How do I keep the suited audio source untouched? like if I wanne keep a suited mvid with flac format.

possible? and if not, is the best approach then just to choose Linear PCM (1536) if I dont wanne loose any audio quality?

You can try demuxing the file into separate audio and video files, then convert your video stream to the desired format. After that, mux the new video stream with the old audio stream.

How do I keep the audio source untouched when operating / suiting with flac / looseless?

same with other audio sources & standards.

is the best approach just to choose linear PCM (1536) audio format?

Convert the flac file to wav linear pcm and process that

Assume there is a simple way for the TMPGenc system to take screenshots of a possible encode result, so I cant compare the result against other encodes of the same vid.

like a place where I put in some frame-numbers, so it takes screenshots of that frame(s) and save it?

After you load a clip, right-click the preview screen and there's an option to save the current frame as an image.
I think if you double-click the timecode area, you can input a specific timecode or frame number.

I have upgraded to TAW 5 from 4 can I use my old templates or those are incompatible?

I think if you find the template file in the templates folder, you can rename the extension to .taw5mt, then load it into TAW5 and it should work.

I have just delete them...

Are there going to be more free templates as with TAW4?
Because I bought a template and now it's useless.

Yes, some are out already. If you bought a TAW4 premium template pack, you can download the TAW5 version for free as long as you still have your TAW4 template serial number.

http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/download/taw5_template.html

Also, if you have a TAW4 project that used a template that's also available for TAW5, it should be able to load.

Thanks the problem is that I have had the Premium 2 so this doesn't qualify for the 1 that's only available for TAW5

I just upgraded from TAW4 to TAW5. Following the advice of tkrave, I copied my custom menu templates from the TAW4 Templates folder into the TAW5 Templates Folder (Folders are under "My Documents") I then renamed the file extension of each of the templates from .TAW4MT to .TAW5MT I then went into TAW5 and was still unable to locate my custom menu templates, even when using the browse feature to go to the TAW5 templates folder.

Am I doing something wrong or are the files incompatible with TAW5?

I discovered my mistake. I renamed the TAW4 custom menu file extensions from .tda4mt to .tda5mt I should have renamed them from .tda4mt to .taw5mt After doing this and placing the renamed files in the TAW5 template folder (My Documents/tmpgenc Authoring Works 5/Template), my TAW4 custom menu templates worked in TAW5.

When I click on start output,it tells me that the the clip total bit rate(which is 9948) is too high for a DVD-video.
Is it possible to make the bit rate smaller,so that I can get it to fit on a DVD?

You can change the bitrate for each track.
Go to the Source stage and click on the "Settings" button for the track with the high bitrate.
Go to the Video tab and change the Encoder mode to "Re-encode all videos as below".
Change the max bitrate and bitrate as necessary.

Ok..thanks for your help!

I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate x64. I cannot seem to complete installation of the latest version of Authoring Works:

TAW4_Retail_4.1.4.51_setup_en.exe

Each time I try, the installation ends with this message:

Error 1326.Error getting file Security:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\TMPGEnc\TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4\GetLastError: 5

I've tried disabling my AV software and setting compatibility options, which I have never had to do before, but no success. This is the first time ever, in several years of ownership, that I've had an issue installing TMPGEnc software.

Anybody else having this problem?

Disregard. On a whim, I navigated to the folder in the error message and found that all of my TMPGEnc products' folders (except Instant Show Presenter for some reason), had little locks on their icons. I checked the security settings and found that only my user ID was allowed to write to the folder. I changed this to Everyone and the software installed. =D

Now I just need to figure out what changed the security settings. >-(

I just loaded the trial version, and am very satisfied with its performance exept for one minor item. According to the specs, the software should be able to import wtv files, but it won't. It is not a major issue, as I can load the converted dvr-ms file. Before purchasing the retail version I would like to know if this is just a feature not available in the trial version? Also, before installing the retail version, should the trial version be uninstalled?

Hi,

This depends on your .wtv video stream, if it has an MP4 AVC video stream is not possible to import since MPEG Editor 3 can only import based MPEG-2 video stream files, so you may need to import .wtv files only containing such video stream.

