TMPGEnc has been updated to version 4.7.6.304.
Looks like CUDA support has been updated so people who were having problems with the latest drivers might want to get this update.
Driver version 190.38 or higher now required for CUDA functionality.

Revision history page:
http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/download/te4xp_rireki.html

Is there a way to replace the video file on a pre-existing track, keeping the audio file and chapters intact? Or do I just have to create a new track each time I make a revision to the video?

I'm not entirely sure I'm understanding what you're asking, but if you want to keep your audio and chapters but change the video source, then it's possible but you have to go the other way around. In other words, you can replace the audio and import a keyframe list (your chapter marks) in your new video.

First, export the keyframe list from your original video clip (Cut-edit window--> Edit menu --> Export keyframe list).

Then you can add your new video clip to your track and in the Clip properties window, change the audio source to the audio of your old video.

In the Cut-edit window, import the keyframe list you just saved from your old video.

Hi,

As I don't like thumbnails on my menu, how do I do the following.

If you could give a step by step look at how I would:
(a) from a menu picture of my choice, place a button that would link to the first movie, and then on completion come back to the menu.

I don't want to have, multible pages or thumbnails.
So basically I want to be able to place opening page, with linked buttons
If I can do this Authoring works, will now be regarded as the best in the world.
regards
Pete
Melbourne Australia

1.) First, start a Custom menu:
http://i40.tinypic.com/1zzq053.png

2.) When you get to the layout page, select a layout that has the same number of tracks in your project. If you have two tracks, select a layout with 2 tracks.
http://i42.tinypic.com/2whjfiq.png

3.) When you get to the Menu Composition page, select "Top menu only." This will ensure you don't have chapter menus.
http://i43.tinypic.com/31617jq.png

4.) Next is the Playback settings. Set Track end playback to return to the Top menu. This will ensure that after a track is done playing, it will return you to the Top menu instead of going to the next track.
http://i44.tinypic.com/11ke7wk.png

5.) So now you have a basic menu, with thumbnails you don't want. Double-click on the thumbnail to open the menu item editor.
http://i41.tinypic.com/24q1ms0.png

6.) In the menu item editor, you can replace the thumbnail with a picture of your choice. Click on the "File browser" button to select an image from your hard drive.
http://i41.tinypic.com/21cdyky.png

7.) You now have your own image instead of the thumbnail; resize it as you wish.
http://i39.tinypic.com/34fjew8.png

You may not want the text items such as the track name. You can't delete it completely, but you can hide it by deleting the text. Double-click on it to open the menu item editor and delete the text.

You can also change the background image in the same way you changed the thumbnail. You can also add other image or text items.

Remember that you cannot add or delete functional buttons (play, track buttons, etc.) so you either have to alter the way they look or hide them if you don't want them at all.

You can also make a custom button set that shows up in the custom menu wizard by using the Menu Item Tool found in the Start stage --> Advanced Tools.

Hi TKrave,
Thanks you for your vey conscise description. It's the best authoring program around, and now thanks to you it's even better.
regards
pete
Melbourne Australia

Hi Mate, one more question'
One of your answers was 6.)
"In the menu item editor, you can replace the thumbnail with a picture of your choice. Click on the "File browser" button to select an image from your hard drive.
http://i41.tinypic.com/21cdyky.png"

Can I completely delete ANY picture, as the project I'm working on is a boat test DVD, and I have 14 models, that I would like linked o the one page with TEXT only.
regards
Pete

If you want text only links (no thumbnails at all), then select a text only layout in the menu wizard.

For instance, in this screenshot you'd pick a layout like "#02 16:9(D)" (the one to the right of the selected layout).
http://i42.tinypic.com/2whjfiq.png

If you need an image to accompany your text link, just add a new picture menu item. However, this picture won't be linked to anything.

I should also add that while you can't delete buttons or certain menu items, you can choose not to display them by going to the Global Menu Settings (found in the Menu stage). From here, you can select what items will be displayed.
http://i39.tinypic.com/2q80z8y.png

Again thanks for your quick response
regards
pete

I need to convert files on a DVD (BUP, VOB, and IFO) to m2v. I can't get the program to choose any of these files as a source. What am I doing wrong?

When I need to convert a VOB I do the following.

I use a freeware version VOB convertor and save it out as an .MOV file. I take this file into Adobe Premiere where I export that out as an uncompressed .AVI file. From there I take it into TMPGenc and make an Mv2 file.

It doesn't take long and I get great results.

