I had to format my system because of a serious hardware upgrade and after doing so I can no longer open most mpeg files... some of the files in quesiton are from vobs that have been split so that they are the video componet only (no audio) and others are files that I have made WITH TMPGenc!

For example I took 3 older mpeg files and joined them together just fine using the MPEG Tools earlier, but when I try to load that file into the program it just says that its Unsupported! I have all my software and codecs installed just like last time.

One last note, sometimes the program complains about there not being DVD Player software installed? But of course there is, that problem is not major though as it was happening both before and after the format.

BTW I'm running Win2k.

It is not TMPGEnc's problem.

You have not installed everything you used to have in old
system, such as some video codecs.

I guess the MPEGs are MPEG2 files. You need to install an MPEG2 codec.

ASHY

And indeed this turned out to be the case. I had to install a CODEC to get it to works... since the files were working fine in Media player I assumed it was a TMPGenc problem... it was not and all is well now. Sorry for the bother. On a side note my XP2200+ is encoding very fast... upgrades are fun.

i don't read a disk encoded theater Dst HTX on my PC DVD
an software exist or not for read these original cd (digital Theater system
inc 2002
think you for all information for this probleme
best regard
JL

In translation, do you mean that your PC DVD player cannot read a DVD encoding with DTS THX theater system sound?

The latest WINDVD or PowerDVD should have no problem reading this disk.
Exactly what is the problem you are experiencing?

ASHY

Hi there, someone might have asked this question before but I just can't find the thread. And I've been experiencing this for quite some time, wondering if anyone of you here could help.

I would like to use TMPGEnc to output an MPEG movie into AVI format, with the DivX5.02pro codec and mp3 as audio. However, I just don't see the installed DivX codec in the pull down menu. (Only can see codecs like Cineplex, Indeo, uncompressed)

I've tried the recent versions of TMPGEnc, from 2.54 to 2.56, plus or free, same problem. Do they block the codec or what?

I know I can also use tools like VirtualDub to do the job, but for some reason, VirtualDub refuses to open the mpg file, reporting a "MPEG Import Filter: pack synchronization error" message, even after being fixed with VCDGear. And it appears like only TMPGEnc can convert the whole file completely. (I've tried converting to Indeo5.11, no problem)

So the question is, how do I enable the DivX out in TMPGEnc 2.5x?

Thank you.

This must be an installation problem with the codec because I can see it just fine in TMPG. I would uninstall and re-install the codec and try again.

If that doesn't work you can use Virtualdub, but Virtualdub doesn't accept MPEG2 files which is why you are getting the error.
To get around this load the MPEG2 file into DVD2AVI and create a d2v file then load the d2v into the VFAPI converter and create a dummy AVI.
You can then use this AVI in Virtualdub.

ASHY

Hi there is a file i have and it is divx. The file does not run smooth so i encoded it to mpg and it still sucks is there a way toi fix this problem plz help i have been working on this problem for nearly a year now. Thx

If your divx file sucks then encodeing it to mpeg isn"t going to make it not suck,and might make it suck more, there are certain utilities that you can use to try to fix your divx like "divx fix"or something like that, look at the tools section at the divx web site or at vcdhelp.com....

Exactly what do mean by doesn't run smooth? A little more info on this would be appreciated.

ASHY

What i mean by the file not running smoothly is that it drops frames when i used virtualdub i clicked on "move to next dropped frame" there are so many dropped frames and that causes the movie to be not smooth. For example if you move your arm from the top to bottom and your arm does not go smoothly form top to bottom, the motion is not constant. I thought that if i were to convert it to mpg then it would move smoothly.Thx.

Where did you get this bad file from? I'm afraid there is nothing you can do about dropped frames and converting to another format won't make any difference. If the frames just aren't there they can't be recreated by converting to another format. There are programs out there that can help repair these sort of files by interpolating dropped frames, but these programs are usually very expensive and very difficult and time consuming to use.

If it's not that important then just live with it and get your file from a better source next time.

ASHY

Well i got this file of Kazaa and i asked people on kazaa is the file corupt and they said no and there file runs smoothly so there must something wrong that i am doing. I defraged my harddrive and i am using a Pentium 233 mhz,196 ram, 8 meg video card could that be the source of the problem? There must be something that you might be able to tell me. Thx

So hang on a minute here, what you are actually saying is that the file doesn't actually have dropped frames, it's just that your PC is having a hard time playing the movie without jerking.
If this is the case there are only 2 things you can really do about it. One is upgrade your processor or encode the file to a lower bitrate and resolution so your PC won't struggle when playing it back, you can also lower the bitrate of the audio.

What is confusing me is that you say you used Virtualdub to move the file to the next dropped frame. If Virtualdub says there are dropped frames then regardless of what people are telling you, there must be dropped frames, simple as that.

