I'm having trouble creating a DVD. There are three tracks, the first has only one video with two audio tracks. Track two and three both have five videos each.

The first and third tracks are fine.

On the second track, video two and five show the following error when attempting to access them, either with the simulation mode or by creating an output file.

"An error occured during a process. (Error code: 0x80044009)"

My first thought was the video files had a problem but I replaced them and it has the same error. I even changed the order of the video files and it is always the second and fifth video, no matter what the video actually is.

What was originally the second video works perfectly if I swap it with the first video, for example.

Finally, I installed Authoring Works on my laptop to see what would happen and it had the exact same problem, so I'm kinda stuck.

Just downloaded the trial version of TMPGEnc Authoring Works. The program crashes when I click on Preferences. It also crashes when I try to open a file.

Thanks...Alan

I've added a 1080 50p m2ts file from my camcorder to a 'AVHCH Progressive' project but there's no Smart Render tag, just Full Render.

The file is compliant as it's direct from the camera.

Can TAW5 SR 1080 50p files?

Here is the media info for the said file....

General
ID : 0 (0x0)
Complete name : D:\AVCHD\1080_50p_test_Chester_Zoo\Complete\Chester_Zoo_1080_50p_Test.m2ts
Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 1.65 GiB
Duration : 9mn 18s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 25.3 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 28.0 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.2
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=24
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 9mn 18s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 23.9 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 26.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 50.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.231
Stream size : 1.55 GiB (94%)

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 9mn 18s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Delay relative to video : -40ms
Stream size : 25.5 MiB (2%)

The reason it will go to full render is 1080 50P is not bluray compliant. It has to be 50i.
However if you really want to play 1080 50P video as I do, you have to use AVCHD software and burn it to DVD. This will then play in bluray players.
You can record about 60 minutes to a dual layer dvd disc at very good quality. I'm sure it is sharper and more pleasing to watch than Bluray at 1080 50i.
I bought Authoring Works 5 in the hope that it would author AVCHD at 1080 50P onto DVD disc but it does not.
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHY ?????????????
Does anyone know a way around this using Authoring Works 5?

I cannot get the menue item highlight to chane solors. It used the yellow for selection and red for action no matter where I cahnge it. I have red for selection and yellow for action in global settings and it will not change in my menu.

Got it solved.

I have some problem with my encoded movies etc., sources are TS files and UYVY files (from VHS-rip), the source is in synch, but after i re-endoded to ect. MKV, MPG (DVD), Blu-Ray are the audio about -200ms and with the UYVY is +100ms, is most when i use Dolby Digital the problem cames, both ind 2.0, 5.1, but also a little bit with Mpeg-1 layer 2 audio, is there others with same problem, is there a new audio codecs or drivers there can uses with TMPGEnc.

The reason is slightly damaged recorded source files, which when coded in to other formats causes the audio to get out of sync. I have encountered this problem several times regarding recorded TS files on my PVR.
Such files needs to be repaired before usage in video editors.
What i use for this is VideoReDo TV Suite. It is a darn good video repair tool, who fixes the errors, so the risk of sync problems gets removed.

I how ever do NOT suggest using VideoReDo's converter tool, it sucks big time. Output the video as TS files.

I've tried doing a Repair Install but doesn't help. When I add clips I keep getting this error - Loading error UtilsDirectX. Tried different clips, not specific clip related.

Using trial version. So can't save. Adding 16 clips. Extremely frustrating.

DirectX error, not TAW5's fault. Download and install the latest version of DirectX from Microsoft's homepage.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35

I load a video as a background but, when I go to simulate, the video does not play No problem with stills but, video should play? Video formats, m2ts, avi mpg. None work. I am asking for something the software cannot do?
Motion should be possible

Isn't there a 'motion' button? I see one on AW-5 when I'm in simulation mode. You click on it, and it takes a while to start, which is a pain. I asked help about it, and they said that they'd work on improving it so the motion would start at the same time as sound and not make you click motion every time.

Be sure to also activate motion menus in the Global DVD/Blu-ray settings in the Menu Stage.

