Hi,

I have a menu containing multiple source files (top and only menu). After any particular track plays, I'd like to have the DVD/BR return to the top menu and highlight the next track in the sequence (or even just remain highlighting the track that just played).

The only thing that I can find is that I can have the DVD/BR return to the same menu page, but it always highlights the default highlighted item (usually the first item in the track list).

Does anyone know if I can do this? Possibly this could be done with multiple menus but I'd like to see if I can do this with a single menu.

Thanks,
Steven

How do convert the trial version to the paid version? All other software allows you to paste the license number. I can't find a way to do this.

They are two different exe's. You need to register your paid license number on their website and download the software from your user account.

Thank you.

Hello, I have read that Nvidia is set to release a couple new gpu's including a GTX 980 with 2048 CUDA cores. The current top of the line card is the GTX 780ti which has 2880 CUDA cores. Would the extra cores on the 780ti equal faster encoding times? I currently have a GTX 770 (1536 CUDA cores) and am seriously considering an upgrade, not only for faster encoding but 1440P gaming also. Thanks

More cuda cores mean more GPGPU power, but for decoding/encoding video do not need much power and you do not usually use 100% of Cuda Cores. If you only encode/decode several video files at same time is possible to use more Cuda Cores, but limitation will be then HDD speed, CPU speed/number of cores, etc.

Your encode time (for one video file only) will be the same with a GTX 770 or a GTX 780Ti for example.

GTX 980/970/750 are new Maxwell arthitecture based (GTX 770/780 series are Kepler architecture based). Maxwell is more efficient, has better performance per watt than Kepler and with same amount of Cuda Cores Maxwell has more performance than kepler.

In this moment TMPGEnc not works fine with Maxwell architecture.



Regards, Alkermes.

I have a GTX670 (1344 CUDA cores), and using the free GPU-Z utility to monitor loading, I find that encoding rarely loads the GPU or Video Engine more than 50%. So I'm not sure more cores would provide faster encoding. On the plus side, I sometimes run another encoding utility at the same time and make use of the spare capacity.

for much faster editing, rendering etc you need the following.

1. something like the gtx 980
2. a load of memory something like 32gb
3.ssd as a main drive
4.ssd as the drive its reading the source file from
5.ssd for the end project to be rendered to.

Is there a way to import an edl file? EDL files are basically a list of references to larger files essentially in and out points for other files.

Dear Sirs

I would you like to know if I have to authoring two times to burn to DVD and Blu ray and because the recorded file, does not include the menu.

Thnk you,

Ednelson

Depends on the final resolution. If it's DVD quality, just make a DVD, since Blu-ray players can play DVDs.

If you're making SD and HD, then yes, you'll need to burn a DVD and Blu-ray.

Hi
I have download the trial version of the software and wanted to try the other free menu templates, but when I try to install them they say they are not compatible with the version of the software I'm using, yet I've download all the latest ones from the website.

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks

Pete

The free menu templates are only for the full version; they won't work for the trial version.

Further to an earlier post of mine, can anyone with five minutes to spare please help me with a quick experiment? Firstly, please download this 30-second MPEG:

http://wikisend.com/download/608768/Source.mpg

Now please follow the same steps that I did, and if in doubt, leave everything on its default setting:

1) Launch Authoring Works 5 and import the file (Source.mpg) into track 1.

2) Open the Cut & chapter edit tab, and insert chapters at 00:19:00 and
00:25:84. (These are on scene changes that fall between I-frames.)

3) Click on OK, and then choose Transition edit. Set it to Fade Out/In (Black),
2 seconds. Click on OK.

4) Move on to the Menu stage, but choose "No Menu". Then skip straight to Output, and click on Start output.

5) When that's done, navigate to the folder you've just built and view VTS_01_1.VOB in your media player.

Now, here's the important bit: is there any pixellation/blockiness/drastic drop in picture quality around the chapter points and transition? Or is it practically identical to Source.mpg? Here's what was in my output folder:

http://wikisend.com/download/347894/VTS_01_1.VOB

Any idea why mine is so poor? How does yours compare? Your findings, observations and suggestions will be greatly appreciated - many thanks in advance.

