1. Using the Wizard, it is able to convert ASF to VCD mpg format. When I try to that, TMPGenc 2.54a i.e. 2.54.37.135 hangs up itself whilst the encoding process at about 13% of the whole process. Is there a memory problem?

Further a little bit more than a bug:

2. Why is it not possible to open ASF files without using the wizard in the batch encode window?

3. Some files are totally not supported, f.e. MOV, RM/RAM, how should I convert them to a VCD MPG?

Thank you for help...

...oh I forgot: I use an Athlon 1600+ (1400mhz), Raid-Harddrive-Controller, WinXP Pro, 256 MB DDR, enough disc space

How do you mean is it not possible to open ASF files without using the wizard in the batch encode window?

Do you mean you can't open them from the main window?

To open .Mov files you will need the quicktime plugin. You would need to use TINRA to convert Real media files to AVI first then to MPEG.

ASHY

I mean,

in the main window of the program the menue-point FILE > BATCH ENCODE, then in the Batch Encode window the button ADD. There are only listing files as openfilter set, no videofiles. I get the message "Invalid stream format". Without the Wizard, I found no other menue point to get ASF files converted. The menue point ADD CURRENT PROJECT TO BATCH LIST is not for ASF formats. I don't know how to convert about 20 ASF files in a batch process to mpg/mpeg.

The other problem is, that with the wizard, it might be possible to add ASF files to the batch encode list, but I always get program hangups, it never worked. Maybe the ASF files are not the best and they should be repaired, if there are some buggy frames. I don't know that much about it. For me it always seems to hang up because of a memory processing problem...

Maybe you can help me with this ASF trouble.
Thank you...

You can't load ASF files directly into the BATCH ENCODE. You have to load the files into the main window and then create a project file and then load that into Batch Encode.

Load your file into TMPG main window and set it up as if you were going to encode. When your happy click File>Save project and save it. Do this for each ASF file you wish to convert. When your done click File>Batch encode. Click the 'Add' button and load all your projects then click 'Run' and your files will be encoded in the order of the batch list.

ASHY

the same problem as using the wizard: the program hangs up whilst the process... do i have to use a fame repair tool for asf files first?

why do i need the batch convert aufter the manual convert/load into the main window. if i have it already converted without the batch, what for is the batch? this is a very long+boring process waiting for each and every asf file to get finished, ain't another option? no program update for easier batch conversations?

Thanks for help...

I have another question. When encoding a backup of a DVD I purchased, TMPG just locks up in the middle of the VBR encoding. It doesn't do this with CQ or CBR.

If this does happen, once it has begun the second pass, is there any way to have the encoder begin where it left off, or do I just have to guess the frame # and try to merge the files? Or better, is there an explaination of why TMPG locks up during the encoding process.

I run Windows XP on a laptop with Pentium III 1000mhz 256 ram.

Thanks

You can not resume a broken encodeing session so you will do what you have sugested and encode the second the second part and join them but you dont have to guess you can join then on the next frame were it cut off if you want.Just load the first part of your mpeg in to tmpgenc and go to the source range a see how many frames you encoded.so say you encoded 23,345 frames then you go to the 23,346 frame in your avi with the source range and start encodeing from there, then join them later.

I used the MPEG tools to restart where I left off. I now have too files. To explain things a little more: I extracted 2 audio tracks and converted them to MP2. I then used TMPGEnc to convert the VIDEO using AviSynth from VOB files. When it crashed, I continued it where I left off. I used the MPEG tools "Multiplex" option to mux the second video on to the end of the first, but it gives me underflow errors. When I play it (its video only) on my DVD software, it works up until the mux point. Is there another software that I can use to mux SVCD compliant files? I tried bbMPEG but it doesn't support muxing too video files. Can you recommend software that I can use to mux the 2 video files and add on 2 audio files and also split the result into 2 SVCDs?
Thanks

LOL... Mux the two together?? I think your confused with what muxing is.
Muxing or multiplexing is combining two files together as one stream, not joining them end to end and is usually used for combining an audio stream with a video stream.

This could be your problem and is the reason why it stops after the first stream, because there is actually nothing else at the end, you have simply combined two files into one and it's just one of the streams you have combined which is playing. I'm suprised this actually plays at all.

To join 2 files together you need to use the Merge&Cut feature. Just load both files in together using the add button in the order you want them joined then click correct then run.
Your files will now be joined end to end and should play fine.

ASHY

I am using TMPG to encode 2 SVCDs. The resulting file, before splitting, is about 1.4 GB. I have about 6GB free on my hard disk, so after encoding I assume I should still have at least 4GB free to create BIN files for burning. However to my surprise, I found TMPG 80% done at just over an hour saying "Disk write error." I looked at the folder where the resulting file was and found that it was only about 1GB (which is right for the hour of video encoded) but I also found that my hard disk was reporting 40KB free on the whole disk! So, I used a program Size Manager to scan my entire hard disk. According to it, the files on my computer are only taking up 12.9GB out of the 18.6GB available. I SHOULD have 5GB free on my disk, but its not there.

