I've authored a DVD alternating between slideshows and videos.
I want to put some music in a slideshow and need that this music continue through following slideshows or videos in the same chapter.
Is this possible?

I could only put some music in a single slideshow, but since a slideshow contains only images, not videos, I couldn't use the same continuos music throughout this "blocks" (thinking of a slideshow as a block, or a single video as a block).

Example:

I have some photos and videos from my trip to New Zealand.
I want to make a chapter for each city I've visited.
I've started with some photos from Auckland (Slideshow 1). Followed my a videoclip (Video 1) and then more photos from Auckland (Slideshow 2).

Slideshow 1 + Video 1 + Slideshow 2 are a single chapter, so I want to use a continuos song for this chapter.

Thanks for any advice.

Is it possible? Sort of, but it won't be easy.

The program has no way of doing it on its own, but theoretically you should be able to do it manually.

For example:
Figure out how long your track will be (the total time of all chapters) then edit your music to be at least that long. Use a program like Audacity or something to create a single, long music file.

Then figure out how long each chapter is (slideshow 1, video 1, slideshow 2, etc.) and split your music file into chunks, each exactly as long as each chapter.
Then add the first chunk to slideshow 1, the second to video 1, etc...

Apparently there is no easy way...
I should have used a simpler software from the beginning, something that just build photos and videos together.
But I was tempted by TMPGEnc AW4 features like custom menus and selectable subtitles.

Now I've spent many hours authoring all slideshows, videos and subtitled all of them. And also build a fancy menu with New Zealand map!

I thought this would be the easy part, that there was some sort of timeline and I could just put music files in sequence! :(
Well, I think I'll have to to what you suggested, or maybe rearrange slideshows putting more photos together (to fit a song length) and videos at the end without songs, just original sound.

Thanks tkrave.

The program has an option to adjust the slideshow length to the length of the music, if that helps.

You can also fade-in/out the music at the end or beginning of the slideshow so the audio won't abruptly cut off.

I've tried to manually edit sound files, but it doesn't work exactly as expected.
After splitting sound files and associate them with Slideshow 1, Video 1 and Slideshow 2, I've noticed that there is a gap between Slideshows.
I mean, the song was splitted exactly in 3 parts (with miliseconds precision) but when playing there is a gap from Slideshow 1 to Video 1, they're not perfect synchronized and this is totally audible. It's not a smooth transition.
I think there is no solution for my problem, so I now I have to start all over in another software that allow this simple feature.

Bad job for slideshow. I will find another software that can auto loop song and auto fade out song when photos run out.

>Bad job for slideshow. I will find another software that can auto loop song and auto fade out song when photos run out.

If you just want to loop audio, then this software can do that. Other than that, you can also auto adjust the slideshow length to your song length.

I reinstalled my O/S (Windows XP SP 2) and TMPGENC Authoring Works and now I get the message "no usable writing device installed". I have the same writer and it worked fine before. Any help?
Thanks!!!

Maybe you need to update the driver for the writer.

ok here goes then

Hi,

How do I add a button to a menu whose purpose is to take the user to another menu.

Any tips appreciated.

TIA,
Graham

You can't add buttons period. Buttons are automatically added based on your content.

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This error keeps comming and comming

I have Windows Vista Home Premium - service Pack 2
I can't switch from NTSC to PAL, not even start a new Project ...

Can someone help???!!! Please......

hope for some suggestions,

THANKS

I'm installing SP2 right now and I'll let you know if it happens to me too.
Works fine on Vista SP1.

Ok, the latest update runs fine on my Vista SP2 machine. Maybe you should uninstall and reinstall Authoring Works 4?

Did a search for this error on google and it seems to come up with hacked versions of TMPGEnc software. Are you using a keygen?

well, maybe, it has something to do with the Error at the Installation process..

When I start the Installer, after it starts the unpacking to the temp folder, there is this error message...

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/893/stringerror.jpg

after klicking ok, it resumes installation and when I start TPAW 4.0.4.24
those errors I told you about before come...

is there a bug in my vista?.. I have all Updates, ..not using a keygen...

getting a little frustrated,
even on my desktop PC (running winXP) it works, (the install) but when I try to putout a DVD, it renders the menu ... 1 VOB file, and then it crashes,....


WHATS WRONG WITH THIS VERSION??????
some update on this????

getting the same error message as the other person said....

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/4131/tmpgeerror.png

ok the can not find class, went for me when i did a new installation of the os that is. and im on xp x64.

ok somebody sort the authentication on this forum becuase ever time i go to edit my poists it doesnt do a damn thing.



it seems that the software is touchy on any os its on my friend.

lukelordoflight, I think you should contact their email support if you haven't already:

http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/support/support.html

They'll probably have a better insight as to what the errors mean and may even know what the cause is.

I also have an error like that on my Vista SP2 too, has anyone had a solution yet?

Please help, I can't do nothing with it! :(

Sorry, I mean I can do nothing with it, not "can't do nothing", my bad! :)

Hi,

I have just started using Authoring Works 4 and am trying to convert one of my existing projects under another authoring application to Authoring Works.

At the moment I am still trying to get to grips with how to structure Menus in TAW4, but the real problem I have at the moment is how to have a FirstPlay clip which, after playing, goes to the top level menu.

At the moment all that I have been able to get is the FirstPlay clip plays, and then title 1 plays. Hopefully this is just a configuration option that I have not been able to find yet.

Does anybody have any pointers for me.

TIA.

