Hi all.
I've been using TMPGenc for awhile now to make vcd from music videos. But I ran into one video that uses MainConcept Mpeg Encoder and the can't read this file. What do I need to re-encode this video so its in VCD format?

Well This Video is allready in Mpeg format so you should check to see that it isn"t allready in VCD Format..You actually should have checked before Posting and then Posted it"s Specs, Meaning you should post if the File is Mpeg1 or mpeg2 and the Resolution of the File and the Frame rate of the File, Because depending on what type of file it is would help determine what is wrong and why you can"t encode it....

Ok I got the specs for the video.
(Directly From WMP)
Video: MainConcept MPEG Video Decoder
Audio: MPEG Audio Decoder
Resolution: 768x576

I not completely sure how to figure out if its mpeg1 or 2 and in WMP in doesn't say the bitrate. Off the site it said it was SVCD but I just want to make it into a VCD. Its 70+mbs for 3 mins and 30 secs of video.

I wouldn"t trust what Media Player says about a File, It Probably wasn"t the Right specs anyways Cuz that is not the resolution for SVCD, And the "MainConcept Decoder" is Just what media Player uses to Play the File it doesn"t really say Much about the file...Well if it IS a SVCD File then it is a Mpeg2 file and For Tmpgenc to read Mpeg2 files you need certain Decoders installed that Tmpgenc can work with, The New Pluss version comes with one Built in....First Try installing this :"http://www.marumo.ne.jp/mpeg2/m2v_vfp-0.6.38.lzh " it is a Mpeg2 decoder for Tmpgenc But if you can get that to work for some reason you will have to do is something called Frame serveing, and I"ll explain how to do it, this is the best way to encode a Mpeg2 file to Mpeg1/2 with Tmpgenc..

First download this program: " http://www.webattack.com/dlnow/dlnow.dll?Inc=No&ID=104605 " it is called "DVD2AVI"...
First open the DVD2AVI folder and copy and Paste the "DVD2AVI.vfp" file from the DVD2AVI folder into the Tmpgenc folder..

Now Run DVD2AVI and Drag and Drop your File into the DVD2AVI window, Now go to "File" to "Save Project" and give the file a name..
Now in a Couple minutes you will have a D2V file and Probably a Mpa or a Mp2 Audio file..If it is a Mpa or Mp2 file then just put it away till later...

Now Run Tmpgenc and Load the "D2V" file in for the Video and set the "Stream Type" to "Video Only" then set up your Settings for encodeing to VCD, You"ve done it before...Now Just encode the File and when you are Done you will have a "m1v" VCD Video file, Now you have to join the Mpa Audio file that you got from DVD2AVI with your VCD Video file, To do this go to "File" to "Mpeg Tools" to "Simple Multiplex" and Load the M1V file in for the Video and the Mpa/Mp2 audio file in for the audio, and from the Drop Down menu choose "Video-CD" and give your Output file a Name and Click "Run" and in a couple minutes you will have your VCD that you just need to Burn to Disk....
The Only Possible Problem I can forsee is that I think the File you are encodeing is a Pal file and if you live in NTSC Land your VCD will have Jumpy Playback in your DVD Player Cuz you cant Properly encode a Pal file to NTSC or a NTSC File to Pal with Tmpgenc...

Thx Minion, I'll this a try and see what happens.

I am trying to batch encode several files, however, if the software is encoding for over a minute, it will close without warning after finishing the current file. So it normally only encodes one at a time. Sometimes I may be lucky and get two files in one, but its really annoying

How do you do multiple files one after another?

@Mumrarr

This usually happens due to codec problems. I have experienced this with type-1 DV files. I have also read that some people have problems with the divx codec. If you are using type-1 DV try converting it to type-2 DV. There are a number of free tools to do this around. If it is divx or xvid you should try ffdshow. It might help if you raised the DirectShow priority in the settings.


@Enzyme

TMPGEnc has a batch encode mode. Basically load a file configure your settings and save the project. You end up with a .tpr file. Repeat this for all your files you want to encode. Then go to the menu and select the batch. Load all the .tpr files into this and TMPGEnc will start encoding.


Video Guy

Hi,

I had a crash while I made the setup for TMPGEnc Plus 2.5 Trial version.

Now I can not finish the setup. There is a error message like this:

Setup could not find a file on the spcified path or disk.
Please check that the proper disk is insserted or specify a new path.
Unable to locate file C:DOKUMENTGWLOKALEETemp_is13TEMPGEnc Plus 2.5.msi.

I also can not deinstall the programm.

What can I do to finish the setup.

Thanks

Gunny

Well Just Manually Delete all of the Tmpgenc Files then use a Registry cleaner to clean out any old registry entries then re-install Tmpgenc and it should work fine.....

I have tried everything, diferen Registry cleaner programms, but everytime I got the same error message.

