I'm getting this error when try to convert flv to divx using multipass. Get about 98% done when i get the error. Have even reinstalled the program.

Are you talking about Authoring Works 4 or XPress 4.0? Authoring Works 4 can't import flv files.

All,

I have TMPGen 4 Express and want to convert video from my HD cam (Sony HDR SR12E) video format mts / mt2s ... once loaded in step one it does not show the video (just gray area) when I play it i hear the sound but no video!!! even after convert I got only the gray video !!! Any idea why I do have this?

Thanks

>All,
>
>I have TMPGen 4 Express and want to convert video from my HD cam (Sony HDR SR12E) video format mts / mt2s ... once loaded in step one it does not show the video (just gray area) when I play it i hear the sound but no video!!! even after convert I got only the gray video !!! Any idea why I do have this?
>
>Thanks

Hi I also have a Sony HDRSR10E 40gb hd and i am having the same problem. Have you or anyone else been able to advise on how to fix this problem as TMPENC 4.0 XPress indicates that it can be done.Help required ASAP.

i wana add 150 clips in one track but programs says its allow only 99 clips in one track..plz help

and my 2nd question is how can i attach perminant subtitle in video ?

i hope u rply soon
thanks
raza

As the program states, you can only have up to 99 clips per track. You will just have to add another track and put your remaining clips in there. In the Menu Stage (in the Menu Wizard or in the Global Settings), you can set your tracks to play one after the other.

can u tell me..........
i wana if i press next button on no.99 clip its ...move to directly on no of 100 clip plz tell me........

{You will just have to add another track and put your remaining clips in there. In the Menu Stage (in the Menu Wizard or in the Global Settings), you can set your tracks to play one after the other)



u says this..i cd't understand can u post picture tuter for this...

After you've added 99 clips to a track, click on the Add a Track button:
http://i41.tinypic.com/2u8xk7r.png

You can then add your remaining clips to the second track.

In the Menu Wizard, select "Play the next track" as in the picture:
http://i42.tinypic.com/2qi1jkh.png

This will play the second track immediately after the first track ends.

I have recently purchased an external storage device and would like to move my DVD Import files. I can't find any documentation to tell me how to do this so I can point my Projects to the new locations. Also, why is it a new Project cannot 'recognize' already uploaded DVD Import files? By their size and time to upload, they appear to be a full import. Thanks!

To change where your DVD import files are saved, change the path in Options-->Preferences-->Work Folders.

I can only theorize why projects can't share DVD Import files. I'm guessing they are linked somehow to the project they are created with.

I'm running Ver. 4.6.3.268 and I'd like to know what the best quality settings would be for me to input into the various fields of TMPGEnc for playback.

I'm a mobile Disc/Video Jockey and normally will play my videos through a 2,300 lumens projector and on a 10' x 10' projector screen.

Thank you.

I think the best settings depend on the source file's properties, how big you want the output file to be and what type of device you're outputting it through.

I'm definitely not an expert when it comes to tweaking the format settings, but hopefully this will help.

For rate control mode, choose "2 pass variable bitrate". This will give you the best video quality depending on the complexity of the scene.

For Average and Maximum bitrate settings: If you're storing the videos on a high capacity hard drive and/or space isn't an issue then you can raise the max bitrate pretty high. I believe DVDs have a max bitrate somewhere in the 9000's so going any higher than that will probably not help much since your source files were in the DVD format. Then again, mp4 AVC is much better at compression so you could probably use a much lower maximum bitrate and still retain the original quality of the source file. I'm not an expert in this area so you may just have to play with the numbers and see if you like the results.

Thank you for the response. ;-)

I'm sorry I haven't been able to get back on the site in a while.

Thanks again and yes, the information you provided does help.

I am running TMPGEnc 4 XPress Ver. 4.6.3.268 on a Windows Vista 64-Bit OS.

I'm a mobile Disc/Video Jockey and would like to encode my ripped .vob files to .mp4.

