Hello I'm new to TMPGenc 4.0 Xpress. First program of this nature I've used. I uploaded a movie left it as it is because I just wanted it to be converted from AVI to Mpeg. However it ran out of space doing the movie because the out put size was 50G!? Is there some way to change that? I mean the original size was only at 700mb. All I did was load the file in and changed the output format to mpeg. any ideas?

What are the attributes of your avi file? Resolution? Framerate? Codec used?

What settings do you see for the MPEG output (in the Format stage)?

That's quite a large leap in filesize, but it's hard to say why it's doing that with so little information.

My goal was to convert AVI file to DVD.
My AVI file is really big (208GB), it's 1 hour 58 minutes movie.
It started analize the file and then it's appeared a window on the screen with the text - Catastrophic failure (error code 0X8000FFFF). I was trying to do the same several times, but every time was the same window with the same text. Can somebody help me with that?
Thank you very much!

when i convert my avi's to mpegs. The final MPG jumps, skips, jerks a bit at certain times. I have the latest version of TMPEG. does anyone know how to solve this problem? I have it set at 8000kps and really need to keep it there, it seems to work at 6000 smoothly but other than that i continue getting the skipping motion in my playbacks of the final mpeg. It worked for a long time and just suddenly began happening. Help me out if you can please. Thanks

I am having a problem with the batch conversion.
It often tells me that the clip name is duplicate without specifying what the duplicate is.
All source files have unique file names.
From what I've realized, it tried to name the output files based on the clip name but not on the original filename.
Version 3 did not do that, it would output the same filename as the source file.

How can I correct this?

Thanks

I'm not sure how that's happening if all of your source files have unique names since 4.0 Xpress will put the original file name in the new file name.

You might be getting the error if your output folder is the same as your input folder (where the source files are located) and the format extensions are the same.

In any case, you can change the naming settings when you are dealing with multiple video output so that they are named from the original file name.

Click on the Options button and select "preferences..."
In the preferences window, select "Output folder/file settings."
There should be radio buttons and options on how files will be named when there is multiple file output.
Select the last option (Clip name.Extension) to keep the names the same as the original.

That is exactly what I have: clipname.extension

Output is saved in a different folder.

What happens is that TMPGEnc somehow uses some internal tag (sort of like id3 tag for mp3 files) which is the output filename based on.

For example, I have 2 video segments: video1.mpg and video2.mpg

I want to batch encode them into 2 separate avi files.
Somehow both of them are given a tag "Video".

TMPGEnc will recognize both files as having the same name which is "Video".
In version 3 the same scenario will give me 2 files - video1.avi and video2.avi
TMPGEnc 4 will try to create video.avi, and hence, will give me the duplicate clip error.
If I have just a couple of files, I right click on the source and select clip name. There I change it.
But if I have many files, that becomes an unnecessary nuisance, especially because version 3 with exactly the same settings gives the correct output.

The only reason I don't want to stay with 3 because 4 provides superb quality and does not require confirming every single file added to the batch.

Well, mine works exactly as you describe how TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress works.

For example, I input 3 similar clips: dnd01.mpg, dnd02.mpg, dnd03.mpg.
I don't have to change anything; no renaming of the clip name since it's already the same as the source file name.
And when I output, they become dnd01.avi, dnd02.avi, dnd03.avi.

So when you add your files, the clip names are automatically renamed to "video" and that's why you have to change the clip name?

What version of 4.0 XPress are you using?

Yes, that's exactly what is happening.
Unless a tag does not exist, it will use it as the output filename, for some reason.

So, for example the file "Video of my family on a picnic.mpg" does not mean my output will be "Video of my family on a picnic.avi".
I am using 4.5.1.254.


This bugs the hell out of me as I am sometimes forced to use 3.0 because I can not figure out what video it does not like.

Man, that's pretty bizarre. I've been trying to recreate your situation, but I can't. Not really sure what you can do. Maybe try reinstalling it?

I had even formatted Windows in a hope that would fix it.

I can tell you how you can recreate a problem.

Get any WMV file, for example, open it with Winamp, then go into file info and change the tag.

Then try to add it into TMPGENC.Your output file should bear the same name as the tag you've created.

I am a TMPGEnc Xpress 3 user and recently I am considering to upgrade to version 4 as it provides MP4 encoding support.

I have some footage recorded by HDV (1440x1080) and I want to use TMPGEnc Xpress to convert them to MP4 format, and play them by XBOX,. However, I found that the aspect ratio in TMPGEnc Xpress cannot be set to Pixel 1.3333 (16:9). If I set it to 16:9 display in source and 16:9 display in encoding, the encoded MP4 file will be displayed as 4:3 by my XBOX 360 which connect to my 4:3 TV at 640x480 resolution by VGA cable.

