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im new at encoding, i tried to encode an AVI file into MPEG. I tried to put my AVI in the Video Source box but an error came up saying "cannot be opened or is unsupported, can anyone help me???
Have you tried to open the file in Virtualdub and read the file information ? If it doesn't open there I wouold go to www.vcdhelp.com and check out the listing of tools for editing and fixing files and see if the file can be repaired. Lot of options and products which would work.
I had the same problem too (i think) but resolved it by downloading an older version of the mircrosoft codec which was compatible... mp43? the version# ends in 3688
I'm going to be using my notebook to watch some movies and wonder if the qualityt is better in SVCD or just DivX. I would assume Divx is better because its not converted to a Mpeg yet.
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Can anyone help I am new to encoding I have ripped a Music DVD of my own so I can watch it at work on my laptop I have encoded it to VCD because my lap top has no DVD drive the problem that i am getting is that the vcd is very blocky I have used the vcd pal template does any one know how to make the vcd better I have got some other vcd's from the NET and from shops and thay are fine please help THANKS
If you intend to watch this video only on your laptop then I wouldn't encode to VCD at all, I would recommend encoding to Divx as this will give you a better quality vs size ratio.
If you still want to stick with VCD then you will have to raise the bitrate of the VCD to increase the quality. This will reduce the blocks, but will also increase the file size accordingly.
Also choosing 'high quality' as the motion search precision setting will give you a better image at the expense of encoding speed.
For more info go to vcdhelp.com and see the guides on creating XVCD.
Hi Thanks I will encode to Divx but why is it that other vcd are better than the one's that I encode but thay all have the same bitrate I have tried differant setting but still get lots of blocks more so on the dark parts of the films THANKS
The pre-recorded VCD's you can buy are made with a special hardware encoder which is a proffesional piece of equipment and will have many post processing filters to reduce blocks and improve the image.
The cost of these is quite considerable when compared to a simple software encoder such as TMPG. Never the less TMPG is quite capable of producing MPEGs which can almost match the quality of these hardware MPEG encoders.
It all depends on your source, the bitrate you use and the encoding parameters you set.
Have a look around this BBS for some info regarding the 'Constant quality(CQ)' method of encoding or repost and ask for advice on this.
I have been encoding to VCD for some time, and only recently had this problem. In the past when I had out-of-synch problems they were throughout the entire vcd, from start to finish. Now, even when I split out the eaudio, I am having out-of-synch trouble off and on. The movie speeds up and slows down in spots, and the audio stays constant. I end up with audio that is sometimes in synch, sometimes not, and the surges ahead every few minutes. it is really distracting. Anyone else had this trouble? Any idea what I am doing to cause it? The original is fine, and the mpeg i get has the trouble before I write to VCD, so I know it is in the conversion.
I can't say with 100% certainty, but i think it has only done this with DIVX.
Any help would be appreciated, I'm wasting a lot of cds.
Have you been using out of standard bitrates in your MPEG or been using VBR. This is usually a sign that your bitrate is too high for your player to handle.
I have an uncompressed AVI that plays well im MS-player. After encoding to MPEG2 the end of the clip is placed at the beginning instead of the beginning and the picture is horizontally and vertically displaced. After a few seconds the MPEG clip continues playing well again.
ANY suggestion? Thanks to all halping me...
You can insert this MPG via Nero Burning ROM or other software and make a VCD by placing this logo as the last track - at the end of the Film, the logo will show up and inform you to change the CD (remember to remove any pauses between the two mpegs) http://www.dvd-digest.net/downloads/files/trailers/change_cd.exe
VCD does support stills, but is difficult to do and you will need the right software. Head over to VCDhelp.com they have some software and tutorials to accomplish this.
You're not doing anything wrong, this sometimes happens with DivX files. Use Virtual Dub to rip the sound stream in the DivX move to a wav, then use TMP to encode just the video stream. Re-multiplex the seperate video and sound streams in either TMP (under "mpeg tools") or use your authoring package to do the re-multiplexing.
