Sorry if this has been covered, but a friends of mine has also experienced this, and it's happened to me on every computer I've tried it on:

I used the free version of TMPGEnc for the full trial of the MPEG2 encoder. Everything worked normally, and I could encode a 45 minute program in about and hour and a half, and get a 4000kbps video to take up about a third of a DVD.

Now, I would think that Plus would be no different, but it is. When I tried it out, if I load the same video into the wizard or anything, it seems to think that the resulting file will be many gigabytes in size. Then when I encode it, it ends up being a little smaller than it thought, but still not small enough for a disc, and not only that, but it takes all night to encode one video.

What's going on? I'm not going to pay for a program that doesn't live up to its free trial. I really wish that instead of installing the Plus version, I could keep the nice, independant, free version and pay for the MPEG2 encoder. I like just being able to keep the entire program in a folder anywhere I want it and move it around. Why do I need to install what appears to be the exact same program (except for the bug I'm getting)?

Look under MPEG setting's page and make sure the Rate control mode and the Motion search precision is the same settings you were using in the free version.

tmpgenc 2.521 crashes upon loading .mov files with QTreader.vfp file pasted on the tmpegnc folder.

What can I do?

Any one???

Thx in advance.

tmpgenc version: 2.53.35.130
Quicktime version: 5.02.

Plz!!

Hi from Germany,

TDA is a really nice program to realize DVDs in short time. Unfortunatly it lacks a 16:9 menu support. So this would be nice to see in the next release.

Greeting, Michael

It doesn'l lack the 16:9 option. You have to modify the header of the mpg File with f.e. DVD_Patcher or something like that.

i have tmpgenc xpress 3.0, and tmpgenc dvd author both programs say
they support reading dvd-rw "vr" mode dvds. i made one such dvd on a
standalone sony rdr-gx7 recorder but the disk will not load. i tried installing
realdvd! and i can copy the file off the disc and to the hard disk but even
when i try and rename the vro file both tmpgenc net programs cannot import
the file. the web site says they should. the disk was finalized.

I am authoring a dvd with Tmpgenc dvd author. On my main menu I am trying to have a still background image with music playing in the background.

The FAQ at tmpgenc website states this:

"How to include a still background image and background music?

It is impossible with TMPGEnc DVD Author, a specific source file has to be created.

With TMPGEnc Plus, choose a still image as video source file and a wav sequence as an audio source. Encode in mpeg program stream format with sound in mp2 and use the resulting file as background.
Disable the background option, the first image (still image) remains and the BGM only is played. "

I have created a mpeg program with tmpgenc 2.5 still image and music). However, when i play the dvd the background image is in place but no fookin music!

Any tmpgenc authors out there who can point me in the right direction? (and in laymans terms even a few pics would be nice!!!)

Ta!

Hi,

simply insert the mpeg-file in the background menu. Setting for background motion should be disabled. Just choose the length auf the motion menu depending on the length of your mpeg-file. This works fine for me. It is important that the mpeg-file has only stereo/surround sound, no ac3 output. So you can create an working mpeg file in TMPEGenc by using mp3 or wav input.


Greetings, Michael

The menu templates on the TDA is quite mediocre. But I would suggest using TDA to build your DVD image with the chapters the way you like it. Once the files are saved in your hard drive, use Ulead DVD Movie Factory to open it and rebuild the menu then add audio into it. After that, use your favorite burning software to put it on disc.

I don't suggest using DVD Movie Factory to encode your movie. For a homemade movie that is longer than 2 hrs, I think everyone has agreed that TMPGEnc & TDA can do it better.

I'm trying to convert some AVIs to put on a DVD. The AVIs have a framerate of 23.976. Here's what I did by following a guide:

I selected the AVI as the video and audio source in TMPGEnc Plus. Then I set the Framerate as 23.976 fps (internally 29.97 fps) and the Encode Mode as 3:2 Pulldown When Playback.

The problem is that there are some ads in the middle of the AVI that I don't want. So I used TMPGEnc Plus's Source Range to convert the first part, and then after that select and convert the second part. Then I merged them together as an MPEG-2 Program Stream using the Merge & Cut feature. However, on my TV, the audio and video gets out of sync. Why is this? How can I cut out the ad and not have everything out of sync?

I have tried Virtualdub where I select the ads and then cut them out. Then I frameserve into TMPGEnc. The MPEG though is weird. It has 1 frame (the same frame as the very last frame of the source AVI) that appears before the start of the AVI. That's weird because I don't remember it being there nor did I add it there. So now I am using TMPGEnc's Cut tool to hopefully cut out that portion and hopefully, it will turn out good. Here is what I meant in more visual terms if it was a bit confusing:

[]( )

The [] represents the added frame and the () represents the actual episode.

