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When I try to edit any mpeg-2 file, the merge and cut preview window is blank. All I get is a black window. Scrubbing through it does nothing. I can play these files in WinDVD 4.0, and if I hit play in the preview it does play the sound. How can I get it to display the video so I can edit out the commercials? These are files I've capped using my Radeon All-In-Wonder card. I can use TMPGEnc to edit them on the capping machine, that works, but on my laptop, I get the blank screen. The other, possibly related symptom is that while I can play DVDs in WinDVD, if I install Interactual player, I get the same black video with audio. Any ideas?
You have to have a Mpeg2 decoder installed on your Computer or Tmpgenc can"t decode the file to show you the image so you can edit it..You need either the "Cyberlink Mpeg2 decoder" or the "Ligos mpeg2 decoder" installed on your system, if you install Power DVD then you should have the Correct decoder...
I just downloaded Power DVD XP Deluxe 4.0 but it still don't work. Please can you give me a website there i can find they other mpeg2 decods you recommend
I just downloaded Power DVD XP Deluxe 4.0 but it still don't work. Please can you give me a website there i can find they other mpeg2 decods you recommend.
The first time I used TMPGenc it worked and I cut the first part of the mpeg2 file. Second time nothing worked.
Sometimes the Decoders Don"t register with Tmpgenc properly, the Other one that you can use Comes with the Nemo or Tsunami Codec Packs which is the "Ligos" mpeg2 decoder..It is easier to Encode Mpeg2 files with Tmpgenc if you use DVD2AVI to demux the audio and frameserve the Video to Tmpgenc ,It is Quicker and you don"t encode the audio cuz it is allready in Mpeg format...
Minion Said "Sometimes the Decoders Don"t register with Tmpgenc properly"
I did not realize that the Decoders have to register with Tmpgenc to work. Are you sure about that, or do you mean "register with Windows".
I doubt very seriously that PowerDVD (or any other major codec) looks for Tmpgenc, and goes though a registration process with Tmpgenc.
Finally, this problem sounds a lot like some of the other "file unsupported" problems reported.
I know of four Tmpgenc users that can no longer open MPEG2 files that where generated with Tmpgenc. Somewhere on Tmpgenc's web site (or the pay for site) it claims to guarentee the Tmpgenc can read its own generated files.
Also, this problem seems to be something new that has popped up. I suspect a Microsoft update has something to do with it.
I also want to thank you for suggesting DVD2AVI. While it is not convienient, it is a workaround.
I'm trying to open avi captured with premier 6.0 from a DV camcorder and comvert it to MPEG. I've installed the Divx and Nemo codecs and the clip will appear in the window but when I try to start it I get a "can't load P3 package Dll." I've tried to increase the direct show priority (I saw this in the FAQ but same message. CAn someone help with what I'm doing wrong. Thanks GEne
You get this error Cuz you Don"t have all of the Tmpgenc Files in the same folder...All of the Files that Come with Tmpgenc have to Be in a folder and they have to be in the same folder and one of those files has to be the "P3P Package.dll"....
When I try to translante into MPEG-1 a file coming from a capture with Microsoft AMCap (version 8.10); I have as a result an encoded file where the sound is ok but the video is playing two times faster than the source.
If i load first the file coming from AMCap with VirtualDub and save it in RGB non compressed, I can have a good result with TMPG Enc.
Is a direst solution with TMPG Enc existing ?
Other question: Is it possible to use TMPG via command line options ?
If yes what are the switches?
You should be able to encode WMV to mpeg But you should try raiseing the "Direct show file Reader" in the "Vfapi Plugins" ,Go to "Options" to "Enviromental Settings" to "Vfapi Plugins" and raise the "Direct show" to "2" ..then hopefully the WMV file will Load into tmpgenc, But you will need to Use something else to encode the audio Cuz Tmpgenc can"t handle WMV audio very well..
im new at using tmpg, and rite now im tryin to convert somethin to mpeg so i can watch it on my dvd. When i open the file it says cannot be open or unsupported. what am i suppoe to do?
darkhoodedknight: you need to be more specific if you want decent help. What format is the "something" you are trying to convert? Is it this file that TMPGEnc says is not supported, or have you successfully converted it to an MPEG which can then not be opened on your system?
I may be getting old, but it's easier to read requests in English rather than "SMS shorthand"... ;-)
Hey, Can um help me? Im having trouble converting avi to mpg! Every time i convert the sound goes out of sync!! Ive changed the audio gap but that doesnt help!! It stays in sync for the first 5mins then goes outa sync again! Ive checked the files that im converting from and they are in perfect sync the whole way through! So the only conclusion i can come to is that TMPGEnc is causeing the problems! Can some1 help me to fix this please???
chears
Well the Problem could be that there is a Glitch in the avi file at a certain Point that is causeing it to go out of sync..Or , what is common with some files is that the avi file wil actually Play at a slightly slower of faster speed that the reported Frame rate while in AVI format but once encoded to an exact frame rate the audio becomes a Different length causeing it to go out of sync, this is a Problem with the avi file, what you can try is if the audio is out of sync then that means that the audio is Probably a different length than the Mpeg video so you might need to Stretch or shrink the audio to the exact length of the video with an audio editing program like "Sound Forge" or "Cool Edit" but this can be quite tricky...
I had the same problem with my AVI-files in Adobe Premiere. The solution was to export sound in a .wav, to shrink it with Cool Edit and afterwards to replace the original sound by the shinked .wav. Then I converted it with my VideoServer-pluging and Tmpgenc. The result was perfect.
I also have had this problem, you go on about cool edit, but how do you know how much shrink the audio file, is there some web site with a tutorial that shows you how to do this.
cheers wilko
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.