Hi all, i'm new at burning svcd's but i have a question that i cannot find an answer to. When i try the header trick with tmpgenc, when the file is multiplexing it stops at about 25%...so my file that was 800 mb is now at about 200 mb. It plays fine but it is obviously only about 25% of the original file. Any help and/or ideas would be appreciated. Thnx in advance.

Were did you get the File from??? Did you make it with Tmpgenc?? I"m asking Cuz there could be an error in the File at about the 25% Point in the File, it is very common with say downloaded files...Instead of useing the Multiplexor Load the File into the "Merge & Cut" and set it to "Video-CD Non-Standard" and Click the "Edit" Button and use the navigation slider on the Bottom to skim through the movie and see if Tmpgenc can read through the whole file if it can then read the Whole file then just give the output file a Name and click "Run" and it will make a New File with a VCD Header on it..I have allways found when the Multiplexor doesn"t work for adding a Header to the file the Merge & Cut usually will...

Thnx alot, i will try that...and yes it was a downloaded file so perhaps there are some errors. I will also try a different file to see if i get the same result. I'll let you know how i make out. Thnx again.

I'm also trying the header trick with my svcd which is on disc; I tried your method of going directly to merge & cut but when I tried to edit, it just hung. Any ideas? Thanks.

Because you are trying to do it from a disk. It takes far too long to access the disk like this.
You need to copy it to your hard drive first.

Here is an update...i tried using merge and cut with a different file and it worked fine, so i went back to the original file i had tried and i went to edit and the entire clip is ok...well, it runs thru no prob., all 51 mins. Then when i select output and then run it only produces audio/video streams for about 12 mins...it continues to rewrite header fine and then just finishes. Any ideas would be great, thnx to all who have replied so far.

The File is Probably corrupted in some way, You can try De-multiplexing it then Re Multiplexing it and see if that fixes the File..When I have Problems like this with mpeg files I use the Gop Fixer in Mpeg2Vcr which can fix errors sometimes...

Hi all:
I´m trying to use the TEMPGEnc with an Avi that uses the xvid (MPEG4) codec to play it, but the application says that can no process the file because the format is unsopported.
Is there a workout on it? or it´s just a configuration matter?
Someone out there could help?
Thanks
Ari

To get rid of that error you go to "options" to Enviromental Settings" to "Vfapi Plugins" and raise the "Direct show" to "2"..But you might get an error while encodeing cuz Tmpgenc doesn"t like the XviD codec Much so you might consider installing the FFdshow Decoder and configure it to decode XviD files....

When I encode a variable bitrate movie. I get alot of digitization in my movies. To describe it, almost looks like the blocks blur together in the movie. Sometimes they blur so much the screen goes green and I can only stop the movie by pushing the power button. It acts almost the same way satelite tv acts but then corrects itself. Please Help me!!!

We need more info than that, Like what are you encodeing to VCD? SVCD? DVD?, and what are the Bitrates you are useing?? and what type of file is it and were did it come from?? and anything else you can think of...

I am encoding SVCD movies. I am backing up my dvd movies. I first rip the .vob files, then I use dvd2avi to create a project file and load them into TMPG Enc. I usually calculate the bitrate with various calculators. The max. bitrate is 2550 and the avg. bitrate is usually somewhere around 1800, I don't use a minimum bitrate because of blockiness in certain scenes. In most cases Constant Bitrate turns out fine, but Variable Bitrate has its glitches like I stated in the previous posting.

Thank You.

Well It sounds like your Problem is From Bitrate Spikes, when Useing VBR with Tmpgenc the Bitrate has a Tendancy to to spike at certain Points in the File and when it spikes to high for your DVD Player to handle your Picture will Break up into a Bunch of Blocks or the Video will seem to slow down and the audio stays normal or sometimes cuts out...Tmpgenc has really bad Bitrate Controll which is one of the Main Reasons why I don"t use it for SVCD"s anymore..I would sugest that you Keep useing CBR or Lower the Max Bitrate when useing VBR...Cheers

Hope Minion can respond to this posting....

I though everything was clear sailing. I started encoding movies with constant bitrate. Did one last night and burned the bin files. Chucked the movie in the dvd player and went through the chapters. Some chapters were starting off the same way my original problem started. Could there be spikes in cbr files??? Frankly this issue is pissing me off...

P.S. I was also using that DVD2SVCD program if this ifo helps resolve this issue for me. Also I am burning these movies at close to a 40x with my burner. For the short time I though this issue was resolved i was burning at a 4x, could this be the problem?

My audio is out of sync with my video on the avi file. Can i use TMPG to fix this problem? How?

hei people i downloaded a movie but i can play the movie and not hear sound.G-spot says i need ac3 codec 'ac3 (0x2000) "Dolby Laboratories, Inc". Please can any one help.I'll be grateful.Thanx

Try www.google.com perhaps?

How to encore with subtitles?

encode with directvobsub or ffdshow. I prefer ffdshow because it's more stable. on the other hand direct vobsub can encode subs below the originale movie . Comes in handy as most movies are 16:9 instead of 4:3. Direct vobsub also provides a great subresync util. but that can be used without vobsub aswell. just rebname the srt subt. file (or whatever) to <movie name>.srt. and start encoding.
Cheers.

@marcio: try the search button of the BBS here. Lost of answers....

Just look on Google for an "AC3 Filter" this should let you play the File on your PC but you will not be able to encode that audio in Tmpgenc as you will need to extract the audio to wav format first then use it as the audio source...