Also check about other points mentioned here:
http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/tme3_operation.html#6
WTV file importation is possible on the computer used to record the file, or on computer able to create this type of file. Recordings copy-protected by a DRM scheme cannot be imported. Only WTV files containing MPEG-2 video and MP2 audio can be imported.

I have 2 years worth of video shot with a Samsung high def video camera.

The video clips I'm trying to assemble within TAW5 literally result in TAW5 telling me it'll take 50-60 hours in order to re-encode everything.

I've included MediaInfo data from a short clip (below). I know that the Level of Main@L4.2 can't be higher than Main@L4.1. I have software that states it has successfully converted this clip to Main@L4.1. I know the audio format of AAC isn't BluRay compatible. When I demux the video file to separate video/audio files and just try to use the demuxed video file that's had its level changed down to Main@L4.1, TAW5 *still* informs me that it has to do a full re-encoding of the file.

At my wits end. I have tons of video footage from the past 2 years and don't feel in any way or shape or fashion that I can *easily* get it into TAW5 in order to create a BluRay without 50-60 hours of re-encoding or "full rendering" of a bunch of files that, in my opinion, seem to be converted in such a way that they're not BluRay compliant.

Here's the MediaInfo info. below. Any help / direction / recommendations at all are greatly appreciated.


General
Complete name : C:\Users\Brad\Desktop\HDV_0545.MP4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : JVT
Codec ID : avc1
File size : 54.1 MiB
Duration : 26s 69ms
Overall bit rate : 17.4 Mbps
Writing library : SEC
@sec : UNG

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4.2
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=3, N=15
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 26s 59ms
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 17.2 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 59.940 fps
Minimum frame rate : 59.920 fps
Maximum frame rate : 59.960 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.138
Stream size : 53.5 MiB (99%)
Title : HMX200
Language : English

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 26s 69ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 408 KiB (1%)
Title : HMX200
Language : English

Is that media info for the video that's been converted to level 4.1? Because it still shows level 4.2.

Maybe you should just bite the bullet and start re-encoding with TAW5 or whatever else you're using. You'd probably be done by now if you started a week ago.
Start small if you don't want to wait the entire 60 hours; just re-encode a few files at a time and don't make a menu. You can then import the outputted files into a new project, and they should smart render since they'll be Blu-ray/AVCHD compliant.

Are you sure it stays showing 60 hours ? Mine starts showing 60 hours too as the ETA, but then within 20 minute it is down to 6 hours.

Here's info. on a short video using MediaInfo. TAW5 insists on doing a full re-encoding of this video.


General
Complete name : C:\Users\Brad\Desktop\stuff\HDV_0542_Orig.264
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
File size : 1.00 MiB
Overall bit rate mode : Variable

Video
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Bit rate mode : Variable
Maximum bit rate : 40.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First

Any thoughts?

I have a file from my high def camcorder that's not BluRay compliant. The level of the recorded video is "Main@L5.1" and I need to convert it to "Main@L4.1".

I believe this can be done with the free FFMPEG utility.

Additionally, the audio is recorded using AAC. I believe I need to convert this to A3C.

Can I use FFMPEG and do the video conversion and audio conversion with a single command line or will the video level conversion be one command line and the audio conversion from AAC to A3C be a separate command line.

Thanks for any direction, examples, etc.

I have batches that I want to run from the command line, how do I do it?

For example: I have a batch My-MP4-Video.tvmw5

would I use a command line like this to start the batch encoder:

c:\>TMPGEncVMW5BatchTask.exe My-MP4-Video.tvmw5

or

c:\>TMPGEncVMW5BatchTask.exe My-MP4-Video.tvmw5 START

Thank you!

Also, I need to start this from the command line!

Has anyone got TMPGEnc 3 working on Windows7 64bit? I just bought a new PC, and installed the software, but it doesn't recognise the drive? I've tried swapping in my old DVD writer, but it still isn't recognised.

Is there a patch or something that will make it work with Win7?

Thanks