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Question TDA3 Aspect ratios DarkForge 9 2009-03-18 09:52:31
Question TAW4 Video as background menu Rob 2 2009-03-02 21:16:56
Question TDA2 Gill Proudfoot Gill P 2 2016-02-14 07:41:43
Bug report TAW4 Authored BDMV and burnt to a DVD told as incompatible by player maquett 0 2009-02-28 21:52:02
Question TAW4 How I add a TRACK 2 and TRACK 3 chapter? Janzzen 2 2009-03-14 11:23:00
Question TAW4 Always misses target size mcnorth 4 2010-10-26 21:05:23
Question TE40 Converting dvr-ms to Mp4 for PS3 playback muvinut 0 2009-02-27 16:19:45
Question TE40 "Output file includes invalid characters" Error Message rreyes 0 2009-02-26 21:18:47
Question TE40 How do i compress mpeg-1 files? Aralox 0 2009-02-26 10:42:21
Question TAW4 Dolby Digital William Stone 7 2009-03-04 01:09:48
Question TAW4 Input file specs for blu ray Flip 2 2009-02-25 21:49:41
Question TE40 H.264 encoded MP4? marty baggen 2 2009-02-26 05:17:50

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Question - TDA3 - Aspect ratios No.60849
DarkForge  2009-03-02 16:11:36 ( ID:0or98ju6ica )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Hello again all. I'm in the process of burning off a DVD and am having just a little trouble understanding the issue of aspect ratios (I confess I'm a total noob when it comes to those kind of things).

The AVIs I'm putting on the DVD include subtitles which are part of the actual files themselves (meaning they can't be turned on or off; they're automatically incorporated within the movie clip).

I'm not 100% certain but I think these AVIs are in a widescreen (16.9 ?) format, but all the TVs in our house are the old-fashioned non-widescreen (4.3 ? ) sets.

I've burned off one disc as a test and while all the important parts of the picture are there, I've noticed that subtitle lines which are either longer or justified over to one side tend to get cut off at the ends (obviously because they begin to edge into the widescreen portions of the image that a non-widescreen TV wouldn't display). There's also a little cut-off at the top and bottom of the screen, although this isn't as noticable.

I know it's probably hard to give an effective answer to this question without being able to see the source files for yourselves, but is there any way to change the aspect ratio of the files within DVD Author so the whole image is visible on a non-widescreen TV without any cut-off? I've been looking through the help docs with the program but unfortunately am having a little trouble deciphering the more technical information regarding aspect ratio settings and the like.

Basically I'm an utter n00b, and if any non-n00bs out there have had experience with making these kinds of adjustments before, any input you can give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. :-)


tkrave  2009-03-02 20:37:26 ( ID:lgrl8ryjzyl )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Usually, your DVD player will detect that your footage is 16:9 and automatically add black bars to the top and bottom of the video when displayed on a 4:3 monitor.

The fact that your video is going off the screen at the sides leads me to believe that the source file's pixel aspect ratio is wrong. What is your Aspect ratio in the Clip Properties window?

Here's what you may have to do:
When you add your video clips in the Source Stage and the Clip Properties window appears, change the Aspect ratio option to "Pixel 40:33 (NTSC 16:9)" (or "Pixel 16:11 (PAL 16:9)" if you're in Europe). Then output your file as normal (default settings should work).

If the aspect ratio is already set to one of those options, let me know.


tkrave  2009-03-03 00:39:16 ( ID:lgrl8ryjzyl )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

I've been thinking about this problem here and there and now that I've given it more thought, it might not be the pixel aspect ratio.

Take a look at your track settings and tell me what it says for "Wide mode settings" down towards the bottom of the window. I'm guessing it's on Pan and Scan. If so, select one of the other options ("Letterbox" or "Letterbox/Pan and Scan").

If that isn't it, let me know.


DarkForge  2009-03-03 13:04:16 ( ID:0or98ju6ica )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Thanks for taking the time to reply, tkrave.

Okay then: aspect ratio in the clip properties window is saying "Pixel 1:1 (Square pixel)". On the video tab under track settings, it says it's "Image Ratio: 4:3"

The Wide Mode setting is saying "Letterbox", although it's grayed out and therefore cannot be changed.