Gunny

Theres no need to mess with the registry.
Just simply reinstall TMPG again.
If it won't install then the .EXE is corrupt. Download it again
My advice is to download the non-install version this time.

The path you have posted is pointing to a file in the Temporary directory and is a file located in the TMPGenc installer and therefore has probably been deleted.

I have loaded an avi file 2gb in size in huffy codec, I have tried a few time to convert it to either mpg1 or 2 using tmpgenc 2.56. The problem I get is when I watch back the file the video goes black and the audio carries on at differing points in the file. Differing as in at different point after encodign it a few times.

Any ideas?

Well firstly you should have the "output a RGB" box checked in your HuffyUV Codec Settings, this means that the Codec will Decode your AVI file useing RGB colorspace which is what Tmpgenc works with..Then you should go to "options" to "Enviromental Settings" to "Vfapi Plugins" and Raise the Priority of the "Direct Show File Reader" to "2", this should stop the Video from Going Black on you....Good Luck

Fantastic, I must have knocked off the settings as I have managed for months before this problem, Minion your a star! Thanks

KylieKaT

Im trying to convert an AVI file to mpeg. But, when i select the video input file, which is the AVI, it puts it into the audio input field. It's an AVI video file, so why isn;t it staying in the AVI field?

thanks.

By the way the file is an xvid file.

Probably because your AVI is not supported.
Download and install FFDSHOW then try again.

I use TMPGEnc to cut my MPEG2 file into two. I locate the split frame using the preview window of TMPGEnc. But the standing frame of the output file does not match where I mark in. It is way behind the point I marked. Anyone know what is wrong with it?

I had this problem also. I'm not quite sure whats going on, but when you clip a video in TMPGEnc you locate a frame to cut at. But it cuts at the closest second and not on the frame you were on. I'm not quite sure if I'm right, but just try your best when cutting the clip.

i purchased tmpgenc and got the email with the code but my gf decided that only the code was important and deleted the email, so i dont know if there were instructions for how to unlock the evaluation version. any ideas, i now have a code with no idea how to use it

Come on just tell the truth.
Either you deleted the mail or you have an illegal serial.
Whichever, you need the Plus version of TMPG.

I'm encoding a movie overnight and checked the box, "shutdown after finishing encoding". Once the encoding is done, will my computer shut down as well as the program? If not, is there a way I can do that? I just think it's a waste of energy leaving my computer on all night once the encoding is done

I'm not being funny, but have you not actually tried this?
I mean all you have to do is make a small encoding and try it then you would know and yes your PC will shut down.
Now, any more daft questions?

or just go to Google and type in something like "free shutdown programs" and you will find tons (that's what i do). then start converting and put in the time whenever you want your pc to be shut down.

Does anyone know what causes an "illegal floating decimal point calculation error" while encoding a dvd to mpeg?

Well I haven"t heard this error pop up in a Long time, This error Usually Pops up when trying to do something with your PC while encodeing , you should allways leave your PC alone while encodeing a File, and this error used to pop up when Tmpgenc ran across an error in the File but this usually doesn"t happen when encode from Vob/Mpeg2 files...How are you encodeing this DVD??? are you just loading the Vob files into tmpgenc and encodeing to Mpeg2??? If so then you should really use DVD2AVI to Frameserve the Vob files to Tmpgenc, This Method is More reliable and Faster than Haveing Tmpgenc do the Decodeing and encodeing, and is usually more Trouble free...Try it and see if the error goes away....Cheers

Thanks for your reply ! I'm encoding from VOB-files using dvd2svcd. Before encoding I have shutdown every running proces like for instance virus-killer and firewall and always the error appears while I'm not even close to my computer. I have all ready tried an other ripper, but the problem is still there. Is it usual that the encoding proces takes over more than 14 hours to do the job?

Does the error happen at the same spot every time?? Anyways you should Try doing it the Manual Way with DVD2AVI and Tmpgenc, that is the Most reliable way to encode to VCD/SVCD/DVD from a DVD and Probably the Fastest..It shouldn"t take that long unless you are useing a Slow PC, It only takes about 2-3 hours on my 2.53ghz system encodeing to SVCD useing Tmpgenc, I can do a 2 hour movie in about 1 hour useing CCE to encode....You should Try the Method I mentioned as it will Probably be error free and twice as Fast....Cheers

Thanks again, the strange thing is I've got a 2.53Ghz system with 500MB Rimm pc1000 so it should be fast enough, the only thing is that i'm using the deinterlaced option. I'm gonna try it again to night, maybe with an other DVD it will run properly.

