Hello and thank you for the previous answer.
Having authored a Divx Ultra project which contained chapters and then played on a set top player, skip ahead does not function. only start, stop and ff are possible.
Can the user skip to chapters chapters?
thanks

Not really sure. DivX Ultra is a little different from DVD, so that may be one of it's differences. I'll try to test this out myself.

My set-top DivX Ultra player is on the fritz so I can't properly test a disc. But playing it with the software DivX Player, I can definitely jump to a certain chapter so the ability is there.

I have a 25 fps FVL file that I want to convert into a NTSC DVD compliant MPEG file. I am concerned about the audio being out of synch on the converted file. How does TMPGEnc handle te audio when converting form a 25 fps source to a 29.97 fps output file? Thanks.

I meant to say "I have a 25 fps FLV file.."

It *should* convert it fine, but I believe there have been cases where the audio is out of sync.
You can download the trial and test it out yourself if you want.
http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/download/te4xp.html

Thanks. I have a copy of the program and tried this last night. The audio did get out of synch however I also edited (cut) out the first hour from the source FLV file, which in itself should not have introduced synch errors as I've done that before successfully with other sources. But, there also seems to be something wrong with the first frew seconds of the source FLV file though, because it plays very oddly, so perhaps that is causing the synch issues, not sure.

Also, and not sure if this has anything to do with it or not, but TMPGEnc Xpress thinks the source FLV file is 25 fps but MediaInfo (http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net) thinks it's 29.97 fps. What affect does changing the source's frame rate under 'Clip Properties' in TMPGEnc Xpress have on the output?

Update...

Using TMPGEnc Xpress 4.0 I converted the entire source FLV file to MPG and the audio and video in the output file are a long way out of synch...the audio is significantly shorter than the video.

If I play the source file in a FLV player, all is fine. What is really odd is that I also used FLV file and cut it so that I would end up with a 75 minute section in my MPG output file. The MPG video came out perfect but the audio for that 75 minute section of video is only 71 minutes long in the MPG output file! How odd is that?!?! I also tried outputting the same exact 75 minute video segment to a WAV file and the WAV file is 75 minutes long but the last 4 minutes of it contains audio that immediately follows the desired video segment.

Another thing I tried is capturing the audio "live" while the 75 minute segment was playing and the WAV file that resulted is only 71 minutes long. How can the video supposedly be 75 minutes but the corresponding audio only be 71 minutes? I would bet that the audio length is correct but something is throwing off the video time.

There appears to be a significant difference between the audo and video information contained in the FLV file, or at least TMPGEnc does not keep them in synch for some reason.

Any ideas or comments welcome.

Hi Folks,

When trying to encode a quicktime h264 with mp4a audio I get an error box when I click ok at the audio settings box.

"An error occured during the file output initialization. (-192)"

Anyone know of a fix/workaround?

Cheers!

Marc

Any plans to add support for the iPad Motion JPEG format? Specifications are as follows:

Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format.

Might be possible already with the correct codecs; ffdshow has a MJPEG encoder.
So theoretically you could make a MJPEG AVI file with those specs. I don't have an iPad to test it on though.

Why not use MPEG4 AVC? What does MJPEG offer that can't be packed in an MP4 container?

>Why not use MPEG4 AVC? What does MJPEG offer that can't be packed in an MP4 container?

Good suggestion. I just got my iPad and I am still figuring this out.

After a few experiments, I came to the conclusion that MPEG4 AVC is the best option. However, I would still like the option to save an a M-JPEG.

>Might be possible already with the correct codecs; ffdshow has a MJPEG encoder.
>So theoretically you could make a MJPEG AVI file with those specs. I don't have an iPad to test it on though.

I will also give this a try. I will let you know if it works. Thanks.

You should be able to use TMPGEnc to do MJPEG as along as you have the appropriate MJPEG codec installed on your computer. You may also try Virtualdub, depending on the input format, or stream to TMPGEnc with Avisynth.

Is it possible to use a french accent on a letter in the menu? If so, how?

Only way I've done it is by copy and pasting it from another program.

http://i49.tinypic.com/2h5pfrs.png

OK, after more research, I have found the answer.
Go to Micorosoft word help. The way to do it is exactly the way MS word does it.
Go to the 'insert' menu in MS word. Go to 'symbols'
Find the character with the accent you wish to insert.
Note the code
Go back to Dvd Authoring Works and enter 'ctrl' + code.
This works for any symbol.

Is it possible to use a french accent on a letter in the menu? If so, how?

Hi all. Could anyone tell me how to unlock template items in Authoring Works 4?
Many thanks. Alan

Not possible.

Thanks, thought that might be the case. Although I don't understand why.
Thanks again.
Alan

Hi
I'd like to use a captured frame from clip editing as the background for the Menu
is it possible?

Yes, as long as you're making a custom menu and not a menu based on a template.

Just double-click the background in the menu editor. A new window will appear and you can set a video as the background and then navigate to the frame you want as the background. Or you can just an image of your captured frame as the background.

Is it possible to import a adobe photoshop file into the menu templete module in authoring works 4??

If so, what are the steps to do this?

thanks so much.

Yes, you can use .psd files for custom menu frames and buttons.

You can then register them and they will appear in the layout selection page when you create a custom menu in the Menu Wizard.

Check out the help file within TAW4 for a detailed explanation of how to set up your .psd layers for each type of menu item.

From within the help file, look at section User Guide-->Start-->Advanced tools-->Menu item tool.

Hi there,

I am using the 4.0.7.32 version of TmpgEnc Authoring Works, but I have problems with the video in realtime.
It shows only the small film (cut/edit window), but doesn´t show the full video in the large video window - it gives me a black screen. Im a using a ATI Radeon 5870 video card. If I use a Geforce card, it works. I saw an older posting takling about similar issue - this did not help.
What can i do?

So it's a black screen with video overlay both on or off?

Do you have the latest drivers for your Radeon card?

well, i got the latest driver. what about ovleray - there is no such command. i read about, but i do not have it.

The Problem is that many new Ati Catalyst Driver you should use the latest Works4 Version , then your Problems should be fixed. It's the Combination of Ati Drivers with some older Versions of Works4.That's what i've found out , having the same trouble you had , with my Ati 4890

>well, i got the latest driver. what about ovleray - there is no such command. i read about, but i do not have it.

I'm pretty sure you have the option, since you're using a video card.

Go to the cut-edit screen and right-click on the preview image. Check or uncheck the "Display in a video overlay" option.

http://i49.tinypic.com/30tnk0w.png

And you may also want to update to the latest version of TAW4.

ok, it's finished - i updated TAW4 and now it is working.

Hi, I've found a workaround:


Just stop that windows manager of Vista or 7 by "run" -> "net stop uxsms".
No transparent Superbar and Windows anymore but a working TAW.

after your work restart the servive with "net start uxsms"

PYRATECOVE TUTORIALS

Check back often. I will provide tutorials on some really cool dvd authorings I have done.


http://www.youtube.com/user/PyrateCove

I have added a tutorial

TMPEG DVD Author 4 - Multi Level DVD Structure

http://rapidshare.com/files/39 2269125/blank_BLACK.mpg.html

This is for the BLANK.MPG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUbPI7X5k7w

How do you ADD audio setup within the TOP MENU not in the track menu

I don't think it's possible. Audio and subtitle buttons only appear in track menus or the title page of a track menu.

This is probably because each track can have different audio/subtitle options.

I have been trying that one for ages Blackbeard, so far, its a no go unfortunately. Would like to see it as an option in future releases though.