Hi,

I've recently purchased TmpgEnc Pro. Great product. Nice price!

Originally I noticed that I could adjust the settings. But now they are locked at some default setting (everything is greyed out).

What do I need to do to be able to manually adjust the settings again under Stream Type?

Thanks,

Jim

You mean Tmpgenc Plus?...you need to load the "Unlock.mcf" Template from the "Extra" Folder..this will unlock ALL the settings...

Hi I have your 2.58 version (free) and have been able to take a mpg movie and cut it into different parts/segments (under mpeg tools/cut-join), but when i play them there is no audio to them at all. The video is great.. but no audio ! I want to be able to join the different segments of the movie and have audio with it.. what do i do to get the audio back, it's in the original mpg movie.. thanks.. Nedburt.

Use something else to edit your Mpeg files...

Can you recommend something to use to do the audio portion ?? and then do I just "join" the two files into one mpg file ?? thanks.. N.

If you can"t get tmpgenc to cut the file with the audio then there are no magic settings to make it reapear..Try useing a Different Mpeg editor like Mpeg2VCR or m2-edit pro..Go to http://apachez.net and go to the tools section a Download a Mpeg editor...

Does the author of TMPGEnc read this BBS? I'd like to know why rendering an MPG
from multiple AVIs (of same res/specs) isn't possible... or is it planned? There's
no technical reason why it can't be done, and it's a much-needed feature.

I'll put in my 2 cents before the other guys.

Appending AVI files is not as simple as it seems. I can't even get Virtualdub to do it properly on ATI captures. The sound goes out of sync.

Everyone using tmpgenc must eventually learn to use support tools (Virtualdub, Avisynth, DVD2AVI, etc.) for one reason or another so the makers of tmpgenc probably see little reason to add complex functions handled by those tools.

In this case, Avisynth's AlignedSplice does the trick:

AVISource("clip1.avi") ++ AVISource("clip2.avi") ++ ...

I think there is also a segmented source command.

There is certain version which supports the feature although such version is bundled with Sony Vaio PC only.
So, I guess it MAY be planned, but do not know when, which version, free or charged.

I have read that it is a Function that they do plan to do in the future but I guess there is no big hurry for them..Tmpgenc does support segmented AVI file as long as they are in the Canopus DV codec Format..

Here's why I'd like to see it: When capturing video from my camcorder, I often
have to stop/start the capture for various reasons. So it's a hassle having to
load another app (VirtualDub) to trim and then join the files into one AVI just
so TMPGEnc can convert it to MPG. :( Would be far better if TMPGEnc would just
let me select the in/out points of every AVI in sequence, then convert them all
into one MPG. It's not like it's technically difficult to do. I use the free
version of TMPGEnc at the moment and won't pay for it until it can at least do
such a simple thing... so if the author is reading, please consider doing this.

I have alot of pairs of video/audio files that I'm converting to MPG.
The files are like *.d2v/*.wav (which I created from DVD2AVI)

TmpegBatchList v2.92 seems to work with only a single file.

Is there any shortcuts I can use? My main issue is that I want to set every
file to high quality motion search and the audio to greater than 100%. It's
quite tedious doing it manually every time.

I ripped a DVD and used this program to convert it to MPEG and it worked. But when i tried to convert the rest of the movie it wouldnt load.

A little information would be nice..Like how you ripped the DVD and how you encoded the DVD and what format you are encodeing to and the settings you used and what error you are getting???ECT...

LOL...Where's your crystal ball minion, can u not read minds?

I agree with minion. We can't help without some sort of detail on the problem.

ASHY

Hi there,

I've been looking at the board archives for tmpeg quality settings and while I've found good info, I think my question is a bit more specific.

The source I'm recording is:
640*480 - Japanese Anime, 24fps
A typical episode is around 24min.
I'm going to be output'n via VGA out from a laptop to a CRT projector.

I'm trying to get the best quality MPEG2 possible that can fit on a standard 700MB CDR.

Currently, I'm using:
CBR: Total bitrate: 3982kbit (Audio 384, Video 3598)
motion search precision (highest)
quantize matrix (default profile) /w "Use floating point DCT

I've read that using CQ instead of CBR could yield better results. What settings would be most optimal for my needs?

Thanks in advance!
- Will

If you are outputting from your Laptop to a Projector then there is no need to Encode to mpeg2..You would probably get better results useing a DivX/Mpeg-4 format..It has a Better compression for file size and there for better Quality for file size..You should only really be useing Mpeg2 if you are going to play it on a DVD/VCD/SVCD player...if we could use a mpeg4 format we probably would but seeing as mpeg is the only format to use on DVD players we are stuck with it but since you aren"t then you should use a better compression format...I"m sure if you used WMV you could get a few hours on a CD-R with good Quality.. and since you are just outputing it to a Projector then it would probably suit you needs also...

