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Ive used TMPG before and never got this problem.
When i try and make an avi file to a video file using TMPG it will only show the audio and no video. Is there a codec I need or something? i have the divx codec, but TMPG wont show the video, i set it at 'system (video+audio)' like always but dosent show the video, my guess is a missing codec, but not sure. Please help me. If im right, and it is a missing codec please tell me which. Thanks
This is Newbie problem #1, and allmost every one gets it when they first open the program, You need to raise the priority of the "Direct Show File Reader" in the "Vfapi Plugins" you do this by going to "options" to "Enviromental Settings" then to "Vfapi Plugins" and raise the "Direct Show" to "2" ...
i've used tmpgenc many times with no errors, but this is a bit strange. i captured about 18 gigs of data yesterday, and began converting with tmpgenc. this morning before i left for work, i encoded one more of the segments, then shut my comp off and went to work. coming home now, i cannot see any of the files in the directory where all my captured and converted data resided. the space is still eaten up on my drive, but i can't see anything! any ideas?
The only thing I can think of is to use the "Search" function of you Operateing System to look for the file names of the files that are missing or just look for all mpeg files...
I was wondering if there was a way to start encoding from the middle of an avi file. My computer crashed halfway through a conversion and I would like to start from where the finished mpeg ends.
The only thing you can do is use the "Source Range" in the "Advanced settings" to start encodeing at the frame you got cut off at, then join the two parts together with the "merge & Cut" in the "Mpeg Tools"...
Try adjusting the priority if the "avi VFW File reader" and the "Open DML File Reader" when raiseing one disable the other... I Think One of these plugins supports that format......
I have a widescreen avi video file, how do i convert it to mpeg with widescreen resolution? I converted with the default setting with TMPGEnc but the picture came out so skinny. I hope you know what i'm trying to say and if you do, please help me out. Thank you very much
Go to the "Advanced settings" to "clip frame" and use the arrange setting to arrange the screen to the way you like it..you might need to do a couple test encodes to see if it looks right...
when i go to file ==> mpg tools ==> cut & merge
i can cut files as long as the starting position is at the very begginning but if my starting position is at the middle of the mpg then TMPG always freezes.
What you need to do is get a different Mpeg editor..The mpeg tools have a lots of bugs in them and there isn"t anything you can do to fix it...you can get a couple of mpeg editor demo"s at :http://www.apachez.net in the tools section...
Actually, i've a problem with the SVCD that i made with TMPGEnc : I don't have dual channel on my SVCD but I'd it on my BIVX.
Is it common ? Is it possible to make a dual channel SVCD from a BIVX file ?
Can you, please, help me, i'm lost, i've tried everything without any results !!!
what type of "Dual channel" is it , is it one language on one channel and one on the other (selectable)or one audio track being played out 2 channels???You should be able to have dual chanell by chooseing the dual chanell setting in the audio settings.
I have dual chanell by chooseing the dual chanell setting in the audio settings BUT when i try to play my svcd file on my computer DVD player, i can choose between "stream audio 1" (french) and "stream audio 2" (english) BUT with the second audio stream (english) i do not have any sound !!
That's my problem :-)
So, there is someone who can explain me the way to make it works ?
Type 'unsupported' in the search box on this page.
There have been quite a few people with this problem and people like Minion and Ashy have posted detailed answers.
I have encoded with TMPGEnc and CCE and noticed that CQ bitrate type is more
reliable than any other setting. While using CCE, there is CBR and nPass VBR
I used both of them and I tried upto 9 pass VBR. But the final result is not
so smooth, I found the movie is jerking. (While using CQ movie is not jerking)
My source DV clip has got an average 3430 Kbps (received through Premiere).
But the encoded MPEG2 has got an average of 750 Kbps. Still the quality is not
enough. Through which method I can produce quality MPEG2. I don't mind the
space.
The quality is dependant primarily on the bitrate and the resolution. Naturally you must have a good quality source as well.
The choices we have to make generally center around the tradeoff between quality, filesize and compatibility.
