Okay let me just start by saying im a quality freak.

I read somewhere in a chat room that when encoding VCD, starting with a 704x480 source will offer better quality that starting with a 720x480 source.

It kind of makes sense. 720 / 352 = 2.0454545 wereas 704 / 352 = 2 a nice round number ;).

Does anyone have any experience with this?

Not really because resizing doesn't work like that. Any resizing will degrade the quality slightly.
An MPEG image is built up of 8x8 blocks. As long as the resizing is done in a multiple of 8 the effect will be the same.
Both 720 and 704 are divisible by 8.

@rustytrumpet

If you want Half-D1, always resize 704->352, never use 720->352.
So you get a correct AR and the resizing-kernel will do a better job.

It would be better regarding the aspect ratio, but it's unlikely to have any improvement over the quality.

I have an AVI that has some weird video glitches. They're small and happen throughout the episode. In GSpot, it says the video codec 4CC is div3 and the name is DivX 3 Low-Motion and how I do NOT have it installed. I have FFDSHOW version May 8, 2004. It is the one Ashy recommended the last time I posted here and I have double-checked that DivX 3 is enabled. If it is not enabled, then how come I can still play the AVI fine (with the exception of the weird video glitches)? The glitches appear in both Windows Media Player 6.4 and Virtualdub. I'm not sure if the glitches were encoded into the AVI or not since no one ever mentioned about it. I used Virtualdub to conduct an error scan and results are:

0 frames masked (0 frames bad, 0 frames good but undecodable)

I also find it weird with another AVI of mine that plays fine in every aspect. However in GSpot, it says it needs the XviD codec and that I don't have it installed. That's weird since I know FFDSHOW includes all kinds of codecs. Or does GSpot not detect these? Anyway, if anyone can help me get rid of those glitches in the first AVI, please do! By the way, I do not have any other codecs installed except FFDSHOW. I do not have external XviD nor DivX codecs.

Install the proper DIVX 3 codec.
This is a very old hacked MPEG 4 codec and has it's problems.
The one I recommend is below. Disable DIVX 3 decoding in FFDSHOW. If you still have the playback problems then I guess it is the AVI itself.

http://www.divxmania.it/software/codecs/divx_322b.zip

Yes, there is still problems. Oh well, thanks anyways!

I just downloaded and ran the latest version of TMPEGEnc (free version) and I get an error that complains that the MPEG-2 encoder has expired and that I only get 30 days to try it, but if I'd like to buy the commercial version etc..

As I said, I *just* downloaded it the day i saw this error, not to mention that it ran on another machine without issue.

Anyone seen this and know a way around it? Or know what might be messing with TMPGEnc that I can remove?

TIA.

Loper

I am trying to encode some DIVX & XVID files (.AVIs) with the TMPGEnc 2.5 (freeware version) on a Win2000 PC. I use the wizard to select the video file & then I get the error following error message after I select the start/end points of the mpeg clip or when the program starts the conversion. The error message is: 'Write error occured at address xxx of module ntdll.dll with 00000000' where xxx is a hex number like 77FCC8E1, which changes sometimes. I do a search for the DLL file & it seems to have been upgraded when the PC was service packed (runs Win2000 service pack 4). I have reinstalled the program (or copied it as it does not install) & still get the same messages whenever I try to do things.I also get the no sound problem, that a lot of people seem to be having with the program, even though there is sound on the video itself.

Has anyone seen this error before? I am trying to split a DIVX or XVID film into 2 & burn it on to SVCD with VCD-Easy. Thanks

Dave

Install FFDSHOW.

Hi,

I'm trying to convert an mpeg-2 file from ntsc to pal (basically need a frame rate or 25 fps to be consistent with other video files i am editing). I understand that TMPGENC can do this. I downloaded version 2.521.58.169-Free. When I tried to open the mpeg i got the error message : file cannot open or unsupported. The file is a DVD-quality mpeg captured off a Sony digital-8 handycam using Pinnacle Studio9 - it plays fine in windows media player so I can't understand why it can't open the file.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Simon Hearn

Simon i'm having the same problem but except mines 14 fps and it has a weird codec for the aduio it's like Mpeg43. If anyone can help us please tell us why it won't open the files.

Thnx,
Steve

Simon, TMPG free does not support MPEG2 decoding. You either need the PLUS version or an suitable MPEG2 codec.
This one should be fine: http://www.marumo.ne.jp/mpeg2/m2v_vfp-0.6.47.lzh
You must put the m2v.vfp and m2vconf.exe into the TMPG folder.

Dayclone you need a suitable codec, install FFDSHOW then run TMPG and go to Options>Enviromental settings>VFAPI plugins then raise the priority of the 'Directshow multimedia file reader' to 2 and make sure it is top of the list.
http://athos.leffe.dnsalias.com/ffdshow-20040520.exe

Thanks:)

when will TMPGENC contain the H.264/AVC codec??


http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2004/jun/23quicktime.html

sven-ture

Hello out there,
I'm frameserving via Ulead-Video-Server to TmpgEnc. I can create the avi-file but when I open this avi in TmpgEnc it will give me the followin error:
"audio header does match video source".
Can anyone help me?
Thnx a lot
Buffist

Okay I try opening a file and it dosen't work like it says it's unsupported. I was wondering if anyone can help me please! Thnx here's a screenshot. http://www.members.shaw.ca/Xvserver/Error.JPG

You should go to "Options", "Environmental Settings", and then "VFAPI plug-in". Locate "DirectShow Multimedia File Reader" on that list and right-click on the number on the same row. Select "Higher Priority" until it is on the very top of that list. Then try opening your AVI again.

when i play the converted vcd on pc the screen is perfect but when i play it on an actual vcd player it expanded. i selected full screen (keep aspect ratio) in encoding. what do i need to do?

