In the next version to release could you add to the clipping process the ability to realign the subtitles in the subtitle editor automatically. I haven't had any problem moving them with the "shift start time" feature but I have to calculate the amount of video I clipped and the range to shift. It would save me a lot of steps if it was automatic.

In the next version to release could you fix the subtitle editor so subtitles that are centered would center all lines that either wrap around or are added using the ENTER key. Currently, the longest line is centered and all others are left aligned to the start position of the longest one.

Uncheck the "Align text" box in the subtitle layout editor.

>Uncheck the "Align text" box in the subtitle layout editor.

LOL...I can't believe I didn't catch that in the Layout Editor...

No one knows why this error comes out:

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Encoding the avi to MPEG-2

Has anyone had any luck using VMW5 with HDV-encoded QuickTime Reference files?

My main workflow is to capture and edit in HDV on Avid Media Composer 5.5. The sequences are then exported as QuickTime Reference Files referring to a mix of HDV and DNxHD clips which are then decoded by QuickTime using the Calibrated{Q} XD Decode decoder plug-in (and the Avid DNxHD codec).

This works perfectly on Xpress 4 but is a total mess on VMW5. The playback on the Cut-Edit screen is just of a black screen or a horribly flickery one and the output from various encoders looks exactly the same.

I'm in a bit of a fix since I (stupidly) surrendered my Xpress 4 license in the upgrade and am left without any rights to a working encoder so any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!

At 5.5 it's not possible to have HDV QT refs.
How have you managed something like that.
This future has been eliminated because it was problematic on the MAC side of MC.

Hi sverkalo,

I'm not sure I understand you: HDV/Long GOP exports to Quicktime Reference have been in MC since one of the 5.0 point releases (5.0.3?) and continue to work perfectly in 5.5. You will need a third-party decoder to play the files though - hence the need for Calibrated{Q} XD Decode. I believe that if you're on a Mac (I am not), you can use the HDV decoder installed with Final Cut.

Anyway, back to VMW5: support has confirmed that there is a problem with the Quicktime 7 reader component but have no ETA on a fix.

So - if you're using HDV Quicktime Reference files and you're upgrading:

*** DO NOT GIVE UP YOUR XPRESS 4 LICENSE WHEN UPGRADING TO VIDEO MASTERING WORKS 5 ***

Pegasys will not re-enable your Xpress 4 license - even if you offer to pay for it - I have asked.

Hi,

I would like to save some space from my DVDs library. My idea is to create a Blu-Ray from some DVDs with menu (re)creation.

I would like to create a blu-ray with, for example, 7 movie, a top-menu and a menu of each movie (to choose audio language and subtitle language), obviuosly without recompress audio and video track (I want to create a MPEG-2 720x576i 25fps blu-ray).

I done following steps:

1) Extracted and demuxed movie (audio, video and subtitle track) from each DVD
2) Extracted background image from each DVD for background menu image

I tried to create a blu-ray from these files with Adobe Encore 5 (with success) but this program it's very memory hungry and entire process it's very slow.

It's possible to do same thing with TAW4?

Thanks in advance

I would expect you can, but I cannot speak to speed or memory use as comapred to Encore CS5.

The ultimate image quality would be limited to the source DVD levels.,

Should be possible since DVD-Video is BD compliant. This will cause smart rendering to kick in and output should be pretty fast since your DVD video won't be re-encoded.

Thanks,

I tried and works without problem.

Compared to Encore, TAW4 lacks some features (not relevant in this case) but it's very simple to use, very fast and not so memory hungry.

Thanks

I recently purchased TAW4 and love it, after using DVD Author 1.6 for so many years this is like a major upgrade in every sense of the word.
My question is, I know I can add the free templates from the English TAW4 website and purchased ones, but I notice if you change the language on the website to the lower one, which is Japanese and goto the TAW4 section more than templates is available for download, including Buttons, Backgrounds, and Frames, but these upon installing places the files in the right directories, but on running TAW4 none of the Japanese Buttons, Backgrounds or Frames show.
Is there anyway to have these free downloads work for the English version of the TAW4, or can we download working copy of these for our version??
I know others want to know this as well.
TY, great program BTW

I don't think it's possible. Each language version has it's own templates, buttons, etc. and I don't think you can mix them with other language versions.

Hi,
using authoring works since v3.0 and now v4.0
I wish to have an option in menu layout to make "track icons" same size.
I often change preview icon sizes and use same template file in several projects. But whenever i have different number of tracks, the icons comes in different sizes (default and custom). If i had an option to make them all same size as "equalize horizontal distance", it would same me a lot of time.

Thanks
Harjeet Singh
New Delhi, India

You can already do this by selecting all of the icons and then resizing with the handles or by inputting specific dimensions.

Select multiple icons with ctrl + click.
Once selected, resize as you normally would, and all selected icons will resize at the same time.

To apply the settings of one track page to all track pages, first go to the alter track page.
Then, click on the "Edit menu" button and select "Copy the menu item layout to another page". You can then select all the other track pages in your project and they will then have the same icon size and layout.