You mention that you want to encode to MPEG2, so I assume we are talking about creating SVCD. First thing I would do is to go to www.vcdhelp.com and look in the players list, find your DVD player and look at the reports others have written. That will give you a guide of what bitrate limit the player has.
Once you know what the bitrate limit is you have the option of creating XSVCD (non standard SVCD). The standard bitrate of a SVCD is 2500 (or 2550 ...anyway its close enough). The standard resolution for SVCD is 480x480 (or 480x576 for PAL). If these settings produce an ouptut, which you are happy with just use the standard SVCD TMPGenc templates.
If however you want greater 'quality' you can raise the resolution (e.g to 704 x 480) and the bitrate - creating an XSVCD. To do this you need to load the 'unlock' template from the extra folder first.
As for encoding method, if you have a good quality source the CQ method is the way to go if you want the best quality - the majority of seasoned encoders use CQ as it produces output that is argually better than 2 pass in less time.
You can of course use CBR with a high bitrate setting to produce good quality output but you will end up with a large filesize as CBR will allocate the same bitrate regardless of whether the frame is high action or the end credits.
I hope this has helped
Olli
P.S Npass VBR is only supported by CCE as far as I know. TMPGenc has a 2pass VBR mode.
P.P.S If your player supports SVCD I would try standard SVCD settings first and then work up the bitrate and resolution to something you are happy with.
Thanks for your detailed explanation..............
Basically I am trying to create to create DVD not SVCD. While creating the
DVD I am using TMPGEnc and CCE through VFAPI. Utimatly the DVD(MPEG2) is
generated from the CCE.
I applied certain fileters in TMPGEnc and passed to CCE for the better results.
CCE Makes nice movies without any jerking by using CQ. But when I use CBR and
nPass VBR I found that the movie is jerking.
I think 9 pass VBR can produce high qiality movie, but resulting to
high quality still pictures same time actions movies has jerking.
How can I avoide the jerking in n Pass VBR. Is there any turning required
while setting the bitrate.
I use the same method of encodeing through Tmpgenc to CCE with Vfapi and get better results than either can produce by themselves..That jerking you are talking about does it happen only when there are poeple or Things moveing?? does it look like the movie is skipping frames or something?? If this is the problem you are getting then I used to have exactly the same problem and it seems to be a problem with CCE and the field order, I have solved this problem by useing the "De-Interlace Filter" set on "Even Field" in Tmpgenc, then the problem totally disapears. So try it I"m totally sure that this will fix your Problem....
Apply the "De-interlace" filter in Tmpgenc...are you just makeing your avi files with Adobe Premier then rendering them as avi then loading them into Tmpgenc to Vfapi to CCE???
Yesterday I applied De-Interlace function in TMPGEnc and found the quality is
less than what I used to get before.
The process steps are same as what you told. Only in the beinging I am using
Dazzle Card and by using Fast Forward creating DIF files, which can directly
open in the Adobe Premiere. There is another option of creating AVI files
which is supported in ULead Video Studio But editing is very poor. Is there
any quality difference in DIF and AVI files ?
I used to be able to open a SVCD file and then using a VCD template convert it down to that format. Now recently I can no longer open SVCD files - I get an error saying file ""xxxxx.mpg" can not open, or unsupported". I bought TMPGenc Plus - so I have no limitations - I used to be able to do this now I cant - anyone know why? Direct show filter has a 2 priority - so I dont know what else to do?
With the 2.57 version you don"t raise the direct show for mpeg files you need to raise one of the Mpeg filters.and you need to have a mpeg codec on your system like the one in "Power DVD"..
I'm encoding 1080i files for conversion to transport streams then transfer to D-VHS tape. BBMPEG works fine. TMPGenc has failed with every file. I've tried all combinations of settings. The elementary streams are fine. The best I can get with TMPGenc - after muxing to a transport stream - is AC3 audio and a black screen.
Any ideas why TMPGenc is creating video files differently than BBMPEG even though the settings are similar?