Do you mean it's all pixellated when you expand it and your trying to get rid of that effect? ( Sry i'm new to this )

nah.....i mean the top, left, right, bottom part of the video were out of the screen (not removed).

That's s problem with your TV that has too an agressive overscan.

I have used TMPEnc before without problems, but for some reason now, whatever avi I choose to encode, it will not extract the audio. I have Divx 5, FFDshow, AC3 audio, Xvid codec, all installed, I have tried multiple times with different combinations of these codecs, and at one time, I can't remember what combination I had, it finally showed the source location of the audio, but when I would start to encode, TMPEnc would just hang and had to be shut down via Task Bar. I am so frustrated. Can anyone give me a list of necessary codecs for TMPEnc to work properly? I tried the search field, but to no avail as my question is too broad I guess. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I forgot to add that these AVI's I am trying to install were created with the Xvid codec, not divx, so if that makes a difference please let me know.

If the audio is AC3 then you will need to install this codec.
http://fcchandler.home.comcast.net/AC3ACM/AC3ACM.zip

Thanks Ashy, I guess that was it. This is what I have installed, Divx 5, ffdshow, Xvid, ac3acm. Now should that be good for most avi's I get? One last question, I have in my environmental settings, directshow on priority 2, and the 2 listings of AVI priorities on 1, I left the others alone, does this sound right? I want to know so I can write it down incase my pc crashes again so I can remember how to set it all back up, thanks for you help.

Why do you have DIVX5, FFDSHOW and XVID codecs installed together?
FFDSHOW takes the place of all these codecs and is quite often better at decoding than the original codecs themselves.
Unless you actually do any AVI encoding yourself I would uninstall all AVI codecs except FFDSHOW. This will maintain better compatibility and cause less conflicts on your system.

I would set all priorities to 0 apart from the 'Direct show file reader' which I would set to 2. This will ensure that Directshow is used before any other method of decoding the AVI. If you do any encoding from MPEGs then I would set the MPEG decoder you have installed, I.E. The 'CRI Sofdec decoder' to 1.

If you get any problems with decoding AC3 in AVI's then set the 'AVI VFW reader' to 1 if not then leave it a 0

If you need to save your settings for TMPG then simply save the TMPGEnc.ini somewhere then put it back in the TMPG folder if you ever need to reinstall TMPG.

Awsome advice Ashy, thanks, that was a cut & paste reply forsure. So what you are saying, is that I should only have FFDshow and that AC3ACM* (the one you told me to get earlier)installed to convert avi to mpg?? Ok, I will try uninstalling DVIX and XVID as I am about to go and try now, I will let you know how it turns out, and thanks for the info about the Environment settings.

So far so good.

Hello i am trying to encode files i ripped through smart ripper then put through DVD2AVI the problem lately is that everytime i try to run the DVD2AVI project which is a .dv2 file tmpegsays it is not valid or an unsupported file.This only started happening a month or so ago can someone point me in the right direction to fix this issue

Copy the DVD2AVI.VFP from the DVD2AVI folder into the TMPG folder.

I copied the file and it is reading it in the menu when browsing video sources but it still gives me the error of can not open or unsupported..Like i said this never happened till about a month ago

Are you using the .d2v that Smartripper creates or the one that DVD2AVI creates itself?

The .d2v file that Smartripper creates is only compatible with DVD2AVI version 1.76 and not 1.77.3
If you are using the .d2v that DVD2AVI creates then try the following:

Open TMPG and go to Options>Enviromental settings>VFAPI plugins and make sure that the 'DVD2AVI project file reader' is checked. If it is raise it's priority to 1 or 2.

Ok i will try to find version 1.76 is there still a site that offers it

http://www.avisynth.org/warpenterprises/files/dvd2avi_176.zip

Thanks Ashy i will try this now i know that 1.773 you had to set the audio to decode to waive is it the same on 1.76

Grrr still no good LOL i am about to give up

OK, try this.
Completely delete version 1.77.3 from your drive. Install and use 1.76 only.
Delete the DVD2AVI.VFP from the TMPG folder then copy the DVD2AVI.VFP from the DVD2AVI 1.76 folder into the TMPG folder.

Now, make sure that the files you have ripped are in a folder in the root of your drive and make sure it has a short name. Next load the VOBS into DVD2AVI 1.76 then create a .d2v file in the same folder as the VOBS.
Run DVD2AVI.
After DVD2AVI has finished load the d2v into TMPG.

IMPORTANT: *DO NOT* under any circumstances MOVE, RENAME or DELETE any of the VOBS, the D2V or any of the files and folders associated with them until you have finished encoding.

Ok no good i am at wits end i am just going to give it up LOL thanks Ashy

Hopefully someone can help me with this problem. Why is it that some movies that I download, which should only be 90 minutes and should fit on two CDs end up way longer when converted to VCD and would fit on four instead? I there something that I can do? Does this mean that the file is corrupted. I get this problem with probably 50% of the movies I download.

Thanks,

Mike