I have a few thousand .vob files that I had previously ripped from my DVD music subscriptions through the years.

My current use of software in displaying my videos while VJing is through Serato Scratch LIVE/Video SL (VSL). Unfortunately, VSL cannot read my .vob files, so I'm forced to convert all of my .vob files to .mp4.

With that, I'd like to know if there's another method to batch encode these .vob files to .mp4 other than the way I am currently doing them.

When I start TMPGEnc, I go to Source and then I'll open up my Windows Explorer and click and drag the .vob files I want to convert and drop them into the Source window of TMPGEnc. Then I have to individually acknowledge each of the files for settings, etc.

Help on this is appreciated.

Will your files all have the same output settings?

If so, just import all of your vob files into one project so that each vob file is a clip.
Then in the Format Stage, select your output settings and make sure to select "Output each clip in a separate file (or separate set of files)".
http://i44.tinypic.com/2irm8sg.png

This way, you just have to set the format settings once for multiple files. The only downside is that you'll probably have to rename the output files afterward.

If they all need their own individual format settings, then I'm afraid you'll have to do each file one by one.

Thank you for the information once again. ;-)

I'm converting each DVDs files, which some of them vary from DVD to DVD. I've already ripped all the files as .vob from the DVDs.

I can get away with doing a project for each of the DVDs .vobs.

Thanks again!

I need to drop MKV files to TDA3 and convert them to a DVD as AVI do but it's not support this type of file, so I think I need plug-in for MKV in TDA3!!!

- Is it got plug-in pack for File input plug-in of TDA3?
- If not, how can I use MKV file in TDA3 as any type of files?

Thanks anyone who answers me!!

Ken

Hi,
I think its possible to import .mkv files into Author 3 but you would need a codec or codecs for such process, since Author 3 does not support this files as
normall statement.
You may need to look for them on internet by google or some other portal.
good luck

Thanks Spiral but now I got new problem with import 4 AVI files to Author 3 and convert to DVD with Menu but after complete, it's lagging with sound but menu sound hasn't got any problem....How to fix this huge problem...thanks

I have GeForce 9800 GT that does use CUDA under Badaboom. I have set the preferences under "NVIDIA CUDA 2.0" to "Enable", It does see my CUDA card, and I have checked "Use Cuda for filtering"......

but on encoding the CPU=100% and CUDA = 0%
Naturally I want more load to CUDA. Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks inadvance

Dave Plummer M.D.

TMPGEnc doesn't use CUDA for encoding. It only uses CUDA for filtering, and as such, it is only beneficial to turn CUDA on if you are doing a heavily filtered encode (ie, have lots of the filters turned on), otherwise you will see no improvement, or even SLOW DOWN your encoding. As far as I'm aware, the only program that can encode using CUDA at this point is Badaboom, and that's not a real option anyway, as it doesn't support high profile (only simple and main) - at least, last I checked. They will be bringing out a new version with high profile encoding, but I don't know when.

Just to reiterate, if you're looking for CUDA encoding (which you are), you're not going to find it here. At least not for now.

Thank You

Is there a plugin for burning .mkv videos to dvd for Author 4?

Not that I know of. You will need to convert the .mkv file to a format that Authoring Works 4 can import.

Hi,

As long as you can playback MKV files on your system, TMPGEnc Xpress 4 and Authoring Works 4 -should- be able to open them via directshow. Although it doesn't have extension support on the Load File window, if you change it to show all files or *.mkv the files will show up and can then be imported..

You may get weird audio sync issues with some files though, usually if they are variable framerate.. Or it may keep sync but you may notice on the final output video (can't always judge by editor previews) that you have some scenes which are jerky or otherwise jumpy. This happens when it converts a VFR stream to CFR (constant frame rate).

There are ways to minimize those issues, or solve them entirely, but they can be long and involved processes to discuss. However a program called Avisynth is a great solution. It is a frameserver, which allows you to load practically any video into programs even if they don't support the format they are stored/compressed in. It acts as an intermediary serving raw uncompressed frames to programs like TA4, as they request them (but you can end up with errors if you seek too much within the file - its a directshow related bug I think).

