It has come to my attention that the recent builds of FFDshow (2005) + TMPGENC
do not work together!
When you have installed FFDshow the decoder is unable to open any AVI file through DShow.

Any thoughts on this?

True. Use AVI2 instead. Could be an FFDSHOW bug as VFW doesn't work either.

What works really well is AVISynth ( http://www.avisynth.org/ ). I made a simple script with the DirectShowSource filter and loaded it through TMPGEnc and it was good as new.

You might want to tinker with it though, I haven't tested it all the way. All I know is that it works.

Alright, assume I have a .AVI file and a .SSA softsub for it. Is there a way, with this program or another, to permanently apply those subtitles before converting?

vdub frame sever

ok dumb question i am trying to make some vcds and was wondering if higher bit rate means a clearer picture on my tv thanks

Yep, less blocks. Try using VBR instead.

thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i'm trying to convert some avi files into mpeg so i can stick them onto a dvd but after a few minutes of encoding the program just closes itself down with no error message.

Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this ??

I'm no expert, but I've found the same problem when I set the task priority to High in options. I suspect that you are demanding too much of your CPU. Perhaps try closing any applications that are running in the background. Make sure priority is set to normal. If that doesn't work, I'm afraid I don't have any other answers. Hope this helps.

Using Tempc 2.5. When doing AVI to MPEG conversion (the only thing I'd need this tool for) I end up with separate *.m2v and *.wav streams, but no final mpeg. I guess the mixing of the two is called multiplexing, right? Any ideas why I don't get a final mpg? Thanks in advance.

Because MPEG 1/2 does not support wav unless it's contained in a VOB.

Either author to DVD or change the audio format to MP2.

I have downloaded a mjpeg file from my Canon Powershot s1 is and I have Morgan multimedia codec so I can play it on media player.

When I try to convert it to mpg in Tmp the program says it cannot do it.

Any ideas why?
THanks

I've got the same problem.

I have a canon PowerShot SD500 and I want to encode the raw avi movie files the camera generates into something that can be distributed via email etc..

Also tried this with Windows Media Encoder, it just crashes when I try and load the canon *.avi file.

Have you come up with any solution yet? I have the Canon S2 IS and have the same problem.

Alright, I am gonna post this because searching for the answer via google has been tedious because of the vague words I have to use to describe this.

After using Nero to burn the VOB files to DVD, any DVD player I use to play it shows the image larger then the screen.
This not only happens with the video (which is 720X480) but the menu that TMPGEnc creates aswell.

Using Premiere to create the AVIs, Cucusoft to transfer to MPG and finally TMPGEnc to create the DVD.
I am not entirely convinced its just TMPGEnc though, as I tried creating a DVD entirely with Premiere and the same issue occured.

I am however hoping someone here has ran into this issue before.

This problem also happens when using two different DVD players.

Other then creating a massive black border around the entire movie, I am not sure what else can be done to correct it - and it won't help the DVD menu much.

That's normal. It's called "Overscan" and any TV does have it.
Did you see the Safe Area while creating the Menu using TDA? That's the visible zone of the Video too.

Hi,
I have a problem with converting avi (xvid) file with TMPGEnc. I cannot pick the video file (box in first window). The prog sais that "cannot read the file or file is unsupported". The file is 710 MB. I've checked smaller ones (belowe 700 MB) and TMPGEnc reads them with no prob. More of that: I cannot pick the file in "video box", but I can pick it in "audio box". Weird.
Can anyone help me with that?
Regards
J.

Check if you have the right video codec installed. If the codec is not installed, TMPGEnc cannot read the file. You can download a good codec pack from here: http://www.cole2k.net

I was trying to use TMPGenc 3.0 XPress to convert .avi to Mpeg. When I try to open the avi file. I get an error.

"Cannot open the file C:Toy Story Video.avi"

I can open some others I have, but not this one.

Any help will be great.

Thanks for all of the replies you retarded sh*ts...

Hi,
I need help pronto. I have used DVD decrypter to rip .VOB files to my HD. I have both .VOB and .M2V and I need to edit in MS Movie Maker. However movie maker doesn't support .VOB or .M2V

I downloaded TMPGEnc to conver these to .MPG but it doesn't like .VOB or .M2V either!

What can I do?! Need help fast!!

Thanks

What have you got both VOB and M2v?
If your gonna rip a disk you should have one or the other, usually just VOBs.

TMPG supports both, but you need to install a compatible MPEG2 codec or use the TMPG plus version.

Failing that use AVISYNTH as a frame server or Vitualdubmod as a frame server or you could use TMPG and the VFAPI converter to create a dummy AVI and frame serve.

There is no need to re-encode anything.

Can this folder (TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress) be moved? I already have too many folders in My Documents and would like to put all the video related folders into one folder to clean up My Documents.

Wherever you want.
Put it in your granny's knitting tin if you want.

I'd love to, but I can't figure out how to make TMPGEnc see it in another location.

You've lost me now...See what in another location?
Just move the whole folder to wherever you want. I don't know how it ended up in My documents anyway unless you told it to install there. It should have installed in the Programs folder.

That is the folder where TMPGEnc is keeping the preferences for the local user. You should not move that folder and leave it as it is.

Do I turn this on to increase performance? If it is off, what does it do with the first pass analysis results? How big does the cache need to be?