Hi,
I've used the subtitle page to add subtitles via SRT import. This function is very limited, it does not recognize basic formatting like italics, which is a HUGE bummer.

Is there an alternative way to add subtitle streams, for example multiplexing them beforehand in the video file, using mkv or similar?

Hi, I have made a clip in both MPEG 2 (Standard Def) and H.264 (High Def). I have successfully made a Blu Ray and saved the project. I want to produce the same for a DVD.

Is there a way to save time by using all the menu work created for the Blu Ray for the DVD? Can I open the Blu Ray project and change output to DVD, swapping over the H.264 clip for the MPEG 2 on the Source page?

Thanks

Unfortunately, no. This is a feature that is requested quite a bit; hopefully they can implement it in the next version.

The best you can do now is import your BD (disc or image) so you don't have to redo the tracks/subtitles/etc. But the menu you will have to redo.

Actually, I was wrong!
There is a way to convert a BD project to DVD.
On the Start window, click on "Open with Conversion" button, then select your project file.
You will then be able to change it to a DVD or AVCHD project. Things that can't exist for the new format will be deleted (such as pop-up menus if converting from BD to DVD).

Obviously, if you need to create a BD and DVD, you should start with the BD and then convert down to DVD.

Thanks, I'll try that

but open with conversion from blu ray to dvd takes a long time? Why?
the blu ray takes more than 12 hours (video was 3hours 30minutes long)

So I hoped after that to convert to a DVD9 it would be much faster but will take again 5 hours.

My pc is a Intel I7 with 16gig ram.

When I perform a full render of a video in Authoring Works 5, it works perfectly. When it comes to smart rendering, however, it only works well about 90% of the time. The rest of the time, the picture goes horribly pixellated for a second or two, as if the bitrate is set ridiculously low. Here's an example:

http://tinypic.com/r/ipv6o2/8

or

http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=79194873299190514341

As the runner crosses the line, the quality drops drastically due to a smart render. Other smart renders in the same project are perfect. This is not unique to this video or project, though - it's a problem that crops up regularly for me. I haven't been able to spot any sort of pattern to this glitch appearing, and it seems to happen randomly. Does this happen to anyone else? Is there a solution?

For such otherwise fine software, it's an absolutely crippling bug. It means that I simply cannot trust the program to output transitions, chapter points and other smart renders correctly. Please help!

I have a problem I need some help with...When I set the xvid format and select single pass everything works correctly. But when select 2 pass encoding it does a single pass only. When I select 2 pass Fist past or 2 pass second pass I get an error that reads "stats not found". I would like to make a two pass encoding using
the xvid codec but it seems impossible to do! I have the latest xvid codec installed.

It use to work doing a two pass encoding and if i remember correctly when it started encoding, the preview remained black until the second pass encoding started. It also stated running "first pass" somewhere on the screen....

It is very puzzling as I think I have tried ever setting I could think of. The two pass encoding works fine using the divx settings also....

For Xvid, you do each pass separately, so you are probably remembering a 2-pass output for another format, or an older xvid codec version.

Select "Twopass - 1st pass" first, then click on the "more..." button and make sure you select a directory for your video.pass file.
Then, output the file.

After that, go back to the Format stage and select "Twopass - 2nd pass" and then output the file again. It should already know where your video.pass file is if you properly set its location in the 1st pass.

I love TAW5 and make heavy use of the Batch Authoring Tool.
Currently the top line of text in all of my batch entries reads the same thing ("Output to J:\Temp\"), except the active entry which reads "Output to J:\Temp\MyMovie".
That makes it hard to move entries around in the queue as I can't tell which is which. Can we please have the full project path for ALL batch entries, and not just the active one? Thanks!

I can on the forum today to wright a letter just like yours. I love the program in general but having 6 or7 tasks in batch processing and not being able to tell what the are except for the one that is currently being processed is very annoying. All you can do is open the batch entry for editing in the main program to find out what it is.

As of TAW6, this still hasn't been addressed. But you can at least right-click the batch entry and select "Save as Project File". The file name is pre-filled with the actual underlying project, and once you know what that is, you can just cancel the save. Still fiddly, but quicker than the editing option.