Hi

When adjusting the audio I am not sure which is the best to use, normalization or unifomization.

I want all clips to have about the similar volume level though the imported video files have different levels. I use unifomization but I unfortunately do not understand the difference excplined in the help file.

Unfortunately the help file does not say in wich type of situations you are supposed to use any particular of these two settings.

As I mix a lot of sources in my DVD's I normally have to make volume adjustments for every clip in the audiofilter box of the clip editor. I have some suggestions there to smoothen the workflow.

1. It would be very convenient if you could open the audio filter box straight from Cliplist window, like it you do with the transition editor.

2. As in the transition editor, it would also be very practical to have the option "apply to all clips" for the audio filter box settings.

3. I would also simplify a lot if you could save any personlized audio filter settings for easy access to the most often used combinations.

I have some POV HD .mov video files which I would like to
convert to HDV (M2V) files. Is this possible with AW4?
I've used it to output .mpg files.

Thanks,

-Craig

Im adding a mkv format with sub. But when I view the video I don't see any sub. There no files withing the video just the mkv. Does Tmpgenc authoring 4 support this?

have you activated the subtitle stream after importing the mkv?

Clip Editing > Subtitles > Put tick mark against Subtitles 1

I wish to encode a few video clips into 1 single file. I try to find way to insert transition/animation between each clip. How to do that? Thank you.

This program can't really do transitions...well, it can to a simple fade-out/in but that's it.

To do the fade-in/out effects, go to the filter tab in the clip editor window.

I tried to install TAW 4.0.11.39 several time, but the setup process just couldn't be completed. It always ended with - "......Your system has not been modified. To complete installation at another time please run setup again."
Does anyone know how to solve the problem? Thanks!

My computer OS: Windows XP SP3(Pro) CPU: Pentium 4 3.00GHz
Memory: 1 GB or more HDD format: NTFS
Windows Media Player 11/DirectX 9.0c/QuickTime 7

Which version of the .NET framework are you running?

Also, presumably you were connected to the internet at the time?

Can we use the software to create projects on our workstation and start the encoding process via command line on encoding servers? Thanks very much!

Hello, I have the same needs. Windows Web Server (IIS).
I would like to encode the videos that users uploads.
Command line, C#, ASP, SDK, something...
Thank you.

TMPGENC REALLY needs a command line interface. I would pay 3 times as much if this was possible.

I've been trying to create video files to view in iTunes and the iPad. I'm using a DVD source. I've tried a large variety of output settings but they all end up slightly out of sync. The same output files play well in Zune and Windows Media Player. I'm running TE 4.7.7.307 and iTunes 9.2.

Here are the settings I'm using that are consistent across attempts to encode :

* MPEG4 AVC (Main Profile 3.1, video size is same as input DVD, aspect ratio is set to same as input e.g. if input is Pixel 40:33 so is output)
* MPEG Audio AAC-LC, 160kbps 48000khz (sample rate is same as input sample rate)

Here's some of the things I've tried varying :

* PAL and NTSC encoded sources
* Container : Main or iPod Video
* FPS same as input video or 30 fps progressive
* Video Bit Rate : 1000, 1250, 1500
* Rate control mode : 2-pass VBR, 1-pass CBR
* Video System : Auto and setting explicitly to same as source material
* Motion estimation subpel mode : quarter pixel or whole pixel
* Audio Output Format : Raw and ADTS

Video from the iTunes store and other .mp4 files I've downloaded seem to play fine.

I'm running on Windows 7 Ultimate.

Does anyone have any ideas how I can try and isolate what the problem is?

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Soyale,

I am successfully (well somewhat) creating files for the iPad from DVD source using the SpursEngine plug-in. My settings are (if I remember them correctly):

- MPEG4 AVC (Main Profile 3.1)
- 720x480 resolution (for NTSC DVD)
- 16:9 ratio
- VBR
- Max. Video bit rate: 2,500

I didn't change any other of the default settings. The result is a reasonably large file that I can play on the iPad without any problems. However, I don't go through iTunes, but instead play through AirVideo (no conversion).

