Hi Guys, is anyone aware of a program that will insert chapter points into a (VCD) not (DVD) that has been encoded to fit onto one disc.?

Yes, There are Many Programs that will Add Chapter Points to a VCD or SVCD, Like a Bunch of "Ulead" Programs can do it Like "DVD Workshop 1.2/1.3" and "DVD Movie Factory" and "Video Studio 7", they all will add Chapters to a VCD or SVCD and Of cource DVD"s, they can also add Menu"s and Titles..But if you are Looking for a Freeware Program that will add chapters then "VCDEasy" can do it, It"s Burning engine does not work with all Burners But if that happens just use it to make a Bin/Cue Image File and use something like Nero to Burn the Image to Disk....

Thanks Minion!

How do I download something to convert XviD to MPEG or AVI? Is there a patch for v2.512?

What do you mean??? You just download it and Use it, there is nothing special you have to do Just download it and extract the Files to a Folder and Run the Program..And what kind of Patch are you talking about????

I have already installed v2.512 when I try to convert the file (which is XviD) I get a message that says "the file type is not supported". How do I convert the XviD file??? Is it not an MPEG-4 file in actuality? v2.512 says it only supports MPEG-2 files... do I need another codec?

Xvid Files are Mpeg-4 Files in the AVI container Format,The Xvid Codec causes a Lot of Problems with a Lot of Programs so it would be best to install the "FFDShow Mpeg4 Decoder" and configure it to decode Xvid and DivX files, and go to "Options" to "Enviromental settings" to "Vfapi Plugins" and Raise the "Direct Show" to "2"..This should get the File loaded But the "FFDShow Decoder" will help Make it so you do not get Errors while encodeing, you can download it here : http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/ffdshow/ffdshow-20030424.exe ..Tmpgenc does Not Natively support Mpeg2 files, it supports AVI/Mpeg1/ASF files, it will Only accept Mpeg2 files as the video source if you have a Specific Mpeg2 decoder installed or a VFAPI Plugin But you don"t need to be concerned about that as you are encodeing AVI files...

thanks, I do appreciate it.

Tsunami is locking up when I use the wizard to make an mpeg-1 VCD. It advances a few frames (80-130) and then stops. The processor usage is zero after the enocding locks up, but the program still adavances. The elapsed time advances but nother else ever changes.

The only thing I'm changing from default is adding:
Frame clip
soften block noise
motion search - Highest

My source is a 3G MJPEG avi, 32 minutes, that encodes with Tsunami to SVCD or DVD mpeg-2 beautifully.

It won't let me edit the post.
Hardware:
Dual Pentium 3 CM - 650
512M of ram
Win2K service pack 3

What version are you Useing??? Either set the "Motion Precition Search" to "High Quality" (NOT Highest Cuz there is a Bug with Highest, and it isn"t any Better than High Quality), or Use the Very Newest Version "2.512" cuz the Bug has been fixed in that Version....

when I do dvd rips and make mpg I find its not as clear and the orginal.
can change the setting so not to have the lines in it.
Directshown multimedia file reader is on 2
AVI VFW compatibility reader is on -2
all the rest is 0

let know if I can change it to make it look clear.

Use DVD2AVI to Decode the DVD-Files, not the VFAPI PlugIn.

The Lines you are Talking about are Probably Interlace Lines and they are a Part of the Video and without them you wouldn"t have a Picture, They shouldn"t show up on your TV Set as your TV is Made to Display Interlaced content and a Computer Monitor is Not, Just make sure that the Field order is set correctly and if you still Have Problems with Interlace Lines then you can Use the De-Interlace Filter But it can take away some of the fine detail in the Image so I wouldn"t sugest it..When you say "DVD Rips" does that Mean that You are Ripping the DVD or that you downloaded an avi File that was Labeled DVD Rip?? If it is an AVI file that says that it is a DVD rip then it isn"t a DVD Rip cuz DVD rips are the Files ripped off of a DVD which are in VOB or M2V Format, if this is what you have done then It would be Best to Follow B_Racer"s Advice and Use DVD2AVI to Decode the Vob/M2V file then use Tmpgenc encode the Frameserved files, this is a Faster way of decodeing Mpeg files and the Image Quality seems better ...

I am ripping the dvd rip right from the orgnial dvd and I ripping with smart ripper then I use the dvd2avi then use tmppgenc to make the mpeg-1. But I find I the picture is not as clear as the orgnial dvd itself. wonder how to make as to get the best quailty.

Well of cource it isn"t going to be as Clear as the Original DVD, if it turned out as Clear as the DVD then Poeple would still be Buying CD Burners instead of DVD Burners..VCD"s have 1/4 the Resolution of DVD"s and up to only 1/6 of the Bitrate of a DVD so the Quality is Only going to be a Fraction of a DVD"s Quality...If you want better Quality Make SVCD"s if your Player can Play them as they have at least twice the Quality of VCD, or you can Try XVCD which is a Variation of VCD But uses either or Both a Higher resolution and Bitrate than a Standard VCD, But still your DVD Player might not play it properly, some can handle the Higher Bitrate and resolution and some can not, You can Probably Increase the Bitrate to say 1650kbs and keep the same Resolution which will Give you a less Blocky Image and a Clearer image But then you would only Fit about an hour on each CD-R Max, and your DVD Player should be able to handle it..VCD is not a Very high Quality format, and I don"t even use it because of the Lower Quality, So if your DVD Player supports SVCD then that is the way to go....

After succcessfully using TMPGEnc for a few weeks I now find that every time i start the program i get the erreor message "Read error Occured at address BFF7A of module 'KERNEL32.DLL' with 0079FFBO" I've tried un/reinstalling and using it in safe mode but i'm still getting the same error.... HELP I need to get my films on disc !!!

