Ok.....I was wondering what everyone uses to add chapters to the vcd. I used VCDEasy but it was making my video breakup 30-40m into the movie. I since stopped using it and my video is back to no problems. I hate not seeing the time show up on my player though cause the movie does not have chapters. All i see is "001". I always split my files then add chapters....that how you do it? Thanx for the help. :)

You shouldn't need to add chapters to see the playing time.
What player do you own?

ASHY

Its a Philips DVD 724 i think.

i use nero to add chapters to my vcd's.

Nero Doesn"t add Chapters...It will just add a Menu at the Beginning, Nero Vision Express will add chapters But then you have to let it encode your File also..Most Ulead Programs will Let you do Chapters Like "Ulead DVD Movie Factory 2" and "Ulead DVD workshop 1.3" and so will "Video studio 7"..I have used all of these at one time or another and they all work fairly good accept DVD workshop seems to best for Chapter"s and Menu"s...

This could be an effect of Philips players which also have the FFW and RRW problem because of sequence headers.
There is a fix which may help you by adding sequance headers to your MPEG.
Look to the part about problems.

http://www.vcdhelp.com/panasonic.htm

ASHY

This is a set top player i am talking about you realize. I have noe problem fast forwarding or rewinding. Its the time thing. All i see when playing a VCD without chapters is 001 on the readout. If i add chapters i see the time but then 30-40m in the video gets blocky throughout.

Of course I realise you have a set top.
Look, chapters are inserted at sequence points. If these sequence points aren't there or have problems then the chapters can't be inserted.
Philips players are known for their problems with disks that lack the correct sequence points and this may relate to your time problem.

ASHY

One other point.
Try disabling PBC on your player. This can cause the problem you are having. I know I have similar problem with no time on my DVD player when it is enabled.
This may cure your problem, but this also has the effect of disabling the use of menus in VCD/SVCD's.

ASHY

When i tried to convert a Xvid avi to an SVCD i get an error message saying there was an error when it tried to initialise ACM.
Does anyone know how to fix this and what/where can i download to fix it?

ACM = Audio Compression Manager.

Probably a codec problem.
Extract the audio in the XVID to a wav and use that as your audio source.

ASHY

I have an avi file i wish to convert to an mpg, I think the avi's source maybe ntsc. How can i convert the file to pal format, not necessarily using tmpgenc??? If i use pal in tmpgenc and the file i'm converting is ntsc, the mpg tends to be jumpy and not very 'smooth'.

Depends on the framerate of the AVI. If it's 23.976 then just change the frame rate and then use an audio editor to shrink the audio.

If it's 29.97 then AVIsynth is your best bet.

ASHY

how to install the download file TMPGEEnc-2.510 in my computer XP.
because i can't find the installer inside the file.

Just extract the zip and thats it.

ASHY

>Just extract the zip and thats it.
>
>ASHY


thank you for your information.

this is the msg. i got when i checked out an avi file that i was trying to
convert to mpeg with GSpot.
I want to convert an avi (not divx or xvid) to mpeg, but whenever i try
to set the avi file to the video source, the TEMPnc crushes.I tryed to raise
the priority of the Direct Show Multimedia File Reader to 1 and even 2 or
higher but i get the same result each time.
Is the fact that the Direct Show rendering is disabled connected whith the
TMPEGnc crashes? If so, how to correct the problem?


thx in advance

i tryed to reinstall the DirectX again. The GSpot didn't read no errors this time but the TMEGEnc crashed again.

I'm totally lost.
PLS HELP

Converting a divx avi to vcd in tmpgenc.
setting the CBR changing the CBR makes no difference to the size of the resulting mpg.
Am I missing something?

the only time i have been able to get the file size down is if i use for example a 2 pass encoding and a 700 average bitrate so that i could fit 110 minutes on an 80 minute cd.

If you use CBR i think it automatically makes it 10 MB for every minute at least when I have split files with tmpgenc if I specify videocd compliant it makes every minute about 10 mb's each automatically.

