This thread is 5 pages down, because I gave up after unsuccessfully trying Ashy & Minion's suggestions... I will recap them after my question, in case it is helpful.

I sort of put this project aside for a while, because it was frustrating me... but I need to get this movie on to CD's, off my hard drive, and move on.

Thanks for the tips, Minion & Ashy.... but I am afraid I need more of your expertise & ideas, to resolve this one.

I tried to de-multiplex and then multiplex, but it stopped at 5 minutes, just as the MPEG merge & cut tool did (it didn't "stop" per se... it acted as if it were completing a normal project... but it only processed 5 minutes of the video.) I have used TMPGEnc for many projects, and I have never had this problem.

I don't think the MPEG is corrupt, because I have no problems playing it with WinDVD, Windows Media Player, or even in TMPGEnc's Edit window.... I paid special attention at the point where the processing was stopping.... and it was fine (or at least LOOKED and SOUNDED fine.) It's really a good quality video, and I'd like to share it with my computer-phobic mother, who will need to view it on her DVD player.

BTW, Ashy, its MPEG 1, according to GSpot.... I bought TMPGEnc, so my MPEG2 tools work, but that is not even an issue here. GSpot also reported that there were no errors when it processed the file, if that helps.

I downloaded the evaluation version of Womble, and it will not allow me to try out its cutting abilities unless I buy it. VCD Cutter appears to be the same... (it says it can't "find" the file, when I try to set the cutting project up.) Are there any other evaluation programs that I might try, that will allow me to try out the actual SPLITTING of an MPEG?

This is frustrating, because I have always relied on TMPGEnc for any cutting or merging tasks.

You Can download a Full (But Older) version of Mpeg-VCR here: http:/www.apachez.net/ Look in the "Tools" section...

Thanks Minion! I'll give it a try! :-)

Hi! This is Anand once again.

I have come with a second problem which is as follows:-

suppose I have a video of bitrate like 6144 Kbps,and I want to encode it to SVCD(MPEG2 Format).After encoding the video to SVCD(using TMPGENC);will that disc be played on a Standard VCD pLayer or is there any setting to be made while encoding the video into a SVCD Format so that it runs smoothly on a Standard VCD player.
Second thing is that the duration of video on a SVCD is suppose to be 30 mins;and If I have a Video Which is of the duration Of 75 Mins;How do it encode it to a SVCD.

Please help me.

Thanks

Surely u already know the answer to your own question. If you have a standard VCD player then obviously it's not going to play SVCD's, simple as that.

Encode your MPEG using the CQ VBR method and split the movie between 2 disks.

ASHY

Hi!This is Anand Here.
I am a Regular user of TMPGENC and am using since last 8 months.I have not yet downloaded the latest version of this software(ver.2.59);But soon I'll be trying it.My Problem is I am Into converting the Old VHS Tapes onto a VCD PAL.
Now I am Using a Video Capture Card which encodes the video at a Bitrate of 6144 Kbps.Later I use TMPGENC to encode the same video ,with Higher Bitrate ,into a VIDEOCD PAL Format.But the picture seems to be blocky(not very much).So somebody please help me sorting out the same problem.
I use the dsefault settings of the TMPGENC.Sometimes I make some changes in the Advance Settings(Custom Colour Setting/Soften Block Noise/etc.)if required.

So.I need some tips and Tricks so that I can Make the Picture Less blocky,Less Noisy, and enhance its quality.

You can E-Mail me at:-anand_gurav@rediffmail.com



Thank you,

>Now I am Using a Video Capture Card which encodes the video at a Bitrate of 6144 Kbps.Later I use TMPGENC to encode the same video ,with Higher Bitrate ,into a VIDEOCD PAL Format.But the picture seems to be blocky(not very much).So somebody please help me sorting out the same problem.

What do you mean higher bitrate? You can't possibly be encoding your VCD to a higher bitrate. 6144 kb/s is far higher than the standard VCD bitrate and at that bitrate it wouldn't give you a blocky picture.

The only way to reduce the blockiness is to raise the bitrate, but this will make the VCD non standard and may not play in your player. Just raise the bitrate until the blocks disappear and try it. Most DVD players will play Non standrad VCD's no problem.