At the same time I posted here, I also sent a message to the person who supplied me with the original AVIs. He tells me that the content WAS made in 4:3, however (and I quote):

"...due to encoding methods of old some display in 16:9 format even though the files are in 4:3 format (640x480). What you may need to do is re-encode the files using vdub to compensate for the AR feck up, or you might be able to process them in TMPEG into usable DVD compliant MPEG files (I haven't tried that method for a while so I'm not sure how well that works)"

He suggests to re-encode the files to 4:3 format. He mentions VirtualDub but that program and I have never gotten along so I'm hoping it can be done via DVD Author.

I don't know if that gives you any more insight to work with, tkrave, but if you think it should just be as simple as me changing the aspect ratio to 4:3 and retrying or if you can suggest something else, please let me know. Thanks. :-)


tkrave  2009-03-03 18:58:45 ( ID:lgrl8ryjzyl )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

The fact that the source file is 640x480 and it has a pixel aspect ratio of 1:1 leads me to believe it's meant to be 4:3. The TDA3 settings you've described should make it show up correctly, but you can try changing the pixel aspect ratio to NTSC 4:3 in the Clip Properties window to see if that fixes things.

So maybe it's something else...
How close do the subtitles get to the edge of the screen if you view the video on your computer? It's possible that they are going outside of the "tv safe" area into the overscan area which is why they get cut off when viewed on your older analog tv. It's actually normal for the edges of the video to get cut off on analog tv's so that may be what you're seeing.


DarkForge  2009-03-04 09:34:14 ( ID:0or98ju6ica )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Hmm, it could be an overscan thing, I guess. Usually it's probably not something I'd notice, but the subtitles really make it stand out. I know I have to take that into consideration when making the menus as I have to make sure everything's slightly in from the "useable TV area" guide frame that DVD Author puts up.

I would say the subtitles do get fairly close to the edge of the computer screen. Wasn't sure how else to calculate it so I set Windows Media Player to full screen and then got out the trusty old ruler - I would say they're anything between 7mm and 10mm from the edge of the screen (depending on the letter). When I burned off the first test disc, on the TV there was probably 1-2 letters getting cut off at the sides. Top and bottom didn't seem to be too bad in the middle of the screen, but depending on how far out the subtitles stretched out I could get as much as the entire bottom half of the line being cut off.

Tried two different 4:3 settings via DVD Author late last night and burned off Test Disc #2:

"Pixel 10:11 (NTSC 4:3)" fixed the problem on the sides of the TV screen, but not the top and bottom.

"Pixel 12:11 (PAL 4:3)" fixed the problem on the top and bottom of the TV, but not the sides.

I can't seem to find a setting that fixes both at the same time though. LOL.

If I absolutely HAVE to make a sacrifice on one or the other, then I suppose I'd rather put up with a couple of letters missing off the sides than having half the line missing at the bottom. In which case my only worry would then be what the overall picture would look like if and when I finally did get a widescreen TV - I might get the sides back but will the top and bottom then look squashed in?


tkrave  2009-03-05 18:01:44 ( ID:lgrl8ryjzyl )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

If you get a HD tv it will most likely have display options to adjust the image.
For instance, my tv can show the whole image (overscan area and all), a normal image (with the overscan area cropped), 16:9 (forces everything to be widescreen, even 4:3 video), 4:3 (forces everything to be 4:3), and various levels of zoom.

The display options will probably vary from model to model though.


Bob  2009-03-05 20:38:00 ( ID:ucbus1wjjgl )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

In my experience viewing DVDs made at 4:3 on a 42" Panasonic plasma HDTV, the image is not stretched or scrunched in any way and you see the video centered on the screen with black bars on each side (none on top). But you also then have the option of changing the display various ways so that it fits the entire screen, which depending on which option you use, will result in either the video being stretched to some degree or zoomed so that it's not stretched but not all of the original content is displayed.


DarkForge  2009-03-08 10:37:35 ( ID:0or98ju6ica )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

I actually had the opportunity to try both of the test discs through a widescreen TV the other day, and it actually didn't make a difference. Still looked just like it did on my set, with subtitles getting cut off in the same places. As you guys said, maybe adjusting some settings on the TV might have helped (I didn't have a chance to try this though), and obviously because my test discs were set to 4:3 I don't know what it might have come out like if I had tried the 16:9 setting.

Oh well, I guess I'll settle for the "Pixel 12:11 (PAL 4:3)" option and just cope with the side cut-off for the time being. Seems to be the best way to go at this point.

Again, a massive thanks to you tkrave (and you too Bob) for putting up with my annoying little problems over the last few days. Your kindness is greatly appreciated. :-)


DarkForge  2009-03-18 09:52:31 ( ID:0or98ju6ica )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Just a quick update to report: PROBLEM SOLVED!!!

