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hi guys
recorded tv is recorded in meadia center as wtv you can then convert to DVR-MS
so my question is what is the best format to inport into author for editing
WTV or DVR-MS
i really cant make my mind up thought i would throw it out to the wealth of knoledge here
thanks for any input forth coming
I don't think it matters, so you should just import whatever format your version of Media Center saves recorded tv as. Either way, they're going to be turned into regular MPEG-2 videos when you import them.
My wtv files are encoded as MPEG-2, but I believe the format also supports H.264 encoding. I think that would be the only reason to convert a wtv file to dvr-ms since TAW4 only imports wtv/dvr-ms files that are MPEG-2 encoded at this time. Not sure if Windows 7 can do that though; it may only be able to convert an MPEG-2 WTV file to dvr-ms.
This may or may not answer your question, but I've had problems importing some AVI files (TMPGEnc pauses for 20 seconds and then closes/disappears, without any error messages) that worked fine after being converted to MP4 format and imported. But I presume you're question relates more to the image quality of various formats, which is something that I've been wondering about as well.
He's specifically talking about dvr-ms vs. wtv and which is the better format to import, not about all formats known to man.
But anyhoo, this advice can be applied to all formats: basically if you can import the file without converting it, that's the best option. You don't want to add additional encoding generations needlessly.
I was just wondering if there are different types of AVI formats or encoding. I already converted 2 videos that were in AVI format and burned them to a DVD. They both work great, but now for some odd reason TMPGEnc version 4.9.0.37 will not import any other AVI video file. The error message states " Could not open the video part of the file (gives directory) Only the audio part can be opened."
Does any one have any idea why it not working?
If it's an avi file, then it's most likely a codec problem. Either you don't have the right codec or there's a codec conflict or some other codec error. There are lots of different codecs for avi video and if you don't have the right one installed, you won't be able to play the video.
Thank you tkrave, you are right i didnt have the codec installed. So if any one else has the same problem as me then here is a link: http://www.codecguide.com/download_mega.htm
just download the mega package and it gives you a lot of codec, this way i will not get this problem ever again.
Can someone from the development team let us finally know if there will be support for ATi Stream in a future release? Cyberlink Media Espresso has implemented it long time ago, works great and there is more software out there using ATi Stream. Never mind that sooner or later you have to support OpenCL so that the program will be GPU-brand agnostic. Any cares to let us know???
I am surprised that the software publisher still favors CUDA (nvidia card required), so that now there thanks to directcompute directx11 (OpenCL nétant not a must since the software mentioned here are software windows)
well I think that using Direct2D rather than GDI (just there for compatibility Windows XP in my opinion) would be more
It would like a filter in TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress to correct shadow and highlight lighting simular to the one in Adobe Premiere Elements.
I am a new user of TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress. I am using it to enhance and convert/compress my old camcorder videos. These are on my HD in DV/AVI format. These videos suffer from poor lighting, noise and ghosting. TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress has good filters to handle the noise and ghosting but it can't correct the poor lighting. Thus I must proccess it first my copy of Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0 using its shadow and highlight filter. This gives me a DV/AVI video with corrected lighting. I then process that with TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress. It would be great if TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress could do it all.
Not sure what it's like in Premiere, but XPress has the color correction filter where you can adjust the gamma, contrast, luminance, and chroma among other things.
I tried the color filter but didn't have good results. It has lots of options and maybe I am missing something. I tried the simple adjustments (gamma, contrast & luminance) but the results I got were inferior to the Adobe Premiere Elements shadow and highlight filter.
What I believe the main difference is between the two filters is that the TMPGEnc 4.0 Xpress color filter affects the entire video frame. The Adobe filter affects the areas of a video frame where the luminosity falls below a certain selectable threshold (shadows) or above another threshold (highlight). The midrange lighting areas are unaffected. This is what I’d like to see a filter in TMPGEnc 4.0 Xpress do.
I bought the new version of TMPGenc Authoring Works 4 v.4.09.37 and installed it just fine. When I try to save a project that I created, nothing happens when I press "Save". The only thing that works is the "Cancel" and the "Exit" buttons. I had no problem saving projects in the previous version v.4.0.6.24. The new version still reads and opens my previous project, but I can't save new projects. What am I'm doing wrong?
