Hi. I'm trying to open an mpeg 2 format movie but i can't get tmpg enc to open it. None of my other software will play it either. I'm guessing i may need a new codec but could someone tell me where i could get one from. Thanx a lot guys .

If you install "Power dvd" you should be able to load Mpeg2 files..

But shouldnt there be an easier way to get it to play like just installing a codec/s instead of an entire program? Would be really great.

As of version 2.57, tmpgenc uses either the "Cyberlink mpeg2 decoder" or uses the "ligos mpeg2 decoder" to decode mpeg2 files...if you have allmost any cyberlink product you should have the mpeg2 decoder...There is a Mpeg2 vfpi decoder that was used with earlier versions that still works but they changed it to the cyberlink or ligos decoders cuz it was deemed un-reliable..To properly watch Mpeg2 files you should have a software dvd player installed anyways and power dvd is as good as any, and much better than Media player,and if you know were to look you can get it for free so it shouldn"t be too much of a problem....

I'm running 2.58 and now installed Cyberlinks PowerDVD XP. I can see that now there is the Cyberlink MPEG-2 decoder plugin in the VFAPI plugin in TMPGenc, but still i cant open any SVCD file in the wizard, it sais "cannot open or unsupported".
There is no problem to open the SVCD file in PowerDVD XP or in Nero to burn it as a SVCD.
So i don't know what to do next.

Any help ??

Thx gdk

Same problem here and it has friggin' annoyed me to say the least. I have used TMPG with the Ligos filters with no problem (which I think Power DVD actually uses) for a long time know, but as of version 2.58 not any more even though they show up in the VFAPI plugins.
I don't know if it will work when installing PowerDVD or not, but I aint installing that shower of shite on my PC just for the sake of an MPEG2 codec anyway. I much prefer WinDVD and wish that the author of TMPG would just improve things instead of p...ing me off and totally changing the way things work every time a new version comes out.
I used to think TMPG was an unbeatable program, but in the last few versions there have been that many bugs introduced that it's becoming very annoying and I'm afraid to say I'm becoming more and more fond of CCE each time TMPG cocks up.

More time should be spent by Hori checking for bugs rather than banging out new versions as quick as possible just to pull in the punters and give more of a thought to us long time users who have spent many hours developing a system, which works, to use TMPG to it's best and then it all suddenly goes tits up because of dollar signs and chinging noises in the authors eyes and ears.

ASHY

Hello,

I'd like to produce a 720x576 MPEG (1 or 2) movie, so that all frames are "positionned" at a specific (X,Y) couple within this video 720x576 plane,
the remaining space being filled by "empty" macroblocks (and not black macroblocks). As a result, the frames displayed do not change existing blocks in the video buffer, giving the impression to the user a reduced video is played at a given position.
This video is to be used on a hardware that does not have positionning functionnality included. Currently if I want to do this for a slice only, I think only a P-Frame is produced, then when I display the slice, only the rectangle I am interested in is displayed by my hardware on its screen. For a slice only, it works.
For a movie, I'd like to start with P-frames only, it's a cheat, but I do not manage to do it (which is rather logical in a way).
Does somebody has an idea of what could be done to produce such a movie ?
Thank you.

trying to demultiplex amovie so i can take it in to spuceup but when i do spuceup only takes in the video and not the audio they are both the same name but the audio after demutiplexing is showing its a movie file instead of an audio file can some one tell me what im doing wrong cheers

Rename the Videostream to .mpv and the Audio-Stream to .mpa.

I can play mp2 videos on my computer, but whenever I open up an mp2 file to encode it, it says that the file type is not supported. I've got my TV program closed, as well as any media players, but still no luck, what should I do to rectify this problem?

Do you mean Mpeg2?? mp2 is a audio format...You have to have either the "Ligos mpeg2 decoder" or the "Cyberlink mpeg2 decoder" installed on your system before you can load mpeg2 files into tmpgenc...and sometimes it helps if you just load in the Mpeg video(mpv), cuz Tmpgenc doesn"t like compressed Audio...but you need the mpeg2 decoder installed...

Hi I'm using a format created from one of the leaders on this form.

CQ 4000/1800 @65% (480*480) xsvcd

How can I determin what the file size will be. It seems the bit rate can change the file size more than the length.

Is there a formula or program that can help me out. I want to use the max files size to make the best video.

Thanks Steven

The easiest way to do it which will give you an idea is to just encode a regular scene for a minute in the movie and then multiply the result by the amount of minutes in the film or to be more precise encode 5 mins of a regular part of the movie and multiply that by the time length of the movie.
For example a movie which encodes at 13mb/min and is 100 mins in length will roughly be 1300mb in total.

This is not an exact method as there is no method which can be exact, but it will give you something to shoot for and tell you roughly how large the total file size will be.

ASHY

I was wondering if there is a logo filter out there I can install into tmpgenc.

I know there is a logo filter with virtualdub and I used it already but if there is one for tmpgenc I can skip the step of changing the video into avi with virtuald and than back to mpg with tmpgenc.

Please let me know.

-thanks
-Steve

No....

I started converting audio with virtual dub to .wav then with poweramp to mp2, but the audio skips: fades in and out.

The source audio is fine, but skips a bit.

Does running other programs have anything to do with this skipping effect?

What was the source format?

