Can some one please tell me the best settings for encoding a m2ts file or vob file for apple tv. I already moviestyle but I purchased Xpress for more editing options. Thanks

Below are the specs from Apple's website. You should use the MPEG-4 AVC output and you can probably follow Apple's H.264 specs (at least, that's what MovieStyle seems to have done).

Video formats supported:
-H.264 and protected H.264 (from iTunes Store): Up to 5 Mbps, Progressive Main Profile (CAVLC) with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps (maximum resolution: 1280 by 720 pixels at 24 fps, 960 by 540 pixels at 30 fps) in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

-iTunes Store purchased video: 320 by 240 pixels, 640 by 480 pixels, 720 by 480 pixels (anamorphic), or high-definition 720p

-MPEG-4: Up to 3 Mbps, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps (maximum resolution: 720 by 432 pixels at 30 fps) in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Audio formats supported
-AAC (16 to 320 Kbps); protected AAC (from iTunes Store); MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps); MP3 VBR; Apple Lossless; AIFF; WAV; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound pass-through

Hi all

I have a trying to convert a DVR-MS file from Vista Media Center to divx. It's natively widescreen.

Regardless of what settings I use I can NOT get TMPGEnc 4.6.3.268 to output anything that isn't 4:3.

Aspect Ratio in Clip Properties is set to Pixel 16:11 (PAL 16:9)
This is also set in the Format section.

What am I doing wrong ?

Which DivX Profile are you using? Are you in Advanced mode or Basic Mode?

I can keep things widescreen with Encode mode set to Advanced and then using no profile, Home theater profile, or HDTV profile.

Are there black bars at the top and bottom or is the image squashed?

My problem
I have a two hour concert that I added chapter breaks to in between songs

I want a title page that says "play all" and "song selection"

if you click "song selection" it takes you to the next page and shows the list of songs(chapters) and you can click whatever song(chapter) you want to watch.

I keep getting a page for each chapter instead of just one page listing all the chapters. I don't need thumbnails either, just the name of the song

thanks

See my response in this thread below:

http://bbs.tmpg-inc.com/bbs.php?board=en_tda3#topic307

That's bizarre...he just copied and pasted that from Jon's post!

>That's bizarre...he just copied and pasted that from Jon's post!

Interesting...I thought it was very familiar but did not bother to re-read Jon's post before linking to my reply.

I know, in the mpeg tools section, there is a demuxer and a muxer for MPEG 2 Program Streams.

If I have a folder full of already-multiplexed MPEG streams (Program Streams), can I point the batch tool at it and have it demux and re-mux in one step?

The batch tools is disabled in the trial version.

The specific need is to correct errors in the original mux process.

Thanks,
Dan

Unfortunately, no. The batch tool is for projects that are ready to be encoded, so your files will have to demuxed, muxed, edited, formatted, etc. before they are put into the batch encode tool.

I imagine you won't support an OS that is still in beta but this OS does rock. Tonight, after a few weeks of use, I've ran into my first problem which is trying to install Xpress 4.0 crashes the window installer. Just thought I would give people a heads up.

Good to know! Thanks!

Nevermind...there was a windows cmd line one could enter to counter the issue with the windows installer. Program works great under windows 7.

Cool! What exactly did you do to counter the issue?

I'd also like to know what he did. I haven't encountered any issues installing, but the only version I can get working is the trial. Apparently noone has managed to get their licensed version to work. It crashes at launch. Can anyone say if they have theirs working?

I have a short transition clip, about 2.5 seconds, which I try to export as elementary streams, but audio is not there. If I use PGCDemux, everything comes out fine.
Is there a problem in Xpress or some settings I need to use to get short audio?
I have the latest version of the software.

I am looking to install mpeg editor 3 on a windows xp sp3 laptop and wanted to know if there were any known problems with antivirus solutions.

The only thing I can think of is that MPEG Editor 3 will need access to the internet every once in a while to validate the license. Shouldn't be a problem though if you add it to your safe list.

To test if it'll work okay on your system, you should download the trial version. It also needs an internet connection to obtain a trial license so it's a good way to see if your antivirus likes the validation system or not.

Trial version download:
http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/download/tme3.html

I am trying to add a background audio to a menu with a still image and all I get is invalid stream type, invalid format type , invalid bitrate and some other invalid. Anyone got any ideas on how to get rid of the invalid's?

What type of audio file are you trying to add? Is this a DVD, BD, or DivX menu? How long is your audio file? What are your motion menu settings?

My mistake - forgot to set audio type in the global blu-ray settings. all ok now

Does anyone know what is the correct setting to encode a 24P (23.976P) MPEG2 for DVD NTSC with pulldown thing.
So if the player detects a progressive display, it will plays 24P, if it detects an interlace display it plays 29.97 interlace.

I can only find how to do it in TMPGEnc Plus 2.5.

My master final edit movie is 23.976P.

Thanks in advance.

I would like to request your authoring works 4 capture utility
for HDV NOT break the streams up everytime a scene changes.

I do a lot of HDV to Blu-Ray and this makes it inconvenient.
perhaps add a preference for it NOT to break up. I want
one single mpeg2 file from a single tape.

I can do this with D-VHS capture, so I know its possible.

I second this,

What about Flash video encoding?
Reading is ok, but the conversion into FLV would be a great improvement regarding the conversion of video snippets into a website providing an FLV player only.

I know that there were license issues, but other software producers are also able to implement FLV output (even free-of-charge software), so could you please implement this feature soon?

Thanks
M

I think they already noticed about it so its just about wait if they will implement it.

Does moviestyle do a double pass before encoding the movie; and is it possible to use 5000kbps on a regular dvd instead of just 3705 or what ever the default is. Oh by the way this is for apple tv settings

Unfortunately, there's no double pass encoding.

You can create a custom output profile (use the "Add" button or right-click on one of the drop areas) and use one of the HD picture sizes for 5000Kb/s, but the resolution will have to be 960x540 or 1280x720 (for the Apple TV settings). I'm not sure if that will make a difference in quality since the picture is bigger than the DVD standard.