Hi,

In Authoring Works 4 I want to use the link editor with one of the included templates but it is locked/ disabled how do I unlock or enable?

Thanks

The pre-installed templates, and the templates in the menu packs can't be unlocked.

of which ive already stated my annoyance to them about this, and their daft answering idiots saying that they are unable to change this.

odd really, there able to code software to do encoding and create templates, yet somehow down the line they are unable to adjust the code within the software and templates to enable the user to change what they want.

its as if either their being dumb... they are dumb. or think we are dumb.

and were the ones paying for the software and yet arent allowed the freedom .

In the video settings I can not set the output framerate to 50 when making DVD from video in 1280x720 50fps progressive resolution. Is this a bug? The output video is very jittery.

50 fps is not a valid DVD-Video framerate. It has to be 25 fps for PAL, 29.97 or 23.976 fps for NTSC.

The frame rates for 1280x720 progressive are

1280x720OP shot with TV Camera
59.94 NTSC
50 PAL

1280x720P Shot on film
24 NTSC...24 does not work well for NTSC and
23.976 PAL


There are bugs in the menu setup. thought the

I presented a detailed desription of the issue support and was recently emailed that they are working on a fix in process to be released soon. Thought the track setup was ok. It is a mess.

sorry read over again and should read

1280x720P Shot on film
24 NTSC...24 does not work well for NTSC where the frame rate is 29.97 or 59.94 fps...23.976 is preferred. 24 fps is used with 1920x1080P but some find 23.976 better also.



There are bugs in the menu setup.

I presented a detailed description of the issue to support and was recently emailed that they are working on a fix in process to be released soon. Thought the track setup was ok. It is a mess and hope it gets fixed.



1280 x 720P is a progressive scan high definition format.

25 fps applies to mpeg standard definition (not HD) dvd formats

The following formats are allowed for MPEG-2 video:

At 25 frame/s (usually used in regions with 50 Hz image scanning frequency, where PAL is standard for analog television):
720 × 576 pixels MPEG-2 (Called full D1)
704 × 576 pixels MPEG-2
352 × 576 pixels MPEG-2 (Called Half-D1, same as the China Video Disc standard)
352 × 288 pixels MPEG-2

At 29.97 or 23.976 frame/s (usually used in regions with 60 Hz image scanning frequency, where NTSC is standard for analog television):
720 × 480 pixels MPEG-2 (Called full D1)
704 × 480 pixels MPEG-2
352 × 480 pixels MPEG-2 (Called Half-D1, same as the China Video Disc standard)
352 × 240 pixels MPEG-2

It's not entirely clear if the OP is trying to output as a DVD (which is how I read it) or if he is trying to output as 1280x720p/50fps and is simply misusing the DVD term.

1280x720p is an hd format progressive scan only format. 50 fps

Yes, I know, hence "misusing the DVD term".

I am using a custom menu, but for some reason the program will not allow me to "add a note page"

The option is grayed out. The help says that for custom menus, this option is always available.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

This is the only thing I can think of:

Go to the Global DVD/DivX menu settings. Click on the "Item display" tab. Make sure "Display Note page item" is checked.

If it is unchecked, you can't add a note page. This is the only way I've been able to gray out the option.

I am enjoying the TMPGEnc Authoring Work 4, but I am facing some difficults when I try to create a simple menu.
I have selected 4 video clips from 4 different DVD media and I am try to authoring the video clips with a simple menu, including a Menu title and a list of the video clips from 1 to 4. I do not want the chapters appear on the menu screen, only the tracks. On the other words, the software divides the video clips in chapters and all the time I try to create a simple menu, the video clips appear but the chapters also is showed.
Anyone, please help me.
Thanks in advance.

Slfreire

Easiest is to choose "Top menu only" when you're creating your menu. That way, Only your tracks will show.

Thanks friend. I will try it.
Slfreire

I have few MTS file(interlaced) which create by AVCHD HDV camcorder,I want convert these file to Progressive AVI use a XVID coder,I hope the XVID coder to do the de-interlace not TMPGEnx XPRESS filter,how should I set xpress filter and output format and XVID coder?

now I set xpress de-interlac filter to no deinerlace mode,set out to AVI and Framerate to 25(interlace),I set XVID coder to de-interlace source,is this right?I think this will disable xpress de-interlac filter and XVID do the work,is it right?