Once again my heartfelt thanks to both tkrave and Bob for their assistance and - more importantly - their patience! Treat yourselves to something special. ;-)



Question - TAW4 - Video as background menu No.61817
Rob  2009-03-02 15:37:39 ( ID:xcrzbw.kmjc )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Hello, how does one insert a video as a background menu with buttons on top?


tkrave  2009-03-02 18:31:11 ( ID:lgrl8ryjzyl )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Do you want the video background to animate?

If so, you need to activate the motion menu settings. Do this by clicking on the Global Menu Settings button in the Menu Stage.
This opens the global menu settings window. Click on the "Motion Menu" tab and select "Motion menu (no audio)" or "Motion menu and background audio".
You can then set how long your background, thumbnails, etc. will animate (keep in mind that the longer the animation time, the more disc space it will require). Click "OK" when you're done to close the window.
After you've activated the motion menus, select the menu page you want to edit and double click anywhere on the background image to open the background and bgm editor (or just click on the "Background editor" button in the toolbar).
You can then use the file browser to select a video file from your computer. Drag the "Start" and "End" points to specify a certain part of the video you would like to use if necessary.

You can also add a video as a still background; just don't activate the motion menu settings.


Rob  2009-03-02 21:16:56 ( ID:uotodk32wwm )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Thank's for your detailed explanation!
Kind regards,
Rob



Question - TDA2 - Gill Proudfoot No.55745
Gill P  2009-03-02 06:26:39 ( ID:c2pwxgofzhk )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

I currently have TMPGEnc DVD Author 2.0 and wish to upgrade in order to access some AVI files on my computer. I have them on disc as well but they don't play on the DVD recorder.

I am finding it very complicated to even upgrade. Can someone please let me know how to dothis?


spiral  2009-03-13 06:53:05 ( ID:uexq2jhhhql )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Hi,
I think there is not an upgrade available from your Author 2,0, you may need to get the User´s discount showed in Authoring 4 which is the latest version,
Author 3 is already discontinued.
Use this link to check it out:
http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/shopping/taw4.html#tabSelector1~tabSelectorSubTab1

good luck


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Bug report - TAW4 - Authored BDMV and burnt to a DVD told as incompatible by player No.61816
maquett  2009-02-28 21:52:02 ( ID:gh5cd71d1t2 )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Hi I cant succeed to create a playable DVD with an HD content, authored as BDMV.
I have encoded sequences of pics from a 3DSMax rendering, in HD, mp4, with TMPGEnc 4. The encoded files play fine on the PC, and are imported without any prob in TMPG AW4.The simulation is ok; i get the image file , iso, and when i play the dvd-R burnt (Nero)after this image, i get a message on my stand alone BR player (Panasonic BD30), certified as AVCHD compatible: "incompatible disc"
I have not a blu ray burner, and the discs are too expensive for a short demo of animations ( (a few minutes) ...
I am missing something ???
What's the difference between mpg2 HD and AVC mp4, related to making a mini Blu-ray on a DVD or DVD DL ???
Where can I find the correct spec for editing and playing such discs?
Thanks !



Question - TAW4 - How I add a TRACK 2 and TRACK 3 chapter? No.61813
Janzzen  2009-02-28 11:30:25 ( ID:gispzp7xetl )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Hello,

I have a question.

I want to make a top-menu with three track-menu's.
Now I have one big track-menu with ALL the chapters.

How can I add a 'TRACK 2' and 'TRACK 3' chapter in my menu?

Please look at this picture: http://i39.tinypic.com/t9z4tx.jpg

Hopefully can anyone help me with this.

Many thanks,

Roland.


tkrave  2009-03-02 18:13:56 ( ID:lgrl8ryjzyl )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Go back to the Source Stage and click on the "Add a track" button to add as many tracks as you want. From the Source Stage, you can also drag chapters from track and drop them into another.


Janzzen  2009-03-14 11:23:00 ( ID:gispzp7xetl )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Whooopsss! I didn't see that option before, I asking myself if I'm blind..hi.
Thanks for your answer!



Question - TAW4 - Always misses target size No.61809
mcnorth  2009-02-28 00:53:58 ( ID:eucmq9.4xek )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

I was a fairly regular user of version 3 and thought the addition of 5.1 was reason enough to try version 4 but there seems to be a few bugs. The most glaring is that every time I set the target size for a single layer dvd it over compresses by a gig or more. Has anyone found a solution for this or seen it reported as a bug that will be fixed in the future?