This program only works with MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video. You have to remember that this software is not a video converter, so by default, your input format is going to be the same as the output format. It may change the file structure/container to fit the output format, but the actual video data will remain the same in general.
Your output options depend on the video's dimensions, framerate, bitrate, etc.
If it is DVD-Video compliant, you can use the DVD-Video output option and burn to DVD if you wish.
If it is Blu-ray compliant, you can do the same with the Blu-ray ouptut option.
If your video is not compliant with anything, you can choose the MPEG output option and choose "Common MPEG file" as the output target.
Click on the Smart rendering analyzer button to see how much of your video will be re-encoded and how much will be left untouched. Edited video will re-encode the sections at the beginning and end of the cut area.
You can already change the font and font size. In the Subtitle filter window, click on the "Edit menu" button and select "Layout editor". From there, you can change the font, font size, alignment, font style, color, add a border, etc.
You can also save a certain style as a layout and then use the "Layout change" option to change layout styles easily. However, I think this only pertains to the project you're working on, so if you start a new project, you have to recreate your layout settings.
Thanks, I know you can format subtitles that you type in yourself..
But how about formatting subs which you import at "Source Wizard-stage", impossible..
I would like to be able to format original subtitles from a retail-DVD, for example..
You can't format/edit those types of subtitles because they're actually images, not text data. However, there are ways to convert such subtitles with other programs. If it's a major motion picture, chances are someone has already ripped the subtitles into a .srt file. Just do a search on Google, download the .srt file and then import it into 4.0 XPress.
Thats a new one on me. Doesn't really suggest that it's a codec issue. Presumably the source itself isn't flipped? Sorry realise thats a slightly daft question.
Question: The source AVI file displays upside-down.
Answer:The codec used for each AVI file may be different. Check what kind of codec was used to create the AVI file then try the following.
1. Launch TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress.
2. Click the Options menu button.
3. In the menu, select the “Preferences…” option then click on the “AVI settings” item in the tree list.
4. In the list of available codecs, double-click on the codec used by your AVI file then, in the “AVI codec settings” window uncheck the “Decode in YUV” if this option is checked.
I am unable to import transport streams produced by an Hauppage WinTV-HVR 2250 into TMPGEnc 4.0 Express Version 4.7.6.304. I am forced to pass the .ts through HDTV-to-MPEG2 freeware to produce the mpg, and then import the .mpg. Is this by your design or am I doing something incorrectly.
I need help. I am interested in buying this program. So I went and downloaded the free trial version. The installation process was just fine, but as I tried to open the program. It said Tmpgenc program error occured, the program needs to shut down. I tried to install multiple times, but that didn't help. Do I need some other programs to go with this? I even reset my C drive and still nothing. Please help !!!!!!!!!
Have been using TAW4 for a while creating basic dvd movies with menus. On this occasion, I'm trying to create a dvd with special features on it (ie, a trailer)
I was wondering if anyone can help with the correct menu structure to use?
I'm looking to have the following,
Main Menu - > Button links to Play, Chapters, Setup, Special Features
Chapters - > Chapter screens
Setup - > Subtitle options
Special Features - > Button links to play Trailer 1, and seperate button for Trailer 2.
My main question is for the special features, how to structure correctly!
I've been trying to make a menu as you describe it, but as you may know the special features page is a problem.
If you didn't have the special features page, it would be pretty simple:
Create a custom menu, select to have a title page for the track menu. Select Track menu only (assuming you have one track only). Your Main Menu would be the track title page, the Chapter page is your track menus, and the setup option should appear in the track title page.
Adding the Special Features page however, presents a problem. The trailers would need to be in a separate track; that means you'll have more than one track which means you're going to need a Top and Track menu structure (instead of Track only). This means your main menu won't have the setup button since the setup button only appears in track menus (probably because each track can have it's own set of subtitles/audio).
There's also another problem in that if your two trailers are in the same track, they will play as one whole movie. In other words, if you start playing the first trailer, it will continue and play the 2nd trailer automatically without going back to the menu.
In short, I don't think you can make your menu exactly as you want to...at least, I haven't figured out a way yet.
