did was resize the video and im doing it on tons of tons of videos and it takes about 2 1/2 hours each movie. just wondering if there is a way to speed it up. thanks

1.9 ghz
1 gig ram

resizeing ttakes up a fare amout of cpu power and alalyzing actually encodes the video (look for the hidden temp file) at full quality then decides which parts it can pull for the 2nd pass. so the ony way you can speed it up is to a) have the resize turned off of b) the source is already the proper size. if you are worinkg with 720x480 film :) then you are stuck like chuck

I am new to this program and am a very green novice in need of direction. I am trying to convert a MWAV file from Windows Movie Maker to MPEG. When the conversion reaches 100% everything just stops. I see from a previous post that it is writing the headers. How long should that take? I have left it for over an hour with no change. Will I get a message when the conversion is finished. I have tried exiting and burning my VCD but the movie freezes up in various frames. I would appreciate any help you can offer. I have been working on this for days and need it for a Christmas gift. Thanks.

It shouldn't take long to write the headers, but it depends on your system. We're talking less than a minute here.
Best thing to do is set the end point of the file a second just before it finishes using the source range function and raise the priority of the 'Directshow file reader' in the VFAPI plugins to top of the list.

Hello,

I wrote this as a reply to a previous problem earlier, so maybe it didn't get noticed. Thanks in advance for any help. :)

Hello,

I am attempting to convert .mpg files to a smaller size for playing on a portable device, with PocketTV. The video comes out backwards and upside-down. I tried all 3 things from the other post about this problem, and it is still the same. Any other ideas? Thanks.

sticman

Use the flip option in FFDSHOW. You will need to make the 'Directshow file reader' top priority in the VFAPI plugins first.
If it's MPEG 1 then you could make the 'MPEG 1 file reader' top priority or if you have the plus version the 'CRI sofdec decoder' top prority.
At least one of these options should work if not all 3.

Hi ashy,

I tried them, no go. I only have the free version, so I couldn't try the 'CRI sofdec decoder.' I tried putting "Microsoft MPEG-1 Decoder" top priority, no change. Then I installed FFDSHOW, checked the 'flip video,' and moved "Directshow Multimedia File Reader" to the top. Still no change. I even unchecked everything else. I noticed that MPEG-1 input was not allowed when I unchecked everything but "Directshow Multimedia File Reader." Is it possible that FFDSHOW doesn't accept MPEG-1 as input? Also, I noticed that it's just upside down, not backwards. I downloaded a trial version of TMPGEnc express and it seemed to work on that, but that will only last for 2 weeks. I can't afford the $70. :)

Any other ideas?

Thanks.

sticman

You can download the plus version for free with a 14 day trial. That will allow you to use the CRI sofdec decoder.

My guess is you have a codec pack installed on your machine which is using a filter that is causing this problem. Does it happen in normal playback through mediaplayer?

You have 2 other options, you can frame serve through AVIsynth with a simple script or you can frame serve from Virtualdub.

Mediplayer 6.4 will tell you which filters are being used for playback in it's properties.

Hi ashy,

I tried it on a different PC and it works fine, so I think you are right. I believe the problem is with the Sony VAIO Zone software, which probably installed a codec that doesn't get along with TMPGenc. Unfortunately, I can't get rid of VAIO Zone, so I will just have to use a different PC for TMPGenc. I have used GSpot to list the codecs, and nothing seems to be amiss. I tried framserving from virtualdub, and I didn't have time to try a whole file, but I will probably just use the other PC, as it is faster anyway.

Thanks again for all your help.

sticman

A simple script in Avisynth will solve all your problems. Just use the FLIP VERTICAL() command or you you could probably solve it by using the CONVERTTOYUY2() command.

Hello,

I need to reinstall my copies of TMPGEnc DVD Author 1.6, as well as the Dolby Encoder. I have purchased these items, but I have misplaced the serial numbers for both. I have printed them out in hard copy, but cannot seem to find them.

Are the serial numbers found within the program somewhere once registered? I checked the "About" portion of the software, but no serial number was listed. Is there somewhere that these numbers can be found?

I would go through support at the main site, but, they require a serial number to get tech support for the product, and obviously, I don't have it. Please help.

Thanks.

Dave

Hi,
My computer crashed and I lost my copies of TMPGenc 2.5 and DVD author 1.5.
I also lost the serial number for both products. Could you verify my purchase and send me the required serial numbers.
Thanks
Robert F. Musterman