I'm trying to convert old svhs tapes into svcds, I made a high quality avi file, but after the coding into svcd format with tmepg the sound isn't synchro anymore (it was synchro in the original avi file)... what should I do to correct this (I use the regular svcd pal template, and the avi file is already at 25f/s)...

thanxs

make sure the audio is 44100hz.

Also, if it sill happens, if the audio is faster than the video, increase the frame rate. If the audio is slower than the video, de-crease the frame rate.

Techno

the sound is originally recorded in the avi file at 44.1khz...
if I raise the frame rate (the sound goes faster) will the mpeg2 final file still svcd compliant?

well, I don't see why it should.

Because I have done this myself just now with a video and works fine, maybe the burning software might complain but ignore it.

If it does not work then, extract the audio as wave using virtualdub and then load this in and the video in TMPGENC and encode as 44100Hz, 224bitrate. Let us know what happens.

Techno

YOUR FILE IS OUT OF SYNC.... WHERE IN THE FILE PLAYED WITH MEDIA PLAYER ? OR IN A CD BURNED SEEN ON A STAND ALONE DVD PLAYER ? OR IN BOTH ?

MARCO:

it does not matter which one it is out of synch, the principal is the same :)

Techno

I think Marco is trying to ascertain as to whether it is the actual file at fault or the burning process or the DVD player itself, so the principal is not the same.

ASHY

yes ASHY, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I TRY TO KNOW : I HAD SIMILAR/OPPOSITE PROBLEM OF PRETEN:
PERFECT VCD PLAYED ON PC WITH WIN-MEDIA-PLAYER OR WINDVD , AND OUT OF SYNC WHEN I PUT IT IN PIONEER-DV444.
I FOUND OUT THAT PIONEER-444 PLAY IN SYNC VCD ONLY IF THEY ARE STANDARD .
ON MINE I WAS SAVING SPACE ENCODING AUDIO AT 128KB AND THIS WAS PLAYED WELL ON PC BUT OUT OF SYNC IN PIONEER-444.
RE-ENCODED AT 224 KB WAS WELL ON BOTH (PC AND TV-VIA-DVD)
REGARDS

Seems the Pioneers have many problems with A/V sync as I have heard this many times.

ASHY

Hi,

I am trying to encode an avi file (divx)to VCD and to SVCD.
VCD works good.
But my SVCD-File shows upside down.

Please help.

Lars

hmmm... are u running Windows XP?

if so, download the latest version of TMPGENC.

Try downloading it from here or download TMPGENC plus from www.pegasys-inc.com

Techno

Hmm.

Have you tried following some of the DivX to VCD (SVCD) guides out there. That way you will probably find out what is wrong or what you are doing wrong.

Goto http://doom9.com ... and try goto purplemans site (under the links) om that site or www.vcdhelp.com

Hi,
i'm running windows2000 and I have download the latest version of TMPGENC

but Dennis ....
wat is http://doom9.com ?????
there is nothing for me.

Lars

Well, there is no known issue about this for TMPGENC about turning pictures upside down! Are you sure the original source is not upside down? Try decreasing the directshow priority in the environment settings

Techno

The original-file ist ok. The VCD also.
Only the SVCD is wrong.

I think u should install the ligos MPEG2 filters.

uninstall ALL DVD software and MPEG2 files and then install the ligos filters. try it, see what happens.

Techno

AAHHHH.. fucking shit.

I screwed up, it's supposed to be... Grrr

http://doom9.net/

From there you can find guides, and links to other sites, purpleman and so on.

Try changing the Field order under the advanced tab, Maybe.

I have the exact same problem all my mpeg files are played upside down in media player,and all my avi"s are with super colorfull macro blocks,but I ignore it because it doesn"t affect the encodeing,I think it is cuz of powerdvd cuz it happened after i installed it..........

When I try to download the version 2.53 and unzip it, it says invalid archieve. try re-downloading it. Have done so, and still unable to open it. How can I get this to work?

Try downloading on another computer and unzip it there to check that you computer isn't something wrong with.

Stop using winzip and download winrar.

ASHY

I downloaded winrar and tried to open the TMPGEnc file. It came up with an error message, "Unexpected end of archive".... Still stuck...

try downloading it from www.pegasys-inc.com

Techno

How can I get my davs300 to play vcd's

http://www.vcdhelp.com/dvdplayers.php?DVDnameid=406&Search=Search&#comments

A friend of mine has the same DVD player, but it won't accept CDR's.
It will however accept most CDRW's as will most DVD players that don't accept CDR's.

