It's nice software but there seems to be one bug. I set the end frame of a clip once and saved the project. I opened the project and the new end frame had been saved OK. I changed the end frame, saved the project and opened it again but this end frame had not been saved. This happened with several projects. It is very alarming ! I have reported this to the company and asked them to issue an update to correct this as soon as possible but I thought I should also report it here meanwhile.

I have TVMW5.1.3.85 and TAW5 installed on my windows 7 64-bit computer. Recently, when I tried to convert an mp4 file to mpeg-2 format, I got the following error message: "tmpgencvmw5encoder.exe cannot be launched as a stand-alone application"

I re-downloaded and re-installed TVMW5 and it did not fix the problem. What am I doing wrong?

Delete or rename the file TMPGEncVMW5Encoder.exe
Then re-install or repair the installation. The correct TMPGEncVMW5Encoder.exe file for this version has a file size of 245 KB and a date of 9/5/2012

or remove the old version before installing the new

version 50826
When importing many short TS videos at the same time as from a dance recital the program analyzes the file then asks to specify TS file title selection which are identical either Playlist 1 or Program 1 . This goes on for every file and it is a big waste of time so I'm not using Tmpgenc Authoring works for TS to DVD making, but I would if I could figure how to just go ahead and Import a bunch of files by dragging them into the source window without the slow one by one procedure now used
Any way to do this?
thanks

Just use the "Add file" and follow the prompts. I use it all the time for many many clips. It can be set for unattended import of multi files...

Is there an ETA for a Windows 8 compatible version?

TAW5 is compatible with windows 8. I've been testing it against win7 concurrently and have yet to run into any errors regarding compatibility.

Win 8 x64
Win 7 x64

Doesn't work for me. Incredibly slow to scan through WTV files for editing, even though they work fine on Windows 7 machines.

Very odd. The only problem I've run into so far is when I import some mkv files. The program will freeze. Haven't had any slow down issues though. I'm using a fresh install of windows 8 though. No other programs insralled

I thought that the oddities that were happening were a result of upgrading from TAW4 to TAW 5 until I realised that there was another variable. I had upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 8 as well. 80% of my divx files will not allow to be converted. The video was totally lines and pixelation. I tried various other codecs but to no avail. 20% of my files will encode. I now think that Windows 8 MAY be the problem.
BTW I stall have TAw 4 running on an older computer and the said files were converted with TAw4. I suppose that that is my solution for the time being.

I am creating a custom Blu-ray menu with a background image that I made in Photoshop. When importing the new BG into BG Editor the image looks fine, like it should. Then when I click OK the actual menu looks like it's being compressed like crazy. The text is blurry and pixelated and the gradient that is used is dithered.

Again, the image looks completely FINE in BG Editor. Though when it goes to the actual menu it is either compressed or Authoring Works imported it as a small image and then resized it causing it to pixelate.

Couple of notes;
1. I have done this before with no problems
2. I have tried importing BG as JPEG/PSD/TIFF/PNG
3. The file is in standard HD settings (1920x1080 - square pixel ratio)
4. Get the same result if I attempt to increase DPI

Any help would be greatly appreciated

So it appears pixelated in the Menu Stage preview? What about in the Simulation Stage?

Hi,

I would like to encode from a DVD Input to MKV x264 with multiple AAC audio streams and Subtitles...

I own TMPEnc Video Mastering Works 5 wich is limited to one audio stream, i've thus buyed Authoring Works 5... but it seems that Authoring Works does not allow to fine tune x264 settings, does not allow AAC audio output nor MKV output :(

Is there any solution with TMPGEnc products to output to MKV x264 with Multiple AAC Audio Streams, with full x264/AAC manual configuration like in Video Mastering Works ?

You might want to try TMPGEnc MPEG Smart Renderer 4. It's not really an encoder, but I believe it can output multiple audio streams and MKV. However, I'm pretty sure the program doesn't support subtitles.

Authoring Works 5 is only for DVD/Blu-ray and MKV and AAC are not compliant with those formats, so that's why it won't let you output in those formats.

I am trying to make a photo slide show; however, the audio does not start until 12.5 seconds after the slide show starts. The Audio file is much longer than the photo show and I have checked both options ("Do not match" and "adjust duration") with same results in each case.

How do I get the audio and slide show to start simultaneously?

Thanks for any assistance...
rap2

Perhaps your audio clip has 12.5 seconds silence lead-in?

In the cut-edit panel you can see the audio waveform.
If there is a flat line at the start of the audio clip
then you have silence in the front.

If this is the case you can fix by either edit the long
lead-in out of the audio clip using an external audio
editor such as Audacity or you can delay (audio gap)
your audio in TVMW5 by -1250 mS.

Hi,
when i open a blu ray from the disk folder, i get the following message:

The selected disc contains titles with audio that cannot be decoded.
Since audio that cannot be decoded does not display in the selector, some titles may not have a selectable audio.

