Can I convert:
NTSC 29.970 fps (or) NTSC film 23.976 fps >>>> PAL 25.000 fps

Is this possible? My TV don't support NTSC VCD's.

Is PAL 25 fps, or is it 24fps that is speeded in playback?



Thank you, if anyone wice guy helps me with my problem.

Yes and No,The best way that I know of is to use a Program called ProCoder to Convert the NTSC avi file into a Pal avi file then encode it to mpeg..There is a Way to take a 23.9FPS file and convert it to 25FPS, but it is a Bit tricky, it involves changeing the frame rate to 25FPS but then the audio will be a couple minutes per hour Faster than the Video so you have to use a Audio editing program like Sound Forge to shrink the audio file by makeing it play faster so it fits with the Video..But as you can probably tell it is Quite tricky..But then again to purchase ProCoder costs around $700, so you take it from there..There is a cheaper program called "Advanced NTSC/PAL converter" that is supposed to do a pretty good job..

Or you can use AVIsynth which does a pretty good job and is free and quite simple to use once you get the hang of it.
You should also be able to find examples of the script you would need to do this conversion with AVIsynth if you go to the videtools.net site and have a look at the guides.
Here is an example script which you use to do NTSC>PAL conversion using an MPEG2 file and DVD2AVI:

AVISource("C:NTSC_clip.avi")
Bob
ConvertFPS(50)
SeparateFields().SelectEvery(4,0,3)
return Weave()

Note: the movie source must be at least 480 pixels in height for this to work properly.

Then just load the file into TMPG and encode as normal.

ASHY

The above adress should be www.videotools.net

ASHY

>Here is an example script which you use to do NTSC>PAL conversion using an MPEG2 file and DVD2AVI:

Ignore this line it doesn't apply. I changed the script when I re-read your post and realised you were most probably using AVI files.

ASHY

ThanX Ashy it"s good to know that AviSynth has a feature like that...I"ll have to try it sometime...

Thanks ASHY. :)

Yes I'm using DivX AVI (MPEG-4) movies, not DVD (MPEG-2) movies.

I will try that AVIsynth and try to learn to use it.

I had the same problem with crashing. I renamed mp43dmod.dll to mp43dmod.dlo and was able to use TMPEnc. I noticed no difference in Media Player 9 with any files.

I am using TMPGEnc to convert a .avi file to VCD file

Does matter how many times I tried, the TMPGE just get really slow after encoded to 25%.(after 25%, it takes 30 mins to encode 1 second of avi file)
I waited for about 7 hours and finally done 27%, when I watch it, it gets a black screen after 25%. So that means TPMGE stops working after 25%
The avi file works fine when I play it with Window Media player.

Can anyone plz help me?

Try changing the priority of the directshow multimedia file reader to 2 under the VFAPI plugins.

ASHY

How can I get TmpGEnc to load a MPEG4 v3 file? The file plays fine in WMP9

There shouldn"t be any problem encodeing Mpeg4 files..You just might need to raise the priority of the direct show file reader..go to "options" to "enviromental settings" to "Vfapi plugins" and raise the "Direct show file reader"...

I actually did try that, but then TmpGEnc crashes when I load the avi file, in dll mp43dmod.dll :(.

That error most likely means that the codec that is decodeing the file for tmpgenc is crashimg it...there could either be a codec problem or a problem reading your file..Try useing Virtual dub and try to frame serve it to tmpgenc...

i have extracted video and audio from a file, and am using TPMGEnc to put it together. It worked fine for me the first time, but now i get error messages saying the video file is unsupported. I can use the MPEG Tools Under File.. MPEG Tools to do a simple multiplex without a problem. Could someone give me an idea of what my problem may be? Like I said it was working fine, and then just stopped. Thanks in advance for your help!

Chris

I guess from you Post that you are trying to encode a Mpeg2 file to a Mpeg1/2 file???If this is true You can allways use DVD2AVI to make a D2V file from the Mpeg file and encode the D2V file to mpeg, then after encodeing Multiplex the audio with the encoded Video...

I'm ripping a VCD and them getting an MPEG but the MPEG is not compatible with the program Im using DVDit so I have to TMPEG it. but I have a feeling the quality is being lost to do this and I have to use a MPEG1 formate to work with this program what would be the best codes to use to keep the quality cause it seems like the video quality is fading and what would you think would be the best codes for MPEG1 or MPEG2 quality period.

I don"t have a total grasp of what you are trying to say but re-encodeing a File will allways loose some Quality ,It can not be avoided..Useing a Higher bitrate will give you a picture that is closer to the original picture than if useing a Lower bitrate...I didn"t know that DVDit did VCD"s...

Ok, I have tryed all the options to remove the interlacing lines from my video footage, and it is never any different, Question, I only have the trial version of tmpg, (which is a good job if this doesn't work), is the trial version restricted in any way ?, Why can I not remove this Interlace problem, this is the only thing now stopping me from buying the software, apart from that it's the best encoder ive used.

N E help ????

My favorite subject. Here are things to consider:

- If goal is to author for settop player and TV viewing, leave it interlaced but make sure the source page in tmpgenc has the correct top/bottom field order setting.

- If goal is to watch on a computer with DVD player software consider that they have pretty decent deinterlacing which may be acceptable. The artifact is far less noticeable than processing tools which display the raw merged frame. Forget about using Media Player, it does no deinterlacing and does not display a proper aspect ratio for 720x480 video.

- If pristine stop frame appearance is needed, use Virtualdub. The builtin deinterlace/blend followed by mild sharpening is great for low motion material. The add-on plugin, "Smart Deinterlace", with motion threshold set very low is great at interpolating a single, crisp frame from two fields with a lot of motion. Follow this with a smoother if it has artifacts.

