This forum is for users to exchange information and discuss with other users about a TMPGEnc product.
In case you need official support, please contact TMPG Inc.
Pegasys Products BBS [ Sorted by thread creation date ]
Do the sizes of the converted file mean anything? Because a VCD, SVCD, DVD, etc. all have different sizes. If I make a 480x480 VCD, would it automatically resize to fit on the TV?
This all depends on Your DVD Player ...It Might or Might not You just have to try it..Generally if you player supports SVCD then you can Probably make a VCD with SVCD resolution But what would be the point..You Should Just give it a Try..
In the past, I did make an SVCD, but it came out trashed on the DVD player. Instead of saying something like "VCD 2.0" on the screen when I inserted a VCD, it shows folders like "cdi", "mpeg2", etc. I forgot what all the folders were but those 2 were there. And to play the SVCD, you had to go to the "mpeg2" folder and click on the MPEG file in there. And then the video comes on trashed. I checked the DVD Player Compatibilty at VCDhelp.com and read the reviews, people say my DVD PLayer supports SVCD, but another review said it doesn't. WHich one should I believe/!
It Probably doesn"t Support VCD But some poeple have been able to get it to work ....If your Player did Play them then it would Just play as soon as you put the disk in it...
To answer the original question, yes, the size does mean something, but not what you are used to.
You're used to the "pixel" specification of computer equipment, but TVs work with "lines". Think of the TV display as being part digital (with 480 (NTSC) or 576 (PAL) lines) and part analogue (with each line varying in colour and intensity along it). This is very simplified, but it'll do for now.
The DVD and SVCD spec has 480 or 576 vertical lines - one-to-one mapped to the TV display. VCD has 240 or 288 - half the vertical resolution, hence lower quality.
Horizontally, the data is spread out along each line. On a widescreen TV, flags in the file tell the TV whether to spread out the data across the full width or a part of it.
The more pixels there are to spread along that line, the higher quality picture you'll get. Obviously, if you're spreading them across a full 16:9 picture, you'll need more to maintain the quality. VCD has 352, SVCD has 480 and DVD has 720.
Mpeg is not a Format for makeing Files smaller it is Generally Just for makeing file into a format that can be played on a DVD Player in VCD/SVCD/DVD Format..If all you want is to Make Files smaller then your File is Probably allready in that format Right now which is Probably Mpeg-4/DivX, the only other format that Might give you a Smaller file size is Windows Media format But the Quality will Get Much Lower as a Result....
No, Don"t use that Resolution, That resolution will look wierd and it is To large for the Bitrate you are useing, use 352+240 or Lower and 1150kbs is as low as you can go in this Version Cuz it has a Bug in it..But the File will be Bigger than it is Right now, at 1150kbs the File will be 10mb per minute of Video so a 90 minute movie will be about 900mb ,But there is no use useing Mpeg as a compression unless you are makeing VCD"s, SVCD"s or DVD"s if you Just want to make a file smaller use Windows media Encoder and it will give you a Smaller file size in WMV Format...
I've read and re-read guides on altering the bitrates both CBR and VBR. Yet the output mpg files are comming out the same length. The image quality reflects the decreases in BR, yet my files are comming out the same length. Either Im doing something wrong, or you cant decrease BR to fit a movie onto a single CD.
I have been looking, havent found it yet, but I am assuming that since you didnt say "cant be done" it is possible. Can you atleast confirm that it is doable, im just doing it wrong.
Anyone have any info on media player 9? Any Negatives?
I'm wondering whether it's worth installing on my xp system. I know that there's no way to uninstall it other than use system restore points, but what else?
If you Install Media Player 9 It could be the Biggest Mistake you ever make ,Media Player 9 Has Had really bad reactions with Certain Codecs on your System and Tmpgenc Might stop working and Certain Files types might stop working on your System..There have been Many Posts about reactions with Media Player 9 and Tmpgenc and other video Programs so I would sugest Not Installing it ....
I also found that Media Player 9 contains spyware which monitors what copyrighted material you play. However, I'm not exectly sure what is done with the info. I'm still searching for more on the subject. I'll post back when I get details.
Looks like Bill is at it again. I'm not surprised.
