I have an old version of TMPGEnc, Author v1.6. I used to use to edit DVDs, and now that I have Blurays I was wondering if "Authoring Works 4" will allow me to do the same thing. I need to edit offensive crap out of some of the BDs that I own, so my kids can see them. I already have copyright stripped off (Anydvd). Will this version work as well as DVD Author v1.6 did? Thanks for any help you can provide.

I believe it is possible since you stripped the copy protection. If you can import the video, you'll be able to cut any scenes you want. You might want to try the free trial to make sure your blu-ray files will work.

http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/download/taw4.html

Thanks! I'm trying it now, although a lot of functionality seems to be disabled. Hopefully enough remains to see if it will do what I want.

Do you know if it handles 5.1 audio, or will I need to buy an add-on, like I did with the 1.6 version when I had to buy an AC3 package?

It supports Dolby Digital 5.1 input and output.
None of the current TMPGEnc software requires a plug-in for AC3 support; it's built into all of the programs now.

Hi guys, any way of deleting the crappy menu thumbnails. I simply want to create full screen motion menu looping which I can do easily but I wish to have no thumbnails at all< I simply want to put in two seperate text words that are buttons, seems near impossible to create anything, please tell me the taw 4 is not for 2 year olds now. I import my timeline and then i create custom menu. I dont want anything on menu other than a couple of buttons which link to the start of the timeline and another that links to the timeline about 7 minutes in. Any help please. Rob

In the custom menu wizard, just choose text options for your top and track menus instead of those with thumbnails. I think all the layouts that end in "(D)" are text only layouts.
http://i56.tinypic.com/1255c1w.png

Sounds like you should do Track menu only and make chapter points for the beginning and 7 minute mark of your video.

How do you overlay / import a jpg to show during the video. I have recorded a party and have some stills I would like to intermittantly have show up.

You can't overlay an image over a video in this program; what you can do is cut/transition to the jpg and then cut/transition back to your video. You would need to split your video clip where you want the jpg to appear. Splitting the clip will result in two clips. Next, import the jpg as its own clip and then move it between your split clips. You can then add a transition effect if you wish.

Overlaying videos/images over other videos/images is currently only possible in TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 5.

I've selected the movies that I want to put on a DVD & then I go to menu making. What I want is that when I put my DVD in the player, that it goes to the menu and not start playing the first movie automatically. I made my menu up and it shows the menu just like I want it to be. But when I put the DVD in the player, it does show the menu, but goes right into the first move. If I go into the DVD player menu and pick title, it goes to the menu that I want to show up when I insert DVD. I've been fighting this for a more than few hours now & getting tired of restarting this process over & over. Thank you for any help.

There is a setting for that in a few places.

If using the Menu Wizard, template mode, it's the third screen ("DVD-Video playback settings"). There is a box titled "Disc insertion action". Choose "Display the top menu".

If you're creating a custom menu, it's the fourth screen.

If you've already created a menu, in the Menu Stage's main window, click on the "DVD-Video global menu settings" button in upper left corner. The disc insertion action setting is at the bottom of the settings window that will appear.

How do I include a sub-title without getting the set-up button added to the menu?

No major drama - finally found the answer in DVD-Videoglobal menu settings under Item Display. Only wanted to put in a "To be continued on Disc 2" notation on screen.

Hi,
I am using the trial version. I can't burn a DVD, I keep getting the message "NO USABLE WRITING DRIVER".
What does that mean and what should I do?

Thanks

What version are you using?

Hi, I'm using Authoring Works 4, not sure which version.

It shows the version during startup or within the program, click on "Options" then select "About..."

The latest version is 4.1.0.47 and it has an updated writing driver.

Yes, that's the version I have.
Apparently the update doesn't do me any good, I tried to install WORKS 3.1.2.176 instead, and it's working just fine!
Is it still possible to buy this version?

I don't think so. Version 3 is discontinued.