ASHY

Yeh,

I just got myself a Pioneer DVD player, plays CD, DVD, CD-R, VCD, CD-RW and SVCD. Quite good and was really cheap too!

Techno

yep mine is a electrohome it plays every thing and was less than $100 canadian..

OH.

But I can't load the vob files directly into Tmpgenc, you must have some sort of filters installed or how do you do it ?

I allway thought that you had to use DVD2AVI to create a 140Kb avi project file so that Tmpgenc can read the vob file.

Regards Dennis

try installing the ligos MPEG2 filters.

Techno

Hmm ligios mpeg2 filters, I see but will that give better output results than DVD2AVI thing ?

If I can put it throught those filters and load the unencryptet vob directly into tmpgenc ?

well, SOMETIMES!

Techno

I doubt it, but it will increase the encoding time 3 0r 4 fold.

ASHY

not really ashy, I have tried it and is the same time (ish) but not really that big difference :)

Techno

Your right Techno. Just discovered why it was taking so long encoding vobs. Wrong Mpeg2 filters! Changed filters to Ligos now encodes roughly same time as DVD2AVI only slightly slower. Still gonna use DVD2AVI though, makes things simpler.

ASHY

Sure ASHY, no harm in trying other methods, right?

:)

Techno

Thanks Techno.

I'm trying to cut movie that was converted form divx to mpeg-2. i keep geting error 0x80040209 that said couldn't open this file with directshow - ???

What file is it you are trying to cut?

Techno

Hello,
I am using the trial version of tmpgenc to convert avi videos captured using the studio dc10 plus capture card. I am using tmpgenc to convert to mpeg2 format and then using Vcdeasy to create an SVCD disc. The problem I am having is that along the edge of any moving object, there is noticable jitter or shakiness. This is not evident when I play the original video (created by an analog camcorder) or the AVI file on my PC. I tried several options (CBR, VBR etc) and also the various motion search options however I still do not get a satisfactory mpeg2 conversion.

Can someone help me with this problem ? Thanks.

Dipak

What you are seeing are probably interlacing artifacts. Double click on the deinterlace entry where all the filters are and try the different options. If you are PAL, interlaced even adaptive is a good place to start. NTSC, interlaced odd adaptive.

Richard

I am a little confused about interlaced vs de-interlaced. It was my impression that NTSC format was interlaced. If I create an mpeg2 stream which is deinterlaced would it play correctly via a DVD player and TV ?
I thought since the TV expects interlaced video, the mpeg2 stream needs to be interlaced as well. Is this true ?
Thanks.

Dipak

You are right, your television expects an interlaced signal, and this is what your DVD player supplies. While there are players that will play progressive DVDs and output interlaced pictures to the TV, it is normal to make interlaced m2v streams for use in DVD players.

This setting is set in TMPGenc under Settings > Video > Encode Mode and should be set to interlaced and means the finished stream will be interlaced.

Under Settings > Advanced > Deinterlace is where you set how the encoder deals with source material that is either interlaced or not. If you double click on the deinterlace entry and use the slider bar to cue up to a frame which has motion in it , you can see the effect the various options have.

Hope that helps,

Richard

I have a 24 months boy. And from time to time I buy him video tapes like Pingu and Bob the Builder.

Since those NTSC video tapes get deteriorated soon, I often backup them into VCD or SVCD.

Problem is how to get the best video quality.

Now I use Virutaldub for capturing and Tmpgenc for MPEG encoding.

Also I have ATI Rage Fury Pro video card which has video-in(composite) interface and a VTR as a system.

I was not much satisfied with final video quality(SVCD is much better than VCD).

I wonder how I could achieve the best quality as much alike as possible.

Any idea appreciated....

Thanks.

Kisoo

well, ati are not good at quality. if I was u I would buy a hauppauge wintv go pci (really cheap) and the quality is excellent. use these settings:

NO RECOMPRESSION
YU12
320*40
25/30fps
cd quality audio.

the file size will be large, so make sure u have ntfs file system then encode the avi into VCD/SVCD/DVD

Techno

Large! For a 1hr movie it'll be about 20gb. Not recommended. Why don't you capture direct to MPEG2 if thats your goal. There are a few programs on the market now which can do this. Here are a few:

PowerVCR II 3.0 Deluxe (probably the best)
http://www.gocyberlink.com/english/download/dl_file.jsp?dl_id=40

WinVCR 2.0
http://www.cinax.com/Products/winvcr.html

NanoDVR 2
http://www.nanocosmos.de/frames_multimedia.htm

ASHY

Update. Or you could try DVMPEG which will install an MPEG codec which will allow you to use any software to covert to MPEG1 or MPEG2.
http://www.darvision.com/products/dvmpeg/index.html

ASHY

But not good quality!

