Should I use both sharpen AND Smart sharpen on my video project ? I have some very old VHS video, need to improve the quality thanks

Hi, recently I got my new PC build and installed my old copy of TAW5 and noticed it never used the CUDA cores for rendering, I enabled cuda in the properties of TAW5 and all but CPU 100% all the time, do I have to setup CUDA on my video card or something? I have all driver updates, making BLU RAY disc from HD Avi files. Thanks!

RYZEN 3950X
Geforce RTX 2070
128GB DDR4 3200
1tb M2 drive System (and Programs)
2tb M2 drive scratch (project files)

I see that a chapter can have a font and font size change, but is there an APPLY TO ALL chapters option...with 20-30 chaptersits very time consuming changing individually

is there a way of Setting defuakt fonts for chapter names ? also can i download a PDF of the manual for offline viewing > thanks

Many of my files are marked in red RE, meaning they will be re-encoded, is there a way of preventing this , with the inevitable quality loss ? Thanks

Even with the reincoding of videos there is no noticeable quality loss.

I have a 59.94 progressive source for media that is originally 24p.
What settings should I use to achieve 3:2 pulldown & transcode to 1080p24 ??

or will setting the output fps to 24-progressive just work by magic ?
Remember the source is 59.94 *progressive*

just did a quick test without any filter and plain conversion with 59.94p as input and 24p at encode stage: as one could expect, the result is an alternance of moments with perfect motion and moments with stuttering....
So, please what filter settings should I use for this scenario ?
Source is DNxHR in MOV container.

The only way I've seen it work in the past is if it was done through AVISynth using the VFAPI loader, but it appears that that no longer works. That's the method that worked with TVMW5, but since TVEM6 I ended up having to turn to MeGUI to encode 24p 720p materials. TVMW in any current form is not the tool to use for that anymore, unfortunately.

I am a happy TMSR5 user since many years.
I have 5.0.22.28 fully licensed up and running on my Win10/1903 machine.
When I run the 5.2.23.29 installer, I get a "The specified acccount already exists" message, then the installation rolls back & aborts.

I have no clue....Any idea ???

The A/V on this machine is Windows' built-in Windows Security

Dear TMPGEnc,

Please answer this question !
I tried to fill a Support request, but when validating the questionnaire, I allways get "CUDA function has not been entered."

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO REACH YOU NOW TO GET SUPPORT !
I AM A RETURNING PAYING CUTOMER !!!

Same problem here. The update ends with the same error message.

Having exactly the same issue. You'd think they would have fixed it by now.

I've reported the issue to Technical Support.

OK, this was the response from Technical Support:

"The error "The specified account already exists" occurred during installation or uninstallation.

If the error happens, some functions of the Windows installer may not work properly.

Please try the following troubleshooting tool provided by Microsoft.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17588/windows-fix-problems-that-block-programs-being-installed-or-removed

If the above download link is not available, please download it from the following link.
https://download1.pegasys-inc.com/download_files//MicrosoftProgram_Install_and_Uninstall.meta.diagcab"

What worked for me was running the MicrosoftProgram_Install_and_Uninstall.meta.diagcab file from the second download link. It scans for problems and then asks 'Are you having a problem installing or uninstalling a problem ?'. I chose 'uninstalling'. It then checks the registry and gives a list of programs to choose from. Select TMPGenc MPEG Smart Renderer 5 on the list. It then asks 'Uninstall and clean-up ?'. Select 'Yes, try uninstall'. It then fixed the problem and I was able to install version 5.2.23.29 successfully.

Hope that helps others.

@WorBry

That worked for me too, thanks for sharing !

I have been trying to generate a slideshow using a constant bitrate. So far I have not been able to get that to work. I have tried to generate mp4 (H.264/AVC), mpeg2 and a few other types and always set the "Rate Control Mode" to "CBR (Constant Bitrate)". When I inspect the output file the bitrate is always variable and is not constant.

Is this a bug or am I missing some other option?

For me works? Now a check this:

Video Mastering Works 7 settings:
Generic format: MP4
Stream Format: H.264/AVC
Video Encoder: x264 ...=CPU
Rate Control Mode: CBR <---------------------

MediaInfo on output file:
General
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42 (mp42/isom/avc1)
File size : 767 KiB
Duration : 8 s 91 ms
Overall bit rate mode : Constant <---------------------
Overall bit rate : 777 kb/s
Encoded date : UTC 2020-08-24 15:08:08
Tagged date : UTC 2020-08-24 15:08:08
Writing application : TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 7 Version 7.0.15.17

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L5.1
Format settings : CABAC / 7 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames : 7 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 8 s 91 ms
Bit rate mode : Constant <---------------------
Bit rate : 458 kb/s

I am about to build a new computer and would like to transfer my Authoring Works 6 licence from my old computer to it - is there a way to do this?

Many thanks,

Mark A.

As I understand it this is allowed under the licence.
Just make sure you have your valid key details, save any projects/templates etc. that you want to keep then uninstall it from your old computer.
Do a clean install on your new machine and using your licence code it should connect to the internet and activate it on your new machine.
Just make sure your old machine does not also try to re-activate it.

See here: https://ssl.pegasys-inc.com/webapp/faq/detail/lang/en/FaqID/39/product/238

If I open in TVMW7 MKV with DTS, video ok, but audio tracks not show. TVMW7 not support DTS? Really?

Freeware Avidemux support DTS...
Freeware HandBrake support DTS...
Freeware MeGUI support DTS...
...

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Just download and install LAV Filters from Videohelp.

Then in TMPGEnc go this path: Preferences => Input/Output Format List => File Reader Setting
Here de-select all, accept MPEG File Reader and DirectShow File Reader

Then you get import support for even DTS-HD Master and Dolby Atmos.

Those free tools you mention, use the very same open source DirectShow filters as LAV Filters are delivered with.

If Pegasys had to pay for the actual codecs from Dolby and DTS, then you can count on that the TMPGEnc softwares would be at least 6 times more expensive, which is rediculous when you can use DirectShow filter packages like LAV Filters instead.

Is there a way to output Atmos?

Hi!
Original version from mastering works 5, 6, and 7, not trial.
Some video output have some stuttering problem.

I've tested with "For a Few Dollars More" bluray input.
original bluray have vc1 codec, my output is hevc and avc (x265 and x264 respectively).

Can I do Timecode Burn-in from the original recording TC?

I tried it using the proper settings under Titles>Subtitles and it just creates source TC from "0". What might I be doing wrong? Thanks in advance