My Tmpgenc (2.50 And also 2.51) was working fine, then after not using it for a couple of weeks, I'm now getting this error:

"Illegal MPEG system stream".

This happens after reaching 100% complete during an encode to mpeg2 (svcd type, 22mins).

Also, I don't think TMPGEnc is fully completing encode. Usually after a tmpgenc reaches 100%, my harddrive is active while tmpgenc completes the file. But now after reaching 100%, has the "illegal mpeg system stream" error, and there is no further hard drive activity. I tested with two different avi files. The resulting mpeg file created has video that freezes momentarily at a few specific points in the file.

Also, VCDeasy tools, analyze mpeg file describes the created mpeg file as:

MPEG2, PlayingTime=272.038s, Bitrate=2674800bps, PtsOffset=0726s, 39812 packets
Video Stream: Motion Video, 480x480, 29.97003fps (NTSC), 2520kbps
Audio Stream: Audio Standard MPEG layer2 Stereo, 44100Hz, 163840bps
--Warnings:
mpeg scan: pack header code (0x000001ba) expected, but 0xb6db6db6 found (buflen = 2324)
bad packet at packet #39812 (stream byte offset 92523088) -- remaining 341974276 bytes of stream will be ignored

I tired to convert a DVD files into MPEG files. But only one VOB file can be read and converted. All the others can't be opened or unsupported.

How can I solve this problem?

Thanks

MJG

DVD2AVI

I've been encoding avi's made from Adobe Premiere to mpeg2's to burn onto DVD for a while now with no problems whatsoever. Then my mpeg2 encoding temp license expired so mpgeg2 DVD compliant files. However, once I loaded and licensed TMPGENC plus it can't read any of my avi files created by Premiere and it gives me the "not supported" error. I have made no other changes to my system. The file will play in Windows Media Player with no problem. I still have the old version of tmpgenc loaded and it can still read the files with no problem either. The strangest thing is any avi files that I captured using Adobe Premiere will load into tmpgenc plus, but any file that I've created and exported using Adobe Premiere will not. Any ideas?

I just downloaded the latest version and it says my AVI file is illegal? or something like that, so in testing I found it will recognize the AVI without audio attached? Maybe the older versions did the audio video automaticaly? Im stumped....Harry

Mine won't even accept just the video.

go to options / Environmental Settings / VFAPI Plug-in

right click on the text "Direct Show Multemedia File Reader" and choose "higher priority". It should read a 2 (maybe do it a couple of times).

Shawn,
We have tried the suggested remedy of changing the priority for Direct Show in the Options menu but are still unable to convert any of our AVI files created in Premiere 6.0. We have done it several times. Is there something else we can try?
Thanks

Thanks Shawn! I finally got my TMPGEnc working =). I already though that I have to start using bbmpeg 'cause avisynth did not work either. Thanks again =).
->Z

how to cut large VOB file to many small VOB files

Smartripper

Smartripper will split your vob file if it is on a dvd, you can use a program called "vobsplit" to cut your vob files or "dvtool" splits vob files and if you are encoding these split sections of vob to mpeg then you can split the vob file into smaller d2v files with dvd2avi and encode them to mpeg.....

Recently TMPG has stopped letting me encode mp2 files for no reason when i try to open them as the input file i get an error that the file is not supported and it cannot be opened when i could before the only thing i can think has changed on my pc is that i installed the newest version of directX. I am running TMPG 2.5 plus. Anyone know how i can get around this program, do i need to reinstall an older version of DX if so where can i get it from!

I am still able to use DVDx but its a much worse piece of software to do what tmpg used to do for me.
The version of DX i am running is 8.1

Direct x has nothing to do with it! you are opening MPEG2 files and therefore you need MPEG2 codecs. Techno was so nice at this, as he gave FREE AND LEGAL MPEG2 codecs.

This MPEG2 enables us to encode and open MPEG2 files.

Hardcore

What's Techno got to do with this. The codecs you are talking about were not his and are freely available all over the net.

http://www.plmovies.com/mpeg2codec_installer.zip

ASHY

I cannot attach created AVI with other AVI part. I also do not get any message after the conversion is completed. I simply go the FILE menu and END it when conversion is finished (I think). I see 100% in progress bar.
Can somebody guide me please, If I am making a mistake somewhere !!!

