Around long VCD to provide I used the P and B Frames very highly. Therefore the GOP is very large. Extent of utilization causes a high memory. If the memory is not enough it must be swapped. That drives the computing time up.

I kwon I can limit with "MAX number of frames in A GOP".

My suggestion: A mechanism that choose automatic the "MAX number of frames in A GOP":

maximum use of RAM <-> "MAX number of frames in A GOP"

Buy more ram. It will encode better and faster than any software cahange.

Nice!
But I have two old P-II Computer with BX-Chipset, too... More than 512MB is not supported :(

And I would use gladly different software at the same time! But if TMPG use all Memory... :(

wouldn't it make the file a non VCD comliant?
I've read somewhere that there is a max number in GOP limitation also in VCD..
I could be wrong though.. :)

I don't know about a GOP length limitation. My DVD-Player play all SVCD CD's a made :)

My question is, I have mpeg files bigger than 4gb, acquired by ATI AIW7500 from satellite channels, and I would like to cut, converte and others by TMPGenc but I can't. It seems that TMPGeng doesn't support mpeg files bigger than 4gb. It's true?? How I can fix this problem??
Thanks

Try frameserving from Virtualdub or AVIsynth.

ASHY

Also try DVD2AVI. It has the best decoding quality available.

Load the Mpeg. Save project to get a d2v file. Play with audio settings until you also get a wav or mpa file. If you captured film material with ATI's Inverse Telecine enabled, set video "force film" mode.

If audio is mpa, load it into TMPG or any audio tool with a decoder (I use Ulead Audio Editor) and save as a wav.

Make sure DVD2AVI.vfp file is in the directory with TMPG executable.

Load the d2v file (Video) and wav file (Audio) into TMPG and play with encode settings. Run a few test segments with reduced source range.

If ATI inverse telecine/forced film did a good job at converting to 23.976fps, use the "3:2 pulldown when playback" encode mode setting to get DVD compliant 29.97fps with repeat field flags (progressive). Otherwise go back to DVD2AVI and disable force film and encode as interlaced.

thanks for your answers, I'll try soon.

hi all, solution proposed by WCPAUL works !!! I'm happy, the only "problem" is that for a 4,9GB file (1h49min) it take about 22hours.
Doesn't matter during the night I sleep and pc works.
bye

Need help trying to convert .avi to .mpeg? Tried using tmpg but keep saying "cannot open or unsupported"? Also, someone told me to go to "Option" then to environmental setting, then click on VFAPI plug-in and change the settings of "DirectShow Multimedia File Reader" to a priority of "2" (previously a -2). This as well did not work - for would not let me change the priority settings. Please respond a.s.a.p. I appreciate anyone that can help in assisting in this matter.

Thank you!
Black Window

trie the AVI in VirtualDub.
Can it be looked at there???
Used Codec installs???

use dvd2avi (there is an option in there to convert avi to mpeg)

Nope, convert avi to mpeg with TMPGEnc, cause it has the best Quality.
Try avisynth and frameserve the video to TMPGEnc. Solved alle my problems.
Use google and search for avisynth

www.doom9.net
www.vcdhelp.com
A380

If it won't let you change the priority settings then obviously you are not doing it correctly and this will most probably solve your situation.

First of all click on the actual filter itself and highlight it, don't click on the actual priority setting (this will bring up the menu, but won't change the setting)
Now right click the highlighted filter and hey presto you should be able to change the setting.

ASHY

I am only new at this but could abyone tell me what this error message is

Index of scan line is out of range(240)

I am trying to convert and avi file to an mpg

Thanks

Lyn

Corrupt AVI.
Probably downloaded from the net.

Try to frameserve it from Virtualdub.

ASHY

i have recently converted an avi file to mpeg file using tmpg enc and was wondering, the file became 3 gb when converted my question: is there any way to get the mpeg file to become smaller using tmpg enc or is there another way to make it smaller using another software (compress maybe) without splitting the file?

Depending on the length of the video.
30 min is about 480MB in SVCD.
SVCD: Resolution 480*576 max datarate 2,6kbps audio+video
A380

Of course you can compress it futher, just lower the bitrate.

ASHY

I just recently reinstalled my OS and updated to the latest version of TMPG (2.59 if I remember correctly). Whenever I try to open a clip to convert, it gives me a "[enter file name here]is not supported or corrupt". Now I know for a fact that those files worked fine on the older version of TMPG, but I just can't seem to get it to work with the new version. All the videos I tried to open are either encoded with Divx5, Divx4 or Xvid. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Well do you have the Full versions of the relevant DivX codecs???And did you raise the priority of the Direct show Filter??

Try out frameserving with avisynth, hit google for it!
A380

Frameserving ISN'T the answer!

ASHY

I figured out what the problem was. It turned out that the Divx 5.0.2 codec could not decode the audio properly. After locating a copy 5.0.1 and installed it, TMPG opened the files without issue.

I keep getting an error when I start encoding, it says it occurred when the ACM was intialized, andbody have any clue what the problem is??

Thx Scott

This is an error in the "Audio Compression Manager" which means that the audio in your File is probably not Supported...You need to extract the audio from your Source file to a WAV file and use that as the audio source...

I did extract it but as 32 bit wav to big or what should i use ??

Well I"ve never worked with 32 bit wav files ,Only 16 bit, so maybe that is the problem?

32 bit? Are you sure. Where did you come by this file?

ASHY

What did you use to extract the audio and why did you extract it to a 32 bit Wav instead of a 16 bit wav.

ASHY

where can i find the nemo codec pack? i tried a lot of avi files. there is always the same message.

Go to "Google" and type in "Nemo Codec Pack" and you will find it...

HI!
I have 3(x2000MB) .vob files of a DVD rip and I want to put them onto 2 SVCDs. How can I add more files like in FlaskMPEG? Now you're asking, why I don't use FlaskMPEG, but I hate it and want to use the TMPGEnc. So how can I put more files togehter in TMPGenc.
Thanks
Jo

DVD2AVI.

ASHY

hi when i encode avi to mpg i get a nasty blocky around action, even the background has blockness. what settings do i need to create a perfect clear pi with out blocks, ne one else get this prob..

douggie

Sounds like you have the Bitrate to low...You will get this effect when makeing Standard VCD"s Cuz the standard Bitrate for VCD is to low to eliminate the Macro Blocks...You can make a Non-Standard VCD and raise the bitrate, say to about 1650kbs and you will still get Close to an hour on a CD-r...You shouldn"t get this effect when makeing SVCD"s....

You might also want to use the noise reduction feature. You can find this in the settings, if you need details, let me know I might be able to help.

hi digividguru, how do you turn on the noise reduction feature? i get a lot blocky backround even if i use svcd. tnx

>You might also want to use the noise reduction feature. You can find this in the settings, if you need details, let me know I might be able to help.

please do mate email me on douglasmarsh@boxfrog.com

what does multiplex and de-multiplex mean? sorry, I¡­m a beginner.

thanks in advance

Multiplex - Combine a Video and Audio stream
De-multiplex - Seperate a Video and Audio stream

ASHY

Use bbmpeg for multiplexing video and audio files. TMPGEnc seems to do do it not 100% correctly, at least that's what my burning software Winoncd tells me. After muxing it with bbmpeg it is just fine.
A380

After encoding a avi file on default settings, I am getting no sound from the resulting mpeg file.

Mr?

You probably Need to extract the audio from the AVI file to a WAV file with something like "Virtual Dub" or "Sound Forge" , then use that as the audio source...