What should help with the encodeing Speed is to set the "Motion Search Precition" to "High Quality" or "Normal" because "Highest Quality" just makes the encodeing take twice as long with no real Quality improvement..And because DVD2SVCD uses a Frameserver it makes the encodeing take a lot longer, useing the DVD2AVI method will Probably encode twice as Fast as the DVD2SVCD method, and if you really want to speed it up you can try useing CCE to encode as It is 5-10 times faster than Tmpgenc and Produces better Quality Mpeg2 files But it is Complicated to use But you can Use DVD2SVCD with CCE....Good Luck

Hey guys this is my first post here and I just want to say hello and that I LOVE TMPGEnc and have been using for well over 14 months now. I have been encoding to VCD and SVCD. I really like to archive television shows and sporting events via my capture card. But I just got a new hdd and I want to begin encoding and archiving to DVD. I have never used TMPGEnc for DVD Encoding and would like some help w/ settings and options. I already know how to encode my audio to 2ch AC3 Audio seperately. I keep my video interlaced (pure NTSC) because it looks the smoothest on a television. What options dooes anyone have for me that I can use in the creation of a new template? Any help will be ideal. Thanks so much!

There is Nothing special about Encodeing to a DVD..It is the same as any other Format accept that you use Different resolutions and a Higher Bitrate, You do have more leeway with DVD as DVD supports More Resolutions, you can make DVD"s at 720X480(Full D1)and at 704X480(Broadcast D1) and at 352X480(Half D1) and 352X240(Sif),the Bitrate used increases as the Resolution Increases..And with DVD you should allways have a Sequence Header before each Gop..And you should allways use a VBR Encodeing method when encodeing to DVD..But becides this DVD"s are pretty Much the same as encodeing to any other Mpeg format, If you have any Particular Problems then Post them....Cheers

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Well First off DivX is AVI, so if you have an AVI file that you downloaded off the net it is allready Probably in DivX Mpeg-4 format...As for WMV/ASF files a Good Program for converting them to AVI/DivX is to use a Freeware Program called "Stoik Video Converter" you can find it to download if you do a Search on Google, It can also convert AVI/ASF/WMV/Mpeg1/2 files to AVI/DivX, But Virtual Dub is Probably better at AVI to AVI/DivX encodes.....Cheers

Why in the hell would you want to recompress an already compressed format like WMV or AVI into another compressed format such as DIVX which is in fact AVI?!

What a completely pointless waste of time and quality that would be.

For a start off you will NOT acheive any increase in quality infact you will reduce the quality, second you will NOT gain anything in file size because WMV is a more compressed format than DIVX, so you will end up with a larger AVI than the original source.

I can understand if you wanted to convert to MPEG as you could then play the file on your set top, but recompressing to another AVI is in my opinion absolutely bonkers.
Maybe you have some reason for it, so please enlighten me as to why you would want to do this?

Hello to all!
I've a big problem with tmpgenc. I've 2 avi files with strange framerates. the firt is 24.991 fps and the second is 25.195 fps.
The problem is that I choose on tmpgenc PAL settings (so 25 fps) but the the result is a vcd that isn't fluid. Why? How can I resolve?
Tnx

You are going to have Problems with these Files because of the Non-Standard Frame rates, and if you use Tmpgenc to try to convert the frame rates you will get Choppy playback..The Only way I know of to encode these Types of Files useing Tmpgenc is Very tricky and will will need a Good Audio editor Like Cool Edit or Sound Forge, I actually use the Audio editor in Vegas Video..What you can do is Load your File into tmpgenc and encode it like a normal Pal file accept under the "Advanced settings" check the "do not Frame rate convert" Box..Now after encodeing you should have a File that Plays Smoothly but the Audio will be out of Sync Because of the Frame Rate difference..So you will need to de-mux the audio from your Mpeg file useing "File" to "Mpeg Tools" to "Simple Demultiplex" this will leave you with a Video and an audio file you will now have you load the Audio into a Audio editor Like the ones I mentioned and then Stretch/Shrink the Audio length to the "Exact" same Length as the Mpeg video file, the Render the new audio as a Mpeg 1 layer 2 audio file that you "Multiplex" with the Mpeg video file..Now god willing the Audio and Video should be in sync...This can be a Very Tricky method but it can work..You can also convert the Frame rate useing AVISynth and this way you wouldn"t need to do anything with the audio but if you don"t know how to use AVISynth then this method might be easier....Good Luck

Here is an alternative method. May be slightly easier.

Download Goldwave 5 and AVIfrate here: http://www.goldwave.com/gwave505.exe
http://www.am-softhome.com/avifrate.zip

1. Load the AVI into AVIfrate then change the frame rate to 25 fps then apply it. Note the length in seconds and write it down somewhere.

2. Start goldwave and load your AVI
(If your AVI contains Ac3 audio, as many do, then you will need to install this filter http://ac3filter.sourceforge.net/ )

3. Go to Effect>Timewarp, make sure the Algorithm is set to 'Rate' then select length and type in the exact figure you got from AVIfrate then click OK.

4. When done click File>Save as and save as a PCM, 16 bit, stereo wav

5. Now load the AVI and the wav in to TMPG and encode as normal.