(cross-post from TAW5 forum)

When I choose Shutdown as finishing task, it seems the system goes idle instead of shutting down. (this is Windows 10 / 1803)

The only visible track left by this action is in the Windows System log:

Log Name: System
Source: User32
Date: 18/03/2019 23:46:51
Event ID: 1074
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: XXXX\Benoit
Computer: XXXX
Description:
The process TMPGEncVMW6.exe has initiated the power off of computer XXXX on behalf of user XXXX\Benoit for the following reason: Other (Unplanned)
Reason Code: 0x0
Shutdown Type: power off
Comment:

the next event in the System log is only 8 seconds later and is an information-level event from 'Time service', but also in the Application log an event 102 from ESENT where 'The database engine (10.00.17134.0000) is starting a new instance (0)'.
This would suggest a reboot instead of a shutdown....although I see no clear event related to a reboot (e.g. events from the kernel; and 8 seconds seems a bit short for a reboot anyway)

Is there a way to check whether I need to enable the option to allocate higher bitrate for DVD subtiles, without carefully watching the whole film with subtitles turned on ?
Feature film is pretty long, has already been carefully encoded and hence I would like to avoid re-encoding with a lower bitrate for the video, to allow higher bitrate for subtitles.

In case of insufficient bandwith for subtitles, will dropped subtitles occur with software players as well as with home DVD players ?

help ???

Does any other company make 3rd party filters to use in the software?

Not that I know of. As far as I know, the software is not set up to accept 3rd party filters. Would be cool if it did though.

Well, you can use AviSynth and its myriad tricks and filters, right? A bit complicated to set up.

Hello.

When I'm in 'cut' of video file, I suffer from long time to load thumbnails in seek section. When I jump into some point in video, it takes 5-15 seconds for thumbnails to appear. That siginficantly slows down work. Changing time of thumbnails distance doesn't accect. Once I scrolled through video, thumbnails are generated and it's fast. So I would even like to have them generated it production tool or so, so when I start working with clip I already have them.

Are there some factors to change, to make that faster? I have to seek a lot through long file it really affects me.

I see that during seeking, while thumbnails are generated, CPU is loaded signigicantly, 4 cores at 40-50%. Once thumbnails are generated, CPU load goes down. I tried to use GPU/Intel video decoding, but it didn't change anything.

I created RAID0 array from SSDs, to have huge read/write time but it didn't help.

Interesting is that when I jump into somewhere in the file, in preview section I immediately get image, so I assume this can be done almost 'online'. The same I would like to have in thumbnails.

I tried this wit several different input sources and it's the same.

Is there something I can do?

My system is Xeon E5-1620, 16GB RAM, GTX1080.

Have you tried increasing the Thumbnail Cache Size in the preferences? Maybe it will help. It's in Preferences--> Clip Editing.

Couldn't read MKV with h265 video in TAW5. Upgraded to TAW6 but reading MKV file extremely slow and sometimes crashes the app.

Installed Shark007 and TAW5 works great but no change in TAW6.

Windows 7 64-bit, i5-3550, 8GB memory, 500GB disk available.

Anyone exp anything like this with TAW6?

If I use the Dolby Analyzer and rescue 5.1 audio, my audio sync is off by a large margin. If there a fix for this or is there a manual adjustment I need to make?

Hello,

I would like to make several montage with the same editing structure. How can I replace the clip source without cxhanging their duration ? if I just change the path, it changes the duration and remouves the transitions.

many thx

I've been using Authoring works 5 for a few years with no problems. (I purchased a license and it's a legit installation). Today when I tried to write a DVD project I got a popup that the "Disc Writing Tool Could Not Be Started. It is possible the installation is not correct"

Any ideas? I downloaded the install file from my Pegasys account and tried to re-run it, but there is no "repair" option of course. I can only fully remove the program. My next step is to try to remove it and then install again from scratch, but it's annoying that this happens when I'm in the middle of a project that is due in a matter of hours.