I don't know the work stream,is it "source stream->xpress filter->XVID coder->output" or "source stream->XVID coder->xpress filter->output"?

please give me a advise,thanks!

if you select xvid, go to the fps and see progressive this general sorts any interlacing issues.

how ever if the item is animation, or fast motion, i would go to the filters and go to a frame which shows the itnerlacing and then select the correct deinterlacing method.

you will see if its the correct one as the picture becomes clear and crisp, i would also browse through the footage just in case.

then when you get to the xvid, select progressive.

also if its animation, you will need to select 23.976 or close to 24 (if thats the deinterlacing filter you have chosen as thats 24fps)

Hi,

When I try to enable the Cuda Support, I get this error:
"An error occured during CUDA execution. (cudaError_t = 4){35748B70-CBE7-4484-8CEF-6413CFBA7A58}"

My videocard is XFX GeForce 9600GT xxx edition "stock overcloced" with Nvidia Driver version 190.38 and TMPGenc 4.7.1.284 running at Windows XP.

So I can not to enable the Cuda Support.

Any Suggestion to fix this?

Thanks

I would contact user support. I don't think anyone here will know what that error code means unless it's pretty common.

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

yeah i cam across issues myself and it seems that xpress, even though its supplies and boasts about its this technical wizardry it fails to cope with such high demands.

so the way past it, is to defrag your system, dont have anything running besides xpress. first tick the cuda and select the card, then press the tab below stating optimize after next launch etc.

then launch it with nothing else running and let it do it, if it fails first time do it again or reboot and then try, and it should complete.

if you have the mpeg acceleration, tick that after the optimization has been done and restart again.

update on this. this error is now also happening after 30 seconds of the encoded. so i tried going back to the original drivers but no change, so had to untick the cuda feature for it to encode.

ok peeps its the nvidia driver thats cuasing the issue.

if you back to http://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/winxp64_186.18_whql_uk.html reboot, it will be fine.

seems there are some big bugs causing the issue in the newer 190 drivers.

I got this program and I am liking it so far, I didn't have enough RAM initially so I bumped it up to 3GB's. However I am still experiencing some problems such as:
Crashes during simulation occasionally(possibly due to Ultra Mon running???)
Output DVD's occasionally have jumps (even with content <4.7GB).

Any ideas on why the problems?

STATS:
Verbatim DVD-R
20X Sony NEC Optiarc Drive
ATI Radeon X300/X550/X1050 Series
K-Lite Codec Pack
Running Dual monitors during authoring and encoding (UltraMon)
Burning at 4X speed

Microsfot Windows XP
Professional
Version 2002
Service Pack 3
Intel Pentium D CPU 3.00 Ghz
2.99 Ghz, 3.0 GB RAM

NOTES:
-Software website says requirements are Pentium 4 2.4GHz (HT Technology) or better. Not sure if this is the problem (thought D was better).
-Also I didn't make any adjustments to the BIOS or anything after installing new RAM, that could be it to (should I make adjustments after new RAM?).
-I don't multitask during encoding, I start it and don't touch the computer till its done burning.

jumps in video content is normally to do with fps because of the frames either inserted or taken away .

if say you go from 25 fps video source to 29 you will likely get jumpy scenes.

but also ensure your systems are deffo defragged , because if they aren't then the data being transferred wont be smooth.

also your running on a intel pent 3 cpu which isnt a great source of power

Hi,

Is it possible to create a dvd without Authoring Works 4 encoding video?

If I have multiple source files what format exactly do they have to be in so that Authoring Works 4 does not encode then again?

I would really appreciate it if someone could help.

Thanks

They have to be compliant with your output format. So if you're making a DVD, it should be a DVD compliant MPEG.

DVD-Video specs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD-VIDEO#Resolution_and_frame_rate

Also, if you want to output as NTSC, then your source should be NTSC. If you try to change it from NTSC to PAL or vice versa, it will force a full-encode.

All of your clips in a track should be the same aspect ratio. So if you have a 16:9 clip and a 4:3 clip, put them in separate tracks. If they are in the same track, one of them will be re-encoded.

