The Wizard does not come up. Only the first page. There are no templates displayed. What is wrong?

What version are you using?

Download Version 2.53.35.130 this includes the project wizard and templates.

That's the version I have. The first Wizard screen comes up, but everything else is greyed. The template tree is totally blank. I can manually load in templates, but not via the Wizard. I'm running Win2K and the software is on H: patition (I tried C: but had same problem). I noticed there waw no install program. I simply unzipped the contents into a directory and ran the application.

That's the version I have. The first Wizard screen comes up, but everything else is greyed. The template tree is totally blank. I can manually load in templates, but not via the Wizard. I'm running Win2K and the software is on H: patition (I tried C: but had same problem). I noticed there waw no install program. I simply unzipped the contents into a directory and ran the application.

It shouldn't matter what drive or partition your using. Yes you just unzip and run directly from folder.

I think it helps if TMPGENC is located on the same drive or partition that your source files are on, but this isn't the problem.

Try downloading a fresh copy, I use win98SE.

I'll try. But this is the latest and "freshest" copy. I'm wondering if there are some environment variables I need to set. For example, there is a configeration settings file. Is this read by TMPGEnc or by the OS? Also, all my template files have ".mcf" extension, but doesn't the program search for ".tpr"?

all the templates have .mcf ,I dont use the wizard cuz the wizard seem to lock in most of the settings and to get a better quality I need to adjust the bitrate and other locked settings.....does any one know how to get rid of the wizard?cuz I hate haveing to turn it off every time I start the program.......

I'll try. But this is the latest and "freshest" copy. I'm wondering if there are some environment variables I need to set. For example, there is a configeration settings file. Is this read by TMPGEnc or by the OS? Also, all my template files have ".mcf" extension, but doesn't the program search for ".tpr"?

Simply untick the box at bottom left of the Wizard screen to disable it.

How can I create batch files?

Follow the wizard! TMPGENC v2.5+

Techno

what you do is load in your avi/d2v file choose your template and settings then save it,you will have a batch file now,repeat this step as many times as you need then go to "batch encode" and load these files in,then you are ready to go...

I've downloaded TMPENC.exe but an error comes up when I try to convert..
"P3packag.dll cannot be loaded"

Try downloading again!!!

i think u have to use winzip assitant and follow the indications in order to be able to decompress and install TMPGEnc correctly. i give u this advice because i was in the same situaton at first and i did exactly like i tell u.

I am having the same problem, what do you mean by the winzip assistant. anyone have any other thoughts on how to fix this problem?

When converting DVD to VCD, how do I get the English subtitles to be displayed?

Can anyone help?????

I'M HAVING A PROBLEM FINDING A TEMPLATE. WHAT IS A TEMPLATE EXACTLY AND WHERE ON MY HARD DRIVE CAN I FIND THEM? CAN I DOWNLOAD A TEMPLATE? THANKS

If you download the latest version of TMPGENC it includes templates, it also has a project wizard which earlier versions didn't, this allows you to easily make VCD, SVCD or DVD compliant files in either PAL or NTSC with a couple of easy clicks.

Compliant files (after being burnt to disk) can then be played on a DVD or VCD player. Nearly all DVD players play VCD & DVD and some play SVCD. VCD players only play VCD.

Playstation 1 can play VCD but not SVCD or DVD if you buy an adapter. Playstation 2 can play DVD but not VCD or SVCD.

I downloaded a movie from the Internet, in .avi. I wanted to change it to .mpg for a video CD. It took eight hours yesterday, and it was the wrong settings. Are these settings all right ?
MPEG-1
352 x 240
29,97 fps
CBR
1150kbps
Layer-2 44100Hz
224kbps
4:3
525 line (NTSC)
Thanks

Your settings look okay for an NTSC VCD.

Use the project wizard included in the latest version of TMPGENC and you shouldn't have any worries.

Make sure your burning the disk correctly.

The wiz is not active. How do I install it ?

Goto file and select project wizard or press Ctrl+W on your keyboard.

If this doesn't work it probally means your using an old version, so download the new one.

I had to installed the program again. Now, the wiz is working. I started encoding a movie. But the faces of the actors are long. It's a cinemascope movie. What should I do ?

dont use the 525 line ntsc,if you want it just like the avi. file choose 1:1,this should work but try different settings till you are happy...