Check this list of supported DVD/BD writing drives:
http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/drivelist_20110329_en.htm

Maybe you need to update the driver for your writer or update the firmware.

I have Optiarc AD7561S, in the list you gave it says AD7561A, would that be compatible ?

There is a possibility that your drive isn't supported. I can't find that model on the official Sony Optiarc website, so if you want to update the firmware/drivers, you'll probably be able to find it through your computer maker's website (HP, Dell, etc.). Your drive is probably an OEM model so going through the computer's maker is probably the best way to get the proper drivers/firmware.

If updating the drivers/firmware doesn't work, then you may have to try an older version of Authoring Works 4. You'll need version 4.0.12.42 or below; those versions use the same writing driver as version 3 I think.

Ok, I'll try that. Thanks.

hey guys

I'm having the same issue and don't really know where to start. I'm guessing I need to update my driver.

How do I check what drive I have installed?

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Right-click "My Computer", select Properties-->Hardware tab-->Device Manager.
Expand "DVD/CD-ROM drives" to see the make and model.

Thanks for the reply.!

hp DVD A DS8A4LH is the answer which doesn't seem to be on the list.

what I'm trying to do is burn a DVD that auto-plays and loops

you wouldnt happen to have any ideas re my driver situation? or.. know of any software that does this?

I have an mkv that I am trying to convert to to a 25GB bluray. I am able to read the file, create chapters points, and create a menu. It plays fine in the simulation. When I start the coversion it goes for a few minutes and then I get a pop error box that says not enough storage space. I have 600GB available on the destination drive and the 500GB on the temp directory drive. I have 6GB of ram on my system. I am running Windows 7 64 bit. It is not a permission issue within windows as I am able to do other conversions using the same folders. Any ideas why this is happening?

Not really sure what the problem could be.

In general, if you have a problem you should contact user support in addition to posting here. That way, you double your odds of finding a solution.
http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/support/support.html

Several of us have had this problem. Someone said they could render the disc in Batch Mode (even if it's a batch one one...), and that works. There *is* a permanent solution, but I cannot recall it right now.

Is there a setting (or known bug) in 4.0.9.37 that affects the smoothness of motion in .mp4 videos?

I'm a PC tech and I'm trying to assist one of my customers, who is using your TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4. They're trying to put together a DVD from a compilation of NTSC .mp4 videos of motorcar racing. We're finding that cars (and other moving objects) often appear choppy on DVDs produced by TMPGEnc (they're perfectly smooth when the .mp4s are viewed). This is most noticeable with non-HD .mp4s (i.e., 480p and lower resolutions).

That is, instead of smoothly moving across the screen (either moving left-to-right across the screen or traveling away from the camera), cars appear to be pausing a number of times along their travel for fractions of a second, similar to the way 240p videos (versus HD videos) often appear on youtube.

We have tried adjusting both the Bitrate to its maximum setting of 8000 as well as the 'Picture Quality' setting for the Track to 100% (default I believe was 90%), but these had no effect.

for best results

you need to convert the MP4 video to separate audio and video files using authoring works 5 in the format necessary for either a DVD or blu ray. then smart rendor the combined files in authoring works 4 when you ouput the authored project.

There was an issue with authorong works 4 in regards to outputting the correct scan rates, I brought the issue up with the programmers and thought that issue was corrected in a previous version over a year ago.

Thanks Rick, but I have an update:
She said the buzzing began after she upgraded TMPTEnc to 4.0.9.37. I'm not sure what version she had before, but she said it had a 2009 copyright on the entry screen.

Yesterday, I installed a trial copy of TMPGEnc 4 onto my own 64-bit Vista machine and produced a DVD with the same set of .mp4 files that produced the buzzing DVD on my customer's machine. The DVD made on my machine came out flawless! No buzzing at all.

Then, thinking that her program must've been damaged, I uninstalled the existing TMPGEnc 4.0.9.37 from her 32-bit XP Pro sp3 PC (with all current updates) and, then, installed the same trial copy that worked on my 64-bit Vista PC.