Take Care,
Steve

Hi

I have been having trouble running my TMPGenc. Whenever i run it, it wants to do a licence renewal and then it just fails. The error message doesnt help either:"An error ocured while retrieving the licence.Refer to details below.The"
There is now description after the "the in the sentence.
Please help.

I think you should contact user support about that.

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

SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Currently saving an MPEG file where the image size is non compliant for DVD output prevents the user from outputting their project as an MPEG file for DVD ('MPEG2 Progam' I assume). Please change this to a pop-up warning that explains that this may result in video that can't play on some DVD players etc. but still ALLOWS the creation of the file if the user wishes to continue. ie. Let me output non-compliant video if I want to, rather than forcing me into an extremely narrow template!

LONG DESCRIPTION:
The source MPEG files I have to work with have an image size of 544x576. They are encoded with a ratio of 4:3 so they display fine. I use TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 to trim the files as necessary and sometimes splice two files together to eliminate visual errors in one source that are not present in another. Everything is great until I wish to output the files. Because the image size is not part of the standard DVD sizes I am forced to output as 'Common MPEG File'. This produces a file that then needs to be re-encoded (or at least requires time to process it again) when I later create a DVD. It would be good if the editor could be changed so that this compliance is not so strictly enforced as to be impossible to achieve what the user wants. Instead it would be better if users were warned of the possible consequences of their actions, but given the choice. My experience with DVD's burned with these non-compliant image sizes has been positive and I would appreciate being able to output my project as an 'MPEG for DVD' if I want to. Otherwise my time and workflow have to increase significantly - a little disappointing considering the price of the software. Being 'user friendly' is good - until it removes important power of choice from the user.

PS. I am assuming that TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 is capable of producing DVD compliant MPEG2 files that don't need reencoding/processing? When I output an elementary stream of audio+video, and then combine them via the Multiplexer in the MPEG Tools, the file still comes out needing reencoding even though I chose MPEG2 Progam as the output from the drop down menu. If I take the same streams and combine them in Avidemux (a free piece of software I might add...) and chose MPEG PS (program stream) it produces the correct file that does not need reencoding... Whats wrong with TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3?

If you want to output non-compliant MPEG-2 then using using the "Common MPEG file" should be fine for your needs. Being able to select "MPEG file for DVD" and then choosing to keep it non-complaint wouldn't change anything because you'd essentially want the exact same file. In other words, what exactly do you want to change about the file?

I guess I just don't understand what the problem is; you have a non-compliant MPEG-2 file and you want to output it as a non-compliant MPEG-2 file. Using "Common MPEG file" does that.

What program are you using to create your DVD's? That's the program that needs to accept non-compliant video and keep it non-compliant.

If you're talking about the DVD-Video output profile, then your problem makes a bit more sense, since you can actually burn a disc using that profile.

I'm sorry if my explanation was not as clear as it could be. I'll try to make it a bit more understandable, even though I don't expect the outcome with the MPEG editor to change anytime soon.

Essentially I need TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 to output an MPEG with the correct structure for it to be burnt straight to DVD without any re-encoding. I assume the 'DVD-VIDEO' and/or the 'MPEG for DVD' options do this. Unfortunately, as it stands, TMPEGEnc MPEG Editor 3 will not let me use these options if the image size is not part of the DVD standard, hence my problem as mentioned previously.

A DVD player will happily play an MPEG with the correct structure and a non-standard image size. It will not so happily play an MPEG with the wrong structure. A 'Common MPEG' file has the wrong structure, hence the need for re-encoding. I know little about these things but I suspect it is due to the fact that a Common MPEG does not have a header at the start of every GOP like a DVD MPEG file does (That was the best conclusion I could come up with after comparing a Common MPEG file from TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 with a known compliant DVD MPEG file, using MPEG Inspector).

Having to re-encode, or, more accurately, re-structure the files outputted by TMPGEnc MPEG Editor is a nuisance, and adds extra time to my work-flow. I would love to see Pegasys modify the editor to put some more power/choice into my hands instead of the current inflexible options. It only needs to be as simple as ALLOWING non-standard image sizes when creating an 'MPEG for DVD' and creating ONE simple warning pop-up if they wish to.

Understood.

Currently, TME3 can accept non-compliant bitrates (it gives you a warning just as you describe), so your request might be possible.

TMPGEnc seems to be a wonderful application. However, I require burning high definition AVCHD to conventional DVD media. I tried with the trial download and was informed that I don't have a proper Blu-ray burner. Is this possible, knowing the proper configuration or should I look for another application?

