Could we not have a sticky at the top of the forum - something to get people's attention 'READ THIS BEFORE POSTING' or suchlike, which suggets using the search function ?

It would avoid the same old questions being asked over and over.

Olli

Please help!
i'v been using tmpg for vcd for the last 3 month no probloms.
Now having bought a dvd 104 writer i wih to mke dvd's.
i have had some work but now none of the files i convert will play in my dvd player?
they will play fine on the pc using power dvd xp?
to make mattters worse they will play in my mates sony dvd player.
and before anyone says my player wont play dvd-r/dvd-rw's i can copy dvd's and use ifo edit to backup all my dvd collection?
has anyone got any ideas where i'm going wrong.

I'M USING DVD WORKSHOP TO MASTER THE MPEG FILE FROM TMPG TO DVD.


ps please help on the vfapi settings please.
many thanks
DIDIdave

bitltd@btconnect.com

Well If they play on your friends player then The problem Is odviously with your DVD Player cuz if the file were screwed then they wouldn"t work on your friends player..You can allways use a different authoring program???

Are you using DVD Workshop to burn the DVDs?

I found that DVDs mastered by DVD Workshop then copied to hard disk and burned by DVDit LE do not play. The discs get into the menu but video does not start up at all.

I will probably contact Ulead tech support to try to get to the bottom of this.

i use dvd workshop, dvd movie factory and a couple of others, i get the 'wont play in some machines' but i think its down to the blank discs, i use an a04 and i have no probs with any part of it

Tried to convert several .AVIs first using VirtualDub 1.4.10

using TMPGEnc version 2.58

After setting everything up I keep getting "External exception C000001D" just after starting the encoding process. Does anyone have any ideas?

I purchased a fujijilm s602 which creates 640x480vga mjpeg avi videos. I think quicktime was used to encode avi in the camrea. Any Idea how I can use tmpgenc to encode ot mpge for vcd ?

Do you have a "MJPeg Codec" installed on your system so Tmpgenc can decode the file....and if it happens to be a Quicktime file you will need a QuickTime Plugin for tmpgenc which you can find on Google...

when i convert a video file into *.*mpeg in order to burn a vcd (with nero) so as to play it with my napa dav311 (portable vcd player) the video don t play correctly whereas the pc play it well .. how can i do to creat a corect vcd with Tmpegenc for my napa??

The problem exists because TMPG does NOT create 100% VCD compliant MPEGs. Your player does require 100% VCD compliant files.

To correct this you need to download the phillips VCD 2.0 toolkit. De-multiplex the MPEG with TMPG first then re-multiplex the files with the VCD toolkit multiplexer.
This should then create a 100% VCD compliant file which should work in your player ok.

ASHY

and where can i download the philips toolkit? ?? I ve tryed it seens to be hard to find.. and do you know a 100% VCD compliant encoder??

It's not the encoder but the TMPG multiplexer which is at fault and I'm not quite sure which other programs do create 100% compliant streams.

Here is some info on it and a link to download the software.
http://www.vcdhelp.com/VCD2TK_Intro.htm

ASHY

I have to dissent here... I have "primarily" been using TMPG to make standard mpg for standard VCDs burnt by Nero. My source files tend to be .avi files downloaded thru KaZaa. If I use the TMPG standard VCD settings everything turns out fine. This is regardless of whether I play them on my progressive scan Panasonic DVD player or my non-progressive but VCD compliant Sony DVD player.

If I fool around with the bitrates then the resultant non-standard file can still be burnt to a CD-R by NERO but it will only play well on my progressive scan Panasonic.

I am no expert... but it may be your DVD/VCD player that is at fault.

Look.
It is well known by most people who have a lot of experience with TMPG and also known in a lot of other encoding forums that TMPG does *NOT* create 100% VCD compliant files. They will work in a DVD player no problem and maybe in your Sony, but will not work correctly in a strict VCD player such as the NAPA.
This is due to the way TMPG multiplexes and not the actual encoding.
This is a fact and not speculation.

ASHY

hi
then I convert a avi file with tmpgenc and burn it into a cd with nero and then I see it on my vcd player the sound of that movie came after the film.
why ?
send that answer to
peterthedragon@hotmail.com

Use field "audio gap correct" in option "source range" to syncrony audio and video.
You can put an positive or negative value depending if audio is later or sooner.
when you convert to VCD be sure opcion "source range" is marked.

