I cannot open a .avi file in TMPGEnc, it is an Xvid Mpeg-4, it plays ok on my computer, is it posssible to get it to open?
Thanks, Zetor

Well you would need to Have the XviD codec installed to decode your File But the XviD codec has Problems with Tmpgenc so it is better to Install the "FFdshow Decoder" instead..But if you allready have it installed then go to "options" to "Enviromental Settings" to Vfapi Plugins" and Raise the "direct show" to "2"....

I captured several short avi clips from my DV cam. The individual clips will load and encode using TMPGEnc. However, I combined several clips using Premiere 6.5, saved as an avi, and then tried to encode with TMPGEnc but got error message of "unsupported format". The exported avi would open in Win Media Player. What do I do? Thanks

If you are Useing a Direct Show DV codec then you should go to "options" to Enviromental Settings" to "vfapi Plugins" and Raise the "Direct show" to "2"...This should get rid of the Unsupported error...Tmpgenc seems to work best with the Microsoft DV Codec so if you have a Choice then choose this codec...Cheers

Thanks - raising the setting to 2 worked. But how do I know which codec I am using and how do I change to the Microsoft codec if not already being used?

Thanks

Hey there -

Love the free encoder, but I have a question. I encode my movies at 320 x 240 in Tmpeg. When I play them with QuickTime, they get played at 288 x 320. All other players are correct. Any ideas?

-Thanks!

Update: any size out put gets it's width "sweezed" when played in the QuickTime player. does anyone know why this is happening?

Thanks!

I"m sure it is a Problem with Quicktime Player, Or something in the Settings..It isn"t a Tmpgenc Problem...

I have an mpeg-2 file which is 790mb. Nero reads it as 80 minutes and around 30 seconds. I wish to put this as an svcd, but nero reads it as too large (it says medium inserted is too small to burn etc. ) What is the quickest way to solve this problem? ie cropping a few seconds off the end of the mpeg file etc... can someone tell me how to do this (im not familiar with tmpg so a detailde guide would be nice)

Go to the menu an select "MPEG Tools". Find the tab that allows you to cut the video. You will see a preview window with a slide bar. Simply slide the bar to where you want to cut it and select that frame as the end. TMPEnc will then generate a new MPEG file. If you want a more detailed guide read the manual. You can find it in the menu under help.

Video Guy

You can also set Nero up for Overburning, you can usually get an extra 10-20mb on a CD-R..In nero go to "File" to "Prefrances" to "Expert Features" and Check the Overburning Box....

Yes, just overburn the disk. You will easily fit it on.
With most disks you can burn up to 823mb on an 80 min disk when overburning.

Ive set the nero overburner to 82 mins and it still says the medium is too small :( is there anything else im meant to do? or just check the enable overburner option..

Also, when cropping, which mpeg format should I use. I tried the one which they call vcd, and nero claims its not a valid vcd file.

If you have set checked the Overburn option and have set it at 82 mins then Nero should allow you to burn it.
If it doesn't then your MPEG is larger than your overburn disk sizem which is unlikely at only 790mb.
You must use an 80min disk not a 74min disk for burning this MPEG.
If Nero is just simply giving you warning messages then just continue with the burn anyway.

>Also, when cropping, which mpeg format should I use. I tried the one which they call vcd, and nero claims its not a valid vcd file.

I don't understand what you mean by this, do you mean cutting?
You have to use the 'MPEG2 SVCD (VBR)' setting for MPEG2 not 'MPEG1 VCD' and then burn the MPEG in nero as a SVCD not a VCD.

I was just wondering if you can download any extra themes for TMPG Enc DVD Author? If Not is there any plans to add more?

More problmes with this. I recently recorded several episoied of Dr WHo onto my Panasoni DMR-E100H, dubbed to -RAM from the recorderd HDD and then copied to the HDD on my PC from -RAM. Trying to import the titles, I get the error message "mixed 4:3 and 16:9 fatal error" any suggestions ?

Maybe this is a 1.5.13.44 error ? I never had it occur in the prvious version :( Any tips ?

I seem to have "solved" the problem. It must be a bug ? If I have the protection bit set ie on the Pansonic set top recorder I tell it to protect the program, it comes up wuth the mixed 4:3 16:9 settings error when I try and import it from the -RAM disk, if I turn that protection off, it works fine.

Very odd behaviour !

'This program is a mix of different video formats'
I got this annoying error many times and finally found out itÃÔ given by the settings on Panny recorders: default setting for Hybrid VBR resolution is Å¢utomaticE which means the machine is allowed to automatically drop from the standard DVD resolution to a lower one in the middle of a recording. If you switch it to ŧixedE picture quality will be equally good and TMPGEnc DVD Author will import each clip of the .vro properly. I was successful this way.
Cheers.

Hi

I converted an avi file into mpeg-1, to create a vcd but there is no sound.
Can someone tell me what to do?

For VCD, just drop the AVI into TMPGEnc (not DVD Author), then choose the template for VCD NTSC (or PAL, if that's what they use where you live) under Setting, then make sure System (Video + Audio) is checked. The audio should be there after it is done encoding.

If you have trouble, check out VirtualDub. You can use that program to save a wav file of the video's audio (file -> save wav) and you can use it to mess around with the video compression. If you save a wav from VirtualDub, you can stick it back onto the video in TMPGEnc by pointing the Audio soucrce to the wav file and the Video source to the video file.

