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I don't think you have to pay anything to Pegasys for using their software to create a DVD and then sell it, but as a thank you to them, you could mention Pegasys Inc. and what software you used in the end credits, just like you also see the major movie compagnies do in their end credits.
If you want to use music and videoclips in your DVD that is copyrighted, then you have to contact each of the copyright holders to get their written permission first. You have to tell them very specific what you would like to use from the works they own, so that they are exactly aware of what you would like to use.
They might also give you a few guidelines you have to follow if the OK is given by them.
How may I know, for sure, that I do not have to pay royalties to Pegasys?
I have asked Pegasys through their support facility but they have not given me definitive answers.
I already read it.
It says tha the software is "royalty bearing"
and stipulates the following:
E. Limitation.
Third Party Royalties Paid. Customer acknowledges that the Software,
including but not limited
to video, audio, file, stream and any creation of which generated by the Software may
necessitate the payment
of licensing royalties or other amounts to third parties who hold certain intellectual property
rights except for your own private, personal and non-commercial use.
Unless otherwise noted specifically herein, Pegasys expressly has no
responsibility for any royalties or other amounts or any claims on
account of third party intellectual property rights involved in
Customer's such use, creation or distribution.
Reading that, I would say you don't have to pay Pegasys anything. The key phrase to me is "may necessitate the payment of licensing royalties or other amounts to third parties who hold certain intellectual property rights." In other words, they're mainly talking about IP, which has nothing to do with Pegasys unless you are putting images/content that was created by Pegasys into your video.
You would need to pay royalties if you are using content from a third party (i.e. a movie/TV clip) or if you want to use certain logos like the DVD Video and Blu-ray logos. You may need to pay royalties if you are using MPEG and AAC encoders but that info would be in the MPEG LA and AAC license info that they linked to.
If you mean "losslessly" then no. TMPGEnc Smart Renderer 4 will do that, although it is not an advanced editor/converter like Mastering Works. Check the product page for details.
When opening a videofile, you get the Clip addition window. Here you will see the data about your video clip.
Here just change Scan type to Progressive and Aspect ratio to Display 16:9
Output will then be done like this also.
I have a Top menu with 3 tracks and one clip on each. And 3 thunbnails(play-buttons)linked to them. All works very well.
Now i wanted to add two new clips plus thumbnails,but I am stuck.
I can add new tracks and clips,but if I do there is automatically created a second page. I dont't want a second page.I just want to place some new clips and link-buttons)on my page #1. That seems not to be possible.
Do I have to open the Menu wisard and recreate the whole menu again?
If I do,all settings will be lost. Have I missed something?
I am puzzled about adding more then one file in the Source programme. I can import a single file and it appears as a green bar in the Title List. If I then try to add a second file, the system 'bleeps' at me, and will not accept another file to the list. What I am doing wrong?
That's definitely not normal. You should be able to add more files just like you added the first one.
You can try to add multiple files at once if they are in the same directory. Just ctrl+click to select multiple files.
"Video Manager IFO and BUP files in the same ECC block"
This is an error that a duplicating company told me they get when my DVD is burned with DVD Author. This was a problem in 2004, according to something I found on the Internet, but this is 2013 and the same error is still in the program.
Any ideas on how to get around this error. I need help quickly.
Since this issue has not been addressed since it was brought up in 2004 (google this error and you can read it as well), I will give a solution after working all day to find an answer.
The problem is in using DVD Author to burn the program. It causes this error if you try to have a DVD mastered, after using this program to burn the DVD, you will get this error.
Imgburn will burn your DVD without any problems. I have absolutely no connection with Imgburn, but it does the job just fine.
BTW, I own DVD Author 5, Video Mastering Works 5, Mpeg Smart Renderer 4, and Mpeg Editor 3.
This is really the first problem that I personally have had with the software, but the fact that this has been ignored since 2004 is sad.
At the bottom of the "Specs' web page of the product you will find: "DVD-Video and Blu-ray (BDMV) authored with this application are not usable as a master for duplication. Pegasys Inc. and TMPG, Inc. are not liable for any damage arising from the utilization of this product." I do not know if by "authored" Pegasys actually means "burned", since you say ImgBurn works fine but it's an interesting issue. Is this copyright-related? Is it a limitation the software adds to the final output? Please contact support about this, and let us know.
If this restriction only applies to the TMPGEnc Disc Writing Tool then yes, it's a bit annoying, but not really serious. If it applies to the folder output too, then it means that Authoring Works 5 cannot be used professionally - at least when lots of copies are required. That would be a pity.
