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The problem is how do I get the crackling and popping sound out of the audio. I've extracted the WAV file and converted to PCM, then merged them using the protocols of TMPGenc and end up with very good quality VCD.The frame rate is not as good as 29.970 though and is noticable in the playback. Audio is synched, but I'm Used to frame rates of 29.970 and don't normally have a problem with the audio (or the video for that matter!)Is there anyone who could point me in the right direction. I'm Not familiar with the AC3 codec so is this the problem and how could I successfully convert to 29.970 with DIVx 5.02.
that enable us to read HDTV transport stream files. 1920 x 1080i with TMPGEnc - and that works.
1. Is it possible, using different codecs to output to MPEG4?
2. What are the settings to output to a format that can be imported into Apple's Final Cut Pro (possibly mpeg2) with the least amount of degredation of the image.
3. Does your retail product provide further capabilities to process the image - to get the best possible quality?
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Our goal is to use these transport stream files in Final Cut Pro to produce DVDs.
>1. Is it possible, using different codecs to output to MPEG4?
YES
>2. What are the settings to output to a format that can be imported into Apple's Final Cut Pro (possibly mpeg2) with the least amount of degredation of the image
Probably uncompressed RAW AVI
>3. Does your retail product provide further capabilities to process the image - to get the best possible quality?
YES
In any case why are you creating an intermmediate file to import into Apple's Final Cut Pro anyway?
You can simply convert the transport stream to whatever you want with the VFAPI codec which means there will be NO quality loss at all.
Simply load your file into TMPG. Set the required settings then save as a project file.
Now load that into the VFAPI converter to create a dummy AVI which should only take a second if you choose not to convert the audio also.
Load the resulting AVI into whatever application you want.
I don"t Know if the VFAPI Method will Work if you are Trying to convert these TS Streams to a Format that you can Use On an Apple Computer which is what I think you are Doing as you said you were working with Final Cut Pro..If final cut pro will Accept regular Mpeg 2 files you can easilly convert the TS streams to Real Mpeg2 files without Quality loss useing a Program like PVStrumento or even Mpeg2VCR has a TS to mpeg converter....
I see you wish to use these files on an apple system.
As minion says just convert the stream to a regular MPEG2 program stream with MPEG2VCR, MPEGCarver or DVD Toolbox-2 on a windows system.
If your looking for something to do it for free and is a Mac compatible program then download BBDMUX for the AppleMac from here: http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/downloads/bbtools.html
Just simply demux with BBDMux to elementry streams and either directly import into Final cut Pro (if possible) or remux as a normal MPEG2 program stream.
What I want to do is convert all the mpgs (over 500) into mpegs I can burn to vcd in another directory (just one)
Meaning I have these batch of non compliant mpgs in A that I would like to convert to compliant mpgs and save them in B.
I've tried batch processing and my fingers hurt like hell after clicking browse etc for over 3000 times and i still have over 350 mpg files to convert.
Hi there, Firstly sorry if the answer is allready on the forum, i have looked but cannot find it anywhere.
Im am attempting to create a dvd-r from an AVI release that is 23.97 framrate.
I have seperated the audio/video using virtualdub and converted the audio to ac3 using besweet. Then using tmpg i have selected film movie (23.97) and followed the chain of event to the end.
When i authored the results using dvd movie factory i found that the audio kept on going of and on at different intervals.
I have previously done the exact same convert using ac3 and 29.97 vidoe and got perfect results. I have noticed in the "other settings" section of tmpg that the inverse telecine box is allready checked, should this be??? there are no other boxes checked in this section.
Just to ensure the avi file was not corrupt i have also tried another release with AC3 and 23.97 framerate and got exactly the same results, i.e. audio cutting in and out.
Please help!!!
Well This is Odviously Not a Tmpgenc Problem as Tmpgenc has absolutly nothing to Do with your Audio, You said that you are Useing a Totally seperate Program to encode your Audio so Tmpgenc never even touches the audio.. Are you Muxing the AC3 audio with the Mpeg video file you encode in Tmpgenc?? and if so what are you useing to Mux the AC3 with the Mpv?? And if your AVI file is 23.97fps you Should NOT have the Inverse Telicline Box Checked, as you want your File to come out at 29.97fps not 23.97, You should either use the "23.97(29.97fps Internally)" Frame rate setting, or you can encode it at 23.97fps then after it is encoded use a Program called "Pulldown.exe" or "DoPulldown" which will add 3:2 Pulldown to the 23.97fps Mpeg file which will make it playback at 29.97fps...
The Inverse Telecine setting should not be set. Quite why TMPG automatically checks this is unusual as it's not necessary and shouldn't be used, so uncheck it before encoding.
As for your other settings they seem ok except does the AC3 file play OK on it's own and is the audio in the AVI not already AC3?
If it isn't then you may as well just encode it to standard MP2. There is no advantage to encoding to AC3 from standard 2 channel audio.
Thanks for this, The original sound file came from an AVI and is AC3 according to avicodec. The original avi played the sound and video pefectly before i seperated them using virtualdub. I have tried loads of different settings but the end result is that the final audio keeps cutting out and in and the dolby digital sign on my amp keeps switching from dd to dpl and back. With regard to inputing the audio into tmpg, the dvd authoring software(dvd workshop/movie factory2) wont except the converted ac3 file unless it has been through tmpg with the video, it just says file format not allowed or something!!. It deffinatley appears to be something to do with the original AVI been 23976 frame rate as any other framerate works perfectly.
