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ok sorry to all how may have posted replies in the past about this subject, but i have been unable too find a clear statement.
ok i have backed up a cd, which i borrowed cause my daughter sat on my original, and have got so far, but now i have gor lost some where.
the steps i took.
1 smartripper - created the vob files
2 dvd2avi - created 2 files 1 avi (pic) 1 audio file (soundtrack)
3 (problem) tmpgen splicing of the avi file to the audio file.
as u can see part 3 is causing me problems, as i link both segments to gether, in order to create a single avi/mpeg2 file.
at differant points in the encoding tmpg comes up with a statement 'illegall error' and closes down, i tried to copy the details but it will not paste here the results :(
questions
1 can tmpg splice the 2 files, i think it can ???
2 if not will virtuadub do this, if so how do i import both fies to that (checking their forums aswell)
all i need to do is create 1 avi/mpeg2 file from their i can import it to dvdit and recreate the dvd whic was destoryed.
recommendation:
keep the kids away from dvd's don't u love them
it was an extended version of aliens, with the robo guns etc
Ok you have partly done the conversion correctly, but you have took a wrong turning.
It is not necessary to create an AVI with DVD2AVI (even though the name suggests it).
The step you should have taken after loading the Vobs into DVD2AVI is you should have created a d2v project file . After loading the vobs and setting DVD2AVI up as you want it the next step is to click File>save project.
This will then quickly create a .d2v project file and a wav file which you can load directly in to TMPG and encode.
One important thing to remember: DO NOT move, rename or delete any of the vobs, the directories the vobs are stored in or the d2v file or this will give you an error. Once the d2v is created don't remove anything until you have finished encoding the movie.
i used v2.57 to demux a m2v file so i can encode the mp2 file. but when i tried to encode mp2 an error message saying there was an error in msvcrt.dll & i had to shutdown the program.
i have no problem using v2.56 at all.
If you are using an older version of windows, you probably need to update your Visual basic runtime files.
follow the links to download this file http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?msvcrt
Replace the original after backing up the file. You will find it in the windowssystem or windowssystem32 folder.
If that doesn't solve your may have to download any install the latest Visual basic runtime files.
thank u for replied.i'm using windows 2k advanced server with sp2. the current version of msvcrt.dll (v6.1) is newer than the 1 i downloaded (v6.0)from the link u provided.
Not that I"m aware of.You might try to basicly cut the bottom of the frame off were the subtitles are with the clip frame option but I don"t know how good it would look.....
It is an error in your AVI which probably has corrupt frames. You may be able to get around the problem by frame serving the file from Virtualdub. If not try to repair the bad frame with virtualdub or use the source range function in TMPG to encode up to the error, then advance past the error and finish re-encoding the remaining part and join the 2 MPEGs together with the MPEGtools.
I'm using TMPGEnc for some times now and I really think this program is great. I'm planning to buy the Plus version because I really love MPEG-2 quality. But before doing this, I'd like to ask a question to the "experts" here. I read that most of you use some tweaks to put most of their movies on 2 discs. How do you do so? I thought that with more than 2 hours it was recommanded to use 3 discs. Can you tell me how you're making this...
You can get pretty good quality doing svcd"s getting 45-60minutes on a cd-r useing the CQ encode mode instead of useing CBR like the template settings but the only semi "Tweaky" thing that I can think of to get more on a cd-r is maybe trying those Kvcd Templates at kvcd.com but i personally don"t like them but other poeple use them, they claim that you can get something like 90 minutes of full resolution 704 by 480 mpeg on a cd-r.....
It is possible to get 2 hours of MPEG2 on 2 disks, but you will have to sacrifice some quality.
Take a look at the templates I have sent you, these will get around 100mins of nice MPEG2 quality on 2 disks. Have a play around with them by reducing the minimum and maximum bitrates and decreasing the quality slider slightly and you should get a decent 2 hr movie on 2 disks.
One thing to remember is for a 2 hour movie on 2x 80 min disks the average total bitrate (audio+video) would need to be 13mb/m. Do a few one minute tests with different bitrate settings using a typical scene in the movie and shoot for this value. Once you have acheived this, you should be close to fitting 2 hrs on 2 disks.
I tried the KVCD templates... I don't think they are so bad but can you help about the differences between the KVCD and KVCD plus... I'm sorry I don't really see it :-D
And thanks ASHY, your templates are really great... I think I'll use them a lot with my MPEG-2 files!!!
I think the KVCD plus templates allow more to fit on to a cd, but are of lower quality as the quality slider for the Plus templates is set at a lower setting than the KVCD templates.
After converting AVI files to mpg using the Video Cd(ntsc)mcf setting and then going to mpegtools - merge&cut to join them together I get an error message - Tmpgenc has caused an error in QUARTZ.DLL
The mpeg tools have a few bug"s in them and usually if you can"t get them to work properly you will have to use a different tool for joining and cutting, if you look on a search engine like Google and type in "merge mpeg download" you will get a bunch of links ot mpeg joiners.....
This looks like a directshow problem. Have you tried to re-install TMPG or use a different version. Seems daft I know, but has been known to solve many unusual problems like this.
Does anyone know how I can put 2 different audiotracks on one SVCD using TMPGEncoder? I just ripped a DVD and now I want to have a 2 language versions as a backup.
I would be glad about any suggestions.
To put two audio tracks on a svcd you have to use a multiplexor that supports multiple audio tracks like "bbmpeg" it is free and it will let you add an extra audio track or two but I have no Idea if the audio tracks will be selectable or will play at the same time, I guess you will have to experiment..
I succeeded in taking a video track and adding two audio track in TMPGEnc under multiplex and worked fine for me... All you have to remember is:
1) selecting MPEG-2 Super VideoCD and it will do the job fine.
2) First audio track that you add to the list will be the main track.
I just downloaded and installed 2.57, but when I tried to open an avi file, I received the following message. Win ME Error Msg - Cannot open, avi unsupported
What additional drivers or software do I need to load in order to run this properly?
OK, this isn"t a WinMe error, open Tmpgenc and go to "options" to "enviromental settings" to "vfapi plugins" and raise the "Direct Show File Reader".....
What you do is load in your file to tmpgenc then do all the settings then go to "file" to "save project" and save it, then repeat for each file you want to encode, then whan all your progect files are done go to "file" to "batch encode" then load all the project files into the batch encode window then click "run" and thats it.....
You will need to demultiplex the MPEGs with MPEG2VCR or some other software which isn't to fussy then load the video into TMPG. Don't bother with audio just re-multiplex this back with the re-encoded movie.