I tried other tools like Sony Vegas. It can set Pixel aspect ratio 1.3333 and has no problem to display 16:9 video in the same situation. I understand that it may be the problem of the player. However, the quality of TMPGEnc is very good, and I really want to have pixel aspect ratio 1.3333 to be implemented into TMPGEnc. Grateful if you would add this request to your enhancement list.

You should set it to 4:3 display at the encoding stage since your display is 4:3, then it will appear correctly.

My video is 16:9 video of pixel aspect ratio 1.3333. The video sketches to whole screen (people are taller) if I select 4:3 display at the encoding stage. It is the same if I select 16:9. If the pixel aspect ratio 1.333 can be set, the player will know how to handle it and the video can be displayed correctly leaving black bar at the top and at the bottom. It may be the problem of player but a minor enhancement in TMPGEnc Xpress can help a lot.

I hope it is not a complicated job to add an option of pixel aspect ratio 1.333 (16:9) in source clip settings and in encoding format.

Using TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress
From the [format] tab, which output template should i use to convert avi to mpeg-2?
the mpeg-2 format will be played on my ReplayTV unit (DVR)

Hi, choose "DVD Standard MPEG File". Use a lower Bitrate (like 6000 or less).
Ludi

Hi
New to the program...bare with me...
I am trying to clean up and redo my High School video yearbook for a bunch of friends. I graduated in 1989 so the video is 20 years old. I have captured the whole thing to an avi file. Now would it be best to use tmpg to clean up the source as much as possible before I bring it into an editor to re-edit?

What filters should I use? Should I keep the output as an avi file for easier editing? Any and All suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks everyone!

It really depends on the condition of your video, so without seeing it, I can't say what filters you should use. You might want to take a look at Ghost Reduction, Color correction, and Video noise reduction to see if that helps. You can also play around with the sharpness filters, but I personally tend not to use them.

Be sure to click on the "Edit filter list" button to see all the available filters since they are not all visible by default.

Thanks for the response, i was wondering if maybe I could send you a quick snip of the video so you can recommend what filters to use?
Thanks!

Does anyone know what the cost would be to upgrade from "TMPGEnc DVD Source Creator 4" to "TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress"?

Before spending the extra money for "TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress", I would like to try "TMPGEnc DVD Source Creator 4" first. Unfortunately there is no trial version of "TMPGEnc DVD Source Creator 4".

You can't upgrade from DVD Source Creator 4 to 4.0 XPress. However, there is a user discount you would be eligible for which lowers the cost of 4.0 XPress to $79.95 (assuming you buy DVD Source Creator).

Why not just download the trial version of TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress? You'd be able to try out everything that DVD Source Creator does and then some.

I got error code 0x80070017 after uploading dvd in tmpgenc 4.0 xpress. Any idea what this means?

further info..... The error reads "Data Error(Cyclic redundacy check)" then lists error number 0x80070017

Only just purchased this program and i am not of to a good start .What ever file i try to convert i keep on getting Could Not Open The Video Part - Only Audio .Has any one found out what the problem is.If i can not find a fix will i be able to recieve a refund or is that it just get on with it.Will not be happy if i can not get a full refund.

You are missing the codecs that the original movie was encoded in. Install some codec pack (KLite, blah blah) or install ffdshow. Personally, I prefer ffdshow, its open source and one stop for everything.

try the newest version that was recently released (4.6.2.266).

I was having the same issue -- video not opening, only the audio could be opened -- and thought that meant my satellite-PCI-tuner-card recorded TS MPEG2 files were corrupted and I had to transcode them wtih VLC to clean them up enough for TMPGEnc to load them.

so far all seems to be good with my previously thought corrupted files. 266 seems to have fixed something and now I'm able to open those files I thought were corrupted just fine. I"m quite happy that I don't have to lose some quality with the VLC step anymore!

I am having the same problem with TMPGEnc Express 4.6.3.268, when I try to open an mpg file made with a Hauppauge capture device. However, TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3.0.7.81 can open the file. I bought TMPGEnc Express 4 so that I could edit and re-encode with one application, instead of having to use two.

I'm trying to convert several MPEG2 clips, that were shot with a miniDVD camera, into AVI clips, so I can import them into Avid Xpress Pro. On some of the clips when I add them to TMPGEnc 4.0, only a part of the clip is showing up in the source window. For ex. I have a clip that is 40 min long and when I import it into TMPGEnc the duration only shows up for 8 min and when I encode the clip to AVI, it doesn't encode the whole clip. This is like this for several of my longer clips. Does anyone know why this is happening, and have any solutions? Thanks for your help.

I have the same problem.
My clip is 3.5 hours long and the software is only recognizing 37 minutes.

Hi
Can I use TMPGEnc on my Mac Pro Machine ?
Chandna

I'm curious about this as well.

I suppose it's possible if you have a Windows emulator, but I've never tried it since I don't have a Mac. If you do have a Windows emulator, then you can download the trial and see if/how it works.

Yes it is running with Parallels and Bootcamp. Have both running. Works fine.

Ludi