I am starting with an AVI from my digital camcorder and converting it to Type 2 DV using the Canopus converter. The original recording was made at 48 kHz 16 bit PCM stereo.

I am authoring with MyDVD, which came with my recently accquired Pioneer A05. MyDVD requires uncompressed PCM for the audio, and will accept the audio in a separate file from the video.

I am using TMPGEnc set to generate separate video and audio elementary streams (.m2v and .wav, respectively), with the audio in TMPG set to 48 kHz PCM.

The question is whether TMPG is doing any transcoding of the audio, or merely separating out the audio of the AVI into a separate file. I would like to avoid any such additional encoding, but it is convenient to have TMPG generate the audio while it is working on the video, producing two files whose names differ only by the extension, which MyDVD can take directly.

More generally, is there a better/easier way to achieve the files I need for authoring than the method I described?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Eric J

Yes it would be easier and Probably faster to seperate the Audio from the Video in WAV format before encodeing and Just encodeing the Video with Tmpgenc..Most AVI files Can have the Audio extracted to a WAV file with "Virtual Dub" But I don"t know if Virtual Dub Supports DV AVI File But it Might But if that doesn"t work Then Sound Forge Is really good at seperateing the AUdio from the Video and saveing it in Pretty much any format..You can even Use Tmpgenc to extract the audio Just by Loading in the File and going to "File" to "Output to file" to "WAV" and it should only take a Minute...But I dont think Tmpgenc does any Transcodeing of the audio if the audio is allready in WAV Format...

I am currently trying to create half SIF (half frame rate) mpeg files for use with PocketTV running on PocketPC 2000

Please help as I am new to TMPGEnc

Thanks

Adrian Locke

What exactly is your Problem?
If it is the Framerate-Setting, then do this:
Setting -> Video -> Klick on the WORD Framerate (not on Settings or the Listbox)
Choose Unlock, be happy...

You Cant Make Compliant Mpeg files with a Lower Frame rate than 23.9fps with Tmpgenc Because the Mpeg standard has no remedy for frame rates lower than 23.9fps,But if you are Just watching the Files on a Pocket PC then there is no need to use the Mpeg format..You will get Much smaller File sizes if you used an AVI Format like DivX or some other type of Mpeg-4 format and the Quality will be Just as good or even better....

Hi all.
I have copied a file from a VCD onto my hard-drive with plans to create a DVD. However, the file is a .mpeg but it wont be recognised by any software I have - except DVD workshop and I only ave a trial version of this program so thats no use.

I tried using TMPG and it says it is unsupported. Could anyone help me out here its very frustrating.

First Off why would you want to Make a DVD Out of a VCD??The Quality if the Resulting DVD will Be Less than The Original VCD, Just because the Movie is on a DVD Doesn"t make it any better Quality..The Quality will be even worse if you Resize the VCD resolution of "352+240" to a Standard DVD Resolution of "720+480"...From What I understand the Trial Version of "Ulead DVD Workshop" works exactly the same as the Full version accept that it runs out in 30 days, that is for the 1.2 version..I have the Full 1.3 version and it works great...If the VCD File was Ripped of a VCD Disk then you might be able to get Tmpgenc to read the File if you try to Run the Mpeg1 file through the "Simple Multi-Plex", this should re-write the Header so the file might be easier to read..You can also raise the Priority of the "Microsoft Mpeg1 file reader" in the "Vfapi Plugins" and raiseing the "Direct show File Reader" Might help also...But If I were you I would Keep the VCD a VCD and Make DVD"s out of Higher Quality sources and with Resolutions that are closer to the Mpeg standard, But you can also Burn DVD"s as 352+240 and 352+480 But not all Authoring Programs support these DVD Resolutions....

DVDWS trial version 1.2 is fully functional 30 days. If you hurry you can manage maybe with your goal of a VCD.
jetty

Thanks for the advice.
The reason I am burning VCD files to DVD is because my DVD player in the front room wont play them, it will play DVD+R however.
I did as you suggested and used the MPeg tools to multiplex the files.
After I multiplexed the Mpeg files I used NeoDVD+4 to burn the DVD successfully, however when I played it on my DVD player there was no sound. There is sound when played through my computer though!
Is there perhaps a setting I need to be aware of for the sound.

My front room player is a pioneer DVK101 by the way, its getting on a bit now and I spent a lot of money on a new PC with a DVD burner so I cant replace it for a while.

Thanks for the advice.
The reason I am burning VCD files to DVD is because my DVD player in the front room wont play them, it will play DVD+R however.
I did as you suggested and used the MPeg tools to multiplex the files.
After I multiplexed the Mpeg files I used NeoDVD+4 to burn the DVD successfully, however when I played it on my DVD player there was no sound. There is sound when played through my computer though!
Is there perhaps a setting I need to be aware of for the sound.