I thought maybe TMPG was using some TEMP files, but the TEMP dir used by TMPG only have about 20MB of files. Can anyone explain WHY I might be losing all this disk space? Thanks

BTW, I am running Windows XP on a laptop with Pentium III 1000mhz and 256mb ram.

I just rebooted my machine. The "missing disk space" appeared when I rebooted.

Are you doing a 2 pass encode?With the 2 pass encodeing method tmpgenc stores all the information from the passes on your hard disk and can take up to 5gb of space,you can turn off this function in 2 pass mode if you go to your enviromental settings under CPU and un-tick the "Enable Cache" box..but if your not doing a 2pass encode then I don"t know what your problem could be....

I don't see an "Enable Cache" option under CPU. The closest I see is under General it says "Do not use cache functin by Operating System to access file." that's checked.

What version are you useing?I was talking about the 2.54 plus version,I don"t think the demo has the optimized 2pass encodeing ,or maybee you cant turn off that function in the demo, download the Plus version and maybe it will fix yer problem.

I encoded for dvd as 29.97 noninterlaced and it plays nicely
on my Pioneer NTSC player. Before we press 1000 copies, will
this play back on all players? I wish I could test it on
more players, but only the Pioneer plays DVD-Rs.

I'm just a bit concerned because I keep seeing messages that
all DVDs are interlaced. Don't all DVD players automatically
adjust?

thanks

NTSC movies are interlaced,and your dvd will only play in dvd player that are compatible with dvd-r disks but it probably wont play in the standard dvd player that just plays dvd"s, I don"t think dvd players adjust for interlaced movies cuz I allways have to do it while encodeing but if you don"t notice any interlaceing artifacts while playback then I wouldn"t worry about it..

The DVD specs state that MPEG2 DVD movies are interlaced, but are stored as progressive, confusing I know.

The reason is all movie content is originally 24 fps film this is then transferred to DVD as progressive frames at 24 or 23.976 fps, but because the NTSC standard requires 29.97 fps Telecine is added when the movie is transferred to the DVD. This process adds a flag to the movie which tells the player to perform a 3:2 pulldown when the movie is played back.
Basically what this does is it just tells the player to repeat certain frames adding 6 frames per second to the movie using a certain sequence of repeating fields within a frame which has the effect of creating interlaced frames.

To be honest I'm not sure how most DVD player would handle a non interlaced MPEG2 movie without pulldown.

What I can tell you that may help you relax a little is that all MPEG1 VCD movies are progressive and these play fine.

I suppose it will depend on the player. At the end of the day to be safe and within specs I would interlace the movie and if possible use the 3:2 pulldown method.

ASHY

You can fit up to 800mb of MPEG on to a 80min/700mb disk anyway.
Yeh I know 800 into 700 doesn't go, but there is actually 800mb of storage per 80 min disk where MPEG is concerned as there is usually 100mb set aside for parity checking when used for normal data storage, but this isn't required for MPEG data, so the extra 100 mb can be used for storage.

Go ahead and burn it should fit no prob and if the movie is slightly over 800mb, say 810mb this will fit, just use the overburn option in your software when you burn the CD.

ASHY

when i encode my mpegs using the VBR SVCD or CBR SVCD template for NTSC, i'm getting green sqaure pixels pop up here and there on the screen, then another 2 seconds, they come back then go away on darker parts of the movie. is this part of the encoder? is there another algorithm i can use or matrix?

thanks

There have been complaints of discoloration in mpeg"s when the "angel potion codec" is installed on the same machine, but if that isn"t your problem then i don"t know what it could be unless they are interlaceing artifacts which I would correct with the de-interlace filter...

If this only happens on you DVD player then try to lower your burn speed to no more than 4x.
A lot of players have trouble reading disks that have been burned higher than 4x causing the effect you are seeing and also jerkyness and funny pops and noises in the sound. If you experience any of these then lower the burn speed or try different disks as certain cheap disks can also cause this.

Another thing is to watch the max bitrate you have set. Your player may not be able to handle the rate you have set. A lot of players can struggle above 2600 kb/s.

ASHY

thanks guys. appreciate the help, but i get the green sqaures when watching it on my computer as well through powerdvd, as an mpeg and as a SVCD bin file. maybe try and use another quantrize matrix? like using an MPEG standard matrix instead of the default? no one else has this problem? i might just be picky about the quality as well, like i said, it doesn't come up in bright screens, and my apex player plays 20x to 24x cds very well including some that i didn't encode and they come out fine....maybe use another tmpgenc template?

thanks guys

thanks guys. appreciate the help, but i get the green sqaures when watching it on my computer as well through powerdvd, as an mpeg and as a SVCD bin file. maybe try and use another quantrize matrix? like using an MPEG standard matrix instead of the default? no one else has this problem? i might just be picky about the quality as well, like i said, it doesn't come up in bright screens, and my apex player plays 20x to 24x cds very well including some that i didn't encode and they come out fine....maybe use another tmpgenc template?

