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Hi, I'm new to this, but I noticed that when I convert a long file, one that's about an hour and a half to two hours, it says it will take 1300 to 1400 MB. I noticed some of the other posts mention a way to make this 2 seperate files, so that you can put one on each CD. How do you make a large video file like that seperate so that the individual files can fit on CDs? Thanks a lot for your help.
For a future release of TMPGEnc, it would be nice if it could let you specify
a short text message that would be encoded as part of the MPG, in one of the
four corners of the frame. :) Anyone else agree?
To add watermarks, simply use any supported image formatted created in Photoshop as an Alpha-Channel overlay in any standard video editor program before compressing to AVI and then convert to Mpeg. Or, superimpose the graphic over the source frames before compressing the Mpeg. Either way works quite well.
Hi, I'm new to this, but I noticed that when I convert a long file, one that's about an hour and a half to two hours, it says it will take 1300 to 1400 MB. I noticed some of the other posts mention a way to make this 2 seperate files, so that you can put one on each CD. How do you make a large video file like that seperate so that the individual files can fit on CDs? Thanks a lot for your help.
Yes ac3 sound can't be opent in Tmpgenc but what I do is that I use Msgraph and render from mediafile option, then I just select wav dest filter and file write filter and the ac3 sound from a mpg or avi file will be extracted and unpacked to a WAV file that is 100% readable in tmpgenc (however it will take up some space though... maby 400-600mb)
Goto http://doom9.net and there should be a guide somewhere on how to use (and download) msgraph or under the Links goto purplemans site.
the problem is i can't find the page/link for it, could someone help me out ?
I mainly wanted to use TMPG to bring my avi/divx etc movie-collection into my living-room, like most of us here i assume...YET
after using tmpg on a test movie it took me about 16hrs++ (with filters activated though) on a AMD2Gig+, 512DDR, GeForce4 Ti 4400 system!
-> this cant be right, isnt it?!
while typing another test file is running through this time without filters! approx. 1 hr it says. Is that normal time-wise?
BUT to address my ultimate newbie problem:
Why couldnt my (not that old) DVD player not read my first homemade VCD? I used Uleads Movie Maker to convert and burn the TMPG-output MPEG-1 movie, into a Ntsc Vcd file.
I cant believe that it`s taht cumbersome to burn a lil`VCD.
I found, that if you use 16:9 output isn't compatible for all
>DVD / SVCD / VCD players
If you didn't do that, it could be you have a CD-R problem, maybe you need coated CD's.
Else ... I don't know, centaily when you used the standards of TMPGenc, which are basically appliable for all DVD-players, I really don't get it.
> BUT (again but :D )
As I always say, you've got to try and experiment a lot, be4 you get the feeling of what's right, wrong and capable. I have been experimenting over the last 6 months now and I still have 1 more thing to do be4 I can say:
>There's nothing left to experiment anymore
(subtitles, SVCD's, VCD's, X(S)VCD's & miniDVD R mine :D except for AC3 :'( )
so for now, happy testing, put the "Settings -> Video -> Aspect Ratio" on 4:3 and adjust the movie by cropping it.
>TIP: Don't do this to an VCD, cuz it's low resolution and it WON'T look as
>pretty as SVCD with cropping / letterboxing.
I hafta admit, that I really did a rush job (ignore the 16hrs waiting time:) when i first used TMPG!
I`m glad on the other hand that I found such a friendly and prof. forum to cover with potential sorrows...lol.
I will definetly indulge myself with further, thorough experiments from this time on, where I will consider the valuable points given by you!
does anyone know of a program that will make a avi out of vob"s and mux the audio in sync with the video,I have tried "dvd2avi gui" but there to many bugs..any suggestions would be great....thanx.....sherlock
Is it possible to restore a session (eg. conversion in progress) that was interrupted by, say, a crash?
For example, if I get 70% of the way through a conversion to VCD and Windows crashes (but that NEVER happens! ;) - is there a way to continue the conversion from that point?
If you can find out the number of the last encoded frame you can set the start frame in source range to the following frame and join the 2 files afterwards. Bit crude but it works
Load the already encoded part of the stream in tmpgenc and look under Setting -> Advanced -> Source range -> Move to end frame. The number of the frame is in the upper left of the box. This will only gives you the correct result if you dont have used inverse telecine.
i have downloaded divx4.12 and i still have no video when i preview it before burning the cd what do i need to do to change avi. to mepg1 and have it on dick to play in dvd player
Ok I have 2 CDs of LOTR. They will not fit on 2 cds however. So when I chop them I take the first part and put it on one cd. Then I encode the part I chopped and place it on 2nd cd along with a different vid file(2nd part of movie). Will it flow smoothly to the next file or will it pause?
