It would be nice to make Macintosh version. Especiallily on dual G4 systems. But you need somebody for G4 Velocity Engine optimization.

There are No Plans At all to Make a Macintosh version...Seing as the author Has said so and Even If he wanted to he couldn"t do it by himself Cuz i don"t think Hori is Well versed in Writeing Code for Mac OS..And there isn"t a Huge Market For Mac software..well Not like Windows software...There are encoders for Mac"s though but I think they are Very expensive...

My advice is get a real PC.

ASHY

lets be nice now..

I own an iMac, Amigas, a large heard on Linux machines, and a single
token windoze machine (used for tmpgenc).

Each machine type has its own strengths in a particular area- but NOTHING
else can touch a mac when it comes to serious DV video work.

The trick is to get all these machines working together, each doing what
it does best.

ron

I want to know what adjustments (or steps) do I have to make with TMPGEnc to make it to where I can put a single WHOLE MOVIE on one (SVCD or VCD)disk? I've done it before, but since I've cleaned my hard drive I lost the proper adjustments to do so. I checked www.vcdhelp.com but it didn't give me the answer I need to get it working again. Somebody help me PLEASE!!!

You Must have Terrorable Quality SVCD/VCD"s...I and Most poeple who Like Quality SVCD/VCD"s have to put them on 2-3 CD-R"s..At such a Low Bitrate it must Be Pretty much Unwatchable...Well If you want to ruin your movies you just have to Lower the Bitrate..and if you are doing VCD"s you have to Change the "System" Setting to "VCD-Non-Standard" or it will pad the stream to make it VCD Compatible.....

One disk? I wouldn't even bother. Why compromise the quality for the sake of a very cheap disk. It's no hardship to swap disks either.
I'm guessing you are a beginner.

When you become more adept at encoding and eventually realise that you want the best quality possible while keeping the file size reasonable you will probably look at these crappy first VCD's you have made and never want to watch them again. So do yourself a favour, start as you mean to go on.

I have been encoding for a long time and still have my first efforts. I wouldn't show these to anyone as they are an embarassment when compared to the ones I create now.

ASHY

I have DVDit PE (Version 2.1). I have been encoding AVI files with TMPGenc (Version 2.58). When I attempt to create a DVD with DVDit PE, I receive an error message from DVDit: "Each GOP header must be preceeded by a sequence header". According to the DVDit website, it is necessary to setup the encoder used to create an MPEG2 file from an AVI such that a sequence header occurs prior to each GOP header. Does anyone know how to setup TMPGe (Version 2.58) to do this?

Go to "Settings" to "GOP Structure" and were it says "Output of Sequence Header" put it to "1"...

hi-

I used to be able to use toolame to encode the audio tracks, which is a bit
cleaner than the built in encoder, but the last few revs of tmpgenc report
'invalid mp3 stream' or such when i use toolame.

i'm using the same copy of toolame as in the past, only tmpgenc has changed.

ron

I"m sure the files have changed...Invalid MP3 stream Hey, you probably shouldn"t be encodeing Mp3 files to Mp2 with Tmpgenc Tmpgenc Has Problems On some systems with Compressed Audio...Extract the audio to a WAV File with "VIrtual Dub" then use that as the audio source and I"m sure "Toolame" Will Work....

I might have mis-spoke when I said MP2/MP3 error. In any case my input
file are regular-'ol 48K uncompressed WAV files. I used to use toolame as
the external level-2 encoder, which is one of the built-in choices offered by
tmpgenc.

I'm not doing anything different than I used to, in fact i'm just reencoding
the same wav files that used to work only a few weeks ago with an earlier
version of tmpgenc.

ron

That is a Strange problem...Have you checked the "Vfapi Plugins" for the "Wav File Reader"?? Cut if it isn"t there it probably won"t read the Wav file..or Maybe raiseing the priority of the Wav File reader will help...I dont use Tmpgenc to encode audio I usually use Headac3he or "DB Power Amp with the "Toolame Plugin which is very fast and free...

Hi...

I never had porblems with tmpgenc... great prog.

