i was using the program to split avi movie files with no problem now that my computer has been reformatted when i redownloaded this program when the avi files were converting to mpg files i lost all audio i was told i need a mpeg2 codec is this true if so do you know where i can get it?

It would not be a Mpeg2 codec if you don"t have audio, the problem is Probably the audio format in the avi files, extract the audio to wav and use the wav audio as the audio source...

i am having constant problems encoding mpeg2s from avi files.

it seems rather random. sometimes it will encode files fine, and other times it will crash with a floating point error or a 'ntdll.dll' error with the exact same encoding settings as before.

sometimes vbr audio in the avis caused problems so i extracted the video only using vdub, and still the same randomness occurs. ive managed to encode 1/2 of quite a few movies (only either the first or second 1/2 will encode), both 1/2s using the same video codecs, and me using the same mpeg2 encoding settings but i just cant find a reason for it.

im using windows xp professional sp1.

If these File were downloaded off the net then that is Probably the Problem..Downloaded files are usually Corrupted in some way and the errors you are getting are usually due to a Problem with the file you are encodeing...

Got the same message over and over again. (am i quite sure it has nothing to do with a corrupt file!!!)

well just recently it hasnt been limited to just encoding...

i get runtime errors and ntdll.dll errors just from opening dialog boxes sometimes... it all seems rather random and not having anything to do with the file itself.

today i ran a 2 pass encode over a divx avi file and it crashed without an error message... and just disappeared. then i reloaded tmpgenc and tweaked a few of the settings... and it started running the first pass... then gave me a floating point error as soon as it started writing the output file on the second pass... which was after 3 hrs and rather infuriating.

is it only XP users that are getting these constant errors? i would like to know if any NT or 98 users get these random crashes.

if there is any solution that someone has found then please let me know.

im using a toshiba satellite 5205 notebook. standard specs. with winxp sp1. so i doubt its the hardware... i wouldnt put it past microsoft to botch things up though :)

thanks...

I use Tmpgenc on a Daily basis and I run XP on my P-4 1.7ghz and XP Pro on my 800mhz and Haven"t gotten a Floating Point error since I stopped useing Downloaded files..You Might be able to Minimize these errors if you tried Frameserveing the Files to Tmpgenc with AVISYnth or V-Dub..95% of the Time when Poeple Post problems with getting these errors they are Encodeing DivX/XviD files that they downloaded off Kazaa or some other P2P network..I encode Captured AVI files and D2V files from DVD Rips and Have Never Had any sort of error, I have Had Lots of Problems but they had Nothing to do with Tmpgenc .....

tried to frameserve... but it doesnt seem to want to work.

i think this is most definitely my fault though :p i know this isnt a vdub forum so i dont expect you to tell me exactly how to do it... but im trying to use an aviproxy and it just freezes when i open it in tmpgenc.

ill try avisynth and then if i still have no luck ill find a faq or something... thanks for your help.

have Windows XP Pro and TMPGENC 2.510 loaded and all required codecs. I am not running windows media player 9.Getting error message file unsupported.files play in media player, and encode in other demo encoders.cannot raise priority of direct show mutimedia file reader to 2 as programme crashes, can anyone help please.

I have been using the free version for some time. I registered and installed TMPGEnc Plus 2.510 and now my mpg2 videos and coming out very shaky and blurred. I am using the same settings as before and even the same avi. Please help.

Change the field order.

ASHY

I have been using the free version for some time. I registered and installed TMPGEnc Plus 2.510 and now my mpg2 videos and coming out very shaky and blurred. I am using the same settings as before and even the same avi. Please help.

I have been using the free version for some time. I registered and installed TMPGEnc Plus 2.510 and now my mpg2 videos and coming out very shaky and blurred. I am using the same settings as before and even the same avi. Please help.

Which "Free Version"? 12a? If so, you have to change the Field Order of interlaced Video.

I'm stuck with this error on my computer when attempting to encode a movie. I have this program on one machine and it works perfect, but on this machine I get the error message "cannot open, or unsupported". I am able to encode audio. I thought maybe MediaPlayer 9 might be the issue from reading other issues other people had, but I have this version on my other machine as well. I tried encoding the same files on the other machine and they work. I compared the settings and they both look the same. I tried a small video clip and it encoded but movies won't. Now, this machine is running Windows XP Professional. The other is running Win98 SE. Any suggestions???

I"m sure that since you looked around you also tried Raiseing the Priority of the "Direct Show File Reader" to 2..This is the Only thing besides Knot haveing the Right codecs that I can think of...

OH yes and get rid of MP9....

Had exactly the same prob. just installed nimo codec pack build 8 works great now. give it a whirl it might work for you to. P.S cant get to work with media player 9 might be worth reverting to earlier version,good luck

How do you register the trial version?

I think you have to download TMPGEnc Plus and it has a link to register it.

I will be glad if you can give me a link. Thank you!!

I have a Funny Feeling that you might be "Too Lame" to do a Simple search for it your Self...It took me 2 seconds to find it, just go to ANY search engine and Type in "Toolame Download", that is all I had to do and the very First link that came up was a link to were to download it, the Hight of Lazyness!!!
http://www.doom9.org/Soft21/Audio/toolame-02i.zip

Hi there.

When i use the cut merge function with a mpeg(1 or 2) from my tuner card to cut out commercials. It always gets desycnhed.

I am trying to make commercial free for burn for VCD. Seams like the first cut works, but not the rest. Am i using the wrong app to try and do what im doing?

