I just tried TMPGenc for the first time, used the template for PAL and DVD quality but also used variable bit rate. The picture came out fine but the audio was slowed down by about 60% and is completely out of synch as a result. Weird. What did I do wrong? Thanks

Hello,
How can i ennable the resolution chooser in the wizard?
I have tried several options but no luck.

MPEG.WizardAutoChooseList.EnableVideoSize = True
MPEG.WizardAutoChooseList.VideoSize = <480X576, 325X576> <-- this is not correct! (what is the correct syntax?)

I there somebody knows the syntax of the above statement?
I have tried several options, but al are wrong.

Thank you.

Regards Frank.

I just don't think this option can be enabled.
It seems that this option is locked by the project wizard and not the template itself.
It makes sense otherwise the wizard would not be able to detail the video information and resolution at the beginning of the wizard.
Even if you delete the Video Width and Height settings from the template it will still default to 352x240.
The only way around is to use the 'expert' button and change it manually or create a template with the resolution you need.

ASHY

I am quite new at this, so bear with me. I encoded avi to mpeg1 then split to 2 equal halves to burn with nero,(vcd) but the format was mpeg1-640x352@23.97fps and set CBR 1150 audio layer2 44100mhz 192kbps, which I thought was default!
I then went to burn in nero,but said it was not compatible vcd format, so I then encoded to mpeg2 480x576 25fps CBr1650, (in tmpgenc)but only plays first 5-6 seconds, then no snd or vid. Should I spit avi first? can mpeg2 file be fixed? and what is motion search about?. All I want to do is burn vcd/svcd from avi files. Thanks for any help

You have your settings all wrong. For a start you have created an illegal resolution for VCD.

Just choose either the VCD PAL or VCD NTSC template and encode, all the settings will be set for you.
Set your input aspect ratio to 16:9 PAL

When you split make sure the stream 'type' is set to 'MPEG1 Video cd'

ASHY

Thanks for your quick reply Ashy,
Did as you said , but wasn't sure if the aspect ratio was 16:9 display or 16:9 625 line (pal), I think I opted for the later, is there a way to check what the output file is set to after encoding? if I reload the file, the output is the last template used, i think!
Many thanks again, great forum.

>is there a way to check what the output file is set to after encoding?

What do you mean by this?

ASHY

I meant that atfer creating the mpeg2 file and wanted to see what the bitrate and fps and audio was, etc. is there a program that can tell you this? as I cant find the files true setting after encoding. I you see wht I mean! cheers.

since i installed divx 5.03 i cant convert mpg to divx avi anymore
anybody know a fix for this

thx

I dont know why you are haveing this Problem But I know there are other and Better programs for encodeing Mpeg2 to AVI..I have a special Version of Virtual Dub 1.4.13 that can encode Mpeg2 files to AVI really well and it Properly handles AC3 audio so it can load straight VOB Files..If you e-mail me I"ll send it to you, DVD2AVI is also good For turning Mpeg2 files into AVI...

I seem to be getting an error when i try to make my divx movie a vcd. It says that it cant load the p3 package.dll Does anyone know what is the problem? Any help will be appreciated

This is because you haven"t extracted all of the Files that come with Tmpgenc into the same folder..All of the Tmpgenc files have to be in the same folder and not sitting on your desktop as a Shortcut or anything....

I am encoding a Xvid file to mpeg-2 (svcd) I have two pices of a movie. The first half will only encode the video for like half of the movie and then stop on the same frame for the remaining 30 minutes but encoding the audio. The second half works fine and encodes the whole way. Why would it only encode a portion of the first half of the movie??

There is Probably an error in the file at the point were it stops, This is common with Files downloaded off the net cuz they get corrupted from being downloaded repeatedly..You can try useing the Source range to encode up to were the error happens then set it to start encodeing again a Few frames after the error happens then use the "Merge & Cut" to join the 2 parts together...

Would be a lot quicker to remove the bad frames, with Vdub MP3

I tried to convert an AVI to MPG1...
and when i click start.. it says... error in "ntdll.dll" and then gave me some numbers... like 000x0000 that kinda thing.
Does anybody have a solution? I think it is the new windows media 9 codec but i'm not sure

Well if you have the New Medai Player 9 installed then it could be your problem, There is a Major conflict between it and Tmpgenc so I would sugest doing a system restore to before you installed Media Player 9...

I just reinstalled my whole System, installed a DVD Player software and then TMPGenc. I tried to open a MPEG2 File and I got the following errormessage: File "xxx.xxx" can not open or unsupported, the same problem also comes up with any other video file. WHY???

