Hello, I have a problem with TMPGEnc's shutting down feature. I decided to test if it really shuts down because last time, I suspected that it had been on all night. Anyway, I selected a small portion of a movie to convert to MPEG. Then I clicked "File" and then "Output to MPEG." When it reached 100%, it displayed a green PC shutdown progress bar. It took about 19 seconds and then the PC began shutting down.

When it started to display the "It's now safe to turn off your PC" screen, the screen went black and restarted by itself! I did this 2 times with the same results. Please tell me how to make it shut down properly or at least make the computer stay at the "It's now safe to turn off your PC" screen.

You either have an absolutely Ancient PC or you don't have ACPI enabled in the BIOS.

Theres no point in using the shutdown option if you don't enable ACPI. Go into your BIOS and set this to enabled. Your PC will then power off not just display the "It's now safe to turn off your PC" screen.

I'm a newbie to computer stuff. How do I access BIOS? Can you provide step-by-step including entering BIOS and exiting BIOS to enter Windows?

You access the bios when the computer first starts up. Each computer brand uses a different key, but the two most common ones are delete and F8. Refer to your manual or website of your computer company.

If you are a newbie as you describe yourself, do not change anything in the bios as you could quickly get a nice expensive door stop that one day used to be a computer.

There are hundreds of websites about BIOS. Do a google search and start doing research.

Most BIOSes can be accessed by pressing the DEL key a few times while booting.
Once in there should be a menu, Menu's differ from one BIOS to another, but the one you are looking for will say something like ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES or ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES.
Just have look inside and look for anything which mentions ACPI or APIC. You should be either be able to enable it or disable it that's all. If it has any other setting it's not what you are looking for.

If it is disabled then enable it. usually this is done by highlighting the item then using the - or + key to change it.
Once enabled use the 'Escape' button to come out of that Menu and then make sure you select the option to 'SAVE AND EXIT' the BIOS before exiting the BIOS.

Now just reboot and it and ACPI should be enabled.

Does TMPGEnc encode MPEG2 files? I need something to change my VHS to ISO, VOB, etc so I can put it on DVD. Thanks alot

The different between "TMPGEnc free" and "TMPGEnc Plus" is "TMPGEnc free" is provided only 30 days MPEG2 trial using, so 30 days after, your application "TMPGEnc free" will not be able to create your source to SVCD source or DVD source etc. MPEG2 relative work. At this time you need a TMPGEnc Plus. Don't forget that MPEG2 never have freeshare, cause it require a license for this format......

Does difference in quality affect the output MPEG's file size? I use Constant Quality with a maximum bitrate of 2520 and a minimum of 0. Usually, I select 70% quality to put 3 half-hour episodes onto a CD-R that is 700MB/80 minutes. The MPEGs usually come out around 250MB, more or less. But this time, one of the MPEGs came out to be 292MB! I am worried that the third one won't fit. :( Should I lower the quality to 50? 40? 30?

In CQ mode, your bitrate desired quality is set below the maximum bitrate, in slide bar where determine the degradation of the P and B pictures, which determines the quality compare with I picture that 100% Max. bitrate. This will determine the quality of the video.

But if use this mode do not worried about file size, the picture quality became a first priority position for encoding. your encoded file sizes will be always depending on your source file.

I don't get it. So what must I do to bring down the file size a little even if it sacrifices the quality a little? If you want to know, the source's bitrate is 1148 kb/s.

So you need to use 2 pass VBR. But it take your time...

I have many small SVCD encoded mpeg file I would like to convert to VCD format. Is it possible to have the tmpg project file format so that I can write a simple Visual Basic program to creat project files for all the mpeg files to convert?

Thank you in advance.

Feri.

Feri_b@yahoo.com

P.S. I would very much appreciate a response by e-mail.

It's already been done mate.
http://www.videogeneration.com.au/batchlist.htm

Hello,

Would you please someone answer my question:
Does TMPGEnc converts divx + subtitle (ie *.smi) to vcd?

someone writes this in an article.
he says make high priority of directshow... then tmpgenc converts divx+subtitle to vcd. but I could not.

Please inform me.

Thanks in advance

Kharon

TMPGEnc don't support the subtitle stream, but by buggy DirectShow maybe YES, but ......

Download and install FFDSHOW.

After install go to Start>Programs>FFDSHOW and click Configuration.
Click 'CODECS' and make sure FFDSHOW is enabled to decode your AVI then click 'SUBTITLES'
Check the 'Subtitles' box then uncheck the 'Search' box now load your subtitles. Next click apply then OK.
Now just open your AVI in TMPG and you should see the subs.

I tried to encode a captured mpeg2 file to VCD but received the following error message when I select the source file > Invalid video source

You need an MPEG2 codec installed.
http://www.marumo.ne.jp/mpeg2/

This is just a little bit of info for those of you who get the 'Sequence headers' error in your DVD authoring programs.

If you happen to have downloaded or have made your own MPEG without sequence headers or your DVD program complains about no sequence headers then you can add the headers with TMPG.

Simply load your MPEG1 or MPEG2 file into the Merge&Cut tool and run it.
TMPG will then rewrite the headers into the file.
It should then get accepted by your authoring program.

Note: This will not work using the multiplexer. it only works in the Merge&Cut tool.

