I want to make custom buttons. What size are they? Can I create a .jpg or .gif and then save in the \Program Files\Pegasys Inc\TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4\Template\Button directory?

OR do I have to use the built in editor?

The best way is to use photoshop to create your buttons and use the Menu Item Tool (Start stage-->Advanced Tools-->Menu Item Tool-->Create a button item) to import the .psd file make a custom button set.

The size of the buttons can be any size, but you should make them bigger rather than smaller so they don't get pixelated if you resize them in the menu editor.

All the buttons should be in one .psd file, each on a separate layer. Read the help file for how to name your layers in photoshop so the menu item tool knows which layer is which button.
TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4 Help-->User Guide-->Start-->Advanced tools-->Menu item tool-->Create a button set.

Hi Everyone,

I have TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4. I want to set my DRM to play in any country. Can this be done? How is it done? When I sell my DVD through my website I don't want to have to find out which region the customer is in.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code
This URL explains DRM.

Thanks for your help
Janet
New Zealand

Hi Janet,

DRM is not supported by TAW 4, which means your DVD's will not be encoded into any region code hence they will be played in any country. Keep in mind though that your DVD's will not be copyright protected.

Thanks for that. Have a great week ahead, :)

Hi all,
i install TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress on my workstation and see: when i encode avi file (1440×1080) to wmv file (720p)then TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress only use 4 logical Processors on CPU Core i7 (and CUDA performance: 20%)
My workstation:
- mainbroad: P6T Deluxe V2
- CPU: Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz
- Display Card: Geforce GXT 280 (CUDA is supported)
- Harddisk: 4TB RAID 0 (4 disk)
- windows: xp pro 32 bit
how to TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress can run 8 logical Processors. can you help me?
Thanks.

Re: CUDA

Did you make sure and enable CUDA in the program options? Using latest drivers? If you turn on CUDA in the program options, it should ask you to restart or something like that, to do a performance test (or warn you it will do it on the next restart?).

I've used 4.0 XPress and DVD Author 2.0 quite happily for several years but I've just moved to Windows 7 and when I launch the DVD Writing Tool in DVA 2.0 I get the message "The program can't start because px.dll is missing."

It seems there were problems way back with version 1 but can anyone help with today's manifestation?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Ian

I have the same problem with Win 7. I suggest you get Imgburn which is a free burning tool (CD and DVD). Just make the DVD with Author and then drag the AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders to Imgburn (when its running). That will burn the DVD for you.

I recently upgraded from 4.5 to the newest release 4.7.3 and the program doesn't open anymore. Suggestions. Have removed program and reinstalled. Re-installed 4.5 and it works, but upgrading doesn't.

So it installs fine but when you try to open it, then what? Nothing happens, or do you at least get the startup image?

You may want to send support a message:
http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/support/support.html

Dear sir/lady
I tried to add greek sub in a movie and the appearence was not actual greek letters. I tried all greek fonts and nothing happened
what can i do

Are these original subtitles or downloaded from the internet?

I get the following error. impossible to enable the overlay mode.Verify if another application is already using the overlay. Does anyone know what might be wrong?

Are you using another video program at the same time? It could be a video player, another converter, etc. Overlay mode is basically when it uses your video card to display the video. You can turn it off and still view your video by right-clicking on the video display area and unchecking the "Overlay mode display" option.

Hi,

i've been looking for ages for such a program. Just a dedicated movie viewing software. Or better for playing musicvideo's. It's normal that there is software (every) that plays mp3 and mixes it for seamless playing but i never saw a easy gui for playing musicvids seamless. Just a bunch of thumbnails of the clips so you could put them in a row for playing seamless. Maybe an idea!

This one is a very nice try an it has so much potential but missing some good things.
When i create a tileshot i want to use it as thumbnail display for the vid.
Let people choose what they want. The picture of the vid karma created or the new created picture from the tileshotcreated. (under preferences tab)
Put the text of the file and the tag under the thumbnail so you could see the longer filenames also.
When a file doesn't play the scrolling system crashes and you have to go back to the thumbs. For excemple a .flv file playes in every software on my pc except on karma.
Give us an option that the thumbs are below and a playing window in the middle of the screen. It is a more native way of viewing then on the right side now.
There are enough samples of websites for viewing streaming vids on the internet but no standalone like yours to view your own vids.
Make a hide option for the information bar of a file. It's typical a programmers idea to put something there, users don't want to see all the info when they play a movie, just when they want to.
So with windows 7 and multitouch coming on, you can imagine how much potential this nifty program has, so please make more updates.
Thanks for listening:-)

Hello,

when will there be CUDA support for the GTS8800. As descibted on the Nvidia Drivers Page ther's support but running TMPGENC XPress with CUDA is telling me it does not CUDA on GTS8800 - and the App is telling it does not currently support the GTS8800 - so when?

Can anyone tell me what to do, please.

Thanks in advise

I have no problems using my 8800GTS 512MB with CUDA enabled.


I saw your thread at Nvidia forums too, I am wondering if its something about the first generation G80 cards that they lack something the G92's have and TMPGenc either doesn't support or is unaware of it.

I also have a 8800GTS, when I go into the Options, Preferences under CUDA 2.0 that page is completely grayed out so the application doesn't even see the video card. I'm now running Windows 7. Thoughts?

ok so that means that the card you have doesnt have cuda on it.

GTX/GTS 8800 cards with a G80 core are not compatible with TMPGEnc software even though those cards are CUDA enabled.

Hi there!

I am interesting for 64bit edition of TMPGEnc Xpress version. Are you planning create it for users?

why a 64bit Version for this app. it uses still all cores and as many memory as available from windows. 32bit apps are well supported on seven.

It would be useful since Xpress4 on German Win7 64bit refuses to install at all and stalls the complete system. That's not what I'd expect from an application like that. ALL other 32bit apps installed perfectly und run as expected....

so only on german it does not? - it is independed

When I want to write to a disc I get the following message
The writing drive is stopped. Can anybody help plse?

Have you been able to burn discs before with this program or is this your first time using it?

It's possible that your particular drive is incompatible or you may need to update the drivers.

Yes it worked perfectly, but I uninstalled nero, since then it did not want to write, In the meantime I uninstalled nero and even repaired my adope premier but stil get the same message.
Thanking you much apprecaite your willingness to help me
Dries

Possible solution:

Right-click on "My Computer" then go to Manage-->Services and Applications-->Services.

See if "B's Recorder GOLD" is started. If it is stopped or paused, then start it.

B's Recorder GOLD error 2: The system cannot find the file specified
I cannot start this process.
I have Win XP 64, Core i7 940, 12Gb Ram.

I have the similar question

I have i7 860, 4G RAM, WinXP 64-bit.
when I start the service "B's Recorder GOLD", it gives out "B's Recorder GOLD error 2: The system cannot find the file specified". Then I install Nero instead to write the file to DVD.

I think TMPG Authorworks does not support writing to disc in WinXP 64-bit,

Is anyone else having troubles importing large m2v files? Everything works fine for me when importing smaller files (less than 2 GB, or about 30 minutes), but when I try to import a larger file (about 2.3 GB, 37 minutes), the video is truncated after 1 second.

I can import longer video clips directly from a DVD -- I'm just having trouble importing bare MPEG-2 video clips.