Hi, I just installed the trial version of VMW5. If this does what I need, then I plan to purchase it. My need is to edit some of the crap out of some of the Blu-Rays I own so my kids can see them. I ripped a blu-ray I own (AnyDVD) and then used TsMuxer 1.10.6 to create a .ts file of the main movie and sound. This file seems to have what I need, the basic movie and 5.1 ch. sound. Windows Media Player plays it without sound (I guess it's missing a codec), but VLC Media Player plays it with sound fine, so that is what I plan to use to view it.

When I bring it in as a .ts file into VMW5, it says the file has no sound, and sure enough, when editing is done, there is no sound. Any idea why VMW can't find the sound buried in the .ts file? Is there a missing codec, or a missing step in the process? Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide.

Your system doesn't have the right codec (VLC has its own codecs). I would avoid codec packs and install ffdshow and Haali (Matroska) splitter.

TVMW5 uses DirectShow codecs so if your video doesn't play in Windows Media Player, it probably won't play in TVMW5. You can use a program like MediaInfo or GSpot to figure out which codecs you need.

Any plans to support Matrox CompressHD H.264 accelerator card?

Thanks!

Hi there, I'm a TMPGEnc user for some time, but this is the first time I feel really frustrated due to an error for which I haven't found any solution yet on the internet. I'm working with a intel core i7 ACER laptop, win 7, and ever since I installed authoring works 4 I have experienced this error, (on this laptop I guess, don't remember) but I learned to go around it, installing and uninstalling the k-lite codec pack every time I faced that error, but since 2 months ago, I can't work anymore. It doesn't matter what I do.. I get that error.. this has me very frustrated, there's nothing on the net about this..
I work usually with HD mp4 videos, but I can't do a thing anymore.. sometimes I get the error after it renders the menu, sometimes after the first added video or sometimes at 50%, and sometimes I don't get the error, but the software keeps rendering a black video, as if nothing was there.. and the remaining time gets endless...
can anyone help me out? thank you

Try contacting support. A discussion thread on Afterdawn.com suggests that it might be the audio stream that is causing the error. Try outputting with no audio and see if that solves the problem. If that is the problem, you may have to demux your audio stream, convert it to another format, and then bring it back into TAW4 as the audio source.

In any case, contact user support as they may be able to tell you what the real problem is.
http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/support/support.html

hi user !!!
i'm newbie in here
i'm just download 1 DVD (V2D)from web torrent
in there have 5 movie , i'm was asking uploader about how to do
them tell me TMPGEnc DVD Author 3 with DivX Authoring can to do that
but i'm do its can only 4 movie i'm convert vdo to 350mb also can put only 4 movie
so i'm need com her to ask about how to do 5 movie in 1 dvd ?
thanks you

You want to put 5 movies on one DVD? You can try using the fit-to-disc transcode option in the output stage, or you can manually lower the bitrate on each of your tracks until it can fit on one DVD. 5 full-length movies on one DVD will probably not look good though due to the low bitrate.

hi user !!!
i'm newbie in here
i'm just download 1 DVD (V2D)from web torrent
in there have 5 movie , i'm was asking uploader about how to do
them tell me TMPGEnc DVD Author 3 with DivX Authoring can to do that
but i'm do its can only 4 movie i'm convert vdo to 350mb also can put only 4 movie
so i'm need com her to ask about how to do 5 movie in 1 dvd ?
thanks you

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Hello, I'm trying to find the chaptering tool to create chapters in TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4.0.12.42. Please advise. TIA!

To add achapter point to a clip:
Select adn open the clip in the Edit screen of the Source tab.
Move the timeline cursor to the point where you want to add the chapter
Click the add chapter icon (a flag).

The chaptering tool is in the edit menu in the clip editor. Access the edit menu by clicking on the button on the right-hand side that has an icon that looks like a contextual menu.

