Can anyone tell me how to install the VFAPI plugins .. i have instructions from a guide that require it ..but im at a loss as to how to do this.

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First you need a DVD ripper. I've tried several, and the best to me is SmartRipper
Then you'll need a tool to convert the VOB to something TMPGEnc will understand : I suggest DVD2AVI which has very interesting functions regarding TMPGEnc as it use the VFAPI.

Important note : you'll have to install the VFapi plugin for TMPGEnc and do not run DVD2AVI from its zip file but extract all files in a proper directory (ie : C:DVD2AVI) as the DVD2AVI plugin will register himself from this dir the first time you launch DVD2AVI.

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Any help would be appreciated .. thanks

There are Many Different Types of Vfapi Pligins, so what one do you Need to install?? if it is the "DVD2AVI Vfapi Plugin" then you just need to Copy the "DVD2AVI.vfp" file from the DVD2AVI folder and Put it into the "Tmpgenc" Folder...Remember you Can not delete the VOB files or Moove them untill after you have encoded the VCD/SVCD..But I have a Feeling you are going to Need a Lot more help than This....

i need major help people im a yonug person lol and i keep downloading the program and then it wont be the program it will come up liek if you save a picture and u have to pick what to open it as im not sure what to do if you can help

I don"t Really understand what you are Talking about But I have the feeling that you Do not Know what Zip Files are..When you download Tmpgenc it is in a Compressed File called a Zip file and you need to UN-Compress the File with a Program called "Win Zip"...so if you Do not Have "WinZip" then you need to get it or something simular like "WinRar" to Extract Tmpgenc...

ok i will try that thanks and what im trying to say is a box comes up with all sorts of diffrent programs and then i have to choose one but i choose the wrong one and everytime i download it again it opens as that but doesnt work.

open the one that says: TMPGEnc
MPEG encoder
Pegasys Inc.

It seems you are trying to open the Zip archive and you don't have unzipping software installed. This is why windows is asking you which program you wish to open the file with.

Download this file: http://www.tmpgenc.net/files/TMPGEnc-2.510.49.157-Free.zip

Now download this software and run it: http://www.rarlab.com/rar/wrar311.exe

Next just right click the TMPGEnc-2.510.49.157-Free.zip file you have downloaded and choose from the menu 'Extract to TMPGEnc-2.510.49.157-Free'

ASHY

hello everyone
I need some help here i have just installed the tmpg software to encode a svcd fiel to a vcd file and the program gets to approx. 23% completion and then freezes up and i have to use the window stask manager to cancel the program. Any on eknows whatr to do and what is happening? I thought it was not compatable with windows xp and changed the compatibility to windows 2000 and windows 98 and same thing occures at 23%. can anyone help me please?


thx buddy

Well the SVCD File is Probably Corrupted in some way at the 23% point..The Best way to encode Mpeg2 file with Tmpgenc is to use DVD2AVI to frameserve the File to Tmpgenc...

It appears that the missing .dll's are causing read failures when loading mpeg-2 into the encoder. The files are cpuinf.dll, mplvpx.dll,cpuinf.32.dll,and mplapx.dll. After doing searches most of the info I find is in German. I don't speak German. I will next search Nimo and other codec sites.

I have recently converted from 98 se to XP, perhaps these files are not in XP/NTFS.

Does anyone else out there have any idea where to get these files?

A Lot of those files you mentioned are included as Part of the Operateing system, Like I think the "mplapx.dll" is used For Decodeing Mpeg1 layer 2 audio..Most of these Files can be downloaded Here: http://www.dll-files.com/index.shtml ...

It seems your upgrade has not been successful. It's always a bad idea to upgrade to XP from an operating system such as 98. I have tried this on more than one occassion for others and it never works out properly. There are always problems somewhere along the line.

My advice to you is to save any files you need then re-format your drive and do a clean install of XP. This will solve many problems you are likely to have soon.

ASHY

Does anyone know if two copies (different versions) can run on a single computer?

Yes of course, but why didn't you just try it first for yourself. You would have found it out for yourself.

i have a downloaded avi file that i converted to mpeg using virtualdub to exctract the audio. agter the conversion is done the audio is way out of sync with the video. how do i fix this?

I have the same problem! Please help?

TMPGEnc 2.58.44.152, Source file encoded in VirtualDub 1.4.8. with DivX 5.02, Options: 2-pass (variable bitrate), slow performance

The first problem occures when I load DivX files with the variable bitrate (Audio uncompressed) using the project wizard. TMPGEnc hangs with 'Judging field order' at 8% if the file is about 3 GByte. With a smaller file (50 Mbyte) 'Judging field order' stops just for a while and goes on with the next 10% and so on. As a result the source file is identified as 'Interlaced, Bottom Field First'. But that's wrong because the source file was already deinterlaced in VirtualDub. If the DivX source file is encoded as '1-pass' everything in TMPGEnc works fine.