I was wondering how difficult it would be to add an overlay image? Preferrably a PNG or TIFF, since then I wouldn't need to use a seperate application such as Vegas or Premier to add a graphic along the bottom of my videos. I'm simply going from DV ->MPeg Video/Audio streams then staright to DVD. TMPGENC is by far the fastest software encoder I've seen, and being able to add this one small feature would be perfect!

Thanx,
Vission

you need to put your grafic on with another program,"tmpgenc" is strictly for encodeing and it definately is not the fastest but it is the most versitile and easy to use and has the best quality for you buck....

Hello, i can't open any avs files (created with Avisynth) if these avi files are compressed. I only can open the avs files if they have uncompressed avisource.Why? Thanks to all by colin

try to increase the avi vfw and the avi opendml priority to a higher in the environment settings.

Techno

I am converting AVI and MPEG files to the VCD format. After TMPG software appears to covert my project to VCD I burn it to a CD. I have tried every DVD player and it cannot be read. The brand of CD is PNY, the CD burner is a Samsung, and I have tried to play on APEX, Panasonic, and JVC players.

Is there a step I am possibly missing?

what program are you useing to burn your vcd?you can"t just encode a vcd and burn it, it has to be burned in vcd format.........

it will ONLY play if your DVD player supports CD-R!!!!!!!!!! Regardless if it says VCD/SVCD it must support/say CD-R

Techno

Hmm

You better check www.vcdhelp.com for info on what the problem could be. They have lot's of information there.

Regards Dennis

Please no more Hauppage WinTV advertisement.

They only encode in AVI - they use up your processor - and they don't have composite inputs.

Hi,

I have a clip from VHS tape that appears to be washed out. I have tried a color correction, and although it helps to a degree, it does not appear to be the solution. I would like to increase the bit rate on mpeg1 to see if that helps. does anyone know how to do it or maybe have a better recommendation?

Thanks, Bob

it is easy to up the bit rate on vcd but this won"t help that much,cuz you can"t make roses from crab grass,but to up the bitrate you click the "load" tab go to the extra folder and choose the "unlock.mcf" template and then you will be able to up the bit rate in the "settings",but be ware that this will unlock all the settings so make sure that every other setting is vcd compliant or you will waste a lot of time on a file that is useless....hope this helps...sherlock

Perfect. Ripper first, then DVD2AVI, then TMPGEnc, and finally NERO VCD. I appreciate your help. NERO comes bundled with some Motherboards, version 5.0 and, once installed, you can go to www.nero.com and get the latest version free.

you can just download a demo of the newest "nero" and it is easy to get the reg. codes and plugins for it ,if you know were to look....

How do I capture a movie from my PC DVD to use with TMPG?

go to vcdhelp.com and there are a lot of instructions on how to do it,you will have to download a few programs to do this, but you can find them there in the "tools" section........

You cannot capture DVD quality movies:

buy this card (it is the best):

hauppauge wintv GO PCI:

use these settings to capture:

NO RECOMPRESSION
YU12
320*240
CD quality wav audio
25/30fps

Make sure you got a BIG HDD and NTFS partition

Then convert to MPEG2/DVD

This is REALLY GOOD stuff as I have made A LOT OF VIDEOS and The quality is NEAR DVD.

Here is my sample work:

ftp://ftp.imbetterthanyou.com/incoming/pub/incoming/techno/lb-my_way.mpg

Techno

Hmm

Eh, isn't the WinTV PVR better ?

yes and no

the PVR captures in MPEG2 and MPEG1, but if you capture something in MPEG1/2, you will lose quality. When you capture and compress, you lose quality.

Use my recommendation, it is cheap and HIGH QUALITY!!!!!!

Techno

Woops, wrong link, here is the new link:

ftp://ftp.imbetterthanyou.com/pub/incoming/techno/lb-my_way.mpg

Techno

Hi,

I have a clip from VHS tape that appears to be washed out. I have tried a color correction, and although it helps to a degree, it does not appear to be the solution. I would like to increase the bit rate on mpeg1 to see if that helps. does anyone know how to do it or maybe have a better recommendation?

Thanks, Bob

Anything from VHS will NOT be good quality, sometimes you can fix it but usually you can't.

If you want to increase the bitrate then don't use the VCD templates, make your own Custom version and use that.

Techno