It could be that your Divx contains ac3 audio. In this case you will need software able to decode ac3 to wav such as AVImux. Virtualdub will not do it correctly if it is.
You will then need to load your wav file as the audio source in TMPG and encode. If you already have the movie just encode the audio seperately and multiplex the result with your movie using the MPEGtools.
When i have done all the settings according to vcdhelp.com i press start and i get an error message that says "Can't load P3Package.dll" I have tried reinstalling TMPGEnc a few times but nothing seems to work. Any advice would be very helpful
Load in your file and click "start"....If you are haveing a problem use the "search engine" at the top of this BBS and if you can"t find your answer post a specific question about the particular problem that you are haveing..OOhh and if you are getting the "can not open or unsupported" error then go to "options" to "enviromental settings" to "vfapi plugins" and raise the priority or the "Direct Show file Reader" to "2"...
It keeps telling me that the file i want to burn is to long to fit on one CD-R do i have to strech it to 2 discs or is there somthing else i must do. I am new to trying this so any help would be great. thank you.
You can only fix a max of about 795mb on a 80munute 700mb cd-r so if your mpeg file is bigger than 795mb then you will need to split it, you can do this by going to "file" to "mpeg tools" to "merge & cut" then it is pretty easy to figure out from there but in the future you can use the "source range" setting in the "advanced settings" to encode the first half(or third or whatever)of the movie then the second half so you don"t have to split it later.Generally speaking you will need to put pretty much all vcd"s/svcd on at least 2 cd-r"s, but if after encodeing you realize that your whole movie is only say 1gb then it is sort of a waste of space to use a whole cd-r for the first 795mb and onlt 205mb for the second so it is good to figure out before hand how long the movie is and how dig it will be so you can adjust the bitrate to make the file bigger so it will fill up both cd-r"s and the quality will be better as a result.....
thank you for the information.The movie i want to burn is 735 MB but it is 90 min long so i keep getting message when i try to burn it, Is there somthing very basic i am doing wrong i am useing the 700 MB CD-Rs but it says it only holds 80 min.
You must be useing "Nero" I have noticed that the newer versions of Nero have this bug in them that won"t allow you to burn more than 80minutes of video on a cd-r even if it is smaller than the cd-r..So try useing "VCDEasy" it is free and it supports chapters, as of late I have been leaning towards "VCDEasy" as apposed to Nero for ease of use and compatability.......
I would like to convert a whole bunch of 1/2 hour avi's to mpg for VCD archival. Can I get TMpegEnc to do this unattended? They are all the same bitrate size, etc, so can I just tell it to do 20 or so files and work for the next 10 hours?
Load them all into Virtualdub and use the append function after loading each file then framserve to TMPG. The files will automatically be joined into one.
>Load them all into Virtualdub and use the append function after loading each file then framserve to TMPG. The files will automatically be joined into one.
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Hope this isn't a retarded question...but won't that make one big mpg file? How would I then split the mpg's into manageable sizes?
Sorry I see now, I was assuming you did want to combine into one MPEG.
Ok the option you are looking for is TMPG's batch conversion.
Load the file you wish to convert and set up as you would wish to encode it then click File>save project.
Do this for each file you wish to convert then when you are ready to encode simply click File>batch encode then click 'Add' and highlight all the projects you have created and add them to the list. Click 'run' and TMPG will encode each file in the order of the list. You will also notice a shutdown option will appear allowing you to shut down the PC after encoding is finished.
my problem is I capture about 200-300 videos at a time... and also apply a volume controll... normalizing the mpeg at 75%
building a batch process like this utility does is 80% of the work done for me... is there anyway to make TMPGEnc also apply that volume nomilization before it encodes? automatically?
The only way I can suggest is to create your batch list then load up the list into TMPG. In the batch list you will see each individual file to be encoded. If you double click a file in the list you will be able to change the parameters for that particular file including the volume be able to add other filters.
Do this for each file in the list and then resave the list and your files should be encoded with the settings you chose.
I agree, but this would be the quickest method I know and is quicker than adding the normalization to a manually created project file, which is the only other way I can see of doing it.