I would suggest searching for the kernal32.dll on your windows CD. and copy it into your system directory on your hard drive. this should take care of any corruptions that it may have sustained during use (viruses...) If not I would look at reinstalling your computer (Easiest for me since I have two hard drives (or partitions) and I just reinstall my C drive image with Drive Image)

I'm trying to encode files captured with a Dazzle DVC 150. They have a file extension of ".mzl". TMPGEnc will not take these as a source file. Any suggestions? I want to try TMPGEnc because when I try to render them in Movie Star 5. The audio and video are out of sync. The longer the source the worse the problem.

Hi,

Dazzle splits files at 2/4 GB.
The .MZL file is a simple list for Moviestar5 which files have been made.

Load the .MPG files into tmpg, these are the video files.

Example
Test.MZL

Files : test.mpg, test001.mpg,test002.mpg.....

HTH
Tom

I used the Cloud 1 theme? When I play it on my DVD the selected chapters or controls get highlighted in yellow. It looks pretty bad especially when this yellow highlight almost completely covers the chapter picture.
Is it possible to customize this? If not wouldn't be better to use different mechanizm to identify selected control or chapter (e.g. frame, corner highlight)

I just created my first DVD using this software. It went very smooth (except for little confusion with the chapters and menus - just needed to reference manual) and the end product DVD+R plays fine.

I would welcome the following improvements:
1. Play audio while creating chapters
2. Allow audio track additions to the Menu pages
3. Add another step in the process to preview the compiled DVD with its menues
4. More Themes or allow creation of personal themes. Can the .tme files be edited somehow?
5. Other software I use (Ulead Movie Factory) allows me to include an MPG2 player with the DVD. Is it possible to have similar functionality for this tool?

Tomas

When trying to convert an XVid avi file to mpeg TMPGEnc keeps on crashing, I've tried a lot of things as list below:

1) Checked file for bad frames and repaired if required.
2) I've ripped the MP3 audio into a wav file and used this as my audio source.
3) Tried to change the direct show media file reader priority (increasing it).
4) Tried to convert the whole avi instead of splitting it.
5) Formatted hard drive and installed only crucial codecs ie XVid and AC3.

Is there anything else I can do which might help? I'm running ME if thats any help. This problem has been going on for weeks but still can't fix it, please someone help me.

Thanks

Will

PS I'm using the very latest release of the software.

Poeple Have been Haveing Problems useing the XviD Codec to Decode there XviD files, Poeple Have been haveing Better success useing the "FFDShow Decoder" instead of the XviD codec to Decode XviD/DivX Files, you Just download it and install it and set it up to decode XviD files....

I am using XP home edition and when I use TMPGEnc (Free version) it crashes

a tipical error message is "write error at 77f5215c of module 'ntdll.dll',
I have reinstalled twice and still get the same message.

I have tried xvid, AVI (normal), Mpeg 1 & 2 as the sorce files and it still happens..


any clues?


L

I think I've sorted the problem with help from a guy from fastrack, basically I just use the templates and not the wizard, I've also had to alter the VFAPI to the following settings

Directshow multimedia file reader = 4
BMP/PPM etc... = 3
TMPGEnc Project file thing = 1
Mpeg 1 decoder = 0
Wave File reader = 0
AVI VFW comp' reader = -2

Try this to see if it helps, also don't use your computer whilst encoding

Will

Useing the FFDShow Decoder will probably get rid of the NTDLL.dll error, as the Error is Probably caused by the XviD codec...

right have tired two codex nimo and fddshow I still get the nt<thingy>.dll error.

I have altered my settings as ahown above......


what more can I do?



Liam

I am looking to convert to avi from mpeg.

I have tried to convert it and have succeeded, however, it will ad to the length and I want to make the file smaller. It is a movie file. I have tried it three times and still it gets bigger not smaller.

I have a friend who says you can use this program to make the files smaller but I am not having any luck. I have tried both raising and lowering the bitrate with the same result. He says his gets smaller but mine got bigger.

Is there anyway anyone could tell me what I am doing wrong? I am using tmpgenc 2.5, do have the divx 5.5pro.

Should the output file be something different?

Please help!!

You want to create an AVI from an MPEG2-File?
OK, TMPGEnc is able to do that, but it is not optimized for that.
Surf do vcdhelp.com or doom9.org, they provide Guides for Videoconverting.

Yes, I would sugest something like "Virtual Dub Mpeg2_AC3" it Supports Mpeg1/2 files and can encode them to any VFW AVI Format you have codecs for, But you must realize that if you are trying to Just Make the file size smaller through re-encodeing you will also Loose some Quality allong with a Smaller file size..

For the first time I'm trying to use the TMPGEnc DVD Author tool. So far so good. The manual keeps talking about DVD-R, what about DVD+R. Does the AUthoring tool provides anything specifing depending on the DVD disk type -R or +R.

DVD Author produces Title-Sets. This Sets can be burned with any DVD-Burning-Software and any DVD-Burner, no matter, if it is DVD-R or DVD+R.

I try to load an OGM movie file into TMPG to convert it into a VCD compatible file and it accepts it but when I start to run it give me the error: "The error occurred when ACM was initialized."

What does that mean and how do I fix it?

Thanks

Tmpgenc Doesn"t support OGM Files, But you Can Probably use "Virtual Dub_Mod" to convert OGM Files...

it's true, tmpg does not support ogm

what you can do is to convert the video only with tmpg

you can rip the sound to a separate file with another program such as goldwave.

and then combine the two with tmpg in the mpg.