Hi,
i wanted to convert an avi to a mpeg file. the avi works fine and i can hear the sound, but there is no sound in the converted mpeg. i tried some options with no success.
is it possible to copy a dvd to a cd, using lower bit rate, but keep same file format? my dvd player doesnt play vcds etc (never will i think)+ i have a few film on pc in divx + avi i would like to play on tv.
No ..You can"t Burn a file on a CD-R in DVD Format in an Attempt to play it on your DVD Player..Well you can But your Player will not play it ,The Format is called Mini DVD and Very Very Few Players will actually Play them and If your Player doesn"t support VCD"s or SVCD"s then I doubt that your Play supports Reading Video data from a CD-R...You should Maybe think of Getting a different DVD Player, you can get one that Plays VCD"s and SVCD"s for Under $99 canadian..
Here anyone having problems with these new xvids and ac3 audio's try these settings. Converted a good austin powers 3 and it was fine on vcd, not sure if that had ac3 tho. A lot easier than trying to re-encode the xvid to another avi formatt, plus when extracting ac3 sound to wav through virtual dub for die another day, it was very sketchy and jumped every few seconds. Havent tried converting die another day yet cos need to redownload but should be ok.
Just change the priorities as follows in your TMPGEnc->Options->Environmental Settings->VFAPI plug-in:
What do you think Tmpgenc Is For???? Why don"t you Post what your Problem is and Maybe we can help, or you can check out this site " http://www.vcdhelp.com/ "...
Yes..there are a Couple of Ways to try to do this..First you can try setting the "Video Arrange Method" to "Fullscreen Keep aspect Ratio" or you Can use the "Clip Frame" settings in the "Advanced settings" to remove the Black Bars on the top and bottom...
I find it impossible to convert xvid files with tmpeg.i can load the file and select where to splt it but then tmpeg just freezes,and will no longer operate without rebooting. i have spoken to friends who have the same problem.
When encoding in "3:2 pulldown when playback mode" mode, TMPGENC marks all frames as Progressive. This causes problem with some DVD players, for example JVC XV-S300BK: the image jumps down one line twice a second. I believe that according to MPEG2 standard, all frames with an RFF should be marked as interlaced.
Thanks, keep up the good work!
Well Lately I have been Ripping NTSC DVD"s and they Have been Comeing up as Progressive with a Frame rate of 29.970fps which I have never had Before and It has Been really confuseing me Cuz I usually load the File from the DVD into Tmpgenc"s Wizard to Judge the Correct Field order and they have been comeing up Progressive when they are 29.97fps NTSC DVD"s , in the Bitrate Viewer they come up as Frame baced not Field Baced and Progressive...Anyways to your Problem ,I guess You could Just encode it as 23.9fps and Use "Pulldown.exe" to Make it 29.97fps...
Thanks, I know that pulldown.exe does everything correctly. It would be nice if TMPGEnc could do that because after pulldown you have to mux manually. I think I will write a program that sets Interlaced flag in frames with RFF=1 to fix TMPGEnc mpegs. It should be easy to do using bbmpeg sources.
When I use TMPGEnc v.2.59 > MPEG Tools > Simple Multiplex at Type: MPEG-1 Video-VCD, load an mpg file, define the output and press the button [Run] a window comes up displaying:
"Outputting..."
and - next to an exclamation mark - "Multiplexing...".
This process takes about 3 minutes and then another window appears with the text:
"Warning...
92217 s packets cause buffer underflow
The MPG file might cause error when it played"
instead of the expected message:
"Rewriting header..."
after which the process would be finished.
The number in front of "s packets" varies with the input file. Apparently, the MPG produced in this way cannot be played on my standalone Philips 576 DVD-player hooked up to a widescreen TV. A software player however has no problems with this product file, not even Windows MediaPlayer 6.4.
Does anyone know what this error means and - more importantly - what I should do to avoid this phenomenon?
Help would be much appreciated!
Many thanks in advance.
It seems that the Mpeg video file you are trying to Multiplex as Not a Mpeg1 VCD file But Maybe Just a Plain Mpeg1 file,First try Multiplexing with the "Video-CD Non-Standard" setting and if you still get the error Try Muxing with the Plain "Mpeg1" setting..If the Plain Mpeg1 setting works you can change the header to a VCD header By loading the File into the "Merge & cut" and use the VCD setting there and Just run the file through and it will Put the correct header on the file and Not give you the error...