Hi,
Every .avi or .mpg created by Premiere 6.5 causes an "Illegal Stream format" error in TMPGenc. It doesn't matter which export settings I make in Premiere, every output is rejected by TMPGenc!
Jan

I don't know why it isn't accepting your AVI unless you are trying to import a DV Type-1 AVI. In that case you will need to convert it to DV Type-2.
http://www.canopus.com/US/products/DV_file_converter/pm_dv_file_converter.asp

If that is not the case, first of all to get your AVI accepted install FFDSHOW then raise the priority of the 'Directshow file reader' in the 'VFAPI plugins' to 2

TMPG is a bit picky about MPEGs it also requires an MPEG2 codec installed for MPEG2 files, so first try to run your MPEG through the simple multiplexer. If it doesn't accept it then you will need MPEG2VCR 3.11, 3.12 or 3.14. Once you have run it through MPEG2VCR it will get accepted by TMPG.

You could also try running it through a program called MME.exe (never tried this yet but may work). You will find this program as part of an MPEG2 plugin for TMPG available for download here: http://www.marumo.ne.jp/mpeg2/

i don't know how to play movies once they've been downloaded. what do i have to do to get a vid decompressor?

Download and install the software below. It should then play.
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/ffdshow/ffdshow-20020617.exe?download

I have tried to encode PAL surce (720x576, anamorphic transfer, 16:9 aspect ratio) into NTSC (for DVD).
I am looking for a list of settings which I should paste into Tmpg to proper PAL --> NTSC conversion (in Video, Advanced, GOP structure and Quantize matrix tab).
I am doing something wrong, because final file always haven't got fluent motion (it have frames drop or something).
Any suggestion?

Sorry, but you can't do proper frame rate conversion with TMPG which is why you are experiencing jerky playback.

To convert PAL to NTSC you need to use the slowdown method.
First of all you will need to demux the VOBS with VOBEDIT to an .m2v
Then you can use Re-stream to alter the frame rate to 23.976.
You will then need to use pulldown.exe to add 2:3 pulldown to the file which will make it 29.97 fps.

After that you will need to create a wav from the audio and use Goldwave5 or Cooledit to stretch the length of the wav to match the the Video length.

I have done PAL --> NTSC conversion as you have described above but when I am trying to import new ntsc m2v file into Maestro it give me window: Illegal Picture Resolution for DVD Video...
What now???

You have to Re-Encode the Video to the Correct Size. PAL and NTSC are very different. PAL uses 704(720)x576, NTSC 704(720)x480.

Sorry I should have expalined that you would need to re-encode the file to the correct resolution.
I thought you may have realised this as the instructions I gave where how to create elementary files for re-encoding.

I have reencoded it using Tmpg ofcourse, and now I have the following:
1. On PC side - everything is OK - I cannot see any difference between PAL source and encoded NTSC - no matter which kind of software player I am using,
2. When I am playing it on my standalone DVD player - there are problems with black level (black is almost purple with a lot of color distortion) and encoding distortion of picture appears - it looks like very poor DivX - I don't know why - my standalone supports NTSC (SONY DVP-NS900)...
Is there something else which I must set during encoding proces (in Tmpg setup) to proper play enceded NTSC on my stand alone?

Seems an unusual problem.
Post the properties of the MPEG here and I'll take a look.
You can use 'Bitrate viewer' to do this. Just copy and paste the details.

I burned a .mpg to a cd-rw, it plays fine on the pc. But when I play it on the dvd play for the tv. The frames keep scrolling very fast verticaly. I've burned others and never had a problem. This is a first. CAN ANYONE HELP ME I REALLY WANT THIS VIDEO>

some dvd players dont like cd-rw, so i'd try burning it onto a normal cd-r. this will probably get rid of any distortion

Make sure that the frame rate and resolution are correct for the TV format you have.
For example if you have an NTSC TV then your VCD should be 29.97 fps and 352x240, SVCD should be 29.97 and 480x480.

Also make sure that you "authored it" to make it a VCD, SVCD, or DVD (what ever your video format is).

You just can't burn a mpeg to disc and play it in a set top dvd player, you need to author it first.

David

>Make sure that the frame rate and resolution are correct for the TV format you have

yep i agree, that too

>Also make sure that you "authored it" to make it a VCD, SVCD, or DVD (what ever your video format is).

i dont think, in fact im sure thats not the problem as he wouldnt get any playback at all if he hadnt authored it, as the dvd player wouldnt recognise the disc

did u convert it correctly?
ntsc or pal

either that - clean ur dvd players laser and the disk (might work!)
also try burnin as a vcd not svcd

jaz.

i just tested some ntsc discs (vcd&svcd) on one of my pal only tv's, and i cant notice any distortion, all i can notice is minimal loss off sharpness and colour. so i really dont know if thats ur problem. this probably doesnt help you in anyway but it could save ur ass some time (re-encoding)

i'd just try burnin it onto a cd-r b4 anything

For some reason, I get a square resolution/playback and I'd like to stretch the movie all the way to the edges

>For some reason, I get a square resolution/playback and I'd like to stretch the movie all the way to the edges

it all depends on the source vid

is it 16:9 or 4:3?
ntsc or pal??
^^frames per second??

download 'G-spot codec information' to find all that out

do a google search for it

If you have selected the SVCD template then that is the correct resolution.
When you play it in a software or hardware DVD player it will automatically be stretched to the right size.
DO NOT use Mediaplayer for MPEG2 or SVCD. It will NOT respect the aspect ratio's.