Why does MPEG Editor 3 take the frame rate of 23.97 and converts it to 29.97? Is there a way to keep the same frame rate as the original source?

Everything else is correct but this.

It's possible that the framerate actually is 29.97 internally but has a flag to play at 23.97 fps. TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 can't change framerates as far as I know, that's why the input file must already be compatible with your output format.

There was an issue in authoring works 4 where the software was outputting the incorrect frame rates. I sent the programmers the issue with documention and they correct the software dode. may be the same issue here.

Will TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 allow me to save an audio track ONLY? If so, how? I'm not seeing it. Thx.

Use the MPEG Tools to demux the file into separate video and audio files.

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone has had the following problems:

I am trying to edit segments from a Pal compliant MPEG file with AC3 audio. Also I am trying to synchronise the video and audio. I get the following error message upon playback: AUDIO DECODING CANNOT FOLLOW.

There is sufficient storage and ram. SP3 on Windows Xp Pro with all relevant DotNet installed(1.0 - 4).

Version 3.2.0.127 of the MPEG 3 Editor.

Thanks for all/any replies/help.

Hi. I've been using TMPGEnc MPEG Editor since version 1 in 2004.
I have been using version 3 since December 2009. I've not had problems until recently. Tonight, I tried to start version 3.1.2.108 and it crashes at startup every time. I uninstalled version 3.1.2.108 and then installed version 3.2.0.127. Both of those versions crash at startup. I have not tried older version 3.1.1.95, yet.
I am running Windows XP Pro (service pack 3). I wonder if anyone else has seen this crashing? I wonder if some recent Microsoft Update has caused this? Help appreciated! Eric

From what I have seen in this BBS, it looks like TMPGEnc is sensitive to what version of .NET you have on your pc. It now seems very likely that a Microsoft update of .NET poisoned the water for TMPGEnc. It looks like a recent .NET 3.5 service pack update was downloaded by Microsoft Automatic Updates. Is this the culpret?

The bottom line question is, what versions of .NET 2.0, .NET 3.0 and .NET 3.5 does TMPGEnc need to work correctly in Windows XP Pro with SP3?

Eric

It might be something else. My TME3 is working okay. I'm also using Win XP SP3 and I've got the most recent version/updates of .NET including the .NET Framework 4 client profile.
I believe for TME3, you need to have at least .NET 3.0.

Not sure what else could be causing the crashing. You should contact user support, because they may know the reason or at least maybe they've had other people reporting the problem.

http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/support/support.html

Is there a way from within the program to delete files that have been imported from a dvd? I can't see one, so I have been deleting them by hand from the "C:\Users\username\Documents\TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3\DVD Imports" folder.

I think you have to delete them by hand.

When using `simple' demux tool from MPEG editor3, when I run an mpg file thru, I get *.ac3 for the audio portion.... how can I tell TMPGenc to give me *.wav format?

I don't see any way to make a decision about format inside the `simple or advanced demux dialogs.

All that is possible there is to select a source file

You can't. That simply means that ac3 is the audio format that your video uses, so that's what it's going to be demuxed as. It doesn't convert audio or video formats, it just turns them into separate files.

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This is quite a lamer question... but I'm somewhat mystified by the `cut-editor'.

After loading a clip of recorded TV, I expected to be able to remove the commercial easily as advertised on tmpgenc home pages.

However, I have not been able to see how to do the most basic step. How to make a selection. The help file mentions things that can be done with a selection in many places.. but appears never to tell how to make a selection.

The tools offered.... Keyframe and clip-split appear to have nothing to do with selecting. Setting either before and after an unwanted section does not select it.

Ctrl mouse drag does not select Shift does not select.

AFter setting keyframes or split frames .. If I press the scissor tool, I'm told the entire clip is selected and I cannot proceed.

Clearly I'm missing some really basic information here.

Googling for `Tmpgenc Mpeg editor Tutorial'... hasn't turned up anything that looks useful either. It turns up dozens of illegal downloads, rapidshare etc etc cracks and so on... but nothing that looks like a good turorial.

So what am I missing... in order to do basic selecting?

There are buttons for setting the first and last frame; this is how you only select a certain section.

http://i32.tinypic.com/2wr0lme.jpg

1.) Navigate to the first frame you want to cut, then click the "set start frame button" (bottom row, to the left of the scissor button).

2.) Navigate to the last frame you want to cut, then click the "set end frame button" (bottom row, to the right of the scissor button).

3.) The section you want to cut should now be the only thing selected (it's the blue section in the slider and the frames in the thumbnail film strip are highlighted blue/purple).

4.) Click the scissor button to cut it out.

Hi Guy,

is there anyone can help for me?

Can direct edit 1080i .ts files with the lastest version TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 ?

.ts video files form my set top box " MagicTV MTV-3000"

On TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 ,start new project > add file >

select a 1080i .ts video file , after that a window pop up say

" Could not open the video part of the file E:/test.ts

Could not open an audio only file "

i tried many different 1080i .ts file and it keep error , except 720i .ts video file.

is it TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 doesn't support 1080i .ts video file?

thank for reading

I recently purchased a license for TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3. It seems like it verifies the license over the internet every time I start the program.

What if my internet is down? Can I still use the program?

And what happens if TMPGEnc were to go out of business in the future? Would I be able to continue using the program?