If the conversion is truely finsihed the stop button should be grayed (not active) if you are encoding a big file it will sit at 100% for a while before completing.

I'm trying to merge m1v video and mp3 audio files, but after the merging, strange audio glitches appear in the sound. And the thing is, these glitches aren't completely random - there seems to be a 'rhythmic' pattern to where they appear. e.g. if there's music in the audio, and there's a drum part included, then the glitches might correspond exactly to where (some of) the kick drum beats are played. They also might appear at the same time as the regular beats of the song.

Anyone have any ideas?

Working on Win98SE, I can only create 18mins of DV footage at a time which I will encode to mpeg 1 using TMPGEnc.

This gives me two to four mpeg 1 files to 'merge' using the MPEG Tools within TMPGEnc.

I notice that there is a beep tone at the merging point between two clips and is consistent regardless of the footage length.

I have tried it on all formats of mpeg, VCD, SVCD, MPEG-2 and the beep tone is still there.

Anyone with a fix or tweak for this is greatly appreciated.

Thanks
NT

This happens when you cut or join a file in the middle of a gop,the best way for you to encode your multiple avi files is to frame serve it through "virtualdub" then you wont have to join them ,they will be joined as you encode them and you won"t be able to tell where you joined them if you do it right,You can learn more about it at "www.virtualdub.org"...

Downloaded VirtualDub as suggested but couldn't get it to recognize the DV-AVI files that I am working with.

Just for info, I am using MSP6.5 and the files are DV Type-1.

Thanks for any info or help that you may provide.

Cheers!

Have the same problem here, have de multiplexed the MP2 sound file.
But now I do not have an edditor for MP2 sound files

u can use Ulead Audio Editor, a very good one for ur purpose.

Hey, I have a couple Real Media Files that won't open, when I try to open them I get the error message, "Invalid MetaFile" Or "Unsupported Document" I have tried to open them in a whole bunch of different programs, but none of them work. Is there anyway to fix this problem?

Thanks

Real media is not supported in tmpgenc , you will need to convert the RM file to avi with something like "Trina"(I think thats what it is called)..You can find it on any search engine....

I get the error when i try to open them in RealPlayer, when I try to convert them to AVI it wont work, which is probably related to the errors that I receive.

Hi there!!

Is there any way of resizing a mpeg-1 file from 16:9 to 4:3 without having to re-encode?....

Depends on where you wish to play the file. If you only intend to play it on the PC then DVMPEG has a tool which can change the aspect ratio of an MPEG without re-encoding.

ASHY

Ok ive been messing with alot of programs. i can make a perfect svcd film with tmpgenc plus. but want to put the svcd to dvd-r. i know its possible, but need to know how, and what programs are needed. ive tryed mydvd and it sucks

plz help

There is no differance between dvd and svcd formats accept the resolution and the headers, so what you can try is to take your svcd file and remove the svcd headers by loading it into the "merge and cut" and chooseing the "mpeg2/vbr"setting and then choose your output then click run ,it will then make a copy of your file but with out the svcd headers, then you can burn it in "Nero" useing the dvd option...I don"t see why this would not work, accept that the audio might not work cuz i think that dvd audio has to be 48000hz...

Ok ive redone the svcd file as you said, but what options do i use in nero(dvd) to burn to the dvd-r. Surely i cant just drag and drop the mpeg2 file. does it not all need converted into .vob files and stuff. Is there a good program that will convert a mpeg2 file to audio_ts and video_ts that seems to be what it asks for. Please help with some detailed explantaion of how to put svcd to dvd-r with out having to encode the mpeg using a dvd template in tmpgenc. Spruceup sort of worked. but there must be a better way to do it.

TIA

http://www.vcdhelp.com/svcddvdr.htm

The best walkthrough you'll find for what you want to do

I was wondering what ISO meant when it says "CD-R 700MB (ISO)" in the Unknown Media function. I chose the 700MB ISO version when I decided to encode the avi into an mpg. I've had some burning trouble because the minutes on the movie was over 80 minutes and the burning program would not burn it. I've had other questions posted regarding this problem, so if someone could help me on that I would really appreciate it. I believe it's titled "Please help!!! Big burning problem!!!" Was it correct to choose this function (700MB ISO)?