I do a lot of VHS to DVD. If needed after capture, I make sure the files are VCD compliant. Then put them on DVD, leaving them as VCD as I get so much more on the disk, and there is not much point in converting to MPEG2.

With TAW4 I had no problems. With TAW5 it wants to convert them to MPEG2 at 2000kbs.

I assume that Pegasys, in their wisdom, have decided that in TAW5, MPEG1 can't stay that way. Fixing something when it ain't broke.

In Preferences->Project default settings->DVD-video settings I can force it to use MP2 for the audio. But can't find a way to force video to MPEG1 CBR 1150.

Is there not possible to do this, or have I just not found it?

Suddenly it has decided to use smart-rendering for MPEG1 video. Don't know what changed.

Hi
I have tried to import an MPEG-2 TS video file recorded using the Technomate TM-5402 using the TAW5 Trial version,and it failed to recognise it.I have installed the KLite Codec pack full version,and it still didn't work.The same file could be opened and played using the Media Player Classic MPC-HC with no problem at all.Anyway to work round it.Thanks!

K-Lite will never give you the support. That codec pack is actually a peace of garbage.
Start by uninstalling that entire codec pack and every codec it added to your system and then reboot your computer, before continuing with the following or else it won't work at all!

Download FFDSHOW
http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/
Depending on your system, 32 or 64 bit, choose the fitting version for your Windows version.
Dont worry aboyt that name "tryout", it is 100% freeware.

Download Haali Media Splitter aka Matroskasplitter, also freeware.
http://haali.su/mkv/

After having installed both softwares as they are preset, you need to tweak FFDSHOW.

Open the Video configuration tool and make sure that these settings looks like this:
H.264/AVC: libavcodec
VC-1: wmv9
Raw video: All supported

Now open the Audio decoder tool and change settings to this, it will help you with future projects:
TrueHD: libavcodec
DTS: libdts
Uncompressed: all supported

Now you have to configure TAW5 to use the two installed tools instead:
Options => Preferences => Input/outout format list => File input plug-in
Here remove every marker, except for the one at DirectShow file reader

Now when opening a video file, choose All files and then to Import 'as is'
FFDSHOW and Haali jumps in to action and deals with the opening of the video file in TAW5 correctly.

Thanks for your help.I have tried everything you listed and it still would not open the file.Is there anyway to tell whether TAW5 actually triggers off ffdshow when it runs?

You only mentioned FFDSHOW in your message, you did remember to install Haali also ?
Under normal circumstances it should work when both are installed. The only thing i can think of what might not make it work, is when a recording is copy protected. Then every video editor will refuse to open such files.
More and more PVR's used for DVB-S and S2 are equipted with CI+ copy protection, who scrambles the video files, so that only the equipment who recorded the files can open them for playback.

Forgot to tell how to see when both FFDSHOW and Haali are running :-)
When both are running, you can see it in the toolbar in the bottom of your computer screen

I installed both.TMPGENC would open any video file apart from the ones I recorded.It keeps coming up with this error :"could not find any valid video titles in the ts file".An ffdshow video icon would appear at the bottom right of the screen,no audio icon,when it works.So it means TMPGENC does interact with ffdshow.Never mind I might have to convert them to a different format first,if I can't use it directly.Thanks for all your help anyway!

I have found a software that would open these ts files from Technomate and convert them into DVD with brilliant quality.It is called Aiseesoft DVD Software Toolkit Platinum.I still wonder why Tmpgenc can not open these files..

can you tell me is it possible to make buttons,frames from pictures? and how?

Blu-Ray with 1 track and 4 chapters
I want create one page (top menu) with 4 frames (1 by chapter) on this page in order to choose to click on frame to access to a chapter or another one.
How to do this with TAW5 and is it possible with TAW4 ?

Marc

When creating your menu, choose Track Menu Only. In other words, you don't need the Top Menu.

I would like to request playlist functionality in AW5. So far I am very impressed with the program. many of my projects will require opening video files merging seamlessly into the main video file (see my query post below).

Many thanks

Dwight