After cutting off that 1 frame, it works on my TV player. I authored using TMPGEnc DVD Authoring. When I selected the chapter points, it was very accurate. However on my TV, the chapter points aren't where I selected in TDA but about a minute or more before that point. I double-checked in TDA and the chapter point image is right where I want it. But it's not at that point on my DVD player. How do I solve this? The video and audio were in sync though.

Why didn't you use the 'CUT EDITING' feature to remove the adverts instead of encoding the video in 2 parts?

Oh, I didn't see that there. :D

I've tried and tried, but can't find how to encode an MPEG2 as a single file (like MPEG1) with TMPGEnc... it always wants to
output as 2 x files (mpeg.m2v and mpeg.wav). I can't therefore play this video with Media Player Classic, or PowerDVD. :(

What I want to achieve is this: I've got some MiniDV footage that I shot (DV AVI, PAL) that I basically want to put onto DVD (or MiniDVD so I can use my CD-R and not buy a DVD burner) to watch in my standalone DVD player. What's the best way to do this with TMPGEnc? Thanks.

The next time you choose the DVD template in the wizard. Make sure you select 'CBR MPEG1 layer II audio(mp2)' from the drop down menu.

Thanks Ashy, that did indeed create 1 x MPEG2 with video+audio combined. :)

One more question: The playback of this MPEG is choppy on my PC (Pentium III @ 667 mhz), so I assume it's just a CPU issue and not a bad MPEG?

I think it is a good program, it saves time when encoding from DVD Ripped files, it saves the DVD2AVI part since it has the option to select the audio tracks from the ripped DVD, but if you guys want to create a bestseller, add subtittles support to this program, It would be greate to have a program to create VCD/SVCD MPG files with a single click.

I agree, having the ability to add subtitles (whether direct burn onto video stream or a seperate stream) would make this THE perfect encoder. Otherwise, love the new interface and really like the on the fly cutting tool.

Hi...

I use TMPGENC plus 2.5 ... and a day to other thats happened.
I installed any codecs... and this break the tmpgenc system in a conflict.

I unistall the codecs... but the evil is maked...not change anything... i unistall the tmpgenc and install again... but nothing the msg of erro is ntdll.dll 0000 blah blah blah and ACM failed ... i read the posible solutction here :

Install :

http://www.einfach-divx.de/download_detail.php?download=15
http://fcchandler.home.comcast.net/AC3ACM/AC3ACM.zip

and

Install FFDSHOW.


and ... NOTHING HAPPEND !

I execute the tmpgenc ... i open the program but it id close automatic.

I´m affraid to bad news... but i need a answer... to resolve this

Thanks

Sorry

I forget this...


The program CLOSE when i click in the BROWSE button (Video or Sound file )...

In TMPG folder delete TMPGEnc.ini then run TMPG again.

Thanks, I had problem with VirtualDub and TMPGENC, both didn´t work Audio AC3, but i downloaded http://fcchandler.home.comcast.net/AC3ACM/AC3ACM.zip, now work!!!!

is it possible to create menues in author without relying on the (somewhat dodgy) menu templates? if so then I will be a very happy camper, if not i gotta say that i was expecting full functionality from author and tmpgenc and i am extreemly disapointed.
andy.

also:
"Supports every setting in the TMPGEnc Plus 2.5 software encoder"
so I was expecting to be able to do simple mpeg2 edits and export them as files for use with other programs as well. Is this possible?
Thanks,
Andy.

Xpress keeps turning my 16:9 movies into 2.21:1 movies. I never had any such problem using TMPGenc Plus. This program is incapable of just keeping aspect ratios and outputting movies. Can anyone help with this. I have had it with this program. I'll just keep using TMPGenc Plus trial version over and over again if I have to in order to get my money's worth since Xpress doesn't work. Can anyone help?

Check the resize part of the filter menu. You probably need to uncheck the keep aspect option.

Okay let me just start by saying im a quality freak.

I read somewhere in a chat room that when encoding VCD, starting with a 704x480 source will offer better quality that starting with a 720x480 source.

It kind of makes sense. 720 / 352 = 2.0454545 wereas 704 / 352 = 2 a nice round number ;).

Does anyone have any experience with this?

Not really because resizing doesn't work like that. Any resizing will degrade the quality slightly.
An MPEG image is built up of 8x8 blocks. As long as the resizing is done in a multiple of 8 the effect will be the same.
Both 720 and 704 are divisible by 8.

@rustytrumpet

If you want Half-D1, always resize 704->352, never use 720->352.
So you get a correct AR and the resizing-kernel will do a better job.

It would be better regarding the aspect ratio, but it's unlikely to have any improvement over the quality.