I have converted a few avi movie files to mpeg1 files using TMPGenPlus and I am having problems with the video fading in & out with a pink tint...I am new to converting these type of files and have been going with the default settings...is there a fix for this problem??? Thanks

The discoloration is usually caused by a codec you probably have installed on your system called "Angel Potion" you have to delete this codec and then re-encode your avi then the dis-coloration will go away...The Angel Potion Codec is a Hacked Mpeg4 codec that causes a lot of problems on systems that it is installed on...

I checked the list of codecs in device mgr & codec properties and there isn't a codec called angel potion listed...is there another name used for this codec???

Here is the fix...I found it on vcdhelp.com...it worked

change the codec reader settings in TMPGEnc under Option->Environmental settings->VFAPI plug-in and right click on the DirectShow Multimedia File Reader and increase the priority to 1 or 2 and try open the video.

Hi
I was just rying to uninstall TMPGEnc 2.58 from my system
and didnt find an uninstall option anywhere in Win 98 se.
Thank You ---Joe

Er....well first of all you must realise that if you didn't install TMPG in the first place then it would be obvious you can't uninstall it.

You don't install TMPG, you simply unzip it and run it, so to get rid of it just delete the TMPG folder.

ASHY

I Try to using TMPG join some DivX format AVI file. But no picture. How can I do.

Raise the prioriy of the......blah.. blah...fed up with answering this one now...just do a search for 'Priority' on this BBS and you'll find the answer.

ASHY

I realize this one gets answered all the time but maybe this guy is new and what makes answering this question any different than before simply its becuase your tired dont take it out on the newbies. If you dont have any thing nice to say keep it to your self. Or you could just state to do a search for priority with out the attitude. You have to remember because this seems obvious to you doesnt mean its not for them.

It has nothing to do with being a Newbie or not,It has to do with not looking for an answer to the question before you post the question..Every question to every problem with Tmpgenc is here is these Pages and everyone can easily find most of the answers to there questions if they just took a couple of minutes and read through a few posts .Or even useing the search function at the top of this page which is The first thing I see when I enter this Forum..Just asking for a little effort that is all...The Great One Helps those who help themselves..And I don"t mean Wayne Gretzky.......

Thanks Minion, glad ur always there mate to back me up when the clever dicks arrive.

Listen here Mr Ok Now, whoever you are. It's an easy thing to use the search function at the top of this page and is no big deal.
I may be fed up with answering that same question, but at least I didn't ignore it completely which I could have done. Instead I did direct the guy as to where he could find the answer and he probably did find his answer and more besides too.

So keep your smart comments to yourself until you have actually made some kind of constructive contribution to this BBS like I have in the past for the long time I have stuck around and helped out on it.

ASHY

Hmm Interesting you seem to have taken this all the wrong way.
I always have positive thing to say about you and often credit you with being a real good advisor hear. It is I who am the "OK Now" and I think referring to some one, as the Dick is kind of harsh. When all I was trying to say is you seem to be a little harsh on the Poster "Abel" maybe he isnÃÕ as quick as you to figure out to search past post before asking questions. I mean I know my self I have learned a lot since I have been here and you guys seem to have been very helpful in the past and professional. I am glade you agree you might be fed up with answering that same questions. You know I go through the same thing at my job and some times have to remember the people I deal with donÃÕ know half the time and the other half well they should know better...lol Any way to make a long story short I am neither criticizing you Ashy or Minion in any way all I am saying is lets be Professional here. And their is no sense in your saying "So keep your smart comments to yourself until you have actually made some kind of constructive contribution to this BBS like I have in the past for the long time I have stuck around and helped out on it." I am neither trying to be smart (Just respectful of others) or am I Refuting your giving to this BBS you contribute immensely here..:o)

i agree with "newtronX" if u dont have nothing nice to say then dont answer! geesh... instead of making that kind of comment to "Abel". for me i rather not get any answer than getting that comment from ASHY. i know its not that hard to search for your question but like NewtronX said maybe this person is a newbie. u know wut newbie are right? they prolly didnt even know how to use BBS. they just saw someone ask so they ask too... or you ca just comment "try searching it with da subject 'priority'"

you guys think ur effin good than everybody...

I dont think Ashy thinks he is better than every one myself he has always been on the whole very nice and helpful. However I do believe from time to time we all get caught up in life and forget to breath. Also I know exactly what Ashy and Minion are saying about people not helping them selfs seems their is a lot of that these days however their is no need to be un-professional and we should all be considerate of each other. Well I think this post is getting out of hand so I will ask we just drop this..Thank you Ashy & Minion I have a great deal of respect for you encoding advice its been a great help to me and I am sure many others please keep up the good work ~NewtronX

Ok fine whatever I'm not bothering getting into a debate about this.
When I first posted that message the answer to the question had already been posted in a message posted on the same page then I went to the next page and the answer was there also and is probably on every page of this BBS.