What Software Player??? It has to Be "CyberLink Power DVD" and it has to show up in the Vfapi Plugins and be raised to a high enough Priority, and for avi files the "Direct show" in the "Vfapi Plugins" has to be raised to "2" if you get that error..and you need all the correct codecs installed....

Does anyone know of a good user guide or book giving in depth instructions about TMPGENC's advanced features?

There is a Good Help File with the "Pluss" Version...

http://www.digvid.info/tmpgenc/

ASHY

>http://www.digvid.info/tmpgenc/
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>ASHY

A good help he said, not a copy of the help file on a web page

What???

If you took any time to look at the page before posting your shithead remarks you would see there is indepth info and guides to all TMPG's settings which is more than just a copy of the help file asshole and will tell you everything you need to know about it's features.

If you know of a better website then post it otherwise keep your smartass comments to yourself cheesehead.

ASHY

Hi.. im not very good at this sorta tings..but from wat i have known so far...avi files are smaller rite? so why is it when i try to convert a .mgp file into .avi file so that i can burn more files into 1 disc..the outcome is 1++Gb?????? is there a setting im suposed to change or is this normal? pls advise...thankz...

Why don't you try to first, learn English and grammar, then ask the question again. I believe you are asking how to make the AVI file smaller than 1 Gig? Please be spacific and learn to write, aaaight dawg? lol.

Hey rxloren, is it really neccesary to be so unfriendly??

It seems like you understood the question so why dont you just answer it?

ALSO !
For one who is so quick to jump all over others you should check your own spelling FIRST !
Specific is spelt with an "e"...
Have you ever considered the fact that English may not be his native tongue... how well do you read and write Swahili...

So To your Question...NO AVI files are Not nescessarily smaller ,AVI files can be much much bigger, the size of the avi file has nothing to do with the size of the avi file after it has been encoded to a Mpeg file, what matters is the Length of the AVI File not the size of it..When it comes to a Standard VCD you can only get a max of 80 minutes(800MB)on a 700mb 80min CD-R....

roxloren ur lame leh juz bcos i hav a special way of typing dusent mean dat u sld open ur big fat fugging mouth n comment on it..u dun wana help ppl den get lost..stop making lame comments abt ppl's english

thankz minion ! i understand now..

Hey people

just wondering if anyone can give me a hand with my encoding. I'm trying to encode the matrix superbowl trailer to an SVCD so I can go wave it round on the media rooms nice big projector. I exported from the Quicktime file into straight AVI. Now what I'm wondering is how do I encode in to PAL SVCD but keep the same picture with out it getting squashed or stretched but it still being playable on a standard DVD player.
Any help would be greatly apriciated

-Rayor

You didn't need to convert it to AVI first, you could have just used the quicktime plugin for TMPG.

As for the picture being stretched in SVCD format, this is normal for SVCD. Don't worry because any software or hardware DVD player will correct the aspect ratio to normal.
Just make sure you set the input aspect ratio in TMPG to the same as your source and 'Full screen(keep aspect ratio)' as the Video arrange method.

ASHY

Thanks, worked perfectly

I have multi-language vcd, left channel play chinese audio, right channel play english audio, when I watch vcd I need to munually adjust speaker to the desire channel. now I want to remake vcd for english only (left channel), please tell how to setup, thank you very much

Use a Audio editing program like "Sound Forge" to seperate the english audio track, then it can convert it from a Mono track to a Sterio tract the out put it as a Wav file that you can encode in Tmpgenc...

Dear Minion, thanks for your prompt reply, sound forge price range frm 150-300 usd, its too pricey to me, any free shareware i can use ?

Virtualdub will do the job nicely.

1. Load your VCD into Virtualdub.

2. Click 'Audio' then 'Full processing mode' then 'Conversion' from the menu.

3. Where it says 'channel' choose the channel you wish to save. I.E. the left channel. Click OK.

4. Next click File then 'Save wav' from the menu. Choose a name for the wav and save it somewhere. This will save the left track into both channels.

In TMPG:

1. Load your wav into TMPG in the 'Audio' field and check 'Audio only' as the stream setting.

2. Now encode. When TMPG has finished you will have an .MP2 file.

3. Go to File>MPEGtools and load your VCD into the the Video field of the
simple multiplexer'
Load your new Mp2 into the audio field.
Choose 'MPEG1 video cd' as the 'Type' then name your output and click run.

4. When TMPG is finished you will have a new VCD with just the English track.

ASHY