You may want to try to use Manual VariableBitRate to encode and then you should get a real file size when you use the 500 bitrate or use 2 pass encoding.

mess around with the settings but i'm sure it's that you have it set as ConstantBitRate

I checked it out and either way whether i used cbr or VBR the file size was 5 mb for 60 seconds.

Make sure that you are not using the wizard because that I know of you can only change the BR without the wizard. I used a 500 bitrate and got half the file size of the usual 10 mb per minute. If the file you made with a different bitrate is any lower or higher than 10 mb per minute then it is different than a standard compliant vcd file.

Thank for the info.
The answer was staring me in the face.
VCD is fixed at 1150 CBR

I found MPEG-2 352x576 at CBR 1000 will fit 86 mins on a CD and will play in my DVD player.

I'm stuck with CBR because my Samsung DVD won't cope with VBR.

Thanks again for your help

If you want to Make a VCD with a Lower than Standard Bitrate you have to Change the "System" setting to "Video-CD Non-Standard" or tmpgenc will pad the stream to make it VCD compliant..Useing that Bitrate and resolution will leave you with Just awefull Quality, But hey ,to each his own...

Minion is correct.
You can remove the padding in this MPEG by running the file through the simple multiplexer. Choose the 'MPEG1 VCD(non standard)' setting. The file size will then be reduced.

ASHY

hi could some please help me on this when i play a avi film through my window media player it good picture and sound.but when ive encoded it using tmpg i get purple ish colours every few minute coming and going could anyone tell me why this is please THANK YOU

This sounds like you have the "Angel Potion Codec" installed on your computer, this Codec is a Hacked Codec that can cause discoloration on encoded mpeg files, Look for the Codec and delete it then re-encode the File and it shound be Fine..But if you don"t have the codec then try going to "Options" to "Enviromental Settings" to "Vfapi Plugins" and Raise the "Direct Show" to "2"...

thanks for ur reply i did have angelpotion on my system not anymore it now encode great thanks again for ur help

Everytime I try to convert a video the program shuts down with a Program Error, saying that "TMPGEnc.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart the program."

I have tried removing the program, reinstalling the program and the error still exist.

What can I do to correct this issue. I'm currently using Windows 2000.

Thanks

I had the same problem. What I did was unninstalled it re-installed it again, and again. I did it alot of time's, but then I uninstalled all of my codec's too, and reinstalled tmpg and it fixed it. GL

i have a project for PC viewing only, what would be the ideal specs to use? My format is MPEG1, what frame resolution do i use? it should be big enough that if the viewer changed the setting to full screen it wont affect the quality of the video i.e. blockiness/pixelation. Also, since it will be viewed in a PC monitor should it be square resolution i.e. 400x400 or 640x800? I've been using 29.97fps how low can i go to avoid choppiness? any more tips will help thanks?

If it is For only PC Viewing then Do Not encode it at all, leave it in the Format that it allready is in Cuz encodeing it to Mpeg will Just degrade the Quality..There are Very Few reasons to encode your Project to Mpeg, one is if you are Makeing a VCD/SVCD or DVD..Another Possible reason is if you are going to be streaming Low Bitrate and resolution Mpeg1 format across the Net but if you are going to do that there are Better formats than Mpeg for that Like ASF/WMV or Mpeg-4..But If you have to Compress your Project you would be better off useing something like a DivX/Mpeg-4 format, you would get the same or Better Quality and Smaller File size ...

Hey Minion, the thing is this video project will be distributed to other people as well, that's why i want to use a more acceptable format, like MPEG1, w/o them installing some more codec. Also, using uncompressed format i.e. AVI will not fit in the CD-Rom, thus i need to compressed it.

You mentioned using ASF/WMV format i never used that codec before, does TMPGenc support this.

>Also, since it will be viewed in a PC monitor should it be square resolution i.e. 400x400 or 640x800?

Don't you mean Square Pixel Aspect ratio. The resolution has nothing to do with whether it is displayed on a PC or not it is the pixel aspect ratio that counts.
400x400 or 640x800 would give you strange distorted image. 640x480 at a 1:1 pixel ratio will give you a correct 4:3 image on your monitor.