Well, actually, up to now...

i just installed winxp prof on my new amd 2000+, 512 ddr ram, 2x40gb raid hdds and just wanted... like the times before, to convert some avi films to mpeg2... so... i used nan dub to transfer the new sound layer and then used virtual dub to convert the mp3 sound to wav...
well... like aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall the times before, i stepped to tmpgenc, adjusted the frames, bitrate and so on... put wave and avi to tmpgenc and pressed start... weeeeeell... and now... i get every 10-20 seconds real uncool pink pics... then the pic is normal for some seconds and then again pink...

whassup???

never had this prob before... the avi looks fine... but when i convert it to mpeg this damn pink colour is in it... and -no- it hasnt to be in the film ;-))

can somebody help me out of this?

greetz leifstyle

Well this sounds like a "Angel Potion" codec Problem...If you have this codec installed on your computer then Delete it..it has been known to Cause pink and purple discoloration on encoded Mpeg files...But if you don"t have the "Angel potion" Codec then raise the "Direct Show File reader" in the "Vfapi Plugins" to "2"...

Hi agian...

thx for the hint... just raised the directshow reader... works fine now! Thanks!

Can u tell me for what this Vfapi plugins are? Or what the raising chanced?
Coz, it worked all the time fine, also without raising!

greetz, leifstyle

The VFAPI Plugins give priority to certain File types..Without them you couldn"t encode anything...

I see... now i am again richer in encoding knowledge... hehe.

Thx a lot...!!

greetz Leifstyle

I have an automated renderfarm that creates a series of bitmaps. I use tmpgenc to encode to an mpeg file using /batch, however I cannot figure out how to have it exit afterwards. Is there a command line switch I should use, or do I need to edit the tbe file? The .tbe file that is created from tmpgenc seems to be in japanese unicode characters. Is there a setting to change that to english? I have downloaded a perl script for creating tbe files, but that did not seem to address my issue. I also tested the Tmpeg Batch List Creator v2.93 utility, but I could not get that to work with bitmaps. Is there documentation for this. Any help would be appreciated.


Thanks in Advance
Tom

Do you want to just exit TMPG or shutdown the whole PC.

If it's the former then I don't think it's possible as TMPG doesn't work from the command line yet. If it's the latter then that is possible.

ASHY

I would prefer it to just exit, but I will take what I can get. How do you do a shutdown with a tbe file?

When you start the batch encoding process a small checkbox will appear in the main window at top/right allowing you to shutdown the PC when the process has finished.

ASHY

I saw that, but I am trying to automate the process. No intervention, just a simple command line that can be called programatically. I guess I need to make a feature request.

Don't bother wasting your time. Due to the future release of TMPG server which will most probably incorporate the feature you desire it is unlikely the author will consider your request.

ASHY

Hi, perhaps this is the right place to ask this:
I would like to convert a downloaded movie (cinemascope, not letterboxed) to PAL 16/9 anamophic mpeg2 (DVD 720*576) an keep its original aspect ratio (cinemacope).
Which setting can I use to do this ? Tried different options but the result up until now has been a 4/3 PAL 720*576 with big letterbox bars. As I understand it the bars need to be smaller when the anamophic picture is expanded on a widescreen tv. thanks for the help
joe

I guess you can try useing the output 16:9 Aspect ratio , and set the "video arrange method to "Full Screen Keep Aspect Ratio" or you can try experimenting with the "Clip frame" Settings.....

I'm using DVD2avi to create the sound file for "castaway". It's in DTS format and DVD2AVI won't produce a .WAV file for TmpgEnc to use... is there a way to make this happen?
-Don

I don't think DVD2AVI can do this, it can only demux the DTS file.
I guess the only way you can do it is to use Graphedit and use some filters which are capable of decoding DTS such as either the WinDVD or the PowerDVD filters to convert to wav. You may have to extract the DTS audio first though using software such as Vobrator, VStrip or Vobsnoopy.

ASHY

Ashy, thank you for the quick reply. I can tell I must be out of my depth here because the only part of your reply I understood was "you won't be able to do it." thanks. I'll avoid movies with DTS. Maybe the DVD2AVI will fix that someday.
-Don

In addition to above. There should also be another audio track available. It will be ac3. This is the audio you should selecting to decode not the DTS.

ASHY

If you need a quick way to decode the audio to a wav file in the movie. Download VOB2AUDIO. This program is very fast and reliable and will decode the DVD audio to a wav file.