It's the way you'll burn it! Just use "VCDeasy" www.vcdhelp.com
and add the 2 files. Go to the few tabs to the right, and you'll see, you can devide 1 mpeg file into as many chapters if you like (or maybe just 99, I'm a little of track here, but OK)
You can also say if a file should "replay 4-ever" or should play "2-times & continue" etc etc. Within these options you can also say, that the pause between the files should be 0. Then you can be almost sure, you won't see any black pause. (maybe a glitch becuz you lost a few frames or something or a small unnoticable replay ;) )
VBV buffer size has absolutely nothing to do with image quality.
According to ISO/IEC 13818-2 the VBV buffer size is the hard limit of how much data is buffered bevore it goes to the decoder. This is neccessary because mpeg1/2 isnt a smooth stream of data.
In very simple terms this means that if you choose the VBV size to low for the selected bitrate and GOP structure you will end up with an jerky movie in high bitrate scenes if you set it higher than the standard size it is unsure if your VCD/DVD player will still play the mpeg.
To say it once again: VBV buffer size is NOT used in the encoding process but an single value to help the player get the best buffer size for decoding. There is no way that this value can do anything to improve image quality.
This is not some instant blurb from me but hard fact from ISO/IEC 13818-2:2000 Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information: Video
Can you explain your statement?
To be honest Im dead tired about your behaviour, your unwillingness to prove things you claim and your ignorance.
If you still claim that VBV buffer size do anything for quality you should come up with some hard facts. But since there are none ...
What an pathetic answer. Prove me wrong or admit youre wrong and stop giving ill advice.
This forum is not some game like 'who posts more wins even if the answer is given from thin air'
Im having a problem with my video settings. When I encode the .avi movie it shows the .mpg full screen and I want it like the dvd, the two black strips above and below it. How do i do it?
This is a need trick I figured out myself by doing my stupid Math homework.
I noticed A lot of ripped DVD's on the I-net R anamorphic, so you'll get a kind of 16:9 within your 16:9 TV.
>just do the following for 16:9 :
>>>(HEIGHT / 4) * 3
>for NTSC it will result in: ( 480 / 4 ) * 3 = +/- 360
>for PAL it will result in: ( 576 / 4 ) * 3 = +/- 430
go to: "Settings -> Advanced" put "Video Arrange Method" on "Center (Custom size)" and fill in the "width" (always 480 for SVCD) and the above standing heights for your goal.
Personally I would sugest you drop about 10 of that, and your TV will be filled perfectly with 16:9.
Although, if the anamophic source was 2 squeezed, you'll get long faces. I'm used to that, so I'd advice you, to play the source movie with your "The Playa", which should be installed when you d/l the latest codec, and VIEW the source with a adjusted aspect ratio of 16:9!!! If you can live with the small diference, this is a very nice option, otherwise, when your star players of the movie are looking like aliens, I'd advice you to apply the other option, mentioned above about the "Full Screen (Keep Aspect Ratio)" thing.
Just experiment a little with it, try to find out how I did the resize 4:3 to 16:9, it's all maths in this world, ask the creator of TMPGenc ;)
Actually your calculations are wrong and don't make any sense as they don't take into account the aspect ratio sizes at all.
The aspect ratio you have calculated for are not for 16:9 but are for 4:3
The correct aspect ratio calculations for 16:9 would be
>width 480(really 720)/16 = 45
>then to get the height 9x45 = 405
>which = 480x405 in SVCD format but because apect ratios should be in multiples of 8 it would be 480x416 or 480x400
This is true for all aspect ratios.
The output should then be set at 16:9.
As long as the correct input aspect ratio is selected then TMPG will produce the correct output size whether you choose 4:3 or 16:9 as the output ratio, so if you want a 16:9 movie displayed correctly on your 16:9 T.V. simply use the calculation above or let TMPG do it for you by selecting 16:9 full screen (keep aspect ratio) as the input and 16:9 display as the output. This will give perfect sized images identical to the original.
Well for your information my friend I wasn't refering to the aspect ratios of the goddam original movie film, but the aspect ratio of the AVI or MPEG you are using to encode which *WILL* be in a multiple of 8 or sometimes 16.
If you just do a search on aspect ratios you will find that all AVI and MPEG ratios are calculated in multiples of 8 and sometimes 16.
If the aspect ratios aren't in this ratio then the file will not compress properly.
Yes you are correct that you are only changing the size within the 480x480 frame, but what I was getting at is that because your original will be in a multiple of 8 or 16 then to get the correct size for the output so it is identical to the original size it would also have to be in a mutiple of the same numbers.
So your calculations are still wrong. For example how would the above calculation you offer work out for cinemascope which is 24:10 or 2.35:1
Using your calculation it would be exactly the same as 16:9 or 4:3 for that matter.
Whereas my calculations would be bang on.
So yes nice try sunshine. But read the post more than once before you make any comments of the like.