Instead of loading the video file, you create an Avisynth script, a .AVS file, and load that file into your editing program. The script is a simple text file with relevant commands Avisynth recognizes.

An example would be a file called video.avs - and inside it..
*
Directshowsource("path\to\video.mkv")
*
That's a basic script to load a video file.. you can do all kinds of things with avisynth though, since it can use plugins. Which means you can do all kinds of filtering which many times is much better and faster than using your editing programs internal filters.. You can also fix most (but not all) Variable Framerate MKV issues with this method.. Or at least minimize any jumpy scenes that make for annoying viewing of the video. The most common problem with VFR MKV's is they are made to carry over the hybrid film/video framerates from DVD's. Many DVD's have sections that are 23.976 (24fps) or 29.97 (30fps) 119.88 is a multiple of both numbers, so you can increase the framerate to that without any jerkiness, etc going on usually.. Then you can decimate the framerate (remove duplicate frames) down to your desired framerate.


*
Directshowsource("path\to\video.mkv", fps=119.88, convertfps=true)
FDecimate(rate=30)
*
Would for instance, convert the video to 119.88 FPS, then decimate it down to a rate of 30FPS. What you decimate down to is trial and error, but usually you pick the majority framerate.. I.e if your video was 90% Video and 10% Film, you would decimate to 29.97 or you can decimate to 30 as well. But decimating to 23.976 will still give you choppy playback of all the 29.97 frames, which is the majority of the movie in this case.. See what I mean?

You can resize your video, add borders, crop, apply sharpening, smoothing, change the color profile (YUY2,YV12,RGB, etc) if needed. Deinterlace if needed.. All with whatever plugins you find work best for the job. And all your editing program has to do at that point is encode the video, because it is served to the program with all those modifications intact. You can even add filters from the editing program if you really want to, but will probably unnecessary.

You can get Avisynth at http://www.avisynth.org

One more note on MKV support..

You need the proper codecs to playback and open MKV files in the first place..
A popular codec pack called Combine Community Codec Project (CCCP) is a great way to get support for all kinds of files. You can enable and disable whatever you want, if you already have preferred codecs, although it can be a bit of a learning process.

But installing something like CCCP or the K-Lite codec pack will get you proper support.. I recommend CCCP though. http://www.cccp-project.net/

Hi,

How can I create a WMV file from an unprotected DVD source that has no compression? I ave plenty of space and don't want the hassle and time constraints tied to compression.

Can anyone help?

TIA

I'm wondering if anyone knows how long the software can run without an Internet validation. I work a lot on a laptop and work around a bit where there's no internet connection. If the software cannot run for long without internet it would be nice with a downloadable "ticket/ portable validation file" at least to guarantee a certain amount of startups...

thanks,
Rob

That's a good question. I want to say it's not that often; perhaps once or twice a month, but I may be wrong. I haven't really kept track of it, and I use it on a computer that is always connected to the internet so I may not notice it sometimes. I also don't use the program everyday, so it's hard to say if it's based on a calendar or the number of times the program is opened.

I source the pictures (100) and then I develop a slideshow with panning and zooming effects. After I output I play the .vob files to make sure everything looks nice and every time on every picture I get an annoying un-smooth fade / zoom on the edges of the pictures. I was wondering if I could change something with the scene detection or something of that manner to correct my problem...

Thanks.

I think I know what you're talking about...the edges of the images have a sort of studdering, jerky zoom-in/out effect. For now, the only way around it is to disable the zoom-in/out effect or select "Avoid border appearance" for the Resize setting in the Slideshow's global settings. Unfortunately, avoiding border appearance will not let you see the full image if it is vertically oriented.

Hopefully, they'll be able to fix this in a future update.

Thanks for the quick response. Hopefully they will fix this little annoying thing in the near future :)