ASHY

Alrite that is a good idea for upgrading and the lowering of the bitrate. Now what bitrate should i use? the following info know is: 320x240 22hz audio but i dont now the current bitrate, the code used was fast motion.

This program should help you find out the info you need to know,
http://isengrim.rotegruetze.net/avi-info.html

ASHY

I'm basically a beginner with this whole mpeg thing so I'm wondering if someone can help me out a little:D I have a file that I'm trying to encode into mpeg1 so i can give it to my friends. I've been looking around at all the formats and stuff and it just sounds really complicated. So figure why not just go and make a normal mpeg1 file that has goood quality before i go around fooling with standards(ex. vcd,svcd,xvcd,divx..once i can figure this out i'll try the others)

Now i really want to get the best quality for my 90min file and I decided to split that 90 min on 2 cd-r. The source is 720 x 480 and the bit rate i want to use is 1900kbs per cd. Should I shrink the source down to 352x240 to achieve a better qaulity when it's blown up to full screen using a regular file player? In other words what I am trying to ask is would a 720x480 file encoded with 1900kps be better quality in fullscreen or the 352x240 at the same bit rate? Thanks for all the help

You would have better quality at that bitrate with the vcd resolution 352 by 240 ,cuz even though the higher resolution would look beter there isn"t enough bitrate to make the frame size look as clear and crisp as the lower resolution, plus your dvd/vcd player might not play vcd"s with 720 bu 480 resolution, but it might at 704 by 480,.......

i was wondering if its possible to encode maultiple files at once...i have a bunch of 5-7 min clips that i wanna do, is there any way to do them a ll at once so i can leave it for a few hours without having to restart it every 20 mins ? Thanks a lot

Yes It is called "Batch encodeing", what you do is load in a file do your settings then go to "file" and "save project" now do this for all your files , then go to "file" to "batch encode" then load all your files into the batch encode window then click "run"...

hi, im new to this program and was wondering how to use it. I downloaded an avi file, and converted it and burnt it. but the disc didnt work on my vcd player. please help me.

go to :

http://www.vcdhelp.com/

i can make my avi to an mpge is says that it can not open or its unsuported

Go to "options" to "enviromental settings" to "vfapi plugins" raise the "direct show file reader" to "2", this should get your file loaded.....

Hey i need help. Why does my videos are tinted every 2 seconds purple after finishing tmpg encoder? My input file is great but my outout file is not. why?
Help please

You have to get rid of the evil codec pack called "ANGEL POTION" that is installed on your system, the angel potion codec causes this problem so you must get rig of it to fix the problem, you can replace it with any mpeg4 or divx 3 codec....

I know this forum is for TMPGenc, but hoped someone here would be able to answer a question about Virutal Dub. I am attempting to use virtual dub to frame serve to tmp, but in virtual dub, I cannot see the video. I can capture the audio to a wav file for processing, but cannot preview/edit the video... Any help would be greatly appreciated.. Thanks in advance

moviebuff

Whay sort of file are you trying to frameserve to TMPG and what codec was it encoded with?

ASHY

serving an avi file coded with codex 5

Does this file play ok in media player.
Does it load into TMPG and can you see the movie there?

ASHY

Actually, I have encoded it with TMPGEnc, but I'm now trying to improve the quality through frame serving it from virtual dub. I am able to strip out the audio with virtual dub, but the video just won't show.

thanks

You say you are trying to improve this file? In what way? Is it not possible to use the filters in TMPG?
Also you didn't answer the original question. Will the file load into TMPG and can you see the preview there?
It's very unusual that Virtualdub doesn't show the video.
Is it only this file that doesn't work in Virtualdub?
Have you tried uninstalling and re-installing the DIVX5 codec?
If that doesn't work try installing DIVX 4.12 and then open the file in Virtualdub.

ASHY

Thanks, reloading the divx 5.0 codec worked great and framserving did improve the movie quality.

moviebuff

The sound stops after 14 seconds in the mpeg file. Do you know how to fix this?

Thank You
Matt

It sounds like the audio format of your source file (avi) has an unsupported audio format like mp3 vbr, or ac3, you need to extract the audio to a wav file from your avi file with "virtual dub" then use the wav file as your audio source, but if you have allready encoded the avi file to mpeg ,you can de-multiplex the mpeg ,encode the wav audio from "virtual dub" to a mpa file with "tmpgenc" then multiplex the mpa file with the de-muxed mpeg file....

How do i convert
avi-->mp3 because i can't
convert avi --> mpg by using tmpgenc..
so...i need to use virtual dub to get
mp3 from avi file....
how do i do that?

Is what you are trying to do is extract the mp3 audio to a wav file so you can encode it in tmpgenc?This is easy , just open "virtual dub" load in your avi file and then go to "file" and to "save wav" then choose your directory and that is it......