Unfortunately, same problem: beginning about 15:30 into the DVD, there's a loud buzzing in the left channel. I tried changing the order of the .mp4 or using a different set of .mp4s, but nothing helped. The buzzing always begins in the left channel around the same time (~15 minutes into the DVD, regardless of the content) and then spreads to both channels about 5 minutes later and continues throughout the remainder of the disc. I checked the audio tracks of all the .mp4s and none are clipped or in any out of the ordinary.

Thinking the problem might be related to the .mp4 driver TMPGEnc now uses, I went into the Track Settings and overrode the default Audio settings, changing the default Stream Format from "Dolby Digital" to "MPEG-1 Audio Layer II" and burned another DVD. No buzzing!

So, to sum up: the buzzing occurs 15 minutes into the movie and only with DVDs made with "Dolby Digital" audio tracks on an XP Pro machine. No problem with the same configuration on a 64-bit Vista machine.

Is there a known incompatibility or bug with the .mp4 sound driver in recent versions of TMPGEnc?

Just to clarify, this comment from my previous post references my customer's XP Pro machine (not my 64-bit Vista machine):

>Thinking the problem might be related to the .mp4 driver TMPGEnc now uses, I went into the Track Settings and overrode the default Audio settings, changing the default Stream Format from "Dolby Digital" to "MPEG-1 Audio Layer II" and burned another DVD. No buzzing!

Have you tried the latest version? 4.0.9.37 is from over a year ago. There have been about 4 revisions since then. Not sure if it will fix your problem but it's worth a shot.

http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/download/taw4.html

A few years ago I used to use TMPGEnc and TMPGEnc DVD Author to process mini DV tapes from my (elderly) JVC DV3000 camcorder. The procedure was capture tape content via DV (Firewire) port with Windows Movie maker, export from WMM as AVI, process AVI in TMPGEnc to get m2v and wav files, then process these files in TMPGEnc DVD Author. Always worked reliably, and still does on my XP PC that presently resides in my garage. But slower than hell.

Now have a fairly fast Win 7 64-bit PC with working firewire port and would like to use this machine. One problem is that Windows Live Movie Maker doesn’t export AVI (why MS left this out beats me). So considering buying TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4 but having read the spec several times it appears that it won’t work with my old miniDV tape camera.

Am I right in this? If so I guess I’ll have to dust off my old PC and work in the garage. It’s not worth buying a new camera just for the one project.

Check:
http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/video/articles/22658.aspx

Reads as though you can D/L and install an older version of Windows Movie Maker that runs on Win7 that might allow you to capture and export, if TMPGEnc and AW4 will not do it for you.

I believe that camera records to Mpeg4 format, and I know AW4 will import
Mpeg4 files, though I've never used it straight from a camcorder (I use Avid Liquid as my import and editor). Just try it straight from the camcorder.

The camcoprder came out in April 2002, and records DV (standard definition)format files on MiniDV tape. It would not be MPEG4.

Not sure how this works but if I use ‘Import from Device’ (JVC-3000) on Win Live Movie Maker and save, the resulting file is a good quality AVI, not a WMV as I expected.

Installed MM2.6 for Vista and it works OK on Win 7 except there isn't an 'Import from device' option. But since I now have the AVI generated from Live Movie Maker that's no problem. Thanks for help - much appreciated.

I have two mini anime series episodes in 720p that i want to put on blu-ray disk. What i want to do is have a menu with both series start button on the main menu and when clicked takes me to a menu with the choice of episodes. Can this be done and if so how.

does the tmpgenc a.w.4 support dts hd or true hd

no

I have decided to buy a brand new notebook and I am concerning if I can use my TMPEnc Authoring 4 actual user license into the new one computer. Will it work or I would have problems? Thanks in advance. Slfreire

Should work, just don't use it on two computers at once, or do multiple installs on different computers in a short period of time.