ASHY

Can anyone tell me what I can do about that error message? It comes up when I start to change the avi to mpeg.

Thanks

You are getting this error Because you don"t have all the Tmpgenc files in the same folder, all the files that come with Tmpgenc have to be in the same Folder Not just sitting on your desktop, and One of those Files has to be a File called the "P3P Package.dll", If you don"t have that file then re-download tmpgenc...

Hi,
i need help as i have a problem encoding to VCD using TMPGENC 2.56. Have a avi which i have edited and exported using pinnacle 8.1 to AVI. My problem start after TMPGENC encoder for a while and then a white screen appear. After finis encoding... i can get pic and sound but later a white screen with sound only. There was no error message. However.... when i play the particular AVI on windows media player i do a error "The file format is invalid.....(error code=0x8004022f, condition=15)
Can anyone help? I think it has to do with the codec..... which and where can i download one.

Thanks

Eugene.

At first I couldn't convert my *.avi files to mpgs, but when I played around, I could only convert the 14 fps to mpgs, but I have no idea how to convert the 29.97 fps to mpgs.

With a 14.9fps AVI file you use the "14.9fps(29.97fps Internal)" setting to encode these movies, and with 29.97fps you use the "29.97fps" setting..What is preventing you from encodeing these files?

Whenever I try to open the file for a video source, it says that it cannot be opened, or it is unsupported. It did this with the 15 fps, until I used the Direct Show Multimedia File Reader without the 2 other avi file readers under the VFAPI plug-in part of the environmental settings. I can use them all as audio files, but no matter what options I use, it won't support the 29.970 fps files.

i just down loaded the latest(?) 2.59 and now it tells me could not open audio source.........what do i dooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanx :O)

Try Raiseing the "Direct show File Reader" in the "VFAPI Plugins"....

thank you very much

Hi!

Looks that my posting gets no more attention, but I still have the problem:

If I use the NTSC-VCD Preset to encode a MPG-File the file (original movie is 40mins long) is 50 mins long and the sound ends after the right time.
The Source-movie is 29,97fps, PowerDVD, FlaskMPEG, etc. told me that.

I used SmartRipper to extract the VOB-files, used DVD2AVI to extract the audio-track and used the *.d2v file that smart-ripper has make and loaded it.

I would be very happy if somebody could tell me a way to solve this problem.

Greetings!

Just cut out the last 10 mins after the movie ends using the MPEGtools.

ASHY

>Just cut out the last 10 mins after the movie ends using the MPEGtools.
>
>ASHY

That didn't solve the problem!
As I already sayed it, the whole video is everytime 10 minutes longer, but it
is the movie, if I cut out the last 10 mins this part gets lost. Didn't you
understand what I sayed?

Look, it's a NTSC-Video. 29,97fps. If I encode it with the NTSC-VideoCD preset
I get a 10 minutes longer video, but it's just "stretched". The WHOLE movie is
with the sound "out of sync". not just the last 10 minutes!

That's a TMPGEnc bug!

And now I want know what I must do to solve it.

regards, Delphi

Well next time clarify your question to obtain a correct answer. Simply stating that the movie is 10 mins longer doesn't imply it has stretched, but reads as if it had encoded an extra 10 mins of blank video at the end.

First of all if you are using the correct template then the length of the movie should be the same.
So the only thing I can suggest is to create another d2v file with DVD2AVI. Sometimes smartripper creates faulty d2v files.

When loaded into TMPG check the length of the movie using the 'Preview' option. If the length is stated as correct then go ahead and encode.

If not post back.

ASHY

Hello again...

well i ripped the VOB's again and also in the TMPGEnc-preview the video
has the right length, but I encoded it again and is still too long. the sound
ends at the right time, after ~40 mins, but the video not.

I also tryed to encode the video in 2 parts and join both parts with the
MPEG-tools, but then it's also too long. weird problem. :/

You have encodet a Video with the wrong Framerate!

40/24*30=50 ;)

So use the FILM-Template, and all will be OK.