Second problem:
After I tried it with the DVD (PAL) template instead of the wizard the sound stopped for a while and came back. But audio and video were playing 5 Minutes off. In this case I have tested the following custom settings: 352x576, 2-pass VBR and 1-pass CBR, Audio 192 kbps. If the DivX source file was encoded as '1-pass' everything in TMPGEnc worked fine.

TMPgenc Will not accept VBR audio....And useing the "De-Interlace" filter in Virtual Dub or anyware Does NOT Make a File NON-Interlaced..You can"t use a De-Interlace Filter to Make a File Non-Interlace/Progressive, all the De-Interlace filter does is Blend the Fields together so you Don"t notice any Interlace artifacts But does not Make it Non-Interlace/Progressive....

Is there anybody out there who's either got or has made a plugin that can read RealMedia (.ram, .rm etc) files.

I have been very impressed with the Quicktime (.mov) file reader plugin. It works really well.

Thanks

There is No Plugin so you can encode RM Files with Tmpgenc..You would have to convert the RM Files to AVI with something like "Tinra" or "EO-Video" then encode the AVI file to mpeg..

Thanks for the reply. I thought as much! It is a shame nobody has created a RealMedia plugin for TMPGEnc. It must be possible, after all it's been done for the two bits of software you mentioned.
Thanks, Darryl

I am having some odd things happen with MPEG-2 files in 2.59. I will upgrade this weekend to see if the problem has been fixed.

I can no longer get MPEG-2 files that were created with earlier versions of TMPG to be recognized by 2.59. I have tried changing direct show priorities and turning off and on various sets of plug-ins to no avail. I cannot get 2.59 to recognize any mpeg-2 files.(program crashes after a number of of "not found .dll file" messages) In this case I would like to re-encode a file to a smaller size. Avi recognition works fine.

Anybody have any suggestions?

Forger Loading Mpeg2 files directly into Tmpgenc to encode, The best and Fastest way Is to Use DVD2AVI to de-mux the audio and frameserve the Video to TMPgenc..DVD2AVI is a Much faster decoder of Mpeg2 files than Tmpgenc...But to get Mpeg2 files loaded into tmpgenc you have to have certain Mpeg2 decoders installed on your Computer like the "Cyberlink Mpeg2 decodecs" and the "Ligos mpeg2 decoders"...

I do have those encoders installed. I just upgraded to 5.10. I have also just gone from 98 SE to XP to get around the 4gb barrier. (Fat 32 to NTFS) The problem seems to be missing .dll's. The files are cpuinf.dll,mplvpx.dll,cpuinf.32.dll,and mplapx.dll.

After doing searches most of the info I find is in German. I don't speak German. I will next search Nimo and other codec sites.

I left a Link to were you Can find most if not All of those DLL files, they are supposed to be with your opperateing system...http://www.dll-files.com/index.shtml .....

Hi,

I have an avi that I'm trying to convert. After Tmpgenc (plus 2.5) succesfully creates about 90% of the mpg, the video suddenly freezes, but the sound continues. Also, I don't receive any error messages, the program just continues to finish the conversion, but with the frozen video. I've tried it several times, but it always freezes at the same position. Why is this happening? Is there any way I can fix it?

Thanks,
Waltsdog

It seems that your AVI file is Corrupted at that piont of the Movie, there are Probably a few Bad Frames that Tmpgenc is getting stuck on..you can try encodeing up to were the Glitch happens then use the Source Range to start encodeing a New file just after were the Glitch happens then Join the 2 files together with the "Merge & Cut"...You can also try Frame serveing the File to Tmpgenc with Virtual Dub or AVISynth, this sometimes helps...

You should be able to fix this with Virtualdub or DiVx fix.
Here is a cut and paste fron VCDhelp.com

If you have DivX that won't play in Media Player try to use DivXFix . Run the divfix.exe in the win32 folder and just open the broken DivX and hit Rebuild Index and after the process it should work perfect.
Or try to use Virtualdub and when open you select File->Open and check Popup extended open options and open the broken DivX . A window appear check Rederive keyframe flags and hit OK.It will take some minutes. Select Video->DirectStreamCopy and Audio->DirectStreamCopy and last save the new DivX, File->Save as avi.
Or try to use Virtualdub 1.4.9 or later and open the broken DivX. Select File->Scan Video stream for errors.Select Video->DirectStreamCopy and Audio->DirectStreamCopy and last save the new DivX, File->Save as avi.

ASHY

http://www.divx-digest.com/software/divfix.html

Hi all,

I've been monitoring the board and have gotten tons of info and helpfull tips
from ASHY and minon (and others too). But now I have questions which I
could not find an answer.