Hi,

Thanks for the reply so to clarify if I have .mov video and if I encoded:

.mov -> .mpg (see below)
640x480 -> 704x576
audio -> mp2 48mhz bit rate 128bit stereo

Then Authoring Works 4 will not reencode?

Most software only allows me to choose mpeg 2 Program, Elementary or Transport ending up with m2p, m2t or m2a/m2v.

Which one of these do I use so that Authoring Works 4 does not re-encode?

Help

I've tried it with an .m2t file and it works fine. Just remember that the framerate must also be compliant (25 fps for PAL, 29.97 or 23.976 fps for NTSC, and that it should be interlaced (not progressive) as well. Also set it to the appropriate video system (PAL or NTSC) if possible.

Do you plan to support mpeg4/AVC files as well in the future without re-encode? i've tried the trial version in my work and it seems that it's not supported yet, i export my videos in m2ts file format, encoded with h.264/AVC with AC3 sound, the stream is blu-ray compatible because i re-muxed it into a blu-ray structure with tsmuxer and it works fine, but i want also to add menous, and popups like your progamm does, but i don't want to re-encode the video , or export the disk in mpeg2 format.

I like what I see with the trial of Tmpgenc Authoring Works but one last thing on the wish list...

Once I finish setting up a project I need to compile the setup to both NTSC and PAL. The trial wants me to start a whole new project when I select to change from PAL to NTSC. Is that just an artifact of using the trial version? Or will the full version let me copy the finished NTSC project over to PAL?

If the full version will let me output both PAL and NTSC versions of the same project what will happen to the chapter markers? Are the markers going to be totally way off as the video gets further into the clip (because the chapter markers are counting frames)? Or are the chapter markers going to be somewhat the same (because they are timecode based)??

I expect to have lots of chapter markers (1000's) in a disk project so I am looking for the least painful way with out having to redo each disk project twice ... once for PAL and once for NTSC.

Thanks!

Bob

I don't think you're going to like this...The full version is the same as the trial in that you have to start a new project if you want to switch from a NTSC project to a PAL one.

I too would like to be able to switch between NTSC and PAL after I've made a project. Hopefully it's not a technical impossibility.

Most mordern TVs, Computers and DVD players around the world play both PAL and NTSC. The machine sences which the DVD is set in and adjusts itself.

I'm using a laptop Toshiba M205 with a 1.7 GHZ duo core Intel Centrino processor with 2 Gig Ram. I've tried using the trial TPMGenc4.0 express and it looks like it may work for me,I make music video clips from full length DVD's. usually 4 minute duration and i try to keep them around 150MB, I make them using AVI format and Divx so it will compress a little, I've found as long as I can keep my clips around 100-150 MB the quality is broadcast worthy. If anyone can see a problem with what PC equipment I have I would like to hear about it before I purchace the full TMPG version Thanks

Should be fine. The minimum system requirements is a Pentium 3 1GHz processor, and your processor is better/newer than that. Plus if the trial works fine, the full version should work too.

Thanks tkrave for the relpy. I have now bought the full version and it works really well for what I want to do with it, so for those of you that may have been worried that you don't have a 3GHZ processor try the trial version fist like me and see for yourself if it will work on your system. It is a great programme.

yeah should be fine, just dont expect it to be a quick encode.

Hi,
I will try to post as much detail as possible. What does the video can't catch up message? It happens when I just try to play video in the cut edit tool. I have a dual processor workstation with 3.4 Ghz processor's and 2 GB of memory, and the both CPU peg 100%. I am using a canon vixia camera for my video source. Using windows XP with SP3, ATI FIREmv video card. What are my potenial problems?

Basically it just means that it can't play it back in real time. For me, it happens mostly with HD video. You can still output the file just fine though.

i would say that your problems are because your system can not cope with it to playback in real time, a dual core processor is ok but not great for encoding and 2gb of memory to do real time just i laughable (well thats what the software is doing to you) not me as a personal attack.

the output will be fine though.

Can someone tell me how I can make the menu background music last longer-- I have a 4 min song but the tabs for editing length go only fron 0 to 35 sec...
I can't figure out how to make it longer.
Thanks!

You may need to change the duration of the BGM/Motion menu settings.

Go to the global menu settings --> Motion Menu tab --> BGM/Motion menu settings.
Change the BGM/Motion menu duration to your desired length. Max is 6 minutes.