ASHY

thanks Ashy, for straightening this PAR thingy... it's just one of those info overload.

If you want the File to Be compatible with a wider range of Computers then WMV is the way to go,Cuz any Windows Media Player will play this file..WMV is Windows Media Video, and if it the Most compressed Format there is so in general you should be able to Compress the file to a Smaller Size while maintaining a better Quality standard..It is Probably the Most Popular streaming format out right now so any Windows Computer will be able to play it, Tmpgenc can not encode to this Format but you can download a Program from the Microsoft Web site called "Windows Media Encoder"..But I guess if your Project is less than say 40 minutes you should be able to get it on a CD-R in mpeg1 useing a Fairly high Resolution and Bitrate as to maintain fairly good Quality..

I'm suffering from the no audio / no sound bug, which so many other people seem to have problems with.

Outline of problem:
TMPGEnc will encode perfectly the video from a *.avi file..... but won't encode the audio, nor can TMPGEnc detect the audio. Even though the *.avi has been encoded with TMPGEnc before.

This bug is curious. As it can occur at anytime with no obvious explanation (Hardware/software changes etc) I used to be able to use TMPGEnc fine on this computer.... but strangely.. not now :(

Also......I used to have to select the *.avi twice (once for audio, once for video) during the wizard. Now however, I only select it once (for video) and TMPGEnc automatically includes it in the audio box too.

My computers specs:
Windows XP SP1
Directx 8.1

Athlon XP 1800+
Asus Deluxe Nforce2 mobo
SBLive!
512MB's Crucial DDR RAM
GF4 ti 4200
120GB 8MB WD HDD
Asus DVD-ROM

Solution.. anyone?
Now is the time for me to ask if anyone has found a solution to this problem without the use of extra software. After all, I know I can encode video and audio from the *.avi's I have... since I've done it before with TMPGEnc.

Any help/thoughts/suggestions welcome.

Thanks,

Firejack.

If you have encoded the AVI files before and it worked Fine then why are you encodeing it again???? The reason why the audio is Not Showing up is Probably because the audio in the AVI File is either AC3 audio of VBR MP3 audio which tmpgenc will In most cases Not encode..You have to extract the audio from the AVI file to WAV format and use the WAV file as the audio source..This is NOT and Bug Report Cuz it is Very well known that you have to Extract the audio from avi files that use these Audio formats...

I'm encoding it again because I lost the encoded file. I copied it onto a CD-R that didn't work :( Luckily I still have the source.

The *.avi is not using AC3 or VBR MP3 audio....... guess that does make this a bug report :P

Sorry I agree with Minion, this is NOT a bug and neither are 99% of the so called reported bugs in this BBS.
These problems are all usually related to system configuration problems.
So many people just go installing all sorts of different types of codecs and codec packs and software without even giving a thought to how this can affect your system.
Many of these problems are caused by rogue codecs, conflict problems and incompatible software such as Media player 9.
These sort of problems never happen on clean systems. I know cuz I hardly ever have any of these problems on my system and I have been using TMPG for years.

Find out what the audio is in your AVI then download the appropiate codec, clean install your system, install only the codecs you need and not one these crappy codec packs which cause nothing but problems then mantain your PC with good houskeeping and you will have less problems.

ASHY

Thanks for the reply.

For the record..... I am no computer newbie ;) I know what I'm doing and how to maintain a computer. I clean installed my computer yesterday in fact, so I could try out different combinations of hardware/software and codec installation. My main motivation for reformatting my computer was to get rid of Windows Media Player 9 that has caused me so many problems. I believe it may have affected TMPGEnc as the codecs installed with Windows Media Player 9 seemed to cause havoc with my MP3 ripper - Intervideo Winrip.

So guys and girls. Has anyone got any helpful tips on what may be causing this problem?

Thanks.

It would help if you give some idea of the format the audio is in.
If it's Mp3 what decoder are you using for this?
The best one I have found and rarely causes problems as far as decoding is concerned and this is agreed elsewhere is the Radium mp3 codec.