Is there a place where I can find more menu choices? I am not impressed with the ones that come with TMPGEnc DVD Author. I have not been able to figure out how to customize them and add additional text boxes. Also, I can't seem to move the text boxes around like I would like.

Is there a way to create and save my own menus? I would be willng to share if there is a place to upload/download.

Thanks!

You can't use othe Menus. But you can use the Theme-Editor to Move you Buttons and Text-Boxes arround.

Hello!
I've 2 MPEG2 file representing 2 parts of the same AVI, encoded with TMPGEnc usign VBR and CQ = 80 by the DVD2SVCD utility.
If I make VCDEasy analyze them it says there's non need for padding.
Next, I've joined the 2 files with MPEG Tools (section cut&merge) of TMPGEnc, but when I make VCDEasy analyze this new file it says that there is need for padding...a lot of "padding"
Why? How can I set the muxer of TMPGEnc (if possible) to avoid this situation? I think about something like re-multiplexing a MPEG1 file with system MPEG1 Video-CD (non standard).

Thanks for the help.

The problem is simply because you did not choose the correct 'stream type' when muxing.
You should have selected 'MPEG-2 Super videoCD(VBR)'

Try to frameserve the streams using AviSynth; I've seen a lot of guys asking what frameserving is good for, and who needs it... Well... it is the ultimate soution, sometimes...

Good luck.

>Try to frameserve the streams using AviSynth; I've seen a lot of guys asking what frameserving is good for, and who needs it... Well... it is the ultimate soution, sometimes...

I don't think you understand the problem or what frame serving is.
Frame serving won't solve the problem as it has nothing to do with it at all.
The problem is caused by wrong headers in the MPEG because of not selecting the correct stream type when multiplexing or cutting.
It is solved by using the directions as I gave above.

Is there a way to encode to MPEG-2 system file with two audio streams?

The only true way to get two audio streams for MPEG-2 is if you author it for DVD. Some programs will let you mux two streams but I've seen players that will not recognize the second stream or go out of sync.

If you don't want to author it for DVD you could encode a "dual stero" audio file. Basically this will put one audio file in the left channel and the other file in the right channel. For example, you could put English in the left and Spanish in the right. Some players will detect a dual stero and prompt you which one you want. For other players you have to mute one side of your speakers. The downside to this is that it makes each stream mono. You would have to use another program besides TMPGEnc to get each stream in the proper channel.

Vido Guy

You can just add the second stream using TMPG's multiplexer, but as already said your player may not recognize the second stream.

I see someone else has recently posted about this problem. As that thread already has a lot of posts to it, I'll start a new one.

I get that error message every single time I try to encode an .AVI file to .MPG using TMPGenc.

First it was as part of the DVD2SVCD bundle package, but after a couple times of trying that, when it always froze during the TMPGEnc process, with that error message, I also tried it directly from TMPGEnc, with no participation of DVD2SVCD, just starting TMPGEnc by itself, loading the .AVI file, and starting the conversion process. I did that before bed or before going to work in the morning, and each time, when I came back to the computer, I would see that error message. I don't know when during the process it happened. Certainly not right at the beginning, as a couple times I was still up or at home a little while before going to bed or leaving, and it was still working then.

So yes, nothing else was running at the same time. In fact, right before using it, to minimize any potential problems, I disabled all startup programs, and re-started the computer fresh and clean, without any background programs. I just left the computer running the program, and didn't touch a key or mouse during the process.

I had the process set to the defaults, did not enable "high quality" or anything like that.

THe version on my TMPGEnc is 2.520.54.163, which I think is the newest. "Core version" is 1.97.151. I am running Windows XP Home. My computer has a Pentium 4M 2.0 gHz CPU, and 768 MB RAM.

What is causing this problem?

Well Like the Other Post said your AVI file could have an error in it, If it is a File you downloaded off the net then it is Probably the case...You could use "Virtual Dub" to scan the File for errors and see if there are any Corrupted frames, and if there are or even if there aren"t you can then use Virtual Dub to Frameserve the File to Tmpgenc, Virtual dub will Mask any Bad Frames while frame serveing the file to Tmpgenc, You can even use the Filters in Virtual Dub instead of useing TMpgenc Filters as V-Dub filters are Better...You Can get Virtual Dub at http://www.virtualdub.org/ and to Frameserve there should be instructions at the Site but if you can"t find them you can allways Post back or you can email me directly for assistance....Good Luck

I've had this same problem with some ST-Voyager episodes I record directly from satellite (T6/22) using an Amber Mpeg2 encoder card. My computer has the Athlon XP processor so I do not even have the SSE options available to me (I note this because I have seen other posts claiming by turning this off, it will encode without the error).

What DOES fix it is to encode in anything BUT 2 pass VBR. This is got to be a problem with TMPGENC, and not with my files, as it seems completely random.

LeX

Hi,

I am new into DVD authoring and new to TMPgenc. I use Pinnacle Studio 8 to capture and use TMPGenc to convert from avi to mpeg and then use TMPgenc to try to add a menu and chapters. I went to the HELP since they said that they have no downloadable manuals and very confusing for me.

I only want to make 2 chapters. Can someone give me a step-by-step dummy way of creating a menu and creating the chapters and linking them so that I can select which chapter I want to go from main menu and after playing every chapter, go back to the menu.

Your help is much appreciated..