Hi There
I'm brand new to TMPEG. How do I add an audio track over the slideshow and video clips that I have just added, so that the music will play when and where I want it ?
Am I missing something in the tutorial ? I cant seem to find anything that tells me how to do it !

TAW4 isn't a sophisticated editor, so it'll take a bit of work to do what I think you want to do. If you have software with a layered timeline editor, you should use that instead.

You can replace the audio of a video clip or add audio to a slideshow, but if the video clip and slideshow are in the same track and you want to add audio over the entire track, it gets a little more complicated.

TAW4 can only change the audio on a per-clip basis, not for the entire track. So in order to have audio span multiple clips/slideshows, you'll need to encode the track first (just output as a DVD/BD without burning it to disc). This will combine the video clip and slideshow into one clip.
You can then import the encoded DVD/BD track and it'll show up as one clip which you can then replace the audio for.

The second issue which could be difficult is getting the audio to start when you want it to. TAW4 has an audio gap tool that can offset the audio by up to 1 minute. If you want to start the audio at more than a minute later, you'll need to add dead air to your audio track with an audio editor (Audacity is a good one).

Obviously, this is not ideal but TAW4 was not designed for this type of editing.

Does anyone know how to use the Histogram filter to improve the lighting of a video that is dark?

The histogram just shows the color information; it is not a filter. Use the color correction filter to adjust the color/lightness of a video.

If the video is too dark, try increasing the Gamma.

I downloaded the trial version (from cnet and again from softpedia) and the install program (over 200 mb) does not work. When I run it a box pops up too fast for me to read and then Mega Zipper opens and shows an empty archive. What do I need to do?

Try download direct from Pegasys (it's the link below the download button):
http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/download/taw5.html

Is it possible to do a multicam edit with this software. moving from cam to cam files on separate layers. I have only seen demos do only simple things.

If you have two angles, one angle per layer, you'd have to edit the top most layer to remove the sections where you want the lower layer to show.

Easiest way to do this is to split the top clip in the clip editor at the points you want to cut to and from the other angle; it is important to use the split clip function instead of the cut/delete tool. When exiting the editor, select to keep all split sections as clips.
Back in the timeline, remove the sections where you want the lower layer to show.

I have just purchased above product. When entering serial nr,
message back is 'serial number wrong' but it is definitely correct.

Contact Pegasys support about this issue and let them take a look at your problem.
Here on this forum we are only users just like you.

Hi,

5 months nothing new? Is this product still in development, or is ended?

thanks for info

B.

Japanese released 5.3.0.82 last month.

...supr ...and normal version not updated? Major changes in x264 (resolution MUST by multiple by 2 etc).?
B.

5.3.0.82 updates x264 to core 124(previous version is x264 core 118).
Supports flac input/output.
x264 output resolution can be multiple of 2.
Less output preparing time.
5.3.0.82 is a major update, I don't understand why english version still get nothing.

ron: "I don't understand why english version still get nothing."
+1!

English version will be updated, just be patient. The Japanese version is always first to be updated.

I'm a new user having trouble doing the simplest thing. I have a single video file with 5 chapters. I simply want a top menu with a button to begin playing the file, and that's it. I don't want all chapters listed on the menu page, and I don't want a second menu page listing the chapters. No matter what selections I make the program wants to create a list of tracks or track page. Is there a way to do this?

I was able to accomplish what I needed using a built-in template, and it worked fine. However I needed to relocate items on the menu for a better fit for the ratio I'm using on playback, and the program would not allow me to move items in the built-in templates. Why can't I move items like titles and buttons?

Create a menu with the "Top menu only" option. That's it. It can be a custom menu or template.

I don't know why template menu items can't be moved.

Hello,

I am trying to take some video I captured and encoded to DVD using VMW5 and VAW5. The video is captured from TV using a BlackMagic Intensity Pro. The original video is 720 x 486, 3:2, the original was letterboxed.

When I encode with VMW5 as DVD 4:3, I get video that is 720:480, 4:3, letterboxed but with much larger black bars on the top and bottom.

If I encode with VMW5 as DVD 16:9, I get video that is 720:480, 16:9, letterboxed but with much black bars on the top and bottom that are close to the original but also black bars on each side.

What settings should I use to get close to the original video feed?

Original:
Video
ID : 0
Format : YUV
Codec ID : UYVY
Codec ID/Info : Uncompressed 16bpp. YUV 4:2:2 (Y sample at every pixel, U and V sampled at every second pixel horizontally on each line). A macropixel contains 2 pixels in 1 u_int32.
Duration : 2h 6mn
Bit rate : 168 Mbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 486 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 3:2
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:2
Compression mode : Lossless
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 16.000
Stream size : 148 GiB (98%)

Can you tell what the aspect ratio of the *just* the video is in the original file? That is, without the black bars?

I would crop out the black bars in TVMW5, then depending on the size of the actual video (minus the black bars) encode as 4:3 or 16:9, whichever is closer. TVMW5 will add black bars if necessary. Choose the aspect ratio that doesn't add bars to the left and right sides at least.

Dear friends, I made a dvd movie (in the divx format) using TAW4 with some avi vids. Now I need to recover those vids (I deleted the originals) from the DVD Divx, is there a way to recover them by splitting the divx movie I did?

Regards

Miguel Ch

To copy clips to another layer or project, the clipboard will do the job. However, when pasting to the new location, they are always out of order. The sequence of the clips get scrambled and I have to go rearrange them again. Is there a fix for this?

The only solution I found is to select each clip individually (ctrl + click) in the order you want them to be in.

Using shift + click will never give you the correct order unless you want them to be in reverse order (see finding #2 below).

My other findings:
1. Using shift + click to select the first and last clip (if you're doing an entire sequence) results in the second-to-last clip being first and vice-versa, with every clip in between in reverse order. Only the last clip remains in the proper order.
2. Using shift + click to select the last clip and then the first clip results in a sort of correct order upon pasting; the clips appear in reverse order starting with the clip you first selected.
3. Selecting the second clip in a layer and then selecting a later clip with shift + click seems to automatically select the first clip as well, but the pasting results are still our of order similar to finding #1.

I have authoring works and considering purchasing video mastering works. My question is can the two applications share the same proxy file and if so how can it be done.

I record movies for TV and then edit the commercials:

1. Make a DVD for later use.

2. Make a File for my Apple TV

3. make a File for IPAD

From my tests, TAW5 and TVMW5 can share proxy files, but they won't auto-detect them, so you'll have to create them twice (once in each program).

The end result is that there is a single proxy file that they will both recognize.

So I have to spend an hour or two in each application creating what esentually is the same proxy file.

If I have a different directory for each application and I copy the proxy file and then go to create will it see the file and use it rather then create a new one. just trying to safe some time if possible.

Still playing with the trial version of video mastering to see if it's easier to create the files for my apple TV and Ipad. Currently edit the show create a DVD and then Rip it to the format. Some times i get audio out of sync with the movie.

Thanks for your answer though :-)

When importing a file I have two TS files to select from even though i am only selecting one file. Is there a difference between the two ?????

Is one listed as Playlist and the other Program? If they both look the same, it won't matter which one you choose.

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but as I understand it, the Program files are the actual AV data on the disc. The Playlist files reference the Program files, but can differ since they have the ability to reference certain sections of the program files instead of the entire program file. That's why TAW5 will display both, in case the playlist files have a different composition than the program file.