I have a widescreen DIVX I wish to convert to a WS MPEG-1 to be burnt
on a VCD to be viewed on a WS TV.

By playing with the various input/output settings, I am able to produce

(1). 4x3 letterbox MPEG-1
(2). WS MPEG-1 with WS movie.

If I burn these onto a VCD, will either of them show up on my WS TV as WS VCD?
I suspect (2) will and (1) won't. (But I've read that they get re-formatted...true/false).

Also, I unlocked (under Video) the size and aspect ratio and changed them.
Yes, I actually changed the size settings to obtain a WS output.
Does this have any side effects? (i.e if the size is not 352X240, will
my dvd player recognize my disk as a VCD).

And lasty, if I have various movies in various WS aspect ratios
(1.85:1, 2.35:1, etc.) will they all show up on my WS TV with the
same aspect ratio as the original movie?


Thanks a bunch

If you want to keep the exact aspect ratio of the source file then try setting the output aspect ratio to 1:1 then the Output will be the same as the Source..You can use Pretty Much any aspect ratio and your Player will probably play it But you generally have to keep the Output resolution as VCD compliant (352+240)..For widescreen Movies the Output resolution is usually 16:9....

Hi,

Thanks minion for the reply. But I'm still having trouble.
I'm new at this so please be patient. (I've read many guide but still have trouble...)

Let me try to explain my problem.

What I want:
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I have a 2.35:1 Divx
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I want to have a VCD with 2:35 I can watch on my 16:9 TV in 2.35:1 (taking up as much of the creen as possible).


What I did so far:
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I can play with the settings to encode the Divx to a 4:3 MPEG-1 with letterboxed picture. Something like this:

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(From what I understand, VCD *MUST* be 4:3, 352x240).


What I don't know:
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Loading it into Windows Media Player, I see a 4:3 format screen with 2.35:1 picture (just like the drawing above). But how will this look on my 16:9 TV?

If I burn this onto a VCD, will it show up as 2.35:1 on my 16:9 or some weird format (such as chopping my 16:9 into a 4:3 with black bars on the left and right side. And then play a letterbox format within this 4:3)?

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Or should I try to stretch everything vertically in a full screen 4:3 and have my DVD player stretch it out horizontally into a 16:9. (I doubt this is the best solution).


I might be totally off track. If so, please give me a step by step on how to obtain a 16:9 VCD from a 16:9 Divx. Don't hesitate to be explicit.

Thanks.

Here's the rub with regards to a 16:9 TV display and MPEG creation.

First, a compliant VCD (NTSC) has a resolution of 352 x 240 as you stated. You can create a non-compliant size but there is no garrantee that any particular DVD player will correctly play it (either test it or refer to vcdhelp.com).

Next, since you have a 16:9 TV the DVD player must be told that.

Now, assuming the above (352x240; player set for 16:9) here are your encoding choices and there effects...

1) Set Video Output Aspect Ratio to 4:3; place the source video onto the output frame and adjust the video size (not the frame size) to yield the correct letter box aspect ratio. (I usually do this manually by calculation with CLIP FRAME/ARRANGE but others let TMPG do it via VIDEO ARRANGE METHOD). The resulting MPEG will play on your 16:9 TV as a 4:3 box surrounded on all sides by nothing (ie black); or,

2) Set Video Output Aspect Ratio to 16:9; place the source video onto the output frame and adjust the video size (not the frame size) to yield the correct, vertically stretched, letter box aspect ratio. (again, I usually do this manually by calculation with CLIP FRAME/ARRANGE but others let TMPG do it via VIDEO ARRANGE METHOD). The resulting MPEG will play on your 16:9 TV as a 16:9 movie. The one thing you should be aware of is that if the source video is 2.35:1 then you will still have some nothing (ie black) above and below the video.

Possible correction to previous post...

I Haven't done VCD for a while so in re-reading my post I don't remember if TMPG will let you set 16:9 for a VCD. I am encoding right now so I can't check it myself. If it does then good. Otherwise you may want to try MPEG-2 encoding which will act as I originally posted.

After multiplexing, I get an error saying "71042 s packets cause buffer underflow. The MPEG file might cause error when it played.". My created MPEG file cannot be played. How can I solve this problem?

This Sometimes happens when Trying to Multiplex a plain Mpeg1 or Mpeg2 file as a VCD or SVCD file or Visa Versa..If you are trying to Mux it as a VCD or SVCD then try Muxing it as a Plain Mpeg1 or Mpeg2 file, then to Put the Proper Header on the File to make it VCD or SVCD Compliant Use the "Merge & Cut" with the VCD or SVCD setting and Just run the File through it...This is a Long way to Mux but it stops the error from Popping up....