I'm trying to determine if I have the highest possible encoding TMPgenc settings for a DVD sold on the internet. How can I find this information?
Thanks.

I have been a happy TMPEG user for several years now, and recently experienced a very strange problem.

I make VCD's/DVD typical and I've never had any problems, however I recently updated TMPEG to the latest version and now it is misreading my AVI files length. For example, an avi that is 30 minutes long, it was think it's 90 minutes long, it is always misreading by approximately 3 times the length. This of course causes problems because the output file is 3 times bigger than it needs to be.

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers,

SteelShanks

'Directshow file reader' priority to 2 in the VFAPI plugins.

I was getting the 3x file issue, and also my files had no audio.

This advice sorted the 3x issue (I was working around this by selecting all but the last couple of seconds of the clip to encode) and also the audio! Thanks very much for a great product.

I am using Tmpgenc Autor for about 2 years an have had only the problem with two audio streams and 16:9 menues. So I have bought the PRO version. But this program is so very slowly you will get nuts. (I have a Pentium IV 3Ghz 512Mb) The video display is not able to play the movie in realtime. Every 10 sec. an errormessage ->the audiodelay ....<-

I'm new to TMPG. I have a dvd quality avi file, 90mins/20Gb, converting to mpeg-2. I load the DVD(NTSC) template, no problem. However,the rendering time is approx. 30 hours.

Is this to be expected?

System:

P4 2.53GHz; 8kb/512kb mem.cache
1Gb Ram
120 hdd (80Gb free)

tia

Depends on whether you are reading and writing to the same HD or not.
If you are then that's half of your problem. A 20gb AVI is massive and will require a fair bit of memory resources too.

I would download and install FFDShow then go into the config settings and enable Raw AVI decoding. It should speed it up.
Also set the 'Motion search precision' in TMPG to 'motion estimnate search' No need for anything else as the AVI is of high quality anyway.

If you are using any filters in TMPG then disable them.
an AVI to MPEG2 should take 4-5 hours on your system.

Thanks Ashy!

I have my avi files on an ext. hdd via usb and the output file to Cdrive. After applying config. chgs to TMPG alone, rendering time dropped from 39+ hrs to 2+ hrs.

Thank you, again.

ps.
Ashy,how did you learn so much about this app? Since, it doesn't seem to have documentation. Or is this just your field of expertise?
Do you know of any free online tutorial for av editing? I'd like to learn more to have better understanding.

I have used TMPG for many years and gaimed most of what I know by experience. If you download TMPGenc plus you will get a manual with it.
An excellant site for video creation with lots of TMPG tutorials is http://www.videohelp.com/

1) I've tried to re-encode a number of wmv files into avi's. The output auido I set as a CBR 128kb/s mp3 using Lame encoder.
For some reason the result was not mp3 but avi audio (according to G-Spot). Therefore, a stand alone divx player didn't give me any audio. It worked fine with another software but not TMPGEnc.

2) While trying to convert some mpeg files, it gets stuck on one frame but the audio goes on as normal. I noticed that it usually happens when the scene changes. In that case I have to use TMPGEnc free version 2.56 or 2.59, nothing else works, re-encode the same file into a new mpeg, and right after that XPress processes a file. Once again, another software handles those problem mpegs from the first try.

3) Xpress does not recognize some videos with ac3 sounds. Version 2.56 has no this problem.

Thanks for any help.

I have been successful previously converting wave files and I believe AVI but now in trying to convert an AVI file I get error msg that Can't Load P3Package.dll. My folder is showing this .dll file. I tried to redownload TMPGEnc to no avail. Any help greatly appreciated.

Extract all files of the zipfile to a specified folder. Then run the .exe file. This should do the trick.

Why people think they can run programs from a zip file or just extract the .exe from the folder and the run the program is beyond me. All those other files in the folder are just for show I suppose....

Since it originally worked...Did you drag the .exe file out to the desktop? I did and mine quit working. Drag it back in to wherever you extracted the file to and it will work again. Classic case of knowing enough to be dangerous...

After using tmpgenc for converting avi to ntsc, how do I put the files onto my dvd disk?

Hi,
I am using TMPGenc to encode .avi home movie clips to .mpg however one tape will contain about 100 clips and the wizard will only allow me to add one clip at a time to the batch file. Is there a quicker way or a different program that will do it?

Regards

KJ

Seek and ye shall be rewarded with aplenty.....HINT

I haven't used it just saw it and though i'd post the link http://www.videohelp.com/download/TmpegBatchList.exe

Source:Under other downloads http://www.videohelp.com/tools/TMPGEnc_Plus

i know that this really don't have anything to do with tmpgenc but cannot anyone recommend a program that can convert your dvd to xvid?

thanks in advance guys!!

Yeh, TMPG can do it.

thanks for your reply back, i did not know that you could convert dvd to xvid with tmpgenc. would you mind explaing how? to start i guess you would convert your vob files to an mpeg file?

TMPG can open VOB files, but it's not advisable as it doesn't allow audio track selection.
You will need DVD2AVI to create a .d2v project file from the VOBs (takes a few minutes) then load the .d2v into TMPG.
Set up the file as you want it created, I.E. ouput size, filters e.t.c. then go to File>Output to file>AVI file. Next just select the codecs you want to encode with and choose to save the file somewhere.

P.S. you can use just DVD2AVI to create the AVI, but I find you have more control over the output if you let TMPG do it.

thanks a lot for your n4 ashy!! i will try and let ya know how it works, again thanks for the n4!!

Is there a way in TMPGEnc DVD Author to have an MP3 playing in the background when the main menu is displayed? I plan to have a standard image displayed in the background of the main menu as well (I've figured this one out already)...

Howie

Unfortunately, although DVDAuthor will do everything else you need, to do this, you actually have to use "motion menus" and make your picture/sound file into a movie to use it as a background. This program does not mix or render well.

You have to have some video editing software of some kind (if you are running windows, the movie maker will work fine). Set up a project to do either a slide show or just a still image with background music. Figure out how long the song is and set the delay for the picture to that value. Render the project and add to your DVDA project as the menu background. They will probably address this problem in the future, but for now, that is it.

Hi
Does anbody know if DVD Author 1.6 is compatable with windows 64x

I have used the old version of TMPGEnc for several years converting to VCD but decide to finally start converting AVI to DVD and all the video is reversed and upside down like a mirror image. Can anyone tell me how to fix this problem? I have never had anything like this happen before.

Which codec are you using, Xvid?

Several ways to deal with this. Go onto the BFAPI settings in TMPG and put the 'OenDML' or 'VFW file reader' filter as top priority in the list

or

Download and install FFDSHOW, that should sort the problem. If not then go into FFDSHOW configuration and put a check in the 'flip picture' option under 'Output' in the menu.

Sorry that should say 'VFAPI' not 'BFAPI'. You can find it in the 'Enviromental settings'

Hello,

I am having the same problem. I am attempting to convert .mpg files to a smaller size for playing on a portable device, with PocketTV. The video comes out backwards and upside-down. I tried all 3 things that you said, and it is still the same. Any other ideas? Thanks.

sticman