All i want is to to cut out commercials and keep the audio sycnhed and be ready to burn with out nero have to encode for a long time. :)

Thanks for your help, im getting frustrated :).

First Off Mpeg files aren"t meant to be edited and That is one of the resons why Captureing to Mpeg sucks..Pluss Tmpgenc"s Mpeg editor does Not officially suport files that are not encoded By Tmpgenc and it does Not support the acurate editing of VBR Mpeg files, and Tmpgenc is Just plain Not a Good Mpeg editor..And another thing is that a Lot of Mpeg capture programs compensate for Dropped Frames By adding Padding were the Frame was dropped But when editing the Padding is removed and so is the compensation for the De-sync caused By dropped Frames..All I can sugest is to use a Different Mpeg editor like "Womble Mpeg2VCR" but if you still get sync problems when I would sugest Not captureing to Mpeg at all and try a Different Format like AVI Cuz you will allways get better results with AVI than Mpeg cuz AVI is much less Lossy than Mpeg...

Could anyone recomend a good program to capture? I dont have to use the one the card came with right? I will search for the womble thing now.

I just want the simpelest way to be able to rip tv shows, cut out the commercials, and burn them in sycnh to vcd/svcd format. Man if there where no commercials in the first place this would be so simple.

I found a program that splits mpegs and they dont get desycnched.

Also, my buddy who recomended tmpeg to me cuts and merge mpegs with tmpeg and his never get desyched :(.

Thanks for your help

IUVCR is one of the best I have used.
http://www.iulabs.com/index.shtml

You would be better off capturing to AVI or MJPEG rather than directly to MPEG. This is much better for editing.
You can then use the 'Cut editing' function in the 'source range' filter to remove all the commercials in one go then just encode to whichever MPEG format you choose.

ASHY

I've got an AVI that has "white snow" (black/white random pixels) as an effect of somebody switching channels on a TV. Whenever TMPG encodes this, the footage immediately after the snow has severe blockiness at first, before settling back to normal. How can I avoid this?

Here's some links showing the problem:

http://tinyurl.com/5lao -- Shows "white snow" effect.
http://tinyurl.com/5lap -- Shows blockiness after snow.
http://tinyurl.com/5laq -- Shows normal picture after a second or two.

Thanks.

Noise, whether intentional or not, needs more Megabits/sec to encode.

Try encoding just that section with CQ at 8Mbs. You will then know the best quality possible with DVD spec.

Then try 2-pass VBR with the max bitrate set high (8.4Mbs) if you can't afford the file size of the whole file at 8 Mbs.

A more tricky approach would be to encode just those sections with a different GOP structure (less B and P frames) and try to merge the pieces together. (Use closed GOPs for this).

What would lessen this effect a LOT is to use AVISynth to frame serve the File But use a Heavy Noise Filter(AVISynth"s noise filter is better than Tmpgenc"s)
This would lessen the Noise before it gets to tmpgenc so you will get Less Blockyness, and use the "Soften Block Noise" setting to help with this, and setting the "Motion Precition Search" to "High Quality" will help with Blockyness also...

I agree with Minion, better to lessen the effect then encode, but is it really necessary to include these parts in the output?

If it's not required then remove them. This can easily be done by using the 'Cut Editing' function in the 'source range' filter. Just simply cut them out.

If they are required then maybe you would be better using a CBR method of encoding rather than VBR to keep the bitrate constant and using 'High quality' for the 'Motion search precison' or if you feel like you've got the expertise use the MVBR and 'Forced picture type' setting then at least for these difficult frames right after the snow you can set your own quality.

Check the Forced picture type box then click 'setting' and set the first difficult frame as an 'I' picture and change the bitrate of the frames.


ASHY

> is it really necessary to include these parts in the output?

Of course! They're part of the edited product... are you saying we should cut
out stuff from a final edit just because it encodes badly? No way, Jose. :)

> you would be better using a CBR method of encoding rather than VBR

I'm already encoding to MPEG1, 352x240 NTSC, with CBR of 1500.

As for the other suggestions of motion speed detection, this didn't help, no
matter which speed I selected. However, I will try the forced picture settings
option and make the frames "I" type and see how it goes.

Thanks!

I have an avi encoded with xvid that must have some bad frames because the video will freeze (and actually force me to restart my whole computer). I have VirtualDub and I tried scanning the video for errors and then making a direct screen copy (this is suppose to mask the bad frames?), but this doesn't work (also, no matter what I try, extracting or not, the audio becomes out-of-sync). Am I doing something wrong? I'm quite new at this, so I'm hoping for a simple way to mask the bad frames (like Divx Antifreeze does). Is there an xvid version of the Divx antifreeze? Is there something else I should try?
Please help, thanks.

After scanning for errors did you check the Option to "Mask Selected Frames"???
You have to have this option checked before makeing a Copy of the File..Depending on the Type of De-Sync problem you are haveing would determine what method you would use to Fix the problem..If the File starts in sync But gradually goes out of sync then this is the Most difficult type of De-Sync to fix Cuz you have to Time Stretch/Shrink the audio to the Length of the Video with an Audio editor Like "Cool Edit" or "Sound forge" to attempt to fix the Problem ,But if the File is the same amout out of sync the whole way through the File then this can more easily be fixed By off-setting the audio or Video so they sync up, you can do this with the "Muxer" in BBMpeg or Better yet with the Muxer in "Womble Mpeg2VCR"....Another thing you can try is to "Scan For Errors" then "Mask Selected Frames" then Just "frameserve" the File to Tmpgenc without Makeing a Copy of the File....