Agreed its very difficult to find a solution, other dvd author programs have the media as seperate entities that you link to, making it easy. Problem is, I like TmpgEnc!
The only possible work around I have is this,
(for single movie track only)
No Top Menu, create menu in track menu only.
Leaves us with Title > Track Menu (chapters) > Setup (if you have subs or audio options).
Next, add a Note Page.
This will add a link to the title page, which you could rename from 'Note' to 'Special Features'.
Next, in the note page set your background to be a motion menu and add your trailer, making sure to set the motion length to the length of the trailer. You can also link back to the title menu from here.
In theory, you could add two note pages, one being the Special Features page, which then links to Note Page 2 which contains your trailer. Its not ideal, but could work.
That's an interesting solution! Didn't think of that, but now that I think about it, I've seen other people use the motion menu feature to create content instead of using it for menus.
The only problem with it is that it really ramps up the space for output, I usually output to 8.5gb to retain quality.
And also if you have the motion menu as a trailer you need to have a button displayed that returns you to the previous page, which isnt really ideal as when it finishes it should auto return. But no idea how to get around that or hide the button.
The only problem with it is that it really ramps up the space for output, I usually output to 8.5gb to retain quality.
And also if you have the motion menu as a trailer you need to have a button displayed that returns you to the previous page, which isnt really ideal as when it finishes it should auto return. But no idea how to get around that or hide the button.
I have been doing this to my dvd for a long time now..since tmpeg3
HERE is what you do.
FIRST: make a BLANK video in an editor. 1sec is fine
Second: add your files each as a NEW track
ex:
this is how my menus look
PLAY MOVIE SCENE SELECTION SPECIAL FEATURES
OK.
add track: MAIN MOVIE
add track: blank video
add track: blank video
THIS will put ON FIRST page 3 videos OR three selections
add track: what ever trailers or special feautes video you want
REMEMBER: each page has 3 OR as many as you want
SO:
mine usually has the main movie
3 or 4 blank video files
NOW, create menus
Choose: TITLE PAGE I use the TEXT (4) - TRACKS (8 pics)
OK..so the structures will look like crap I know, BUT then go into DVD MENU STRUCTURE and unchecked each track leaving just the main movie.
NOW on the TITLE MENU you will have track 1 (movie)and at least 3 or four BLANK TRACKS (double click) on the tracks and delete the names and MOVE them OFF the screen
Click the NEXT BUTTON and you will see your trailers and special features. The key to this is a BLANK VIDEO file and deleting the names of the blank tracks and moving them OFF SCREEN
Cheers for posting this, I've heard of this method before but never found a set of instructions. Going to give this a go tonight, if it works how I hope it will work, I owe you beers!!
Just a little confused on a couple of areas..
I'm not sure where you mean to add the blank video and my special features.
Let's say I have 1 movie file, trailer1 movie file, trailer2 movie file.
How should that look on my track listing on the top left hand side?
Or am I getting confused, and every track should have...
Can anyone else help out with the theory on this one? I've read whats been put and tried to apply in authoring works, but I'm really not getting how it works out. Help please!!
tkrave - any thoughts on the above at all? I'm not seeing how Chris Robbins theory works so looking for alternatives.
My main goal is to sort the special features page. I'm after having my main menu link to a sub menu (the special features index page), which then has three links on it,
1)Back to main menu (which would be standard obviously)
2)Link to Trailer 1
3)Link to Trailer 2
The catch being that I want the link to the trailers to play the trailer and return to this special features index page.
The only other way is the way I suggested, using background menu's and note pages, but then in order to get to trailer 2, you would have to go special features index page > trailer 1 > trailer 2. Which is weird.
What if both trailers were under the same track on the source tab? Couldn't I then use what is effectively the 'chapters' page, and replace the track thumbnails with a custom button or somethiong and add text in? The only problem then is I will have a track menu that I dont want...sorry if I'm confusing you!!
Ok, been messing around with the structure, and I believe I've solved it. Because it's hard to explain in writing I've put together some screenshots with detailed explanations should anyone want to try it out. I'm happy to be proved wrong or shown holes in the logic, but so far I think I've got a working DVD like structure. Have uploaded the MSWord doc to rapidshare, I dont think you can add tags on here so will need to add the tag to the end.