In any case it always seems best to extract the audio to a wav file anyway.

ASHY

Wahoo....... it seems to be working now. Not sure why exactly.... but hey :D

I think the problem may arise between some sort of conflict between TMPGEnc and one of my other programs that uses the MP3 codec - Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec - on my computer. I'll have to play around and see if I can reproduce the problem.


ASHY - FYI, The audio was in CBR MP3. Not that it matters now ;) . Sorry for taking so long to find out exactly what format the audio was in. I had to get a friend to check how he'd created the *.avi file.

Thanks for you input.

Later,

Firejack.

What the hell do they mean with "Analysing"????


Everytime i make a cross at "do not frame Conversion", it says "analysing" for like 6 hours, and the total time is 15 Hrs.

Can someone, PLEASE, tell me what i'm doing wrong?

//NeZ

the Reason why it says "Analizeing" is Because you have chosen to encode useing the "2-Pass VBR" encodeing Method which analizes the File in the First Pass then encodes in the second Pass, it has absolutly nothing to do with the "Do Not do Frame Rate Conversion" Setting...Useing that setting is Useless in most cases, unless you know exactly what it is For and Know exactly when to use it so unless you know what it is For then Do not Check the Box...

Hello. I Really Need Help!

Now, i'm pretty new at this, so, don't be to mean! :D

I have a pair of DVD Screeners, Coded in XviD, and i use the TMPGEnc tool, and i wanna convert to VCD/SVCD. Now, it works great converting, but when i watch it, it kind of lags, and i've chanced the bitrate and everything, and i wanna have it in PAL, and the best qualtity as possible, and i also want it to look, well, maybe impossible, but just as the real copy.

Now, how do i do?

Really apriciate, or how it now spells, every kind of advice.

observe: My Computer is an P3 800 MHz, 384 MB SDRam, GF 2 32 MB.

Maybe That's The Problem?

Thnx... //NeZ

first off converting from a standard VCD 1150 bitrate to a svcd WILL NOT IMPROVE quality at all the quality will stay the same as the original even though the file will be much bigger.

In my experience I was surprised most xvid and divx files have a bitrate of 900-1100 bitrate so making a mpg/vcd of them will give the same exact video with no quality loss.

You should only make an SVCD when you have the original DVD file which can be 300 bitrate or so and then you would want to make an SVCD of 2400 bitrate or so as to not lose any quality.

But if you have a screener etc. no matter how good the quality looks it is only a maximum of about 1300 bitrate for divx/xvid and in my opinion a vcd will look almost exactly like the original divx at least my previous encodes do.

as it has been said before "garbage in->garbage out" but pretty much it will never really benefit you or improve a video file if you raise the bitrate over what the first/original video file bitrate is when converting the file.


So you can see for yourself try encoding a small part like a minute or so of the divx file into a vcd and an SVCD so you can see if there is a difference in quality. Preferably a high motion scene.

Also post your questions as questions and not as a bug report

AVi Bitrates and Mpeg bitates have absolutly no corelation to each other, so saying an AVI/Divx file with a Bitrate of 1100kbs encoded to Mpeg at 1100kbs will have No Quality loss it Totally Wrong!!When encodeing Any file to Mpeg no matter what Bitrate you use will ALLWAYS have some Quality Loss, That is the Nature of Compression..Most compression Methods are Lossy so no matter what you do you will have a Loss of Video infomation..So if you have a Standard VCD and you want to make a SVCD out of it, the SVCD will allways have less Quality than the original VCD, so you are Better off keeping the VCD as it is...

Yes, don't post questions as bug reports! This is your error NOT the programs.

>Now, it works great converting, but when i watch it, it kind of lags, and i've chanced the bitrate and everything, and i wanna have it in PAL

What do you mean? Are you referring to a jerky motion when played back?

This is because you have tried to convert the original fram rate to a new one with TMPG. TMPG will not do this correctly and will give you jerky results.

It can be done but not with TMPG.

ASHY