Just a general question...is there any consensus on the most space-efficient codec? Playback compatibility is not an issue, I'm just wondering about the highest quality for lowest bitrate....at the moment I'm using h.264...which is the most efficient of which I know, but would anyone suggest anything else? Thanks!

I'd say that h.264 is the best at the moment in terms of quality/bitrate.
DivX is probably the next best choice, but I think you'd get slightly better quality with h.264 at the same bitrate.

Hey, i've got an 16:10 .avi video. How can I transcode it with TMPGEnc? there is no "16:10" in source aspect ratio-settings.

Can anyone please tel me why this new version of MPEG Editor will not work on x64 systems? I work using x64 systems and now had to install a XP license just for the purpose of using MPEG Editor 3.

MPEG Editor 2 PREMIUM worked like a charm on x64, so what changed? I hope this is not a software-protection issue, I can't stand it when copy-protections prevent a software that would otherwise run fine from running on certain systems!!!!

Thanks,
Jay

Hmmm, no x64 support? Did you install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ab99342f-5d1a-413d-8319-81da479ab0d7&displaylang=en)?

Yep, .NET FW 3.5 SP1 is installed, but no go...

Got an e-mail earlier from tmpgenc enews concerning 4.0 express.
Said 4.0 express was updated to 4.5.2.255
However when I go to web site and pull the latest build it is TE4XP_Retail_4.5.1.254_setup_en.exe.
Has anyone been able to pull the version 4.5.2.255?

Only the foreign language versions carry the 4.5.2.255 version, feature-wise it's identical to the english 4.5.1.254 version.

I have already purchased the full version of the product, but recently, had to have my computer cleaned, which removed the software from my harddrive.

I still have my serial number, but can't figure out how to re-install the program without having to re-purchase it. Is it possible to re-download the full version as long as I have the serial?

Thanks.

Nevermind, I think I found it. Thanks!

If anyone else is wondering how to re-download purchased software, here's how you do it:

First, you must register your product. (If you've purchased your software in the last couple of months, then you've probably already done this, since it's the only way to download your software. However this wasn't required a while back, and anyone was able to download the full version from the download page; this message is for those people.)
You can register your product by going to the registration page and setting up a user account or logging into your user account if you already have one.

After logging in, you should be at a page with all of your registered products listed. If your product isn't there, you can register it on this page.

In the list of your registered products, there should be a download link next each product. It's pretty much self-explanatory after that.

I've ripped a HD-DVD disc and demuxed it as you cannot convert .evo files in TMPGenc 4.0 Express. After remuxing the contents back together to create a .ts video file I can succesfully load the video into TMPGenc but when trying to load the audio stream which is a .mpa file it says

"It may be an unsupported file or there is only a video stream."

TMPGenc says it supports mpa, am I missing codecs or something? Is there a way of converting the mpa into another format like ac3 or something that I could try instead?

Thanks in advance.

Is it possible to output VOB files to 1280x720 or any other high def? Thanks!

This is not possible.
DVD Author 3 only outputs DVD compliant video, so the max is 720x480.

You can output HD DivX in 1280x720 though.

Can someone please explain the difference between these two programs?

Does TMPGE 4.0 XPress do everything that MPEG Editor 3 does, plus more additonal features?

thank you

While there are some overlapping features, they are actually two different beasts.
They each have their own unique video processing engine.
4.0 XPress' is for converting many different types of files to other formats.
MPEG Editor 3 is strictly for MPEG video formats and is much better at handling MPEG video than 4.0 XPress.

One of the biggest differences is what they call Smart Rendering.
MPEG Editor 3 has it, and what it does is it allows you to make changes and edits to your video without having to re-encode the whole video.
4.0 XPress does not have Smart Rendering, and the whole video will be re-encoded no matter what.

4.0 XPRess is overall the more flexible program in terms of the types of input and output formats, plus it allows you to add filters, and set your own output settings.

MPEG Editor 3 is great if you work strictly with MPEG video formats (DVD, Blu-ray, HDV, etc.) and plus you can input video directly from your HDV camcorder and burn your outputted video to Blu-ray (BDAV format) or DVD with it which you can't do with 4.0 XPress.

Hi folks, I just purchased TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress and I was very happy with it. I only tested it out with one clip at the time. The clips are MTS files that come directly from my Sony SR11 video camera. I bought TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress to convert the MTS clips to M2T clips which make them easier to edit on my dual core system.

Today I try to convert 10 clips with TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress and as I load the clips into TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress, I get this error message that says "Could not open the video part of the file XXXXXXXXXXXX, only the audio part can be opened. You can see the actual screen cap at:
http://testshots.com/images/tmpgenc_issue.gif

I've done some research but have not found a workaround for this issue and I need to get it fixed as quickly as possible.

I look forward to your help!