- If the video is deinterlaced, always set the output format to "non-interlace" otherwise settop players may not frame step through the material properly.

I have a question regarding video cards. I buying yet another new system, and was advised to spend an extra 220.00 on a better video card. Both cards are 64mb nVidia. Would a better card make the encoding go faster? If I'm spending the money is it best to do it on memory or processor?


Steven

A Video card will have little or no effect at all when it comes to encodeing..what you need for fest encodeing is a Fast prosessor and a whack of ram helps too...

How much memory would you suggest. I have systems with pc800 ram. It costs a lot of $$$$$$ . I'm using downloaded movies (AVI) 700mb . Would that suggest that I should have at least 700mb in ram too?

Steven

Ram isn"t as in portant as Prosessor power..Usually 256-512mb should be fine..I use PC2100-DDR and it is the same price as PC133-sdr were I live..Tmpgenc isn"t the fastest encoder around and if you are just looking for fast encodeing speed then it might be cheaper to just use a faster encoder...And I would sugest not useing Downloaded movies cuz they cause a lot of problems like Corupted files incorect frame rates audio sync problems uncompatible audio formats and wierd resolutions and they aren"t the best Quality..Get a DVD-Rom and rip DVD"s and you will get the best Quality with out the problems that come with downloaded movies...

Hi, firstly i must say that Tmpgenc is really great! considering it free to encode mpeg 1 files for VCD! Anyway here's my question:

Is there a way to export from premiere timeline to Tmpgenc? currently i have to export to avi first then use Tmpgenc to convert avi to mpeg 1. thanks in advance for assisting!

I think that with avisynth export plugin you can export premiere timeline to Tmpgenc.

Great! I think Premiere is great for editing and Tmpgenc is an excellent encoder. Where would I be able to get this plug-in?

Thanks....Daniel

AviSynth isn"t really a Plugin,but I think you can install the Video server to export files into Tmpgenc try going here :http://www.videotools.net/ and read up on it cuz useing AVISynth isn"t like useing any other video tool it can be a lot more complicated but the video server should be fairly straight foreward..

hi guachiquey / anyone...

Can you tell me how to use avisynth export plugin to export premiere timeline to Tmpgenc? THanks a lot!!

ps: By the way, where do i get the plug-in? :P

I've been using Tmpeg for years now since it started and I agree with Sam that this is a great tool. It would be a great combination if TMPG Enc Net can give us a version that is plug-in to Premiere. Please ! can we have a plug-in. BBMPG premiere plugin is ok but I sill prefer TMPG......

Hi,

I've recently purchased TmpgEnc Pro. Great product. Nice price!

Originally I noticed that I could adjust the settings. But now they are locked at some default setting (everything is greyed out).

What do I need to do to be able to manually adjust the settings again under Stream Type?

Thanks,

Jim

You mean Tmpgenc Plus?...you need to load the "Unlock.mcf" Template from the "Extra" Folder..this will unlock ALL the settings...

Hi I have your 2.58 version (free) and have been able to take a mpg movie and cut it into different parts/segments (under mpeg tools/cut-join), but when i play them there is no audio to them at all. The video is great.. but no audio ! I want to be able to join the different segments of the movie and have audio with it.. what do i do to get the audio back, it's in the original mpg movie.. thanks.. Nedburt.

Use something else to edit your Mpeg files...

Can you recommend something to use to do the audio portion ?? and then do I just "join" the two files into one mpg file ?? thanks.. N.

If you can"t get tmpgenc to cut the file with the audio then there are no magic settings to make it reapear..Try useing a Different Mpeg editor like Mpeg2VCR or m2-edit pro..Go to http://apachez.net and go to the tools section a Download a Mpeg editor...

Does the author of TMPGEnc read this BBS? I'd like to know why rendering an MPG
from multiple AVIs (of same res/specs) isn't possible... or is it planned? There's
no technical reason why it can't be done, and it's a much-needed feature.

I'll put in my 2 cents before the other guys.

Appending AVI files is not as simple as it seems. I can't even get Virtualdub to do it properly on ATI captures. The sound goes out of sync.

Everyone using tmpgenc must eventually learn to use support tools (Virtualdub, Avisynth, DVD2AVI, etc.) for one reason or another so the makers of tmpgenc probably see little reason to add complex functions handled by those tools.

In this case, Avisynth's AlignedSplice does the trick:

AVISource("clip1.avi") ++ AVISource("clip2.avi") ++ ...

I think there is also a segmented source command.

There is certain version which supports the feature although such version is bundled with Sony Vaio PC only.
So, I guess it MAY be planned, but do not know when, which version, free or charged.

I have read that it is a Function that they do plan to do in the future but I guess there is no big hurry for them..Tmpgenc does support segmented AVI file as long as they are in the Canopus DV codec Format..

Here's why I'd like to see it: When capturing video from my camcorder, I often
have to stop/start the capture for various reasons. So it's a hassle having to
load another app (VirtualDub) to trim and then join the files into one AVI just
so TMPGEnc can convert it to MPG. :( Would be far better if TMPGEnc would just
let me select the in/out points of every AVI in sequence, then convert them all
into one MPG. It's not like it's technically difficult to do. I use the free
version of TMPGEnc at the moment and won't pay for it until it can at least do
such a simple thing... so if the author is reading, please consider doing this.

I have alot of pairs of video/audio files that I'm converting to MPG.
The files are like *.d2v/*.wav (which I created from DVD2AVI)

TmpegBatchList v2.92 seems to work with only a single file.

Is there any shortcuts I can use? My main issue is that I want to set every
file to high quality motion search and the audio to greater than 100%. It's
quite tedious doing it manually every time.