Graham

You just need to change the "Disc insertion action" setting.

From the menu stage, click on the "DVD-Video global menu settings" button.
In the "General" tab, change the "Disc insertion action" to "Display the top menu".

Since firstplay clips will always play first no matter what, your firstplay clip will play then it will go to the top menu.

These options can also be set in the Menu Wizard.

I have some movie mpg's that I want to convert back to a dvd format. How does the scene detection work as I have not been able to get it to function.

Just click the middle mouse button on the thumbnail navigation strip in the clip editor window.

Sorry, I do not see what or where you are talking about.

Here's a screencap for your reference:

http://i42.tinypic.com/345zgx1.png

Now, click to the left or right of the playhead with your middle mouse button to automatically navigate to the next scene.

Hi all
first time i've used this program all was ok until i got to the output burning stage! i've made a blu ray disc with popup menu but when i try to out put to file or dvd i get a alert page telling me my buttons are to close or overlapping in my pop up page menus? i've checked and they are not over lapping or to close to each other! so what can i do to sort this? i've shut down program, rebooted but still get the same problem!
thanks in advance for any help!
cheers Rob,uk.

Did you move the position of the items in your popup menu? You can check if your buttons are too close together in the menu editor. In the bottom right corner, activate the option to "display the active frame of an item"; it's the fifth box from the right. See screen grab:

http://i40.tinypic.com/nyzi2s.png

In the image, notice that some of the items have a red cross-hatch over them. These are the items that are too close together. Just move them until the cross-hatch goes away. The item that is only outlined in red is okay.

Hi mate
thanks for reply but no i haven't moved or altered them they are as the program puts them there, they are very small with plenty of space around them YES they are marked with red x's as you said but no matter where i move them the problem remains the same! i have 2 pop up menu tracks with 21 pages on 1 and only 1 page on the other and the problem is with every pop up page according to the program! but when you look at the pages its obvious theres nothing wrong even though every text button is marked with red x's? could it be a setting? or is it a program bug? i only installed the program/downloaded it a couple of days ago!
cheers Rob

Hi Rob,

Which menu template or menu layout(s) are you using? Is this a PAL Blu-Ray project? Have you changed any other settings from the default? Let me know and I'll try and see if I can recreate the problem.

Hi mate
i've sorted it, yes its a pal blu ray project, even though the program was telling me my buttons etc were to close in the popup menu i found by making them slightly bigger ( yes bigger not smaller ) and not moving them at all the problem was solved!
Now thats a strange one!
thanks for your help mate, Rob

Great! I forgot that the buttons also need to be a certain size as well. Good thing to remember in the future.

Sorry, I originally entered this as a BUG Report, feel that it really should be a question, but I didn't know how to reclassify it.

Having a problem getting this to run under VISTA with SP2. Get an "VMELib DVDAuthor Project Instance Not Found" error. Worked great under SP1 and XP. Any idean what's wrong? TIA.

Are you using Vista 64-bit?

Was running 64 bit, went back to 32 bit. The only common denominator seems to be SP2. Vista with SP1 runs fine.

Your best bet is probably to contact their email support and let them know about this. They may have a solution, or at the very least, it will alert them to the problem.

http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/support/support.html

Send the info to the TMPGEnc support site. After the initial acknowledgement, no response. Anyone have any suggestions? Any idea why SP2 seems to be the issue? TIA

Having a problem getting this to run under VISTA with SP2. Get an "VMELib DVDAuthor Project Instance Not Found" error. Worked great under SP1 and XP. Any idean what's wrong? TIA.

Hello, I created a DVD with TAW4 and added subtitles. However a "subtitles Settings" button has appeared on all my menues. How can I remove it?

Thanks

You can't truly remove it, but you can hide it if it's a custom menu. Just replace the button graphic with a transparent gif or something and resize it so it's very small. Next, make sure other buttons aren't able to navigate to it with the link editor.

If you're using a menu template, then there's no way to remove it unless you get rid of the subtitles.

Well, I was wrong. You CAN remove buttons on custom and menu templates!

In the Menu Stage, click on the "[DVD/Blu-ray/Divx] global menu settings" button and go to the "Item display" tab.

From here, you can select which buttons will be displayed or not.

You can also hide chapters or tracks.

Ok, I upgraded to the new version. I have made a DVD using my Toshiba DVD Recorder on a RW DVD. I copy it into the computer using the new release and it seizes up the program after about 20% to 35% finished. Only way out is to reboot computer.

Now I have mpeg editor 3, and it copies it perfectly.

I downgraded to version 4.0.2.14 and its copies it perfectly. There is a major bug in the newest release.

Anybody else having the same problem?

You should submit a support email so they can fix the problem:

https://secure.pegasys-inc.com/support/support.php?lang=en&product_sname=taw4

Found the problem. It was in the pci SATA Controller card. I exchanged the VIA SATA card with one made by Silicon Image (chipset) and that fixed the problem. The replacement also fixed the 'B's Recorder writer' that comes with Tmpgenc 4.0.

I would like to hardcode my subtitles onto the film rather than have to select the subtitles from the menu. Is this possible?

It's not possible with Authoring Works 4, but I think TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress will hardcode the subtitles into the video.

I just found that you can also force subtitles to show up instead of having to select them.

To do it, go to the Source stage and click on the "Settings" button for the track you'd like to force subs on. In the track settings window, for "Default subtitles stream", just select which sub stream you'd like to force.

Verify by going to the Simulation stage or using the track preview button.