My front room player is a pioneer DVK101 by the way, its getting on a bit now and I spent a lot of money on a new PC with a DVD burner so I cant replace it for a while.

Hello!

Does anyone knows why Tmpgenc muxed m2v and m2p final stream is less Mb the the one with mpeg2vcr?
Difference is 3-4 Mb less per 500Mb. Extracting padding stream from mpeg2vcr muxed system stream is similar amount of 3-4 Mb bigger. Likely it's the answer.
But what is meaning behind it?
Is it a good idea to remux with Tmpgenc mpeg2vcr muxed streams in order to get smaller file and as I guess, also of a better quality, when there isn't any uneccesary information.

jetty

Mpeg VCR has a problem with adding extra Padding to a File...With me If I use Mpeg2VCR to Edit or Mux Files It adds to much padding that The Files are Useless unless you remove the Padding..For some reason If I add a 750mb Video file and a 50mb Audio file to the Muxer I usually end up with a File that is over 2gb, the same thing happens with Edited files..So Consider yourself lucky Cuz you aren"t getting very much padding to your Files compared to Me...

Couldn't it work also in other cases to get rid of tons of extra padding?
I mean that when tmpgenc refuses to mux then I mux with mpg2vcr31 and remux then once again (mpg system stream) with tmpgenc and then resulting mpg is some Mb smaller, that is the point when I posted the question here.

i am new and i dont know what all files i can encode and what ones i cant and i need to know how to use the encoder if anyone can help me id really like that.

what do you need help with?

when i download it is it soposed to be juat a file no loader because if so i need to know how do work the file?

When you Download Tmpgenc there should Be a Bunch of files,Take ALL of these Files and Put them in a Folder..To run the Program you Just double click the "Tmpgenc.exe" file...Tmpgenc Mostly encodes AVI file formats to Mpeg But it also accepts Mpeg1 files and Mpeg2 files if you have the Proper Mpeg2 decoder installed, it also works sometimes with WMV and ASF Files and you can encode MOV File if you have a Certain Plugin...To encode a File is Self explanitory If you use the "Wizard".....

www.vcdhelp.com is a good place to start, will help you with the basics.

tiring_day

I am converting .avi files to mpeg. There is perfectly fine audio on all avi files., but when I try to convert some of them, The audio cuts out :30 into the movie. I looked up the video screen in the wisard's "Source" option and the program seems to verify this problem by indicating no audio after the first 20 seconds or some of the movie. PLEASE HELP!

convert the audio to WAV first using a different prog like Vdub then convert that... It seems to work for all the ones that cut the audio out...

How do i convert my avi file to the best quality mpg format video because when I convert my avi to mpg using the program the sharpness of the picture slightly decreases?

How do i convert my avi file to the best quality mpg format video because when I convert my avi to mpg using the program the sharpness of the picture slightly decreases?

I´m trying to encode a video clip. I have captured a 4Gb .avi file from DV-tape. But the program (tmpgen) says it´s not a supported filetype! I can encode the SOUND of the file, but can not even drag the filmclip into the tmpgenc program. I can encode smaller movies (such as 300Mb). Is there a sizelimit in tmpgenc?
thanks for your help.

by the way, i am using TMPG Enc Plus v 2.58.44.152

Have you Tried raiseing the "Direct Show File Reader"??

Why would TMPGEnc only recognize the first 8400 frames of a 100,000 frame dv-avi file?

The avi is added as the video source, the frame counter only reads as 8460, even though the file itself exceeds 100,000 frames...

Any ideas?

Try useing the Source Range to set the start and end points of the File, this has Worked with Simular Problems in the Past...

Im having problems when encoding! Im encoding avi to mpg layer1 files but alot of the time when the encoding gets to about 50% the video freezes but the audio continues. When i burn it to disc as a VCD it plays fine but when it gets to 50% the video stays still and the audio still encodes. Does ny1 know whats causing this and how i can correct it? thanks in advance

There could be an error in the Source file at the Place were it stops encodeing, You can try encodeing again a few frames after were it stopped encodeing and Join the 2 parts together with the "Merge & Cut"..If you are encodeing a Movie you Downloaded off the Net then that is Probably the Problem Cuz Many Files have errors in them after they have been downloaded a Few times...

I have a file 4.02 gig's TMPG can see the file from start to finish but when you snip the file to edit the clock can only see 40 minute's of video and I can not edit more then 40 minute's any help thank's