It shouldn't verify each and every time you use it, unless you don't use it often.
If your internet if down, you're SOL.
Not sure what would happen if they went out of business. If that ever happens, I'd hope that they get rid of the validation process.

Is it possible to copy the input format of the clip without reencoding it ?

I just want to to some cutting and save the clips without do any encoding.

Yes. Download the trial and test your files.

http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/download/tme3.html

I have already downloaded the software, but I cannot see if the feature I'm asking for exist.
If it does, how do i do then ?

What kind of file is it?

This program only works with MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video. You have to remember that this software is not a video converter, so by default, your input format is going to be the same as the output format. It may change the file structure/container to fit the output format, but the actual video data will remain the same in general.

Your output options depend on the video's dimensions, framerate, bitrate, etc.
If it is DVD-Video compliant, you can use the DVD-Video output option and burn to DVD if you wish.
If it is Blu-ray compliant, you can do the same with the Blu-ray ouptut option.
If your video is not compliant with anything, you can choose the MPEG output option and choose "Common MPEG file" as the output target.

Click on the Smart rendering analyzer button to see how much of your video will be re-encoded and how much will be left untouched. Edited video will re-encode the sections at the beginning and end of the cut area.

SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Currently saving an MPEG file where the image size is non compliant for DVD output prevents the user from outputting their project as an MPEG file for DVD ('MPEG2 Progam' I assume). Please change this to a pop-up warning that explains that this may result in video that can't play on some DVD players etc. but still ALLOWS the creation of the file if the user wishes to continue. ie. Let me output non-compliant video if I want to, rather than forcing me into an extremely narrow template!

LONG DESCRIPTION:
The source MPEG files I have to work with have an image size of 544x576. They are encoded with a ratio of 4:3 so they display fine. I use TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 to trim the files as necessary and sometimes splice two files together to eliminate visual errors in one source that are not present in another. Everything is great until I wish to output the files. Because the image size is not part of the standard DVD sizes I am forced to output as 'Common MPEG File'. This produces a file that then needs to be re-encoded (or at least requires time to process it again) when I later create a DVD. It would be good if the editor could be changed so that this compliance is not so strictly enforced as to be impossible to achieve what the user wants. Instead it would be better if users were warned of the possible consequences of their actions, but given the choice. My experience with DVD's burned with these non-compliant image sizes has been positive and I would appreciate being able to output my project as an 'MPEG for DVD' if I want to. Otherwise my time and workflow have to increase significantly - a little disappointing considering the price of the software. Being 'user friendly' is good - until it removes important power of choice from the user.

PS. I am assuming that TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 is capable of producing DVD compliant MPEG2 files that don't need reencoding/processing? When I output an elementary stream of audio+video, and then combine them via the Multiplexer in the MPEG Tools, the file still comes out needing reencoding even though I chose MPEG2 Progam as the output from the drop down menu. If I take the same streams and combine them in Avidemux (a free piece of software I might add...) and chose MPEG PS (program stream) it produces the correct file that does not need reencoding... Whats wrong with TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3?

If you want to output non-compliant MPEG-2 then using using the "Common MPEG file" should be fine for your needs. Being able to select "MPEG file for DVD" and then choosing to keep it non-complaint wouldn't change anything because you'd essentially want the exact same file. In other words, what exactly do you want to change about the file?

I guess I just don't understand what the problem is; you have a non-compliant MPEG-2 file and you want to output it as a non-compliant MPEG-2 file. Using "Common MPEG file" does that.

What program are you using to create your DVD's? That's the program that needs to accept non-compliant video and keep it non-compliant.

If you're talking about the DVD-Video output profile, then your problem makes a bit more sense, since you can actually burn a disc using that profile.

I'm sorry if my explanation was not as clear as it could be. I'll try to make it a bit more understandable, even though I don't expect the outcome with the MPEG editor to change anytime soon.

Essentially I need TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 to output an MPEG with the correct structure for it to be burnt straight to DVD without any re-encoding. I assume the 'DVD-VIDEO' and/or the 'MPEG for DVD' options do this. Unfortunately, as it stands, TMPEGEnc MPEG Editor 3 will not let me use these options if the image size is not part of the DVD standard, hence my problem as mentioned previously.

A DVD player will happily play an MPEG with the correct structure and a non-standard image size. It will not so happily play an MPEG with the wrong structure. A 'Common MPEG' file has the wrong structure, hence the need for re-encoding. I know little about these things but I suspect it is due to the fact that a Common MPEG does not have a header at the start of every GOP like a DVD MPEG file does (That was the best conclusion I could come up with after comparing a Common MPEG file from TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 with a known compliant DVD MPEG file, using MPEG Inspector).

Having to re-encode, or, more accurately, re-structure the files outputted by TMPGEnc MPEG Editor is a nuisance, and adds extra time to my work-flow. I would love to see Pegasys modify the editor to put some more power/choice into my hands instead of the current inflexible options. It only needs to be as simple as ALLOWING non-standard image sizes when creating an 'MPEG for DVD' and creating ONE simple warning pop-up if they wish to.

Understood.

Currently, TME3 can accept non-compliant bitrates (it gives you a warning just as you describe), so your request might be possible.

New updated available. Big addition is wtv input support. See revision history here:

http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/download/tme3_rireki.html