See this page if you have no idea what I'm talking about. It's for TDA3 but it's similar to where the chaptering tool is in TAW4.
http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/lab/lab03_TDA3_chapteringTool.html

TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 5 BBS doesn't work with italic subtitle in .srt file. Solution?

i have noticed that only 49 - 50% of cpu is being used on my quad phenom II cpu,


i have tried many different settings, i can't get VMW 5 to use more, DivX 6.9.2 had great multhreading capability,

Fairuse wizard & staxrip uses about 85-96%,

i am quite sure Xpress never had this issue, yet it seems that VMW 5 is wasting 50% of cpu cycles,


the other problem i have noticed is that the Audio encoding is not multithreaded, only 25% of my cpu is being used (suggesting that it's single threaded)
i'm quite shocked to see such inefficiencies with VMW 5,
singlethreaded Audio encoding & low CPU usage for video encoding to ASP.


it took VMW 5 about 1.4 hours to encode a film,

if full CPU utilization was used, it would of took 55minutes

if audio encoding was multithreaded it would of took about 47 minutes Approx.

not sure what more i can do from my end, i have been messing around for quite some time, i can't get video encoding above 50% (it's like it's only dual threaded.... weird) and audio encoding i can't get above 25%, it's like it's single threaded.

A new product, yet you still choose to use MPEG-II encoding for blu-ray output, I find that unbelievable!?!?!? You can output to MKV using a h/x264 enocder, but not blu-ray? You are so far behind the times, your company is fast becoming a joke!
MPEG-II, so 1990s.

I believe you can create your own output template for Blu-ray compliant H.264. Choose the MPEG-4 AVC template and then click on the "MPEG Output" button on the right-hand side of the screen. This will allow you to output h.264 video stream and a compliant audio stream in a MPEG-2 Transport Stream container.

For BD compliant video settings for the x264 encoder, check out this webpage:
http://sites.google.com/site/x264bluray/home

This software don't ad subtitles with VobSub?
How to do?

1) Open a New Project
2) Select video file
3) In 'Clip properties' select Filters button
4) Click 'Edit filter list' button at the bottom
5) Add 'Subtitles' from Filter catalog and press OK
6) Select 'Subtitles' from the filter list and 'enable subtitles' should be checked.
7) Click 'Edit menu' at lower right and 'Import subtitles'
8) Now you can do the videos with subtitles.

Question:

I am trying to convert a video deposition from VOB files to MPEG-2.

If one clip uploads into a “New Project”, I can't figure out how to upload additional clips.

Also, am getting Error Message: ''Unsupported File. Error: 0x80048003''.

Is there a class I can take to master this program in Houston?

Help! Thank you.

PattyValenciaRealtor@yahoo.com

Is it possible to use custom menu-templates made with DVD Author 3 (file ending: tda3mt) with TAW4 ? If so, where have the templates to be placed in Win 7 Pro?

Yes, you can use TDA3 menu templates in TAW4. In the menu wizard, choose to create a menu using a template, then click on the "Other templates..." button. This will open a folder selector; just select the folder that contains your custom TDA3 templates and it will be added to your template list.

Moving the files to TAW4's custom template folder is probably a good idea, otherwise you will have to load them from the TDA3 location every time you want to use them. I think the default location for custom TAW4 templates is in the Documents/TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4/Template directory.

Looking to replace DVD Workshop and landed here. Could a more experienced user tell me if it is possible to do the following:
A simple text driven menu with 2 text options, “Play”, which will play Track 1 from the beginning, and “Continuous Play” which will play track 1 repeatedly.

In DWS, this was extremely easy, just type the 2 text fields, click on the “Continuous Play” field, select the playlist option and add start/end loop points. From what I can see, there does not appear to be a way to assign tracks chapters or actions (such as loop/continuous play) to user added images or text fields, or did I miss something?

The reason this is so important is because I produce videos for weddings/grads/memorials where they just want to start the DVD playing and have the video run continuously through the event without being monitored so a "Continuous Play" option is required. I am moving away from DWS as it is no longer supported and does not run on Win7. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thansk,
Mason

Unfortunately, TAW4 is not that robust in terms of customizing functions. You can't have both options present on a DVD made by TAW4; it can play one track at a time, play through all the tracks automatically, or play through all the tracks and then loop forever. You can only choose one of those options and it will apply to the entire DVD.

In order to set that, you can go to the DVD global menu settings if you've already made your menu, or there is an option for it in the Menu Wizard. Just look for the option "Track playback end action" and select what you want to happen.

Thanks for the quick response. Unfortunately, that's what I thought. It's a shame that such a nice feature-rich and well designed program is missing basic functionality. The search continues I guess.

I've not tried this, but perhaps:

You could have one button play the track once and then return to the main menu.

A second button could link to a subordinate custom menu with the video running as a full-screen background, or full screen button with annimation, looping until terminated by the user? Pressing the button here might display a brief "Thank you for watching" adn return to the main menu.