thanks guys

my movies are usually one large divx file... 500 megs or so.., and i was wondering if there is a way to program tmpeg to split the movie into 2 automatically. i know how to mess with the source range, but i needed where i can press start and let it run during the night. and when i wake up i want to have 2 mpegs(vcd) files. sometimes i run tmpeg twice, but my pc cant handle that...... if you know how i can use task manager to have one start in the middle of the night... that would be cool.or if tmpeg has the ability to do this on its own.... where can i find out how.if it does not have the ability it would be awesome if you can add it. Like in winrar and winace where you tell it a size limit and it splits the file into diffrent parts each matching the size limit. Except in this case it should go back 3 seconds so we wont miss anything during the split.

use the batch encodeing mode and you can load as many movies as you want and come back in a month and have 100 movies encoded...Well not quite, what you do is load in your avi file use the source range and set it up for the first half of your movie and do your settings like you were going to encode then go to "file" and save it to a project file, then go and do the settings for the second half then go to file and save it as a project file.Now go to "file" to "batch encode" and then load your project files in the batch encode window and then you are ready to encode ....now go to sleep and you will have tmpgenc slaveing away for you all night encodeing ........

After buying tmpgenc plus I have recieved an email giving me a code to be entered. The email says to press "register" on the "splash screen". Unfortunately I cant register tmpgenc plus as there is no "splash screen" when i start the program, there is only a wizard. I have tried looking under "help" "about" but there is nowhere to register there either. "help" "about" does give me a splash screen saying i have 30 days to try the program, but still nowhere to register. How can I enter my registration code?

first of all, you need to download TMPGEnc Plus.

I think this is wrong place to ask such question.

You have obviously downloaded the non plus version of TMPG. Go to the Pegasus site and download the PLUS version.

ASHY

my audio is little faster than
my video source...
I used dbpoweramp to convert
asf file to wav or mp2.
when i encode wav and asf to mpg,
video source is little faster than audio source
and
when i encode mp2 and asf to mpg
sound source is little faster than video source...

is there's way i can put video and sound source
coming out evenly?

Don"t encode the mp2, just encode the asf and multiplex the mp2 with your video..

what's multiplex?
how do i do?

Multiplex is the joining of a video stream and an audio stream, you have a "mp2" audio file that does NOT need to be encoded, but you have a mpeg video that has no audio, so you need to join the two streams, to do this go to "file" to "mpeg tools" then to the "multiplex" load in your audio and video file then choose the correct setting in the drop down menu eg:mpeg1/vcd or mpeg2/svcd,Then click run, and it will join the two files together.....

Hey I was wondering how to open an mpeg2 file / svcd in tmpgenc? When I try to it says the file cant open or is unsupported. Thanks for any help.

You need the "mpeg2 plugin" then you still might have to de-multiplex your svcd file and load the streams seperately.......

Is there a way to automate (or even script) tmpgenc to work with virtuadub etc?

I was thinking I would be nice to pass a file(s) to it via a 'shell' program or script (and with virtauldub) and have the results output to disk in one go.

Would make the program much more useful!

You can It is called "frame serveing" .......

TMPG has had the ability to work with Virtualdub frameserver files for as long as I can remember.
Really, you should use a thing called the internet and do a little research before making requests for something which is already there.
As for scripting, ever heard of AVIsynth.

ASHY

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to edit indivdual frames in an mpeg. I don't mean just cut it out but to like at censor blurs or lettering in the frame. If this is not possible then is it possible to edit out the video completly and just leave the audio. I tried murgiong an mpeg without video and just audio to some with video and audio but it told me that it was not possible. So in short, can I make a black screen with sound? - Jonah

You could cut the part out you want to alter then re-encode it with TMPG to a series of bitmaps then edit the bitmaps as you wish and then re-encode them back to an MPEG and rejoin it with the movie.

If you want to encode a blank screen with just sound then just load up your MPEG into TMPG then clear the Video field and set the option to 'System (Video+Audio)' and TMPG will encode the movie with sound and a blank screen.

ASHY

i downloaded two programs for avi2mpeg, this one and a "avi 2 vcd mpeg-1 encoder". The vcd encoder gives me sound and picture (after i have already decompressed the sound of course) but it takes....well it's going on 15 hours for half a movie! this program however only takes me about 6 to 7 hours, but iget sound and no picture. i went in and looked at the avi2vcd encoder and tried figure out what kind of numbers i was getting on that program and maybe i could set the tmpg to the same settings but was unsuccessful. please help me.

Goto Option>Enviromental setting click the 'VFAPI plugin' tab then right click on the 'Directshow multimedia file reader' and raise it's priority to 2 and put the rest at 0.

ASHY

thank you very much! All is working well now, I can't express how thankful i am! one more question, probebly heard a million times but how can i speed up the process? i got a bigger hard drive cause i heard that might help but is there anything else?