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I used the wizard in TMPGEnc and reduced the Average video bitrate and the Audio bitrate so that the Estimated file size would be 694MB. But, after I encoded the AVI, the resulting MPEG was 986MB. Did I miss something?
There is a Bug in this Version if Tmpgenc That will not let you lower the bitrate lower that the standard VCD bitrate...If you use the Muxer of an older version it will take the extra Padding off the file so it will be smaller...
Hello. If you want to get a 90 minute movie onto an 80 minute CDR, try a CQ_VBR with 1150 MAX and 0 MIN with 100 for Quality and lower the audio bitrate to 128 Kpbs.
But yes, normally an 89 minute VCD at 1150 Kpbs video rate and 224 Kpbs audio rate won't fit onto an 80 minute CDR. If you have just 9 minutes to crunch down, just reduce the audio rate first to 128 Kpbs. There are various calculator programs that will allow you to play around with video and audio bitrates. There's an equation on this site for simple VCD guestimates, and other programs can be found by just doing a google search, or just go to VCDHELP.COM to start learning about this topic from the ground up.
I agree, reducing the audio bitrate to 128kb/s and using the CQ VBR method and also overburning to 82mins, you should be able to fit this 89min movie on to 1cd even though the quality will leave a lot to be be desired.
Standard VCD bitrate is pretty crap to begin with and reducing it any further will make it worse.
The CQ method shouldn't make it any worse than standard VCD though, but my advice would be to split this movie to 2 disks and increase the max bitrate to 3,500 using the CQ method.
Hello. I am encoding some files to make into a VCD. In the past, the movies come out fuzzy(but it is still clear) when it appears on the TV. How do you increase the quality when encoding files? If you can, please explain to me about the motion search precision option because I don't get it. Currently, I have it on "Highest Quality (Very Slow)" but it will take me 4 hours and 20 minutes! Is there another way that has good quality and is fast?
The Motion Search precition is setting is so the encoder reads ahead to it can predict motion and the complexity of upcomeing frames the higher you set it the farther ahead it reads, but haveing it on the Highest Setting doesn"t really help, it is not any better than the High setting, but to increase the Quality the best thing you can do is increase the Bitrate, but this will also increase the file size....
How/where do I increase the bitrate? Can you show step-by-step please? What I did was I first went to "Load" and clicked on "VideoCD(NTSC).mcf" or something like that. After that, I cannot switch to something else in the Rate Control Mode because it's fixed at Constant Bitrate(CBR).
How/where do I increase the bitrate? Can you show step-by-step please? What I did was I first went to "Load" and clicked on "VideoCD(NTSC).mcf" or something like that. After that, I cannot switch to something else in the Rate Control Mode because it's fixed at Constant Bitrate(CBR).
It you click the Load button the main screen then navigate to the Templates folder then to the Extra Folder then load the "Unlock.MCF" Template, Now all the settings will be unlocked, now click the "Settings" tab and go to the "Video " Tab then raise the bitrate..if you raise it to 1600kbs the Quality will get a lot better But you will only be able to fit about 60 minutes on a CD-R....
You said that the encoded VCD video was "fuzzy" but "clear" which are contraditions in terms. What was the type and quality of the original video source? Also, don't forget that you are downsizing the video to 352x240 which will amplify any defects in the original source.
Yes, the encoded video will look "softer" or less "sharp", but you can only tell the difference because you are comparing the two videos. Let's not get so nitpicky. You are using a medium, a CDR, that wansn't designed originally for what we are trying to burn onto it. If you want "sharper" quality encode in DIVX and burn to a DVD, and don't use video tapes as the source.
>You are using a medium, a CDR, that wasn't designed originally for what we are trying to burn onto it
What has the medium got to do with the quality? The only way the medium will affect the image is if your player cannot handle the bitrate on it or it has been burned incorrectly.
>If you want "sharper" quality encode in DIVX and burn to a DVD, and don't use video tapes as the source.
DIVX is not DVD compatible and not everbody has a DVD burner.
My advice if you want better quality images is to encode to XSVCD MPEG2 using the CQ VBR mehod.
If your player supports it, use the bitrates:
Min- 1800 kb's, Max- 4000kb/s and Quality- 65%
VBV buffer- 224
Resolution- 480x480 NTSC or 480x576 PAL
Motion search- High quality
This should allow you to fit a regular 100min movie on 2 disks.
If your player struggles with playback then you will need to reduce the max bitrate to an appropiate level which your player can handle.
