Since a certain time a got problems to import movie files with ac3 mutlichannel audio. An audio file beginning with Dolby 2.0 and ending in 5.1 is not changed in 5.1 when cutting the part of 2.0 away. If I remember correctly this was working before. Can someone help me to get 5.1 sound output.

How do I increase the display size when encoding the final file?

I just purchased and downloaded Authoring works 5 and I am trying to burn an SD DVD of a 720p project. Whenever I output the program looks like it is working fine, starts to output for 30 seconds or so, I see the video on the screen and then I get an error code like this...
"An error occurred during a process (Error Code 0xFFFFDCFF)"
I have an 8 core processor, 32 gigs of ram, Windows 7 Pro and a quaddro 4000 video card.
Thank you for your help on the matter.
Joe Valenti

I am simply trying to build a basic menu that you'd find on most retail DVDs. That would mean the disc loads and you are given the options of play, set-up (audio and/or subtitles), special features, and scene selections.

If I try to do it all on the track page (with no top menu), all of the chapters appear on the first page, which defeats the purpose of having a chapters page in the first place. I have tried workarounds including creating a bunch of phony chapters and then trying to make the thumbnails tiny and delete the chapter names, thereby making the second page the actual starting point. That way I can just change the button that says "next page" to "scene selections." Of course, that creates a problem if I'm using a 16x9 menu, as you are limited to 18 items on a page. But even if I were using a 4x3 menu, I'd still have a whole bunch of pointless, tiny blank buttons that I'd have to navigate around to get to the actual buttons I want to use.

Of course a lot of this could be solved if I could create my own links within a menu page. In other words, I'd like to have custom buttons that I can link to pages within the menu, instead of relying on the choices TDA4 has already made for me. That way I could just create a top menu and link to each page, with no workarounds needed. Is this possible? All I'd need is one button that I can name and add to the title page within my single track.

Or is there a way to simply delete the thumbnails on a page? I know I can delete the text, and have no thumbnails visible, but I'd still like to see the visuals of the chapters, not compromise because of finicky software.

I'm fine with keeping the special features in the same track as the feature film so I can have all the audio and subtitle options in the same track. Of course the only foolproof way to do that is to treat the special features like extra chapters, making sure that they get their own page by choosing the correct template that corresponds number-wise to your total chapters. But is there a way to access a second audio track from a non-audio page (other than while playing the actual movie and doing it on the fly), much as a you would if there was an audio commentary listed in the special features section?

I have taken some screenshots, which you can see below, of some rather basic attempts to almost remedy the situation, though as you can see, I am always one button short.



Track page 1 with no top menu or title page.

http://s10.postimage.org/lu2y4jvon/menudamage1.jpg


Title page with no top menu.

http://s16.postimage.org/eg1ho1bxv/menudamage2.jpg

HELP I am completely new to using this tool and am seeing if it will suit our needs for DVD authoring. ( so far it looks great) however. I am using WMV files and plan to convert them to NTSC DVD. I put up an array of 3 files and when I ran it through the simulator, I am not hearing any video. It is specifying the Audio source as the same file as the video source.

What am I doing wrong? or Does the free trial version not support audio?

Anyone? - thanks for any and all help. - Susan

What I meant to say ( sorry to many hours at it ) is I am not hearing any audio.

Can you hear the audio in other sections of the software, such as the Cut Editor? The trial does not limit audio.

I need to convert the audio in an MKV to aac and just mux to MP4. Is there a way to do this without rendering the avc video?

You might be able to use the demultiplexer to separate the audio. Go to Start-->Advanced Tools-->Demultiplexer.

While I'm sympathetic to the need for the software to validate its license periodically, is there a specific schedule for when it does this? Where I work, the software is installed on kiosk computers that are meant for video editing only and should not have internet access. I have to manually connect them up to validate the software and then I disconnect them after. Is it possible to get the address of the server they dial in to? I was thinking of just leaving them connected without a gateway and then manually adding a single dns entry on the local hosts file so that the computers can only access the internet for that one thing.

I'll try it if it work"""i'll ^^

1) I cannot make individual subtitle lines or words in bold or colored
is it possible?
How can it be done?

2) also imported .srt files have format details such as bold or red in color do not have any effect on the outcome through TMPGenc

3)and default centering or individual centering the subtitle lines do not always necessarily center the subtitles, any solution please?

Use multiavchd for your authoring. Much friendlier and will auto encode whatever files you have. Works with every subtitle format and keeps colours and annotations.

I encode using TMPGEnc and the settings give you the option of locking the video size (default is off). To me it makes sense to lock the video size but I am not totally sure as to whether I am right or not. Can anybody enlighten me please?

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Hi just installed Nvida drivers 306.23 and authoring works 5 stops working. I can no longer import MPEG elementary streams in. just going to try 296.10 drivers. I can import AVis though ???

Think there is a problem here. for info if others are having issues

This has been an issue for several MONTHS now and we have heard NOTHING from the team in regards to this. Appears that we have been abandoned. Version 4 gets an update, and version 5 just gets shafted. I really feel that I wasted my money buying this program. Stick with 296.10. Or move to multiavchd, as Dean K. has started work on it again. Supports a LOT more media streams and subtitles than Authoring Works 5 ever will.

Last time I EVER buy software. Freeware has a lot more support than buyware. And freeware usually only has 1-2 people at MOST working on it. You suck Pegasys. You used to be great, but now you just appear to be ignoring your users. Way to lose any future sales.

I have the latest version of the nvidia driver 306.97 and it works fine with the version you cited evidence on the preferences menu to turn off the plg-in media fondatiOr uninstall the program and try to reinstall
Avoid installing codec packs "create conflicts with the system" only recommended if you need ffdshow aloneon and leaves sprouted all the others and see if it works.