I started converting audio with virtual dub to .wav then with poweramp to mp2, but the audio skips: fades in and out.

The source audio is fine, but skips a bit.

Does running other programs have anything to do with this skipping effect?

When I was encoding a while back, I ran into a piece of bad film in Bad Boys. I was able to splice it, remove the bad part and put it back together again. I thought I did this in VDub, but when I looked for it, there were not tutorials on the subject. The file was freezing in Tmpgenc. Don't remember what I did. Can you point me in the right direction. I have looked in the forums here and vcdhelp.

In the source range in Tmpgenc you can use the "Cut editing" feature to cut certain parts out of the avi file...well actually it just skips encodeing the selected part...

Is it a decent fix?

I actually have never used it before but that is basicly what the feature is for, or cutting out commercials......

I burned two cd's
converted file to cd-ntsc and tried dvd-ntsc , they will not play on my new dvd player.
any suggestion would be appreciated

I don"t really understand your Question...You can"t put a DVD formated mpeg on a CD-R..How would you burn such a File???You can only burn vcd/xvcd/svcd/xsvcd/cvd formated Mpeg files on a Cd-R, dvd"s are for DVD"S... and you have to burn these mpeg file with a Program that is specificly for burning vcd/svcd"s...

Also check www.vcdhelp.com and look for your DVD player to see what it supports (VCD, XVCD etc). The type of media brand you use is also important for some players.

why can't i load asf into tmpgenc?.....says filetype unsupported although it plays fine in mediaplayer 6.4 so i guess i have the codecs

You Probably need to raise the "Direct Show File reader".. go to "options" to "enviromental settings" to "vfapi Plugins" and raise the "direct show" to "2"...

that didn't help. But i used asf tools to repair the asf and now tmpgenc reads it :-)

i want to select divx to vcd but it only lets me do vcd/svcd
the select stream type wont let me select i dont want a 100 mg divx film to be a 700 mg svcd i just need vcd can someone help me please
thanks

I don"t understand what your problem is...all you do is load your divx file into Tmpgenc then click the "load" button in the bottom Right, then choose the "Ntsc-vcd Template" or the "Pal-VCD template" then click "start" and that is it...there aren"t any settings that say "vcd to svcd"...

IM trying to convert an avi file to mpeg but at a lesser quality like all the other simpson episodes i have are roughly 200 mb but when i try to convert my episodes which are avi they come out to be 500 mb
i should be able to select the quality but the settings area is all grey meaning i cannot select anything

Makeing Non-Standard VCD"s at a lower Bitrate will Give you Terrorable Quality, like Practicly un-watchable, regular VCD"s are practicly un-watchable cuz The Quality is so low ,but if you want to commit Bitrate murder on the Simpsons, you have to load the "Unlock.mcf" template so you can unlock the settings then you can lower the bitrate , but another thing you have to do is change the "System" setting to "Video-CD Non-Standard".....

IM trying to convert an avi file to mpeg but at a lesser quality like all the other simpson episodes i have are roughly 200 mb but when i try to convert my episodes which are avi they come out to be 500 mb
i should be able to select the quality but the settings area is all grey meaning i cannot select anything

where do i get this mfc file the one in the templates sends me to the net
when i click the mcf files it doesnt do anything except try to send me to the net to search for the mdf file
how do i unlock the stream file theres 4
unlock.mcf
videocd 1246 kbps(ntsc).mcf
videocd 1246 kbps(ntscfilm.mcf
videocd 1246 kbps(pal).mcf
and thanks for being so kind to answer my questions

The template I am Talking about is in the "Extra" Folder inside the "Templates" folder, and it is Called "Unlock.mcf" you load it by clicking the "Load" tab on the bottom right corner in Tmpgenc, then look for the "Extra" folder in the "templates" folder, then the Settings will be unlocked, or you can go into the Settings and put your pointer over were it says "Bitrate" then "Right Click" it then choose "Unlock", and after this you have to go to "settings" to "system" then choose"Video-CD-Non-Standard" or you file will not get smaller but the quality will get lower....

Schumacher, you do know that vcds are burned according to time, not the file size right? That is your concern right?

harrys potter - i have season one of the simpsons in mpg format they are all 22 minutes or so and are about 200 megs where as the avi files of simpsons season 2 when i use tmpeg to make them vcd turn out to be 500 megs or so

>harrys potter - i have season one of the simpsons in mpg format they are all 22 minutes or so and are about 200 megs where as the avi files of simpsons season 2 when i use tmpeg to make them vcd turn out to be 500 megs or so

That can't be right if you are creating standard VCD. VCD has a constant of 10mb/min so 22 mins would be 220mb not 500mb.
Your are either using a higher CBR bitrate or are using VBR. Either way it can't be a standard VCD.

ASHY

i select the avi file and i select encode what should i do to make it a standard vcd
what settings should be set?

You need to select a template. The VCD template can be found by clicking the load button. This should bring up a folder containing templates.
Select either 'VideoCD (PAL).mcf' or 'VideoCD (NTSC).mcf' depending on your loacation. If you can't find the template folder then just navigate to your TMPG folder and find the folder named 'Templates'.
These are the standard VCD compliant templates. You may adjust the settings by loading the unlock.mcf template in the Extras folder, but bear in mind this will make the VCD non compliant.

ASHY