I have the 2.58 plus version. Now I am concerned as I have reading about issues with 2.59 related to bitrates and file sizes but have used it with no real issues that I can see since its release.
Hello. I am encoding some files to make into a VCD. In the past, the movies come out fuzzy(but it is still clear) when it appears on the TV. How do you increase the quality when encoding files? If you can, please explain to me about the motion search precision option because I don't get it. Currently, I have it on "Highest Quality (Very Slow)" but it will take me 4 hours and 20 minutes! Is there another way that has good quality and is fast?
I cannot open mov files for TMPGEnc. I downloaded the plugin, and the directions say to copy it to the TMPGEnc folder, i tried it, but i still get the error of "can not be open, or unsuported". please someone help me.
Go to "Options" to "enviromental Settings" to "Vfapi Plugins" and see if the Mov Plugin is listed in the Plugin List..and if it isn"t then it wasn"t installed properly and if it is there then try raiseing it"s priority....
When I Enable multiplex with "mux://", but i don't mux a Audio-File (thus my Audio Source File begins not with "mux://": it's a normal WAV-File), then the Video-File will be not supported...
Even if i choose "Video only" (ES or System) the error a appears.
Only if i empty the AudioSource-inputfield TMPGenc would work or i use the "mux://" Feature...
I'm a relative novice with TMPGEnc, so forgive me if these basic questions.
We've been using version beta 12a for about a year now to create MPEG-1 clips, exporting a timeline from Adobe Premiere (6.0) with Avisynth (v0.28 beta 36), making an AVS file that TMPGnc then turns into an MPEG. All has been well until recently, when a client was unable to play our clips on their computer. Some discussion with an associate led us to the realization that the client's computer didn't have the codec to play the MPEGs created with TMPGEnc (or at least the version we had). I just downloaded the latest version this week (Version 2.59.47.155), and have started to play around with it a little.
1) Is there a way to choose the codec TMPGEnc uses to make an MPEG?
2) If not, what is the codec that TMPGEnc uses?
TMPG doesn't use any codecs for encoding to MPEG1. The MPEG1 encoding algorithm is built in. Also MPEG1 is MPEG1, no matter which encoder has made the MPEG.
If it isn't playing on your clients PC then either the operating system doesn't support it by having the correct player installed, such as Windows media player which has native support for MPEG1 files, or the MPEG has a problem.
It is more likely your client needs to upgrade his player to support MPEG1 playback. There is no particular codec to use or install.
i am having problems in encoding process. each time i try doing so a popup would come up saying that it "can't load P3Package.dll"
the audio file is extracted for the divx file to a wav file
please rep asap.
thanks !
This is error is caused By you not haveing all of the Tmpgenc Files in the same folder....All the Files that Come with Tmpgenc Have to be in the same folder, and one of those files has to be the "P3P Package.dll" file..You can"t have any of the files sitting on your desktop or as a Shortcut....
2.56 will work with any other version installed. If you are using the MPEG2 feature of 2.56 then you must have the serial which will also work with all other versions including 2.59.
Firstly I don't like your 'cocky' attitude when I'm trying to help you.
Secondly you obviously did not read the reply properly, so I will repeat exactly what I said this time note what it says in my first statement.
2.56 will work with any other version installed. If you are using the MPEG2 feature of 2.56 then you must have the serial which will also work with all other versions including 2.59.
>2.56 will work with any other version installed.
Did you get that bit or was it to hard to comprehend?
I am trying to convert an AVI file to vcd and everytime I try selecting the video source i get a pop up stating it can not open or the file is unsupported any suggestions. The audio file is ok.
First ensure you have the correct codec installed then goto Options>enviromental setting>VFAPI plugins and raise the priority of the 'Directshow file reader' to '2'
I haven't upgraded since buying TMPGenc Plus when it was version 2.56 because I didn't want to buy additional software to make it work with mpeg-2.
Now I think I'm ready to upgrade to 2.59, but have not had any luck doing it. I downloaded 2.59 from your website download page, but see no place to enter my License No. and keep getting a 30 trial splash screen.
Where and how do people who already have paid for it, get the free upgrades?
I don't want to do that. It works well and I'd like to keep it too.
Will I be able to download a separate 2.59 version to use?
THAT is what I'm wanting to do because even though it hasn't had some bug fixes, 2.56 works OK without any additional mpeg-2 encoders(or whatever it is that 2.59 needs) and in case I'm not able to make 2.59 work with the mpeg-2 encoder I'm trying....I'll be stuck, and lose 2.56's use.
I don't want to lose 2.56 by having this overwrite it,...Will it?