I want to add a simple image overlay on top of my video. The image will be stationary on top throughout the video. I do not see a filter that will do this. Is this possible?

There is no filter for this, but it can be done in timeline editing mode.

Simply add a new layer above your clip and add your image to that layer. Position and resize the image to where you want it to be in the preview pane and adjust the length of the clip to however long you need it to be (in your case, as long as the video).

I need to cut a section out from the start and end of a video. Can I trim and save using TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 5 without having to re-encode it? I don't want to lose any quality. The Format step is asking for the encoding format and I'm trying to match best I can based on the clip details, but I'm not sure I'm getting all the specs right.

No, TVMW5 is an encoder, first and foremost; it will re-encode everything you put into it.

TMPGEnc Authoring Works 5 and TMPGEnc MPEG Smart Renderer 4 have smart rendering support (i.e. lossless editing) but only certain formats are supported. In the case of TAW5, it must be a DVD/BD/AVCHD compliant format.

hi, TMPGEnc doesnt have "smart rendering" like some other programs do, where you can import a file and trim it out, then "mux" it back to the exact same file with no re-encoding.

smart rendering even allows you to import say a 1080/50p avchd (mts) file from your camera, and output it within seconds to an mp4 or mkv container without re-encoding it.

its a shame all encoding software doesnt have it.

Message me if you want to know a program that does it.

Has TMPGEnc Authoring Works 5 some option for filtering HD source video with Lanzos3 for downconvert to SD resolution for DVD creation?

Thanks for answer.

Pavel

No, it does not. I think TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 5 has that option though.

Was working fine for me for quite a while, now I get this error. Uninstalling/cleaning/re-installing does not help. Error can occur anytime during the process, but usually between 20%-30%. I have confirmed that the video files conform to MPEG/DVD specs. Any help would be appreciated.

I can use Xpress4 to make either a .mp4 file or .divx file that plays perfectly on a Samsung Tablet (or my sister's Nexus). BUT!!! none of the conversions using Video Mastering Works 5 will play the video portion on the tablets (audio only is available). I'm using the same .mp4 and .divx settings on each before the conversion. Why cannot VMW5 do the job?

Are you using the latest version? If so, you should contact Pegasys with the details.

i would have said it could be a conflict of codecs thats causing the issues.

Does someone know what i can do about the next problem, i have no idea.
I tryed a lot but nothing works! :-(

the position of the button in the "Page 1" page of the "Track 1" Menu is invalid

It is most likely too close to another button/thumbnail. Move it away from the closest clickable item.

Only the thing is i don't know wich button they mean?
I've tryed a lot. hmmmm

In the menu editor, there are buttons at the bottom right corner of the screen that activate various views. One of them allows you to see the active area around buttons. Buttons that are too close or overlapping another button will be highlighted red.

SUPER!!! It works.

Thank You

Does anyone know how can I save and use again a trim story for the different types of source files?

What is a trim story?

Hello,

I have 2 pages with track in my dvd.
Everything works perfect only 3 track won't.
This is i think because they are called USER ADDED ITEM instead of Thumbnail of Chapter or Name of Chapter.
How can i get them also working?

I hope someone can help me.

Ronald

If you manually added a thumbnail to the menu, it won't do anything because there is no way to link it to a chapter/track.
If you have 3 tracks, it should automatically generate a thumbnail for that track and then you can edit it as you wish.

I have 10 tracks on page 1 and 10 on page 2.
Only 7 on the last page are working and 3 won't

So how can i get 3 extra thumbnail of chapters in it?

Do you actually have 30 chapters?
Or, do you have 27 and you manually added 3 thumbnails on the 3rd page?

I fixed it!!!

Thank You

I have some .TS files that Smart Renderer 4 fails to render with the error message "Insufficient Memory to Continue Execution of the Program". Typically this error will appear exactly on the same frame of the file no matter what options in Smart Renderer 4 I change. I have 24 gigs of memory so should not be running out of memory. It only occurs with certain HD captures which I am trying to clip the front and tail ends from.

Is it possible to move chapters from one page to another in custom templates?
Right now i don't see any possibility to do that.

thanks.

Hello,
I've been doing some test encodes in the trial version.
I set the dvd template and then modified it so:

Max bitrate from 9200 > 9000
min from 2 > 300 (with padding)
avg bitrate 6700 (1st attempt) 5600 (2nd attempt)

I find the resulting m2v files to be consistently 5 - 7 % undersized.
Why is it doing this? I though the whole point of 2-pass VBR is that
it can hit the target size accurately.

I don't think VBR will ever be totally accurate because the results depend on the content. If you want a truly accurate output size, then you must use CBR, since that looks only at the bitrate regardless of content.

Yes, I understand. But surely, the information gained during the first pass
tell the program everything about the content, complexity, compressibility,
etc,etc. IT *should* be possible to get closer to the target, than 5%.
Other encoders can do it.

Do you think 5% undersize is acceptable ?

Well, I'd say the file size estimate is the more inaccurate number since at that point, the software hasn't examined the video content yet. Maybe other software is better at guessing.

I also have noticed consistent undersizing of the encoded video.
Knowing this, I now generally use a more aggressive bitrate (e.g. slightly more than the expected output size)
In my opinion, it would be more problematic if the 2-pass encoding would cause oversized encodes (one would absolutely need to re-encode if e.g. the target disc size has been exceeded)

Hi,

I've inserted my own background picture for a single page DVD menu. I have added fade in and fade out to the Background Picture Effects and selected Motion Menu. However, in Simulation motion, the menu neither fades in or fades to play.

Can you help?

Did you render the motion menu preview? I forget what the button is called, but you will need to render the preview in order to see what the motion menu will look like.