Hi Minion,

We tried that originally, using max DivX bitrate (10Mbit). However my laptop wasn't able to cope with it's mad compression. CPU usage was really high and it was all choppy (500Mhz P3). Even on a 900Mhz Athlon certain scenes were a tad choppy.

I'm thinking using the new DVD templates in TMPEG might work out well, but you have any other tips that'd be cool. Since the source file is the original VOB, I guess re-encoding using DVD bitrates might do the trick. (re-encode so I can add subtitles that is :)

- Will

> motion search precision (highest)

Use High to prevent Search Errors.

> quantize matrix (default profile)

Use the CG_Smooth-Matrix

>Use the CG_Smooth-Matrix

This setting is only for Computer animated Graphics not ordinary animation.
This setting won't have any benefit for ordinary animation and would be better with a regular matrix setting.

ASHY

hi

when trying to encode an avi file, im getting the error "invalid pointer operation" after about 1 second.......any ideas?

Hello !-)

I cannot get my video recording to work properly on a 4:3 TV, can anyone please tell me what to do ?

I've recorded a clip on my Sony DV camera in 16:9. When I get the clip onto my computer using Pinnacle Stutio 7 the resolution is 720x576. I then try to make a SVCD using TMPGEnc 2.57 and want it to work both on a 16:9 widescreen and on a 4:3 screen but in the right aspect ratio. When I whatch the clip on a 16:9 TV full screen it works perfectly, but on a 4:3 TV the aspect ratio remains 4:3 with no bars. I've tried to resizeing the video to 480x272 and 480x576 and tried different Video stream aspect ratio settings, but nothing works. I've also tried different Video source settings and that did not work. Could anyone please give me the solution ?-Thank's.

JIR

You can't have it both ways. You can either have a 16:9 output or 4:3.
Your 16:9 T.V. may be able to cope with a 4:3 output and adjust it accordingly, but most likely your 4:3 T.V. will not cope with 16:9 unless you can force it to 16:9.

For correct output for a 4:3 TV you need to set the input as 16:9 and the output to 4:3 and full screen aspect ratio. This will give you a 16:9 image with black bars to create a 4:3 picture.

ASHY

If the material is "anamorphic" (squished horizontally with no black bars in the encoded video) you can get both ways to work from standalone DVD players. I do this all the time capturing the S-Video output of my HDTV receiver.

Make sure you set the output format to 16:9 when encoding. This sets a flag which tells the DVD player how to handle the video. Bad DVD authoring software does not accept this flag (e.g. DVDit LE) but Ulead DVD Workshop does. I don't know about Pinnacle.

Make sure the DVD player connected to your 4:3 TV has the proper display setting. Some players have a selection in the setup menu for 4:3 or 16:9 display, but most have a letterbox/pan&scan/widescreen selection. Choose letterbox.

Provided your authoring software can deal with it, this method preserves the full 720x576 resolution when viewing on a 16:9 TV. WinDVD 4.0 properly handles the 16:9 flag so use that (or similar) to test before burning.

If you read the question this person is referring to SVCD not DVD. Most DVD players WON'T recognize the 16:9 flag with SVCD.

ASHY

I am capturing video with leadtek winfast2000xp in vcd format and transfering it to disc with nero 5.5 .the quality is very poor when playedback on Power DVD (cyberlink)can anyone tell me why?.I am new to this process and would be very greatful of any help .thanks

Come on this is obvious.
Capturing to a VCD format is never going to be any good. The codecs just aren't good enough to produce good enough quality.

Capture to MPEG2 or an AVI codec such as DIVX 5.02 at high resolution. This will give very good results then use the best MPEG1 encoder there is to encode to VCD.
This encoder, if you haven't guessed, is TMPG, but don't expect fantastic results even from TMPG when encoding to standard VCD as VCD just ain't that good.
XVCD or SVCD is much better if your player can handle it.

ASHY

I am doing the 30 day trial on version 2.58 plus. I thought I had finally found the perfect file conversion tool for converting Divx (mpg-4) to DVD quality Mpg-2, but I have now found that I have a progressive sound sync problem. As the movie goes on the sound becomes more and more out of sync. It only appears on the new mpg-2 file and not on the original divx mpg-4 file. I have 12 days left on the trial and I'd like to solve this so I can buy tmpgenc knowing it will work for me.

