I have A 940MB muxed mpeg2 file I need to cut this in half, so I can Burn onto 2 cds. I use the cut/join feature in tmpge. I start the cut at 00:00:00 and try to cut at 54:36:00 and no matter what tmpge program freezes up. I am using amd athlon 2000+ processor with 256mb memory and windows XP for my OS.
any help appreciated...
Tammy

This is a common problem with the "Mpeg Tools" and there is no Fix for it, you have to use something else to edit your mpeg files..go here :http://apachez.net/ and go to the tools section and try out some of the mpeg editors there..

I am converting an AVI file to MPEG-1. I have set the converstion to VBR and the estimated file size is 4.8M I instead wind up with a 14M file. I've tried other settings and always get the same file size.

Any ideas?

You can"t accurately predict the file size with a VBR encode unless you are useing 2-Pass VBR,if it says the file is going to be 4.8mb then is the AVI about 25 seconds long?? or is it closer to 90 seconds?Have you set the "System" setting to "Video-CD Non-standard?? set it to this if you are makeing a VCD and set it to Mpeg1-VBR if you are just makeing a Mpeg1 file...

Thank you. I changed the format to multi-pass VBR and the System setting. The file now encoded to about 3MB vs. the original 14MB.

I'm really having trouble.

Thank You

VCDhelp.com

For those who may be having problems using the Ligos codecs with the new versions of TMPG.
I have discovered that using stinky's MPEG2 codec installer (which happens to use Ligos codecs) no longer works with the new TMPG versions as of vesion 2.58 even though the actual codec does show up in the VFAPI plugins.

I decided to try another version of the Ligos codecs which did NOT work with versions of TMPG prior to version 2.58.

This particular version of the Ligos codecs installs and shows up in the VFAPI plugins and seems to work with MPE2 files no problem.

The version I am referring to are called 'VOB Filters 1.04' and can be downloaded from here:
http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/downloads/encoding_vobutils.html

ASHY

Thanks Ashy!

Hi, I only want to know if is possible to encript a video file using several pcs, like a cluster. A server with the info and several clients working.

If is not possible, will be this option available for the future????


Thx

dbpower amp is a great audio conversion utility. U can simply right click a movie and convert its audio to wav for tmpgenc etc. However with avi files u can't do this.Surly dbpower amp can convert the many forms of audio avis come with. Can u configure it to do this?

Use AVImux. It is specifically made for this.

ASHY

doesn't seem to convert between audio formatts .....just demux....and no right click menu

What do you mean it doesn't convert between formats? Of course it does otherwise I wouldn't have suggested it.

Highlight the particular stream you wish to extract or convert then right click it and up will pop the menu allowing you to select the compression type.

ASHY

ah sorry yes it does :-) ...although no right click entry for file

>ah sorry yes it does :-) ...although no right click entry for file

What does this mean?

ASHY

well..in windows explorer u can right click say an asf file and select 'convert to' to get dbpower amp's selection of audio types....its nice and convient. Love it for avi files too. thanks for avimux though....it does the job

I have two avi files prt1 and 2. I encoded the first prt ok, but after 11 mins encoding the 2nd prt in comes to a halt with a message...."index of scan line is out of range(240)". what is this and how can i resolve this???? help needed plz.

This error usually comes up when encodeing Bad AVI files, meaning that there are certain corrupted sectors in the file that Tmpgenc is haveing problems reading..You might try useing "Virtual Dub" to make a Copy of the file whith could possibly fix the problem...

I made a movie in Adobe Premier that has about nine clips with short transitions between each clip. TMPGEnc completes the Mpeg2 encoding in about 5 hours, and appears to do so successfully. The resulting Mpeg file is 3.86 gigs. However, when I drag the file into DVDit to setup the DVD burn, DVDit says that it could not find a suitable decoder for the file. Please help!

You probably need an MPEG2 codec installed, but I would have thought DVDit would install it's own. This question has arisen before.
Try demultiplexing the MPEG file and load the video and audio separately.

ASHY

i am formating a avi file to play on a dvd and it worked ok but it is a tv series around 25 minutes long and my cdrw hold 80 minutes, yet when i copy i can only get one movie on a disk anyway to get 2?????????????????

Depends on how large the file is and what format it is encoded to.

An 80min disk will hold 800mb of MPEG data. As long as both your MPEG files are smaller in total than this then you should have no problem fitiing 2 on a disk.

Just drag both files into your burning software in the order you wish them played.

ASHY

thank you

First of all, I'm from Germany, so please excuse my Englisch. Here is my problem: I downloaded the two files of TMPGENC Vers. 2.58, unzipped in the same folder (I think) with EasyZip 2000. Then I tried to run "TMPGENC.vfp_install". I always got the german message "Fehler beim Laden von TMPGENC.vfp. Das angegebene Modul wurde nicht gefunden" ("Fault by loading TMPGENC.vfp. Couldn't find the Modul"). If I open only the TMPEGENC.exe to use the program directly I got the message "Can't open p3package.dll".
Does anyone knows a solution? Pleas write in easy English.
Thanks

Use a different program to unzip the files. TMPG is picky about what unzips it. Try the latest Winrar. If it doesn't work download again.
Also you can't run TMPG from the zip, it must be unzipped first.

ASHY

powerarchiver works for me

Does anyone know how to get rid of the strobing, or flashing that occurs when playing on the TV a VCD that features a lateral camera motion? I tried all the filters with no success...

Do you mean Interlacing artifacts?
Interlacing causes a sort of combing effect in high motion scenes.
If so you need to de-interlace the file.

ASHY

I'm using TMPGEnc to create an MPEG2 using Virtual Dub as the frameserver. Sometimes the audio quality is not the best so I use the Simple de-multiplex option on the MPEG2. After converting the MP2 audio file to WAV, editing it and then converting it back to MP2, I then join the video and audio back together again using the simple multiplex tab. The problem is this results in creeping audio/video sync problems about 20 minutes into the movie.
This was not occuring on the original MPEG2.
Anyway to get around this?
Thanks

By Creaping do you mean it Gradualy goes out of sync???That type of De-sync is allmost impossible to fix...Have you tried a differant Multiplexor?? a good one is Mpeg2VCR it is faster than Tmpgenc for muxing plus it has a Function to off set the audio to fix sync problems...

You're right, it is gradually out of sync. I've tried shrinking or streching the audio to compensate but it never turns out quite right. I've never heard of MPEG2VCR. What's the website for it?
Thanks a lot.

You can download a Full version but older version at http://apachez.net/ in the tools section...