Mario  2009-03-01 23:58:29 ( ID:mct8vinu/in )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Set the target size to 8,5, and burn it with other burning program that can shrink (e.g. xilisoft DVD Copy).You´ll have all the 4,5 full.If you want a full 8,5...you just set the size in TMP4 manually to a bit more than the 8,5 and burn the same way.


El Funo  2010-04-08 06:39:52 ( ID:pa5s41m86ol )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Was this bug solved in future releases? I use version 4.0.7.32 and have the same problem. Before I start writing the project to a DVD structure it shows the size about 4,1GB, but when I look on the created VIDEO_TS folder it has about 5,2GB. Which is useless for me. I dont use any DVD menu and the source data are in MPEG2 so that I dont need to re-encode.
Would it not decrease the quality if I will use some shrink DVD SW to fit it on DVD?
Thanks for an answer.


piccolo135  2010-04-20 13:20:28 ( ID:lvsifje1qo6 )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

I always output to 8.5g and then custom shrink in DVDShrink to a .iso image file. Then I check the whole thing in vlc player before burning to disc. Generally I find that not that much quality is lost during compression. I think for around 5gb it would be approx 6% loss if you have no menus.

If your still concerned about quality loss though, you could always output to 8.5gb and burn to a dual layer dvd disc (8.5gb).

I dont think you need any special writer for a 8.5gb disc but I could be wrong..


dodecahedron  2010-10-26 21:05:23 ( ID:6o1rnf6ogik )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Setting to 8.5GB to output 4.7GB solution worked well for single layer.

However, the double layer will not work this way because the output setting does not recognize anything over 9GB. Setting the file size to 9GB will compress down the final output to mere 6.3GB... hardly worthwhile bothering to go to double layer.

Perhaps this is only an issue when converting avi files to DVD disks.




Question - TE40 - Converting dvr-ms to Mp4 for PS3 playback No.58723
muvinut  2009-02-27 16:19:45 ( ID:2jji9v9ftqr )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

I have a few recorded HD (1080i) shows in dvr-ms file format. I would like to convert them so it can be viewed on the PS3. I've tried various mp4 profile settings (AVC, High profile 4.1, 1920x1080) without success, PS3 keep saying it's corrupted. Has anyone successfully done this? What is your setting? I'm currently using TMPGEnc 4 Xpress v4.6.3.268.



Question - TE40 - "Output file includes invalid characters" Error Message No.58722
rreyes  2009-02-26 21:18:47 ( ID:qhpvmo.rxk2 )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

I am trying to encode an HD file and I am using settings that have not changed for months. I just had the PMPGEnc 4.0 reinstalled on a new pc, and I am using the exact same settings on this new pc, but when I get to the Encode Screen and hit the Encode icon, I get the "Output file contains invalid characters" error box. No matter what I do to the output file name, it will not encode the file. Anyone else ever get this error?



Question - TE40 - How do i compress mpeg-1 files? No.58721
Aralox  Home )  2009-02-26 10:42:21 ( ID:niaxqz8u3wk )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

I really need help with compressing a file. when i try compressing it by bringing down the bitrate, the output video which goes for about 1.5 hours has only about 20 minutes of audio in it. why does this happen? how do i do a full compression (i only need to compress it down about 600 megs or so)
thanks in advance!
aralox


PS: if you have an answer to my question, please email me too! - pravin1992 (AT) gmail.com



Question - TAW4 - Dolby Digital No.61801
William Stone  2009-02-26 03:09:22 ( ID:jta2jmf/y6a )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Dear Support
When I record a show in Snapstream that is in DD 5.1 and play it back with Snapstream my receiver shows Dolby Digital and sounds correct. This is a HD mpeg 2 file. If I play the file with Windows Media Player or Vista Media Center it gets decoded with the Vista codec pack and arrives at my receiver as 5.1 Multi Channel PCM. When I load it into the TMPGE editor I only get two channels? How can I make a BLU-RAY and keep the multi channel? The sample file I’m working with says in the editor it is “Dolby Digital, 48000 Hz, 5.1 ch, 2 min 51s 74, 384 kb/s “ I have tried creating a proxy editing file and going without. I have tried re importing the audio. The reason I got the software was because it stated it could do DD and Multi CH PCM. I would appreciate any help you could give.
Thanks!
Bill


tkrave  2009-02-27 01:14:59 ( ID:lgrl8ryjzyl )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Try looking at the track settings after you import the clip. It's possible that the default is set to encode at 2ch.