The mmswitch directshow filter is used to get the right audiostream from a Bivx movie (Bilangual Divx movie?). So more audio tracks are encoded with one movie. Using a <avi file>.mss file you can pre determine which audio track is played (used) when playing/converting the movie.

(info on http://www.morgan-multimedia.com/mmswitch/)

I works fine with other mediaplayers (directshow) but not with TmpgEnc. Why not?
Anybody?

Thanks.

PS: I use the ffdshow MPEG4 diretshow filter but I'm not sure that is the problem.

I seem to notice that most of my non-standard VCDs seem to stop a few seconds before they're supposed to on my DVD player. Is it because of Nero or TMPGEnc? It wasn't like that on the computer.

I have heard of this happening with those 90 minute Disks but I don"t know if this is the Problem...

No, I use 80-minute discs and I did not use overburning for that.

I've the problem too.
It seems that the player stops as soon as the disk is at the end but does not play the content of the intermediate buffer. Or could be the the player stops at the last I-frame of the file.
For files which I want to see right up to the end I add 2 seconds of black encoded MPG at the end...
David302

Im trying to convert my vcd format into an mpeg2 file so i can play vcds on my ps2. I have this guide on how to do it but it says i have to load the pss.mcf file located in the TMGEnc.zip. Well, as luck has it, i dont have that file. I need a little help. If anyone knows another way to somhow play vcds on a ps2 without having to buy anything, please tell me.

There is No File with that Name that Comes with Tmpgenc...."MFC" files are Just Template Files so the file you are Talking about Probably comes with Something else...

This file is a template that doesn't come with TMPG. It has to downloaded seperately. You can find it here:
http://www.sstoker.freeserve.co.uk/PS2VCD.HTML
Let me warn you before you even bother.
You are wasting your time. Firstly you will only be able to fit about 10-15mins max on one disk. Secondly for all the faffing about you are going to have to do it is wiser to just go out and buy yourself a cheap DVD player and then create real VCD/SVCD or get a DVD burner and play those on you PS2.

Does anybody know what kind of speed increase to expect with an Intel Hyper Thread CPU?

I hear you get anywere from 10%-30% speed Increase....

Recently had problems encoding a file that's not adding sound. It's never happened before, and I've not done anything different. I also tried the new version, but the same thing happened. Anyone know of a solution?

--Cel

The audio in the AVI file is Probably of a Format that is Not supported By Tmpgenc, So you have to extract the audio from the AVI file to a Wav audio file with Something like Virtual Dub or AVI-Mux ,Then use the Wav file as the audio source in Tmpgenc..You should have Used the "Search" function cuz this Question gets asked all the Time....Cheers

Whoops, sorry, I should have said that I extracted the sound first. I always do that anyway. The .wav file is fine, extracts perfectly from the original AVI. It's when I try and put it back on when making an MPEG that it's not doing it. I've never had the problem before, it's just on this one movie.

Oh, and I did search, but nothing useful came up.

--Cel

How did you extract the Audio and what was the audio format in the AVI file??? If the Audio was AC3 and you used Virtual Dub to extract it then that Might be the Problem Cuz Virtual Dub doesn"t properly Extract AC3 to Wav, all it does is extract the AC3 audio as an AC3 file with a Wav header and Wav Extention..You should use "AVI-Mux" to extract it to Wav or there is a Way to Turn the AC3/Wav file that you get from V-Dub into a Real Wav file But it is a Bit complicated....

I use Virtual Dub, but I've used that on files with AC3 sound before with no problem.

Dear users,

I have a question concering the settings for encoding an *avi file that you can choose within TMPGEnc.
I edited and cut a home-made video-tape with the program Pinnacle Studio 8.4. Afterwards, I exported it as an *.avi file to later encode it with TMPGEnc. When it came to chossing settings, I used the Wizard to create an SVCD-fittable format.
I used the settings suggested on www.doom9.org (excerpt: ""Normally TMPG sets these options correct by default. Let's just verify that Video source type is set to Non-interlace (progressive), field order will be Bottom field first (most likely), and the source aspect ratio is 1:1 (VGA). Last but not least the Video arrange method is full screen (keep aspect ratio)."", although TMPGEnc. suggested different settings.
After encoding and burning the movie on a CD I found the outcome to be completely unsatisfying. Since I believe this result is due to bad seettings instead to a bad program ;), I'd like to ask which settings I should use to get the best possible results.

It would be very kind of you to help me out.

thx, Daniel

>Video source type is set to Non-interlace (progressive), field order will be Bottom field first (most likely)

If your source is progressive then the field order setting has no effect.

You should only encode your AVI file as Non-Interlace if the AVI file is Non-Interlace which it Probably isn"t as Most capture cards Capture video in Fields and most Video camcorders capture interlaced material also, But when loading your AVI file in the Wizard it should analize your File and set it to the correct Settings...What exactly do you mean by the Outcome being unsatisfying?? Did you do any Pre Filtering in Pinnacle to clean up the Image in the AVI file?? as to get The Best results any Noise should be filtered out before you encode it to mpeg ,Tmpgenc has a Noise Filter But it makes the encodeing take a Really Long time so it is Best to filter before you encode...

Thanks a lot for your help, I guess I'll try re-encoding it with the settings the Wizard suggests. And I'll do the noise-filtering, too.

Thx, Daniel

im trying to use tmpeg to encode an avi to mpeg. A couple of minutes into the encoding. I lose video but the audio is still there

Try this...Go to "options" to "enviromental Settings" to "Vfapi Plugins" and Raise the "Direct Show file Reader" to "2"...this usually works..