ASHY

darn..wish I'd read that before I deleted the .VOB files... hmmm
where can I download VOB2Audio?
-don

ashy, i don't understand the point of AC3... TmpgEnc doesn't want AC3. It wants a .WAV file... I feel so lame... you tell me to do things that I have no idea how to do... choose AC3 from where? Do what with it after I've decoded an AC3 file..what program are you talking about?... Please don't assume that I know as much as you do... I don't.
-Don

You use DVD2AVi to decode the audio on the castaway DVD to a wav. All DVD's have Ac3 audio as standard. DTS is an additional audio format. You are trying to decode the wrong format.
To set DVD2AVI to decode the audio in your DVD to a wav select the following settings:

>Under Audio>Dolby digital choose from the menu:

Decode.
Dolby Surround downmix.

>Under Audio>Track number:

Track 1 (this is the English track.

>Under Audio>channel format:

Auto select.

This will decode the audio to a wav file.

If you want my advice use VOB2AUDIO to decode the audio from the VOB to a wav as it is quicker and will give better results with the audio.

ASHY

ok...i'm printing out your last message and filing it...I'm sure I'll need to know that again. Thank you for giving detailed instructions.
I've looked on VCDHelp.com and Download.com, but niether one lists VOB2Audio .
I'll keep looking...thanks again,
Don

Try here for Vob2Audio:http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/downloads/vob2audio.html

Ashy, the directions you gave on producing a .WAV file from castaway didn't work. I printed your post, followed it, DVD2AVI looked like it was working, but it left NO .wav file anywhere.
I would like to take your advice and use VOB2Audio, but it doesn't produce the .D2v (project?) file TmpgEnc wants.... sigh... without the .D2v file, using VOB2audio is also pointless....
I will follow your directions again. thanks. -Don

I edit out two segments and save each. I join them using Camel. When I play the joined video, it stops at the join point. I have to manually move the scroll bar forward and then it will play. How can I get it to play without stopping at the join point? Another question: can I join segments with TMPGEnc? The button does say merge/cut.

Well the tab that says "Merge & Cut" Means Exactly that..Even a Child should be able to figure out how to use it..you just load your files into the window in the order that you want them joined then choose the output directory and click "Run" simple as that...can help you with your other problem Cuz That seems like a "Camel Joiner" problem....

Like I have said before. That proggy is crap and you will have many other problems with it too.
It does NOT join MPEGs correctly.
Use TMPG it's the best way to do it and click the 'correct' button before you join.

ASHY

When using TMPGE lately, all my movies are being encoded as a file and not MPEG VCD or SVCD. It did not do this before. When I chose the settings for MPEG VCD or SVCD it would encode to these formats. Now it is encoding to a file format. I do not have the trial version. I purchased it. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

What do you mean a file. What sort of file, with what extension?
TMPG only creates MPEGs which are compatible for VCD or SVCD authoring and doesn't create the VCD/SVCD itself.

ASHY

Tmpgenc only encodes to "Mpg" "MPA" "M2v" & "M1V" so if you get something different than this try re-nameing it to "Mpg" and try to play it...

This sounds more like a Windows problem. You need to open Folder Options in the Control Panel, then click on the File Type tab, find the Mpeg extension and find what program it is associated. You can Change it to Windows Media player or WinDVD or whatever programs you have.

I get "Illegal floating decimal point calculation order" when making a mpg conversion. I do not understand what I´m supposed to do?

It usually means that your File is Corrupted..And if it happens over and over at the same spot then it is Definately corrupted...You can try to fix it my going to "options" to "Enviromental Settings" to "CPU" and disable the "SSE & SSE-2" then go to "settings" to "QuantiZe Matrix" and Un-Check the "Use Floating piont DCT" this should stop the error from happening but the encodeing speed will be Very slow..Another solution is to try to Frameserve the file to tmpgenc with AVISynth or Virtual Dub.This error is very common with files Downloaded off the net as Many have problems with them which is why Most experienced Users of Tmpgenc don"t use downloaded movies ....

I get this error when min bitrate in CQ is set to an 'bad' value, for instance 10, changing this to 0 or 50 makes the 'Illegal floating decimal point calculation order' dissapear.

Hi, When i try and load a ac3 audio file into tmpg enc to convert to a mpeg i get a system crash (blue screen etc) I have a xp2.1 with aBit m/b hope someone can help, I have tried the latest version also, still same :(


Fester

Mr

What's with the Mr.

ASHY

Well Of course it is going to crash or something Cuz Tmpgenc doesn"t natively Support AC3 Audio..Some poeple have been able to get it to work by Installing a Compatible AC3 Filter....