When one clicks on "launch disc writing tool" right after having created a Blu-ray (folder), and chooses "Create disc image" right away, there is no way to add a custom disc label, the disc label will be set to the current date and there is no way to change that (the disc label field is greyed out). The workaround is to cancel the operation, relaunch the Disc writing tool from the start menu, and add the just created BD folder: the the disc label field is now editable.

Note 1: I haven't tested this workflow with a DVD, only with a Blu-ray (PAL) project.
Note 2: this has been observed on a system not equipped with a blu-ray disc burner (the goal of the above workflow is to create a valid Blu-ray ISO image to be burned on another system later on); I haven't tested this workflow on a system with a Blu-ray burner.

Hi

When I add a third subtitle stream, it is not showing on the screen. I also tried to author with the 3rd subtitle stream, it says error invalid stream.

Hi, it would be really useful if the date and time stamp from the video file could be displayed for each clip in the source window so that if you bring in clips from different sources its easier to put them in chronological order.
Simple?

Thanks.

I have a 24 fps progressive video clip. What will the encoded result be like if I choose "Progressive" instead of "3:2 pulldown" as the Display Mode in the 'Format' section properties? Thanks.

By the way, my output type is to a DVD standard MPEG which I will then burn to DVD.

Hi,

I have a menu containing multiple source files (top and only menu). After any particular track plays, I'd like to have the DVD/BR return to the top menu and highlight the next track in the sequence (or even just remain highlighting the track that just played).

The only thing that I can find is that I can have the DVD/BR return to the same menu page, but it always highlights the default highlighted item (usually the first item in the track list).

Does anyone know if I can do this? Possibly this could be done with multiple menus but I'd like to see if I can do this with a single menu.

Thanks,
Steven

How do convert the trial version to the paid version? All other software allows you to paste the license number. I can't find a way to do this.

They are two different exe's. You need to register your paid license number on their website and download the software from your user account.

Thank you.

Hello, I have read that Nvidia is set to release a couple new gpu's including a GTX 980 with 2048 CUDA cores. The current top of the line card is the GTX 780ti which has 2880 CUDA cores. Would the extra cores on the 780ti equal faster encoding times? I currently have a GTX 770 (1536 CUDA cores) and am seriously considering an upgrade, not only for faster encoding but 1440P gaming also. Thanks

More cuda cores mean more GPGPU power, but for decoding/encoding video do not need much power and you do not usually use 100% of Cuda Cores. If you only encode/decode several video files at same time is possible to use more Cuda Cores, but limitation will be then HDD speed, CPU speed/number of cores, etc.

Your encode time (for one video file only) will be the same with a GTX 770 or a GTX 780Ti for example.

GTX 980/970/750 are new Maxwell arthitecture based (GTX 770/780 series are Kepler architecture based). Maxwell is more efficient, has better performance per watt than Kepler and with same amount of Cuda Cores Maxwell has more performance than kepler.

In this moment TMPGEnc not works fine with Maxwell architecture.



Regards, Alkermes.

I have a GTX670 (1344 CUDA cores), and using the free GPU-Z utility to monitor loading, I find that encoding rarely loads the GPU or Video Engine more than 50%. So I'm not sure more cores would provide faster encoding. On the plus side, I sometimes run another encoding utility at the same time and make use of the spare capacity.

for much faster editing, rendering etc you need the following.

1. something like the gtx 980
2. a load of memory something like 32gb
3.ssd as a main drive
4.ssd as the drive its reading the source file from
5.ssd for the end project to be rendered to.

Is there a way to import an edl file? EDL files are basically a list of references to larger files essentially in and out points for other files.

Dear Sirs

I would you like to know if I have to authoring two times to burn to DVD and Blu ray and because the recorded file, does not include the menu.

Thnk you,

Ednelson

Depends on the final resolution. If it's DVD quality, just make a DVD, since Blu-ray players can play DVDs.

If you're making SD and HD, then yes, you'll need to burn a DVD and Blu-ray.

Hi
I have download the trial version of the software and wanted to try the other free menu templates, but when I try to install them they say they are not compatible with the version of the software I'm using, yet I've download all the latest ones from the website.

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks

Pete

The free menu templates are only for the full version; they won't work for the trial version.

Further to an earlier post of mine, can anyone with five minutes to spare please help me with a quick experiment? Firstly, please download this 30-second MPEG:

http://wikisend.com/download/608768/Source.mpg

Now please follow the same steps that I did, and if in doubt, leave everything on its default setting:

1) Launch Authoring Works 5 and import the file (Source.mpg) into track 1.

2) Open the Cut & chapter edit tab, and insert chapters at 00:19:00 and
00:25:84. (These are on scene changes that fall between I-frames.)

3) Click on OK, and then choose Transition edit. Set it to Fade Out/In (Black),
2 seconds. Click on OK.

4) Move on to the Menu stage, but choose "No Menu". Then skip straight to Output, and click on Start output.

5) When that's done, navigate to the folder you've just built and view VTS_01_1.VOB in your media player.

Now, here's the important bit: is there any pixellation/blockiness/drastic drop in picture quality around the chapter points and transition? Or is it practically identical to Source.mpg? Here's what was in my output folder:

http://wikisend.com/download/347894/VTS_01_1.VOB

Any idea why mine is so poor? How does yours compare? Your findings, observations and suggestions will be greatly appreciated - many thanks in advance.

Hi,
I've used the subtitle page to add subtitles via SRT import. This function is very limited, it does not recognize basic formatting like italics, which is a HUGE bummer.

Is there an alternative way to add subtitle streams, for example multiplexing them beforehand in the video file, using mkv or similar?