You can't use Virtualdub for extracting AC3. It can't do it properly. Use AVImux-04. This is why your authoring program won't accept it. Virtualdub doesn't add the correct header to the extracted AC3 file, so your DVD software is rejecting it.
It is totally pointless re-encoding it again to AC3 and it has nothing to do with the frame rate either.
I bow to your supperior knowledge on this Ashy, but i have done as you said and used avimux to rip the audio which gives me a .ac3 file. This file cannot be recognised in movie factory 2 or dvd workshop. I put the avi with no audio through tmpg on its own to give me the m2v video file, its just the audio thats the problem. Do you suggest using a different dvd authoring program???
When using the wizard, i try to change the bitrate on the next to final screen, i try to change the estimated size, etc, but it does not accept my changes.
how do i use the wizard to specify an output size so the movie will fit on a cd??
You Can"t make those changes in the Wizard Cuz with the wizard you have to use one of the Templates and each template has a set Bitrate, you have to exit the Wizard and then Load the "Unlock.mfc" template then the Bitrate settings will be Free and so will all of the settings..The Wizard is Basicly for newbies and doesn"t alow you to change the settings much from the pre-defined template settings...
When I try to start encoding of video file (AVI type),an error message pop up
"can't load P3package.dll" even p3package.dll is already exist at c:windowsdesktopTMPGenc-2.153.53.162-free What shall I do to solve this problem? My TMPGenc version 2.513.53.162 , core v. 1.96.149
Computer spec.: Celeron 1.7 GHz,128 DDR,HDD 40 GB/7200 rpm. run on WinMe
It sounds Like Not all of the Tmpgenc Files are in the Same folder, The Main "EXE" File has to be in the same folder as all of the Rest of the Files that come with Tmpgenc, You can not have the EXE File sitting on your deskTop as a ShortCut...
When i tried to encode a anime it showed the size of the anime about 600mb and 66 minutes when its only 22 minutes and 200 mb. Can anyone tell me why this happen ? I don't want to make a file that's 3 times a big of the original.
If you set to encode just the first 40,000 frames with the source range then it will only encode 40,000 frames regradless of how many TMPG is telling you there is.
I have a Divx file with these video and audio attributes.
Video : 170 Mb, 988 Kbps, 23.976 fps, res. 640*480 (4:3), DIV3 = DivX v3 ;-) MPEG-4 (Low-Motion), Supported
Audio : 16.55 Mb, 95 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 chan., 0x55 = MPEG Layer-3, Supported
It play fine but when I put it in TMPGEnc to convert to VCD MPG, TMPGEnc does not recognize the sound. While it's playing in Windows Media Player, I see that it's using the Divx decoder for video part and Morgan Stream Switcher for audio part. I think I need to uninstall the Morgan Stream Switcher to make it work with TMPGEnc since it used to work in the past. What is the file name that I need to delete? I couldn't find it in Add/Remove Programs.
I am having the same problem and can't seem to figure it out. I get no sound at all however it plays fine in windows media 9. I need some help as well on the subject.
TMPG has problems with encoding sound... Just use Virtual Dub to encode the WAV sound file and then use your source video file with the encoded WAV file. In detail here - http://www.dvdrhelp.com/divxtovcd.htm#audio
I'm sort of new to this... Suppose I have a 720MB mpg file which is about 72 mins. When I burn it should I use data disk [that way it won't fit] or can I use Video Disk [I use Stomp RecordNow]. Question is, is it the same as audio where only minutes matter not size [128kbs or 192kbs would both fit]?
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What would be the point of burning the MPEG as a data disk? It wouldn't be compatible with any DVD players, also you would lose 100mb of disk space. You can fit 800mb of MPEG data on a disk when burned as VCD/SVCD or 820mb if you overburn and my advice is change to Nero for burning your VCD/SVCD disks as it's much better at it.
>Question is, is it the same as audio where only minutes matter not size [128kbs or 192kbs would both fit]?
Hmm...who told you this?
It is *NOT* the minutes that matter at all, but the size. You cannot fit a 2GB Video or audio file on to a disk even if it was, say only 72 mins in playing time. Whoever told you this doesn't have a clue what they're talking about.
There can Be Many, Many reasons for this, Like if you encode to mpeg to a Different frame rate than the AVI file then you can get audio sync Problems, if the AVI file has an gap at the beginning you can get audio sync Problems, something when encodeing AVI files they will have Bad or frozed Frames in them that Can cause the audio to go out of Sync , If you are encodeing Captured AVI Files they Can go out of Sync because they are captured to a Slightly different Frame rate than you are encodeing them to which can cause sync Problems..If the audio in the AVI file is Compressed something when it is Decompressed durring the encodeing Proscess the Length can somehow Change which causes Sync Problems and I have Noticed that tmpgenc seemd to treat "Drop Frame 29.97fps" and "Non-Drop frame 29.97fps" and regular 29.976fps files the same which can cause a sync Problem over long Movies..Depending on the Type of De-Sync you are experienceing would determine how you would fix the Problem but either way it is allmost allways Very tricky to get Files back into sync ..