Any help would be appreciated.

This most likely isn"t a Tmpgenc problem but a Problem with your file...Sometimes avi files that say they are for exaple are 23.98fps but in reality they are 23.8fps or 23.99fps to when you encode them to 23.98fps mpeg they gradually go out of sync..There isn"t really much you can do about it..This is quite Common with Divx files downloaded off the net...

I'm using TMPGenc on a P4 1.6Ghz , i'm trying to encode a avi fil to vcd mpg standard, TMPGenc work at 1.5FPS and my CPU usage is at 5-10% (TMPGenc at "real time priority")
Can I do something to force TMPGenc to use 100% of CPU usage??

Thanx

There is something wrong with Tmpgenc or your system cuz Tmpgenc should run at close to 100% all the time...Try re-installing tmpgenc and see if anything changes...

I read on here that using Nero to burn a cd should be done at the lowest speed. Can someone remind me why. I have a fast system p4 2.53 . Can I still use tmpgnec at the same time as buring a CD? Does it help to have the window in the forfront to make it get more memory? Can I use VCDEasy at the same time I'm using TMPGenc?

Thanks
Steven

Hi. I use Nero 5.59 to burn VCDs made with TMPG encoded mpg files. The highest setting I have available to me for Nero burning is 8x - and I use that constantly with no problem. My computer is a Dell Dimension 4100, using Windows Me and running at 933mgz.
If I am encoding avi files with TMPG and am also burning disks with Nero everything takes a little longer. (System resources get stretched.) Maybe you would not have this problem.
I don't believe that the placement of a program's work screen - in front or behind a second running program - makes any difference as far as what resources are available.

The reason for burning at low speeds and 4x is the recommended maximum because any higher and most if not all players will have problems with playback of the disk.
This is all because of the built in fault tolerance of MPEG files.
Usually data disks have around 100mb of space on the disk reserved purely for parity data or to give it another name error correction data.
This ensures that the stored data can be checked and corrected on the disk using the parity data.

With MPEG data these extra bits are not needed because MPEG data is error tolerant which is why you can store 800mb on an 80 min disk instead of 700mb.
Having said this, if you burn at high speed then to many errors are introduced out of the MPEG tolerance range which then causes playback problems, so keeping the speed at 4x ensures a good error free burn.

Some people may tell you that they have no problems with playback when burning at high speeds, but I guarantee this is because they have a tolerant player and another player which isn't as tolerant will have problems playing the disk.

My advice is to play it safe and stick to 4x or if you can get away it using good disks burn at 6x. Anymore and your taking a risk. Just search around most of the encoding forums the advice will usually be the same.

ASHY

If you have a Fast Burner Most burning programs will not allow you to burn at 4 speed,and the disks That I use will not allow you to burn at lower than 8 speed, which is the minimum speed I and most poeple with a 24 times speed or faster speed burner can burn...So if in your case and probably most poeples case can only burn at a minimum of 8 times then that shouldn"t be a problem.But in my experience if I burn at more than Half the max speed of my burner then I get some pretty be problems like jumpy playback and out of sync audio....

I'm not sure about the minimum speed of 8x as I think it's usually only the cheaper models such as Lite-on which have this negative limitation or you are using high speed media which is specifically designed for high speed drives because of the fast reacting dyes which don't burn well at lower speeds and may have a minimum speed such as 8x, but wouldn't have thought this would be suitable for MPEG data because generally more speed means more errors regardless of disk type.

I have done a little research and found most drives do support 4x burning even 32x and 40x drives do and seeing as CDRW needs lower speeds and maybe lower than 8x for a good burn this only makes sense.

I agree that high speed drives may produce a good burn at 8x but this is going to depend on the media. Crap media won't cut it.

ASHY

true...My burner will only burn at 4 times if I burn CD-RW, and the disks I buy have a minimum burn speed of 8 times..Actually most of the name brand media in Canada are like this..But I guess it is because they are name brand..but It is hard to find cheap CD-R"s here at the regular Stores and they aren"t very cheap anymore here..about 60-75 cents each when bought by the 100...

I have always wondered why there are recomendations about slower burning speed. I use both NERO and VCDEASY (I prefer NERO) and both burn my SVCD disks at 24X. I have never had a problem reading these disks in my dvd player for TV or using my computer CD reader. Of course, I don't know whether other DVD players might have a problem - but I don't in my equipment. My computer is P4 2.0 with 512K and it has a LITE ON writer.

I am now wondering if I should slow down my CD writing.