-Dean

I just submitted a support email to TMPGenc but I understand it may take up to a week to get a response. I can't sit here for a week waiting to hear from them. If they can't get this issue resolved immediately, I'll call Visa and get my money back and purchase another product that will actually work for my needs. If anyone from TMPGenc is reading this board, please help me fix this issue immediately or refund my money and I'll move on.

Thanks!

-Dean

So this only happens when you load multiple clips, or does that one video file give you the error no matter what?

What are the attributes of these clips? Are they different than the clip you first tested it with?

The more information you can provide about the clips, the better.

>Hi folks, I just purchased TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress and I was very happy with it. I only tested it out with one clip at the time. The clips are MTS files that come directly from my Sony SR11 video camera. I bought TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress to convert the MTS clips to M2T clips which make them easier to edit on my dual core system.
>
>Today I try to convert 10 clips with TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress and as I load the clips into TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress, I get this error message that says "Could not open the video part of the file XXXXXXXXXXXX, only the audio part can be opened. You can see the actual screen cap at:
>http://testshots.com/images/tmpgenc_issue.gif
>
>I've done some research but have not found a workaround for this issue and I need to get it fixed as quickly as possible.
>
>I look forward to your help!
>
>-Dean

I seem to be getting the same problem with every file that i have tried too.Did you find any fix,Or what the problem is?

Can I change the audio track on video that was imported from a DV camera into TMPGEnc DVD Author 3? I have a separate audio recording that is better quality and I would like to swap it with what the camera recorded inthe audio track. If so, how would I sync the audio and video?

thanks

Yes, you can use a different audio track than the one with the video.

In the Source Stage, click on the "Edit" button for the clip you'd like to change. The clip editing window should appear.
Click on the "Clip Properties" tab at the top.
In the Audio section, you can select an audio file under "Audio Input 1."
The audio for the video will now be this audio track.

To sync it, go to the Cut-edit tab (still in the Clip Editing window) and click on the Audio Filters button (the button with the musical note).
A new window should pop up and the first tab, "Audio gap", is what you can use to properly sync the audio.
You can "move" the audio track forward or backward up to a minute ahead or behind the video track.
So if your audio is behind the video by 10 seconds, you'd put in 10000 (ms) in the box.
If your audio is ahead of the video by 10 seconds, you'd put in -10000.

If your audio is ahead or behind the video by more than a minute, then you'll need to edit the audio file before you input it into DVD Author 3.
A free program I mentioned in another post called Audacity can do this (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/).

Thank you.

Now, how do I work with the clips created off my DV recording? Is there a way to combine the clips so I can edit as a whole and add the audio track as a whole too?

I have and work with audacity (great program). Do I have to split my audio file to match the created clips, or can it be combined and avoid this extra step?

You can't actually combine the clips, but when you put multiple clips in a single track, they will act like one long clip when you play it back on your DVD player.

If you have TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress, that will allow you to turn multiple clips into one single video clip upon output.

If you don't have 4.0 XPress, then yes, you will have to split up your audio so each video clip can have it's own audio clip.

When I follow instructions provided here I lose the whole beginning of my audio for some reason. I'm only in edit mode at this point but audio doesn't come in at the beginning, then starts anywhere from 10 to 20 seconds later in the middle. The beginning is not playing along with the video and I didn't cut any audio out, just adjusted for sync.

I haven't tried to output so far but maybe this is automatically fixed upon output?

Okay, I took it through the output and discovered that it does get the audio fromthe beginning. However, even though I was able to sync the audio and video perfectly at the beginning, it soon gets out of sync and gets way off. It gets worse the further through the video I watch.

Anyone know why this is happening and what I can do about it?

Did a quick search for audio sync problems at videohelp and this thread looks like it could help you.

http://forum.videohelp.com/topic262015.html?&sid=328c841246689210ad6d72fbbbba71e0

It's a bit old and they're using an older version of DVD Author, but I think the methods used could still be applied to your situation. Hope this helps!

I installed the latest upgrade of Express 4 onto my Vista system, and when I go to run it I get an error stating that necessary files could not be
found or properly readed. Then it says to uninstall and reinstall. Oddly enough, this error only occurs under my account. Other accounts on my PC can run the app without problems. Also if I install the prior version it works fine. Support gave me a few hings to try, but none worked. Any ideas?

I'm trying to add audio/music to a slideshow. How do I add more than one song and have them play one after another... Also is it possible to add more than two songs if it's a big slideshow?

I think you can only add one audio file to the slideshow (unless you're doing a bilingual or multi-audio stream, but they won't function in a way that you're describing).

If you have multiple songs, you'd have to create a single audio file from all of them.
I actually just started using this free audio editing software called Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/). You should be able to copy and paste multiple audio files to create one long audio file using this program.