Being a newbie does NOT excuse lazyness and I'm not accusing this person or anyone else of being lazy, but the search funtion is cleary visible is not hard to find and a quick read through the other posts is no big deal either.

It is a fact of life that people would rather let others do the work for them rather than make the effort themselves.

If I think someone has not made the effort to help themselves as it seemed to me in this case then Iam not bound by any law to help them myself.

Having said this I did give the poster the benefit of the doubt and did direct his question as to where he would find his answer.
So for anymore have a go heros and moral defenders all I can say is your comments don't count until you have actually proved you have made substantial contribution to this BBS and spent many hours trying to help others out as I do and know for a fact Minion does.

It wasn't with an 'attitude' that I posted the reply but more a vent of frustration at the common disregard for using the search engine.
It is there and should be used and a little ticking off won't hurt anybody and wasn't done in a nasty offensive way, but the post may be read by others and a lesson may be learned.
Unlike myself who finds it offensive that newbies EXPECT that they deserve the regulars advice and respect without making the effort for themselves.

On an end note I will say that most newbies are polite and are indeed in need of a little help and have no problem with helping those people out even if the questions are repeated. You can tell by a persons post whether they have actually made an effort to find the answer and as far as search engines go I've heard the excuse that it wasn't seen or they didn't know how to use it far too many times.
Search engines have been used on the net for god knows how long and are everywhere. If you don't know how to use a search engine than you shouldn't be on the net.

Apologies to anyone who happened to be offended as this wasn't my intention.

ASHY

I've got a question on the settings of the "quantize matrix" in TMPGEenc:
can anyone explain me, what it's all about? There are so many "explanations" on the web but it seems to me that no one really knows what to do. Is there any analytic way to set the matrix (not only a pseudo-empiric proceeding).
By the way: I search for an optimal matrix to get DV and (S)VHS material on DVD.

Thanks to anyone who can help me!!!

Bernd

If you want to know what a Matrix realy does, you have to learn a lot about the DCT and how they work. You must know things like Scanorders (Alternate for Interlaced Video, ZigZig for Progressive) and Stuff like that.

The simplest Explanation is: Each Element of the Matrix represents a part of the Frequence Spectrum of a Picture, not Pixels!
The left upper corner stands for low Frequencies, the lower right corner stands for higher Frequencies.
And High Frequencies are High Details, low Frequencies are Low Details.
So if the Numbers in the Elements are big, you will have a higher Quantisation, and that results in less Details in the Picture.

If you plan to produce a Interlaced SVCD, then search the Web for the interlaced Matrix from mb1

Hello, Im trying to encode a video of mine. Only problem is that always when the movie gets so far done it will freeze up and not encode any farther. I have tried this 3 times and nothing seems to work. I also did move the Direct Show priority thing to a 2. Thanks and hopefully one of you can help me out.

Thanks,


Russ

Does it freeze up around the same time every time??If so then it is most likely a Problem with your AVI file..You can try frame serveing it to Tmpgenc with virtual Dub and with Virtual Dub it has better filters so you might get a better result if you have a less that perfect Source file...

I will play around with it, some of my others files do not freeze up so it must be that particular file, thanks.

Hi,

A while back I think Ashy sent me a sound encoder to encode sounds separately from TMPGE, but I seem to loose that mail. If anyone knows of any freeware sound enconder, please let me know. When I used TMPG 2.57 to encode 1-hr AVI to MPG2, I lost the sound at ~33 min mark, and get it back within 1 min or so. I also had the same problem with version 2.56, but with a 2-hr AVI convertion, loosing sound at ~45 min mark.

Seem like all versions of TMPGE have this problem.

So I plan to encode sound separately, if I can find some freeware.

Sonny

http://shibatch.sourceforge.net/
goto this site and get the sampling rate converter, use it as a external plug-in for Tmpegnc.

http://www.sonicspot.com/scmpx/scmpx.html
goto this site and download the audio encoder, also use it in tmpegnc as a external plug-in.

In Tmpegnc goto Options>Environmental settings>External tools and then browse for the .exe files for each of these programs(after you unzipped them of course)

Thanks for replying.

I am downloading now, and my next question is why do I need the
sampling rate converter?

Sonny

You do not need it, it is just Tpegnc does not do a very good job of encoding audio, so I use an external one. The sampleing rate needs to be changed for a Mpeg anyway. Also it seems to encode the movie faster.