I have used Smartripper to get a movie from a DVD and then passed it through DVD2AVI. Then I use TMPGENC (ver 2.53 lastest) to encode the video I am using Mpeg 2 with CBR at a bit rate of 4000. The result is the movie is too large to fit on a 4.7GB DVD-r.

I have tried to change the bit rate from 4000 to 3500. That did not reduce the size.
I have used the 2 pass VBR. That did not reduce the size.

Do you other suggestions?


Thanks in advance.

David

use auto_cq and quality should be set to 100
enter 8000 for max bitrate and 0 for minimum

Techno

I finally was able to download TMPGEnc that was a complete file. Now I am having difficulties with the vfp file. Everytime I download it, I get an "unexpected end of archive" error. Where can I find the complete file of this?

As mentioned in license.txt. TMPGEnc.net is only legal and official place which provides program and VFAPI plug-in.

I have been downloading so many times with different PC, browser etc., such as Win98, Win2000, WinXP, IE4, 5.5, 6, and Netscape 4, I have never faced any downlaoding/unzipping problem. I expect you to check your hardware, software configlation if everything is working properly.

when I try to download it, it tells me that it is a corrupt or split file. I have no problem dl'ing anything else, just these 2 files.

What I suggest, to make sure, is to go to a different system and download it and extract it. If it works, then part of your modem/nic is faulty which is corrupting the files.

Techno

Downloading from the internet.

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When I encode an avi for videoCD format elapsed times ocurs, that its to say, the motion is frozen a miliseconds

Hi,

I've transformed an .avi file in a dvd file.
Now how I can burn it in a cd?

burn it in a CD?

You can make a SVCD or VCD if you wish (to play it on a standalone dvd player)

But if you make a DVD in TMPGENC, you cannot play it on a standalone DVD player, you need a DVD burner, DVD-R media's and DVD writer software to burn this.

Techno

I´m a beginner in working with TMPGEnc and I need help. I tried to convert an AVI-file to mpeg1. there was no problem. but the quality of the video is very bad (audio is ok).
I worked with the standard settings for VCD, but what settings can I also do to get better quality???

VCD is not good quality.

another thing is to do this:

load the VCD template and don't encode. Load the unlock template then change the VBV buffer size to 224 and encode.

Also, try using "very high quality"

VCD will only be good if the source is good. :)

I hope it helps

Techno

VBV buffer size has absolutely nothing to do with image quality.
According to ISO/IEC 13818-2 the VBV buffer size is the hard limit of how much data is buffered bevore it goes to the decoder.
I dont have time to go in detail but ins very simple terms this means that if you choose the VBV size to low for the selected bitrate and GOP structure you will end up with an jerky movie in high bitrate scenes.

Regarding the original Question: Since I dont know how good or bad the quality of your avi file(s) is I just can give you the tip to play around with an typical scene(10 seconds or so)and see what improvements the filters give you.
Esp try under Advanced->Noise Reduction and Quantize Matrix -> Soften Block Noise.

For good info visit httpd://www.vcdhelp.com or just search with google.com. Search Terms like "Tmpgenc Noise filter" points to alot of good discussions and HowTo's

cheers

M. Bastian

Q.1

Is it possible to play in dvd player ( not support SVCD) ?

I made VCD format with movie with hi resolution than VCD Spec.
ex) Record CD with VCD format encoded MPEG-1 and resolution 480*480
or more higher resolution.

If not, let me know that why ?



Q.2

Can I play SVCD in VCD player ( DVD player not support SVCD) ? How ?

I don't know if this is any help,

Yes you can fool your dvd player to play SVCD's as VCD's. Goto the previous pages and there is a article on something like Play SVCD's on the dvd player by Dennis I think, I can't remember. Go check it out

Techno

I need help about Nero and VCD/SVCD:
I have burned VCDs with a LG writer, and I can see them perfectly in my player as VCD 2.0

However, at home, I burn with a Yamaha 2100E writer, and then my player recognizes yamaha burnings VCDs as 1.1
I have revised Nero version/options and they are the same (LG & Yamaha).

Furthermore, If I copy a VCD 2.0 (burned with LG) to other CD (burning with Yamaha) the final VCD is 1.1

Where is the problem?

Thank you in advance

To me, it has got nothing to do with TMPGENC (but this is my opinion).

TMPGENC only makes the VCD with the template you have choosen.

What version of TMPGENC are you running? Download the new version (v2.53 from this site or TMPGENC plus from www.pegasys-inc.com)

Techno

when i want to start the encodig of an avi to mpg the following message appears
-An error occurred when audio was decoded-

I have wk2 with dx80NT. Also divx 5.1 is installed at the system.

Any ideas?

load the avi in virtualdub

save the audio as wav

then load the wav and the video in TMPGENC and encode

Techno

Is it possible to acces the encoder using a command line interface or some api???

I am writing a server app that will serve work units to the encoder client on various machines, giving me a encoder farm

this is an academic exersise and not for any commercial use

its a project for a degree program i am doing

http://www.pegasys-inc.com/e_release02.html

I am using TMPGenc for about two weeks now. After the starting problem where overcome it made some good movies without any problems. I installed some other programs and filters and have now the problem that the sound of the movie cuts of at about 32 minutes every time I encode a movie. Has anybody a clue what is going on and how can it be fixed.

Thanks Tom

What filters have you installed?

Techno

when i want to start the encodig of an avi to mpg the following message appears
-An error occurred when audio was decoded-

I have wk2 with dx80NT. Also divx 5.1 is installed at the system.

Any ideas?

well,

extract the audio as wave in virtualdub

then load in TMPGENC along with the video

Techno

Has anyone else encountered an error with TMPGEnc and the MPEG tools in splitting a svcd file? Im using XP and it keeps giving me an error message.