The only reason I am not 100% satisfied is that the SpursEngine is so limited regarding the video formats it supports. For example, I can't cut off the black bars for 2.35:1 format DVDs. I guess you don't have these limitations if you're not using the SpursEngine - but then again you could just as well use HandBrake, which is free and produces very high quality files. The only reason I'm stuck with SpursEngine is that it's so fast, and converting lots of DVDs without it just takes to long.

I use tmpgenc to do a lot of subtitle encoding. It would really be nice if I could create a subtitle format and save it to use on every new project. I know that I can create a custom layout and save it for a particular project. But when I start a new project, the subtitle is no longer in the drop down list. It get tedious to continually have to change the font and font size settings every time I encode a new file.

I need to make a still picture from ma Imm4 VCM codec video. I have tried everything that I can think of. I have windows media 11 installed (I never should have upgradeed, because I could get a still picture before) I have tried downgrade to other windows media but that does not work. Is there a way or program that will let me capture a still picture from lorex video?

Thanks for any help

Stan kaczmar
Missoula MT
kacz@bresnan.net

Print Screen key?

No, really. Try it. Unless that CODEC uses some fancy overlay control you should be able to do the following.

1) Open media and navigate to the point you want to capture an image and pause it.
2) Make sure you have Mediaplayer running full screen.
3) Press the Print Screen key (usually on the upper right of the keyboard next to the scroll lock & pause keys)
4) Open your favorite imaging program (Photshop, PSP, or even just Paint)
5) Start a new image.
6) Select Edit then Paste.
7) Save as your favorite file type (PNG for lossless, JPG for size control)
8) ???
9) Profit

Hello,
i need to convert a QTRef file to a file that can imported to Adobe Encore.
I tried with "Blu Ray standard Mpeg file" settings from TMPEnc but when i import this file to Encore, it is indicated as Untrascodded.
In this way, encore has to transcode again, and it is a time problem for me.
What is the best settings?
I have to export MPEG2 or Mpeg4 file for bluray?
And in the Encore, at the project settings, i have to choose codec between MPEG-2 and H.264.
And also the frame rate is 25i ir 50p?
What is the right?
My master video PAL and it is coming from Sony ex1 xdcam with 1920x1080i settings.
Thanks

What type of file are you trying to output in Encore? A 1920x1080 Blu-ray?

Blu-rays can be MPEG-2 or H.264, however I think the Blu-ray output template in 4.0 XPress is MPEG-2 only. I'm not sure why Encore wants to re-encode your file, since it should be Blu-ray compliant if you used the Blu-ray template in 4.0 XPress.

I would choose the 25i framerate. I don't think 50p is compliant with a 1920x1080 Blu-ray, so if you just have those two to choose from, I would choose 25i.

Whatever you choose, make sure your output settings in 4.0 XPress match that. If there is a miss-match between your file and the output settings in Encore, then yes, it will re-encode.

One of the problems, maybe the most serious, is that encore wants two seperate files. One for video and one for audio.
So i have to choose that tmpegenc must output 2 seperate files

encode to quicktime PNG, this will need a lot of hard drive space as it gives over 100mbps bitrate

that will easily import into the adobe encore if thats what the encore your on about.

I have a 2 volume project. Volume 1 with 7 tracks, Volume 2 with 9. I created Volume 1 with 8, instead of 9, tracks in the menu. Removed one track on source page. Created disk and then used Save as to do Volume 2.

It was then that I realised that I am a track short in the menu. Is there any (relatively) easy way of changing the menu to 9 tracks, short of painstakingly re-creating the menu, copying all settings one by one from Volume 1?

There's a way to save menu item effects as a template so you don't have to go in and redo all of your effects. For instance, if you have a couple of effects (blur, outer shadow, etc.) applied to a track thumbnail, you can save the settings for that menu item so you can easily apply them to other menu items.

There's also an option to copy the menu item layout of a page and apply it to another page. You can find this option by clicking the "Edit menu" button towards the bottom of the Menu Stage.

Of course, the template specifies layout, effects, etc - NOT the number of tracks.

Maybe I'm not understanding the problem here.

If you want to add a track, just go back to the Source stage and add the ninth track. It will automatically use whatever base layout you selected in the wizard.

If you made changes such as menu item effects, or moved things around, then you'll have to copy the menu item layout to the new page and apply the menu item effects to the items you changed.