George, how did I know you would be the one to help. I had not read the "fine print". I will get results from the duplicating company on Monday. They did tell me that this was the only error they had. Imgburn is not supposed to create that error due to padding of the info and bup files.
Good news. As I suspected, the problem is with the burning part of the Authoring program. For some reason it puts the IFO and BUP files in the same ECC block.
Burning the exact same files with Imgburn produced a perfect product that be used for glass mastering.
If Imgburn can do it, why can Tmpgenc Authoring??? And Imgburn is free. Needless to say I just made a donation to Imgburn.
My guess is (and I could be very wrong) that it's a very primitive form of mass-copy protection, imposed on DVD-authoring companies from the early days of the DVD era - almost two decades now. I don't see why Pegasys would impose this on its own. Or maybe a restriction that comes with the license to use the Dobly Digital encoder. Just guessing here.
>Since this issue has not been addressed since it was brought up in 2004 (google this error and you can read it as well), I will give a solution after working all day to find an answer.
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>The problem is in using DVD Author to burn the program. It causes this error if you try to have a DVD mastered, after using this program to burn the DVD, you will get this error.
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>Imgburn will burn your DVD without any problems. I have absolutely no connection with Imgburn, but it does the job just fine.
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>BTW, I own DVD Author 5, Video Mastering Works 5, Mpeg Smart Renderer 4, and Mpeg Editor 3.
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>This is really the first problem that I personally have had with the software, but the fact that this has been ignored since 2004 is sad.
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I am running a Windows 7 professional 32 bit, I have IMGBurn and AppGeeker DVD Creator installed on my computer, both of them works well, never had issue with them.
Download AppGeeker here: http://www.ilikemall.com/convert/burn-mp4-to-dvd.html
If you try it, tell me if it works.
Thank you for this info! Looking for a new DVD authoring solution and noticed the 'fine print' regarding DVD disc burning is "Not suitable for duplication mastering" and wondered WHAT that was all about.
I've used "CopyToDVD" many years for my duplication master burning . . . Guess I still will!
I purchased a license and installed my product on a Windows XP machine. That machine was just replaced by a Windows 7 64-Bit machine. I logged on to my account and downloaded the TVMW 5. However which I try running the installer it tells me that it is not compatible with my system. However when I go to the support site, it says the TVWM 5 is compatible with Windows 7 64-Bit. I can find no way to download a different version of the product that is 64-Bit compatible. It's very frustrating to have paid for this product and not be able to install it.
It should work. I've used it on Win7 64-bit with no issues. It might be something other than the OS that is incompatible. What are your system specs? Screen resolution?
I agree, it should work. I am also using Windows 7 64-bit. Both TVMW5 and TAW5 is fully operational. When istalling TVMW5, it automatically created a Pegasys Inc folder in the (x86) software folder, to where TAW5 also decided to install it self.
Perhaps there are other issues. Try to create a folder in the root directory of your C drive just called Downloads. Then try to download the installer file once more, this time to the Downloads folder you created and then try to install it from there.
I just downloaded taw5 imported a hd (1280x720) .ts file with ac3 audio and I'm trying to create a menu and it simply won't let me. Currently I've tried almost every combination to get a basic menu up and running from the menu wizard start screen. If I select a templated menu it displays no templates to select from in the "menu base settings" window despite installing the 3 free template packs. Incidentally I can see the template files in template folder but they aren't being seen by taw5.
If I select create a custom menu it allows me to select from the 32 different thumbnail layouts in the "custom menu creation" window however the navigation button, thumbnail frame and background are blank with no selectable options. The "next" button is also greyed out preventing me from going any further through menu creation.
I'm using a windows 8 system in case it helps. Anyone have any ideas ?
Sounds like it's looking in the wrong folder for the template files.
When creating a menu using a template, there's a "browse" button; use that to look for the template directory.
I'm on Win8 64-bit and have had no issues.
the feature described on the "Features" page as "Sequential TS File Binding" should combine sequential .ts files into one on loading (split so by many recorders).
Files from my recorder look like this, e.g.:
12.000.text.ts
12.001.text.ts
12.002.text.ts
etc.
The Smart renderer is not able to recognize this as sequential.
Not even if I delete "12." at the beginning.
It only seems to work if there is a number and the extension, like this:
000.ts
001.ts
002.ts
etc.
(which is in fact not very helpful).
Does anybody know how exactly the algorithm works? Is it really as simple as that?
Contact the support team directly from the product's web page, and ask them to improve this feature. I don't know if they monitor these user-to-user forums.