Any solutions out there? I can't get support from Pegasys any more because they don't support Authoring Works 5.

Try and use a general contact form from their website and they might help you out even though it's an older product. No guarantees but it's worth a shot.

I edit using Premiere Pro CC and render out MPEG-2 (mv2 and wave) files for DVD creation and H.264 (m4v and wav) files for BluRay disk creation. I like to use the highest bitrate available that will meet the specs and also fit on the media.
I just started using AW6 and noticed that AW6 appears to re-render the video for a few seconds during scene changes. What average and maximum bitrate should I use to keep AW6 from re-rendering my source files when creating the DVD and BluRay folders? Is there a AW6 setting I should change?

Make that m2v as opposed to mv2 files for DVDs. How do you edit one of your own messages?

I purchased a replacement version of TVM6 as I had used the first version the maximum number of times allowed.
They have blocked my use of the NEW VERSION by AUTOMATICALLY USING THE OLDER VERIONS CODES.
They are becoming so untrustworthy now!!!!
OH, AND THEY STOLE THE SECOND PAYMENT I MADE.
DON'T TRUST THEM ANY MORE. I THINK THEIR TRADING LICENCES SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR LEGALITY.
I'll now only use TVM5 as the new system is used bt them for theft!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What do you mean "maximum number of times allowed"? The software doesn't limit you unless you were using a trial version. You shouldn't need to buy a second license just to keep using the software.

If you bought a new license and your computer still sees the old one, you need to delete or move the old license file. I believe it has a .lic extension if you need to look for it.

Did you buy this direct from the pegasys website? Just sounds weird the way you are describing things.

Hi,
There are so many variables to choose from, what settings do I choose to get the following to appear on TV when disc inserted as so far after 5 attempts I keep getting first page without my thumbnails and names of tracks beside them.

I want a nice background with thumbnails top to bottom and beside each one the name of the footage or as it is called 'track name'.
Tracks clips chapters etc not sure. I have brought into TMPGenc my .mpg footage, each is about 5 mins long on different subjects.
I have browsed to them all and imported them then used setting to give them their names.
These are tracks I think !
I dont want a page on which you click to then show another page , so I am trying to avoid Title page, I simply want to see my tracks.
I want to be able to click on a track thumbnail and the track plays, When it ends the menu appears with the tracks again.
If there isnt space on the page for all the tracks, then I need a button for page 2.

Just what are the exact steps to get this ?

BOBC

Are you making a DVD or a Blu-ray?

Here's some basic instructions.

1.) Put your clips in their own tracks at the Source stage.

2.) In the Menu stage, choose to make a Custom Menu. Select the menu layout that looks the most similar to what you want (you can move things around later). Choose a background you like or use your own.

3.) Choose the "Top menu only" option when it comes up.

4.) For disc-insertion action, choose to view the top menu. For track playback end action, choose to display the top menu.

That's basically it! Once you finish setting up your menu, you can edit each individual page to look how you want it to look. Double-click on a menu page in the page list to open the menu page editor. You can then move the thumbnails and track names around, change the background, etc.

HI,
thats what I needed, thanks.
Though I am struggling a bit on custom versus template, I wanted 10 thumbs on my single page and template offers 4 or 5, I found 8 at base of a list, but I must get my head around use of custom a bit more.

what surprises me is lack of english spoken tutorials in youtube on TAW5, and tuts on working with interlaced and also creating menus, the menu options still baffle me a bit.

BOBC

Need advice on how to use Authoring Works 6 to convert MKV to play with my smartphone (LG V20, max resolution 2560x1440). I tried to play around with different settings but the converted video didn't play properly (e.g. doesn't fit the screen). Assistance would be much appreciated.

Authoring Works is not ideal for making smartphone video; it will only output DVD/Blu-ray/AVCHD compliant video, so if your phone cant read those formats, it won't work.

TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works is the software that will probably do what you want.