After that, the main audio stream is not available. I think, it is a DTS stream or 5.1 stream. Isn't it possible to choose these streams?

The way i deal with that is:

1: I make a mkv file of the movie with makemkv and export the dts audio file from that with MKVExtractGUI2, so i have the audio file in .dts format

2: In TVMW5 I then choose the titel and subtitel but no audio, and import that.

3: I then click brows in the empty audio box, and brows to the file i exported and import that, but you have to chose "All files (*.*)" in the brows window to be able to see the file, as .dts files are not official supported. I then click "no" to reset the cut-edit and keyframe lists.

Now you can re-encode the audio to a new supported format, like Dolby-Digital

In order for this to work, you need to have installed a directshow filter, i use the one in K-Lite Codec Pack, it will then use "DirectShow file reader" for the import, insted of the default BD reader

If the audio you imported is shown as "2 ch" or other than "5,1 ch" you need to open the DirectShow filter which you can do by double clicking the FFa icon in the Systray. You then need to disable mixer, by removing the checkmark in the box next to mixer. Now you re-import the audio file and it should be shown as 5,1 ch

It may just be my own bad memory, but I think I have been able to import Quicktime Reference files (created in Media Composer) and bring them into VMW5 until today.

Today when I imported a QTref file, there was no video showing - only a black screen. The ausio was fine.

Is it my memory, or can something have happened now that prevents the video from appearing.
It sounds like a missing codec, but the same QT ref file can be imported (with video) into a couple of other applications I have.
Regards,
Douglas

Answering my own question.

I have found the problem.
I have installed a codec in Avid Media Composer to allow the direct creation of a QT reference file from HDV Long GOP clips.
TMPGEnc does not see that codec on my system and therefore cannot show the video.

Regards,
Douglas

My Camera HDR-CX700 with "color cinema", but is not so notorius the effect.

The new filter "Technicolor CineStyle" of 5DtoRGB, is wonderful, I want this filter effect in TVMW5, to improve the appearance of my recordings, I hope soon PEGASYS meets my wish for 2013.

My card delivery SpursEngine more vivid colors, but I would again enchant with my films, color filters I get the impression they do lose some detail in the image, the RGB to YUV process is perceived in the filter.

Hello, I have purchased v5 and tried to import a project from v4, but it failed stating "external exception e06d7363"

I then tried to import the video again so that I can create the project from scratch, but I received an error stating "cannot open file" followed by the file location.
The file is a .mov file which uses the Apple ProRes 422 HQ codec. When this file is imported into v4, it works perfectly.

Any ideas what may be causing these two issues? I checked these forums and searched online, but could not find any specific reasons why this is not working.

Many thanks

I just wanted to add that I also tried to import other files such as mp4, but they also failed with the same error as the .mov file.

Hi Dave,

I have found from experience myself that v5 is a "bit thick" when it comes to issues such as this!

I've found that I have to go through the complete project, ensuring that that every element, back ground pictures/ videos clips/ audio files etc is specifically imported manually and then the project re-saved as a v5 project file.

When I go to simulation, if I've missed something, it will either crash completely or display the "external exception xxxxxxx" error.

Another thing to check for is if you used a standard template or a custom built one? If its a custom one that you saved, copy it from the v4 templates folder to the v5 templates folder.

Ok. so I Have taw 4 and it works pretty fast on BR export but now I have taw 5 and it bloody slow. over 10 hours for ajust over 2 hour project. WTF.

Can anyone understand or help me with this matter. This is a really dopey forum, very messy.

Thanks in advance.

Was TAW4 smart rendering or full rendering the file? Is your source MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 AVC?

Hi there TKRAVE.
Was using taw 4 and the file type is m2v. Its a full hd resolution from edius and then I normally just import into taw 4 for br authoring . I think it is smart rendering but I will have to check on this as its so long ago I made these settings. I did notice doing this taw 5 thing that the files are coming in as FR or full render which i never noticed before..i thought they were already good for taw and would have the SR log on them..does taw 4 and 5 not accept mp2 as SR automatically.it takes about 4-5 hours to complete a 2 hour 15 project from output of file and burn for a BR disk...does that sound correct. I heard anton on GV site can do the same in 15 mins..that blew my mind. I am running only a dual core 2 year old computer now....look fwd to response and thanks..rob

ok dudes, sorted issue...not from this forum...Lucky theres the good people from GV grass valley...

So, share your find with us Rob......

I have the same problem with DVD. I have trial of Authoring Works 4and when i decided to buy it was to late becouse version 5 appers, so I bought Authoring Works 5.

Problem is tahat, I'm recording from TV with Pinnacle software which record in mpeg format. In version 4 I made approx 1,5h DVD disc from this recorded source in just few minutes, and with version 5 the same disc is made nearly 2 hours!

It looks like ver.4 didn't encode source when it fits to disc without compression to disc size, and ver.5 endode all source material. It's frustrating to be honest and much dissapointing when you buy software.