Techno

:)

Thanks all.

I use XP Pro with NTFS for large file size specially intended for av capturing.^^

So file size is not a matter though it'll take a lot more time to encode 20gb.

Then what is 'a hauppauge wintv go pci'? Is it a TV reception card or VGA card with video input?

Thanks again.

Kisoo

NO! It does not take time to encode!

10 min avi to MPEG1/2 = 15 mins to encode!!!!!!

It is a TV capture card, just insert your TV arial in the card and that is all!

Techno

:)

Thanks.

It's a bit different question.

As I said earlier, I use VTR->VGA CARD->VirtualDub(capturing to AVI)->TMPGenc(encoding to MPEG-1 VCD)->Nero(to burn VCD or SVCD) process.

Then VGA card is an important part for video quality? Not capturing software such as Virtualdub?

Have you ever used Virtualdub? There are many options for capturing? And I normally use 'YUV' 352x240 cd quality audio and nothing else(no compression).

And I wonder why quite lots of frame drops happen(2500/80000frames).


Also Tmpgenc plays an important role for video quality, doesn't it? Any good tips? I tried different options to improve quality but about same regardless of various encoding time.

Thanks.

Kisoo

It all depends on the speed of your system.
If you have a decent speed processor of say something around 800mhz then your frame dropping is most likely due to the fact you are capturing uncompressed and your hardrive is having problems keeping up with the data flow.
For uncompressed frames you would need a hardrive with a spin speed of at least 7200rpm and would need to be defragmented.

I would capture to the Divx codec at maximum quality this will take the load off your hardrive and should be pretty good.
Also capture in compatablity mode without filters and ensure DMA is enabled for your Hard drive.
I use the DIVX 5 codec at maximum quality and capture at 640x480 using my WinTV Go PCI card then convert to MPEG2 and the quality is VERY high.

Go here for some extra info an improving things.
http://www.microsoft.com/Developer/PRODINFO/directx/dxm/help/ds/Oview/Improving_Capture_Performance.htm

ASHY

When I click the start button, I receive the message "Can't load the P3Package.dll". Is there a patch for this or am I doing something wrong....I am a beginner. Please help, I feel really close!

Regards,

Trish

By the way, I have downloaded the program again...still the same message.

Trish

Go to article No.17966.

what are the best settings to use
to improve the picture quality of the movie.
I am making vcd movies.
thanks,
cb

well, it depends on your source! if the source is good then ur output will be good.

I downloaded a DIVX DVDrip of black hawk down and made that in to VCD, DVD QUALITY!!!

what to do is to load in the vcd template then load the unlock template, in settings, set the vbv buffer to 224

set the quality to very high.

this is all

Techno

There really isn't anything much!

OK, so has anyone had success transcoding from a QuickTime .mov file to an MPEG1 or MPEG2 using TMPGEnc?

And before anyone says, "download the plugin from vcdhelp", yes, I have that installed.

Can anyone who has had success please let the rest of us know how you got it working? What QuickTime codec were your source stored in? how many minutes of footage have you successfully encoded at a time? what are the sizes/dimensions of the source files?
thank you.

- james

You may convert mov to avi first using Premiere. And then you can encode it to MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 using Tmpgenc. I guess so.

I can not achieve tranformar my videos.mov to alone mpeg some but other not
as I can make it compatible with all?

install the quicktime plug in:

http://www.vcdhelp.com

Techno

wrong-

The quicktime plug-ins (both of them) do NOT work.

They both exhibit frame drop/repeat problems every 10-15
frames, and so are completely unusable.

At the moment I am forced to convert my (uncompressed)
.MOV files to seperate .BMP files (over 19,000 of them)
and extract the sound to a .WAV file with the 'pro'
version of the quicktime player. This is horrible, but
it works.

TmpGenc needs to provide a working .MOV reader of their
own before it is of practical use to all but postage-
stamp sized toy-video makers-

ron