Hi just installed Nvida drivers 306.23 and authoring works 5 stops working. I can no longer import MPEG elementary streams in. just going to try 296.10 drivers. I can import AVis though ???

Think there is a problem here. for info if others are having issues

This has been an issue for several MONTHS now and we have heard NOTHING from the team in regards to this. Appears that we have been abandoned. Version 4 gets an update, and version 5 just gets shafted. I really feel that I wasted my money buying this program. Stick with 296.10. Or move to multiavchd, as Dean K. has started work on it again. Supports a LOT more media streams and subtitles than Authoring Works 5 ever will.

Last time I EVER buy software. Freeware has a lot more support than buyware. And freeware usually only has 1-2 people at MOST working on it. You suck Pegasys. You used to be great, but now you just appear to be ignoring your users. Way to lose any future sales.

I have the latest version of the nvidia driver 306.97 and it works fine with the version you cited evidence on the preferences menu to turn off the plg-in media fondatiOr uninstall the program and try to reinstall
Avoid installing codec packs "create conflicts with the system" only recommended if you need ffdshow aloneon and leaves sprouted all the others and see if it works.

I'm a bit lost trying to get a blu ray menu to work the way I have it in my head.

I'd like it so that when the disc is inserted it automatically plays a short 10 second or so intro clip. This then fades to black and then a different 15 second clip fades in and plays, over the final frame of which the video stops and the disc menu appears.

Can this be done with Authoring Works 5 and if so how?

You want to create a First Play Track. In the Source stage, click on the arrow next to the "Add a Track" button on the left hand side of the screen. Select to add a first play track.

The first play track will play once you put the disc in the player, then the menu will appear after it.

So you'd want to put the clips you mention into the first play track, and then add transition effects for your fades.

Cool, thanks for that. Next stumbling block. After playing the first play track the disc immeadiately goes on to play Track 1 rather than go to the top menu. I've got the playback settings set to "Play the header track only" at disc insertion and and "display the track menu or top menu" for track playback end action (I only have a top menu), but it refuses to go to the top menu without user input.

Your disc insertion action should be set to "Display the top menu". I think the header track refers to the first actual track, not the firstplay track. The firstplay track will always play first no matter what insertion action you use.

I created an AVCHD movie and in the output section set the target size to a single layer DVD. In disk writing tool it says the output size is 4478 megabytes and refuses to write to the disk because there is insufficient storage size. I have reprocessed this movie and it comes out the same size again. Why is the program not compressing the files adequately, or if it is, why will disk writing tool not write the file.

From what I've read from other peoples' experiences, that tool is a bit hit and miss. I think people have reported it going slightly over or under the target size.
You may want to try setting a custom target size a little lower than the actual DVD capacity.

do you use VBR 1 pass or 2 pass?

From what i understand you get greater accuracy if you use 2 pass

I have seen it posted on here before that we have to use the 299 version of the Nvidia drivers or else mkv files will not import properly. I have a kepler based card and I have to use new drivers or else my display is craptacular. Will any pegasys employees please look into this issue. mkv files crash or the program just hangs when they are trying to be imported. I am using my own collection of DVDs to rip to mkv so I can author blurays without having to swap dvds. And I find it impossible to make the program work any more. Even with direct show filter enabled it is NOT working. Please FIX this issue. 5 months and no update to the software that we all paid for is pathetic :(

How to use TAW5,when i have no internet ??????

Tether your smart phone maybe (if you have one).

I downloaded the trial version (from cnet and again from softpedia) and the install program (over 200 mb) does not work. When I run it a box pops up too fast for me to read and then Mega Zipper opens and shows an empty archive. What do I need to do?

Try download direct from Pegasys (it's the link below the download button):
http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/download/taw5.html

I have authoring works and considering purchasing video mastering works. My question is can the two applications share the same proxy file and if so how can it be done.

I record movies for TV and then edit the commercials:

1. Make a DVD for later use.

2. Make a File for my Apple TV

3. make a File for IPAD

From my tests, TAW5 and TVMW5 can share proxy files, but they won't auto-detect them, so you'll have to create them twice (once in each program).

The end result is that there is a single proxy file that they will both recognize.

So I have to spend an hour or two in each application creating what esentually is the same proxy file.

If I have a different directory for each application and I copy the proxy file and then go to create will it see the file and use it rather then create a new one. just trying to safe some time if possible.

Still playing with the trial version of video mastering to see if it's easier to create the files for my apple TV and Ipad. Currently edit the show create a DVD and then Rip it to the format. Some times i get audio out of sync with the movie.

Thanks for your answer though :-)

When importing a file I have two TS files to select from even though i am only selecting one file. Is there a difference between the two ?????

Is one listed as Playlist and the other Program? If they both look the same, it won't matter which one you choose.

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but as I understand it, the Program files are the actual AV data on the disc. The Playlist files reference the Program files, but can differ since they have the ability to reference certain sections of the program files instead of the entire program file. That's why TAW5 will display both, in case the playlist files have a different composition than the program file.

I rending to Blu ray format and then use writing tool to make blu ray ISO.
I use daemon tool lite for mount ISO and open with cyberlink power dvd 11.
Cyberlink power dvd have error massage "disk not support"

How to????????

Cyberlink does not support daemon tools. They do not allow you to use virtual drives anymore because of piracy. Sorry but you are going to have to use some other software.

Indeed the policy of PowerDVD has changed over time, but it IS still possible to create and play ISO files.
The most important thing is the folder structure of your Blu-Ray disc before you make it an ISO.
There must be 2 folders: BDMV and CERTIFICATE.
The certificate folder must be empty!
The BDMV Folder MUST contain the following 8 folders (they can be empty, but MUST be there)
AUXDATA, BACKUP, BDJO, CLIPINF, JAR, META, PLAYLIST, STREAM
The BACKUP Folder MUST contain the following 4 folders:
BDJO, CLIPINF, JAR, PLAYLIST

Only if you have this structure you can make this into an ISO which you then can mount with a mount program (virtual clonedrive is a free one) and PowerDVD 10-11-12 will see it as a playable disc.

Hope this helps some people

I could not find a way to set PAL by default for all my projects, did I overlook something ?

I don't think there is a way. You just have to remember to click PAL at the Start window.

A couple of days back, I rushed to put a long AVI (DV) video to DVD and forgot to click PAL....result, the movie plays stuttering (due to 25 to 30 fps conversion) :( ...and of course, I erased the AVI file before I realized that :( :( :(

every time I try to input a .mpv file windows closes the program. I can import a dvd from a folder I just can't import a demuxed video file

I have done this in the past countless times
running Win7 64-bit

Intel Core i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40 GHz
8gb memory
over 1tb of HD space

solved! everytime I started the prog it told me quicktime wasn't installed
I ignored it and the prog crashed everytime I tried to import ac3 or mpv
for a motion menu

installed quicktime and didn't have anymore problems

How to use TAW5,When internet down.
Some day.Internet is not good.I can't use TAW5.How to solve problem.