While converting MKVs to WMV using 2 pass CBR, at 50% about half of the files I convert will receive an error and the program will crash.

I've deduced it enough to be audio-related. I used to import separate audio and video streams and didn't have the problem until I fixed the need for separate imports. I use AC3filter, and now whenever it gets to 50% it crashes. However, if I go back to my old ways and import the audio separately, it doesn't crash. I have a feeling it's gotta be something to do with my AC3 settings.

Any ideas?

Someone answered to pull down the menu for convert to... quicktime, but I don't see Quick Time Avid Codec DNxHD 145

Mickey

Do you have the right codec installed? Maybe you only have the codecs for decoding.

I was able to download and install the codec, and now I'm able to select it in the QuickTime Compression Settings.

Here's where I got them from:
http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=263545

Screenshot of 4.0 XPress Quicktime compression settings:
http://i40.tinypic.com/166i0q9.png

Once I have set the split points in a video, is it possible to save the clips without encoding them completely? I am at a loss.

Whenever you output in 4.0 XPress, your video will be re-encoded. So yes, if you want to split them, you'll have to re-encode them.

Ok, thank you, I ended up finding a method with Cut Assistant & AsfBin while using VirtualDub to find the key frames.

I edited high def video (880 X 496 with max bitrate of 15,000 kbps) in womble and it saves as a VOB file of 1,048,574 KB.
I have a Blue-ray template set up in TMP and with no files in it the project size is 1436 out of a max size of 22867 MB for the 25 GB blu-ray disk.
When I import this VOB file into TMP the program says the VOB file is not supported but I ignore this and it brings the file in so it can be edited. The project size is now 3798 rather than approximately 2436 that I would think it should be if TMP reads the file size as 1048MB. What happens is approximately 11GB of data in womble becomes about 30 GB of data in TMP- too big to fit on a 25GB disk without re-encoding (which I don't want to do). Any ideas why the file size is changing so much and any suggestions to avoid this? I do not get this file size issue when using standard def VOB files from womble into TMP.

Since your video is 880 x 496, it might be increasing the resolution to a blu-ray compliant resolution, which might be why the file size is increasing. Check your track settings after you import the file and see what it says.

Clip properties are:
880 X 496 25 fps 15000 kb/s.
Track properties are:
1280 X 720 bitrate 18,000 kb/s.
So how do I change that?

If I use standard size DVD files but the blu ray format to take advantage of the 25 GB disk size I don't have this file size issue.

That's because DVD resolution is lower than your video and DVD compliant files are also Blu-ray compliant so Authoring Works won't change the resolution or bitrate.
If you don't care about losing some detail, you can just change the track settings to a lower resolution (720 x 480) and also tweak the bitrate settings if you need to.

If I don't want to change the resolution, will changing the bitrate to 10,000 kb/s (from 18,000 in the track setting) make a noticeable change in the output appearance?

Yes, just lowering the bitrate will help make your file size smaller but it's hard to say how it will affect your video quality; it's just trial and error. Try adjusting the bitrate until the file size is small enough to fit on the disc first.

I've been getting errors when trying to burn projects.
The disk starts to burn then about 10% into the burn an error message pops up and says "A command error occurred. [command = 2A]. [Sense:ASC:ASCQ:=03:02:00] (00000b4c"

What does this mean and how can I get my burns to work correctly. I've tried with different disks and it happens to all of them. Currently trying to burn on TDK DVD-RW.

Cheers,

Maxy

maxy, this sounds more like a problem with Windows and/or your (drive) hardware.
For Windows: Be sure to close all other apps, including background apps, before you burn a disc. I would try rebooting your machine and, then, before you run TMPGEnc, do a Ctrl-Alt-Del and check Windows Running Tasks to see what else is loading/running in the background. Close any apps that you don't need (if in doubt, let it run) and then try burning the disc again. Presuming the problem isn't with the drive itself (always a possibility!), freeing-up Windows resources (by closing non-essential programs & background tasks) may do the trick.
For the drive: If you have another burning app (e.g., Nero, EasyCD, etc.), try burning a disc with this. If it also fails, then you've got a bad drive and you'll need to replace it. DVD drives are pretty cheap these days. Unless you have a favourite, I'd recommend an NEC or Sony, both of which are good, reliable drives that you can likely pick up for <$50 (often <$30 in generic kit form).
I hope this helps.