If I have a pre-existing video in a lower bitrate (e.g., 3 mb/s?) and I'd like to do anything I can to improve it. Will encoding to a higher bitrate (e.g., 5 mb/s) provide any value at all, or will I just have a larger file of the same quality? I realize detail can't be added back in once it has been removed. But...

At the lower bitrate I am seeing quite a bit of artifacting, especially in motion. If I understand correctly, encoding to a higher bitrate will contain less partial frames. So even though it is basically the same image there is less processing?

My gut says no possible improvement at all, but I thought I'd just throwing it out there to make sure.

Hi Guys!

First, I just wanna say that maybe I'm not gonna use the good terms because I'm newbie with this!

Look! I'm trying to built a DVD from multiple sources with different audio sample rate.

Sources are: .TS, .MP4, .MPEG
Some audio have a 48,000hz and some others have a different hz.

So when I play the DVD, sound is not equal when we pass to another song!

How can I fix this?

You can adjust the audio levels in the clip editor's audio tools. You might need to normalize the audio or adjust the volume to the desired level.

in tawa4, the dvdburner does not appear in "post-out process"
how can I do

I record a lot of football games for my "archive" and want to edit them and add transitions between each "cut" - but HOW?!

When I open a clip (.ts-format) and start cutting it in edit clip > cut-edit I end up with say seven pieces on the left of the screen numbered #01, #02 etc. But when exiting I still only have one clip and can't make any transitions.

Do I have to do this in timeline mode (which just seems like a hassle to me) or can I edit my clip, make it appear in "pieces" and just add transitions and then save?

Also, I've been having problems with the audio in my clips. When I edit a file and render it (format doesn't matter) the audio goes silent after 3 minutes in the finished version.

It sounds like you are only adding keyframes. You need to split the clip into separate pieces; use the split clip button to set where the clip should be split. Once you click the "OK" button to leave the cut-editor, you will be asked which parts you want to keep -- just select to keep all parts. Once you are back in the source stage, you will see your clip is separate pieces and can then add transitions between them.

No idea what the cause of your audio problems could be. Is there any corruption at the 3 minute mark?

I am running TAW4 on Windows 7 64-bit. I have an i7 930 running at 2.8GHz and 18GB of RAM.

When I am rendering a SD DVD project, it can take 5 hours or more per DVD.

I have the Batch authoring tool set to "highest" foreground and background priority, but TAW only ever uses about 15% of the CPU on all 8 cores. I also have all the preferences set to use all 4 cores, prefetch, etc.

When I start a batch, it will say 13 to 17 hours remaining. At least it doesn't usually take that long. But 5 hours is still way too long for just converting the video files.

I am using H.264 1080p files as my source, but still, it shouldn't take nearly that long.

Also, why not add CUDA support? I have other CUDA supported video encoders which work REALLY fast and can convert an entire DVD of video in 30 minutes or less.

Please let me know if there is any way to have TAW use more of the available CPU speed.

Thanks,
-Darin Fong

What are the specs of your input file besides 1080p and H.264? Bitrate?

Have you tried outputting without the batch tool?

I have an i7 2600 at 3.4GHZ and 8GB RAM, and it took 14 minutes to encode a 42 minute 1080i clip to DVD. CPU usage was between 60-70%, priority normal.
Not sure why your CPU is not being utilized more. Are you running other programs at the same time?

Darin, I saw your post and just wondered if you've made any progress. I have burned regular, SD DVDs for over 6 years now, so know it upside down, using TMPGEnc DVD Author 1.5. (That little program is as solid as a boulder.) How, I've set up a system to capture high definition, widescreen video/audio files, and am trying to use TAW4 to render files.
My PC system: Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 910 2.60GHz. Memory: 8Mb. Free HDD space: 400Gb OS: Windows 7 64-bit Version. File system: NTFS

I read that it is critical for the original output type (I'm using BDMV, because I want to burn the result onto a BD-R disc) to be identical with the output type, at the "end" of the TAW4 authoring process, so I made sure they matched.

I also disabled the "Use File Caching" option in TAW4 preferences (but haven't yet tried disabling the options which start with the words Prefetch or Use multithread; see those instructions, way below...), but it hasn't helped.

Of course, I'm just getting started with HD, BD-Rs, etc., so I expected some problems, but I'm sure I've got something set wrong; I just can't figure out what it is.

I would appreciate any response and would be glad to work with you and others to find out how to get TAW4 to render files faster.

>What are the specs of your input file besides 1080p and H.264? Bitrate?

The files are straight out of a Canon 5D Mark II. The camera files are approximately 38Mbps. Come to think of it, I have not tried converting the files to another video format or bitrate to see if that helps. Maybe I will convert using a CUDA enabled converter and then add the files to TPMG.

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>Have you tried outputting without the batch tool?

Yes, same result/speed.

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>I have an i7 2600 at 3.4GHZ and 8GB RAM, and it took 14 minutes to encode a 42 minute 1080i clip to DVD. CPU usage was between 60-70%, priority normal.
>Not sure why your CPU is not being utilized more. Are you running other programs at the same time?

I do work on the computer while TMPG is running, but nothing that utilizes the CPU much. Even when I let it render overnight, the render times are the same.
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Thanks for replying. I think the idea about trying a different files format/bit rate may be the ticket.

-Darin