William Stone  2009-02-27 03:40:22 ( ID:jta2jmf/y6a )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Thanks for the reply but it was set to 5.1.
Bill


old-hack  2009-02-27 19:10:48 ( ID:4imlgra9b3f )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

>Dear Support
>When I record a show in Snapstream that is in DD 5.1 and play it back with Snapstream my receiver shows Dolby Digital and sounds correct. This is a HD mpeg 2 file. If I play the file with Windows Media Player or Vista Media Center it gets decoded with the Vista codec pack and arrives at my receiver as 5.1 Multi Channel PCM. When I load it into the TMPGE editor I only get two channels? How can I make a BLU-RAY and keep the multi channel? The sample file I’m working with says in the editor it is “Dolby Digital, 48000 Hz, 5.1 ch, 2 min 51s 74, 384 kb/s “ I have tried creating a proxy editing file and going without. I have tried re importing the audio. The reason I got the software was because it stated it could do DD and Multi CH PCM. I would appreciate any help you could give.
>Thanks!
>Bill

I brought this up with a support ticket for Xpress 4.0. It may be the same case for Works 4.0.

They said "thank you for your mail. With XPress 4 you can output in DolbyDigital but in MPEG output format it will be only 2 ch as you well know.
-XPress 4 does not support to output in AC3 5.1 ch for MPEG yet, because its a matter of DolbyDigital license, we do not any information about it but by now we will send about this to user's wish list.

Best regards"


tkrave  2009-02-27 23:58:48 ( ID:lgrl8ryjzyl )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Old-hack, that shouldn't be the case for Authoring Works 4 since it has the license for 5.1 Dolby Digital.

Bill, can you explain what you're doing a bit more? Are you actually outputting the file and it has 2 channels? It's a little bit confusing because you said that when you load it into the editor you only get 2 channels but your sample file says it has 5.1 channels in the editor. If you can, please explain your whole process in Authoring Works 4.


William Stone  2009-03-01 03:35:31 ( ID:jta2jmf/y6a )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Thanks for the reply!

I record a HD show with Snaptream. I load it into the editor and the editor shows the file to be DD 5.1 but when you play it from the editor it goes to the reciever as 2 ch. The same file played by Snapstream shows up at my reciever as DD 5.1.


tkrave  2009-03-02 18:46:54 ( ID:lgrl8ryjzyl )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

When you're talking about the editor, do you mean the Clip Editing window in Authoring Works 4?

It's possible that when playing video through the editor, the audio output is 2ch. In other words, it could simply be a limitation of the clip editor.
Try outputting a small sample file to see if it plays with full 5.1 audio.


William Stone  2009-03-04 01:09:48 ( ID:jta2jmf/y6a )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

RESOLVED
Good point!
I had already done as you suggested. Unfortunately I think the answer for me will be $129.95 I paid to Cyberlink for Cyberlink DVD Suite 7 Ultra. It outputs DD 5.1 from the editor and the disks I burn. I had been using TMPGE for quite a few years. I like the interface and always before got good responses from tech support. Although now I have received some great responses from this board support has not responded. I recently paid $59.95 to upgrade the product; hopefully I can get some benefit from. I defiantly did not want to spend the 129.95 but now I can say the battle is behind me except for paying off the credit card.

Thanks again!
Bill



Question - TAW4 - Input file specs for blu ray No.61798
Flip  2009-02-25 16:24:18 ( ID:ya8fhgw64or )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

What input file specs are required for BluRay output. I'm coming from Liquid 7.2 and want to prepare the file format that will give best results when authored in AW4


tkrave  2009-02-25 19:16:09 ( ID:lgrl8ryjzyl )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

You can probably follow any of these specs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc#Technical_specifications

Just be aware that Authoring Works 4 can't output MPEG-4 AVC/h.264 Blu-ray video; it can only output MPEG-2 Blu-ray video.


Flip  2009-02-25 21:49:41 ( ID:ya8fhgw64or )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Thanks for your help.



Question - TE40 - H.264 encoded MP4? No.58718
marty baggen  2009-02-25 14:28:45 ( ID:6mlvdxaqx9r )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

When encoding to an MP4, there is no option for the H.264 codec. Is this a limitation of TMPGEnc?

I have version 4.6.3.268


tkrave  2009-02-25 18:04:44 ( ID:lgrl8ryjzyl )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Select "MPEG-4 AVC format" when you select MPEG-4 file output. It is the same as h.264.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC


marty baggen  2009-02-26 05:17:50 ( ID:6mlvdxaqx9r )   [ Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Thanks tkrave... I did not realize that!



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