Nobody said rip the VOBs again. You have simply recreated the same problem. I advised you to use DVD2AVI to create a d2v from the VOBs. Not smartripper.

I'm also not certain that even if the framerate was different it is the root of this problem as TMPG does do framerate conversion albeit not correctly. It usually results in jerky playback not desync.

Make sure 'Do not framerate conversion' is *NOT* checked under the advanced tab otherwise this WOULD cause desync if the frame rates were different.

ASHY

>You have encodet a Video with the wrong Framerate!
>
>40/24*30=50 ;)
>
>So use the FILM-Template, and all will be OK.

Sorry, but you're wrong.
It's a 29,97fps video!

>Nobody said rip the VOBs again. You have simply recreated the same problem. I advised you to use DVD2AVI to create a d2v from the VOBs. Not smartripper.
>
>I'm also not certain that even if the framerate was different it is the root of this problem as TMPG does do framerate conversion albeit not correctly. It usually results in jerky playback not desync.
>
>Make sure 'Do not framerate conversion' is *NOT* checked under the advanced tab otherwise this WOULD cause desync if the frame rates were different.
>
>ASHY

Well, I did it and I got the same problem and the "do not framerate conversion" WASNT checked.

> Sorry, but you're wrong.
> It's a 29,97fps video!

Who is telling you that? Some Programs are giving you wrong FpS-Datas. Like PowerDVD, MediaPlayer and much more Programs. They do PLAYBACK the Video by using 3:2-Pulldown while Playback. Sometimes DVD2AVI does this Error also (Force Film MUST be activated).
On DVD, most Films are converted by using 2:3- or 3:2-Pulldown. So the Video is stored with 23.96 FpS, not 29.97 FpS. While Playback, the Player converts it to 29.96 FpS. But if you want to encode such a Video, you HAVE to use 23.97 FpS.

Count the frames in the original before encoding and count the frames in the encoded result and post back.

You can use the preview option in TMPG for this.

ASHY

I was wondering if it would be possible to add a "blend fields together" option in the deinterlace like in Virtualdub. I think the "double" option is close but not quite the same. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

If you want that feature why don't you just frameserve your file using that option from Virtualdub to TMPG?

ASHY

I am desparate to get TMPGenc 2.57....pls tell me where I can get it???

many thanks.
roger

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Do I really have to tell you this?!!

Does Google.com ring any bells???

Oh and by the way version 2.57 is buggy. It doesn't write SVCD headers correctly.

ASHY

I changed the Divx/Avi to MPG (using TMPGEnc) and burn it to CD (using VCDeasy)it worked pretty good in my DVD player but the problem is that sometimes the sound came after the picture for a few minutes and back to normal, and about few minutes later it happened again and again... I tried another file but its still doing the same thing.

Could someone please tell me why it happened like this?

Marty

I was suffering from a very similar problem, if you are in the UK this could be your problem if not ignore.

What happened to me was that I was trying to Encode films using 23.976 (or whatever it is) which was the Frame rate of the original AVI. Tmpgenc encoded it brilliantly but when I tried to play it on my DVD player it went in and out of Sync, which sounds very similar to your problem. If this is the case you will need to convert the Frame rate to 25fps (UK rate). If this is the case "Ashy" has posted his solution to this many times (do a search). Ashys procedure never worked for me but works for the majority here, came up with my own which works for me.

Hope this helps

tiring_day

I live in the US, but will try out your method... thanks tiring_day

Marty.

I have a 3 hour long video and wave file size slightly more than 2Gig.
when tmpeg loads it in scmpx, then tooLame just exits and tmpeg says invalid audio stream.
I think scmpx is failing to resample this file. When i load it is scmpx,
it says filesize -1 in fileinfo window.
I was planning to encode it for vcd and split it into three mpegs to burn vcd.
is there any option other than splitting audio/video into three before tmpegenc'ing?

Well try not using the SCMPX and Toolame plugin. Use the new version of TMPG which now has a high quality option for resampling and encoding audio and should give you high quality results.

Oh and by the way if you are using an earlier version of TMPG then your problem could be due to the 3 hour bug which means TMPG would crash with files longer than 3 hours. Now solved apparantly in the new version.

ASHY