Concerning the BACKUP CD for TMPGEenc 2.5, I see that was not available as a completely standalone item , however , is a second software order required to obtain that disc if not selected with the first download purchase ?

Using Works 4 I made a DVD from 39 mpeg2 clips. The rendered vob files play fine in the vlc player with the audio showing up on track 1. Then when I make an iso of the rendered dvd and attempt to play the iso in vlc I have video but no sound until I go to the audio menu and manually select track 2. Windows XP SP3.

I resolved this problem by creating a single mpeg2 file from the vob files and then running the mpeg through the VideoReDo Plus Quickstream Fix. After that I created a DVD and from that another iso. The audio is now as it should be now

Does TMPGenc import video files from PVR recorders with the extension .pvr?
A search for pvr found nothing.
TIA
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My guess would be that it doesn't support .pvr movie files since it's not listed in the specs. Your best bet would be to try an convert it to normal mpeg file first.

Check out this thread at videohelp.com:
http://www.videohelp.com/forum/archive/how-to-get-quot-pvr-quot-files-converted-to-a-dvd-format-t334413.html

It suggests trying ProjectX to convert it to a regular mpeg.
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/ProjectX

I have two audio tracks on one of my videos - is it possible to create a one page menu and have a button to select an audio track? It appears AW4 wants to create a complicated menu structure!

In short, it's not possible. The audio track selection will always be on a separate page, so you'd have to settle for at least a two-page menu.

I have an AVI file that plays fine - but when loaded to the editor displays with the vertical hold "off" - multiple versions of display are squished and at a diagonal. Of course the output is the same.
A picture of this can be sent if needed, or the output of Gspot. How can this be corrected?

I am new to the HD handycam world and wondered if anyone else has this issue. I have recorded a heap of video clips that I want to make a bluray disc out of. When I add the clips, TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4 always does a full render of the m2ts file and the result is never quiet as clear as the original. After closer inspection it appears that my AVCHD files are being converted from H264 to MPEG2 and I can't seen to tell it not to. Does anyone else have this problem and know know how to get around it.

Authoring Works 4 only outputs in MPEG-2 format for Blu-ray Disc. There's no way around it until they update the software to output in H.264.

I use TMPGEnc DVD Author 3 (3.1.2.176) and then when I work as convert 4 avi to DVD, my CPU usages 100% always and when it's working for a little, my computer restart or hang or crash (something like this) so......

1. Can TMPGEnc DVD Author 3 settings to use low CPU usage?
2. If no.1 can't, TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4 can do?
3. How to set it up to use lower 100% CPU usage?
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Intel Pentium D 2.8 GHz
DDR-II 1 GB
ASUS DVD-RAM (RW/Multi-Recorder)
WinXP SP2
NVIDIA GeFORCE 6200 LE (Memory 256 MB)
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I've ever use this software without problem but all I said happen since Dec 4, 2008 without any warnings........help me please coz I have to use for my job

While it's running, access the Window Task Manager (ctrl+alt+del), go to Processes > right-click TMPGEncDVDAuthor3.exe > set Priority > whatever you want.

Maybe that will help?

I have a motion menu / background that fades in from black. I have two text buttons overlaid on the menu. I obviously want the text to fade in when the menu does, so that the text isn't sitting there by itself in black before the video fades in.

Using the text effects > fade-in setting, I can get the text to fade in properly - the problem that is arising is that one of the text buttons is automatically selected and highlighted. This text button just appears full opacity in the black, and the fade-in effect does not work on it. I can't find any way to have NO button selected when the menu loads, nor can I find a way to set the "selected" highlight to fade in. The unselected text fades in perfectly.

Anyone have a solution?

I have been wondering that myself

It's not possible to fade in the highlight. The only solution is to make the highlight completely transparent, but of course, you wouldn't be able to tell what button you're on if you're using a DVD remote.

Professional DVD menus usually render their menu transitions as a separate movie and you can usually see a flicker or stutter when it switches to the actual menu. TAW4 doesn't render the fade-ins as a separate movie file, so the highlights will always be present unfortunately.

Hi again.
I think We all the customers desire AC3 multichannel output. It's a big incongruity that a commercial video editting app. (with such a power and capacity of quality and conversion between the most state-of-the-art media formats) doesn't support the BASIC thing that multichannel is nowadays.
Waiting too long now....

Please, consider seriously this request.

Thanks a lot......

I fully agree with you

Even the most basic converters out there support this , even nero for the last god knows how many years , it is a bout time we can convert with 5.1 ac or dolby digital as this is not exactly a cheap piece of software!

Can we at least get a time frame?

Not sure if you are referencing AC3out put in an M4V h.264, but I am looking for the same thing. Since the Apple TV can now accept AC3 passthrough it would be nice if I could use this software to create an M4V file and keep the AC3 as the second audio track. You still have to keep a PCM track as the first track but adding AC3 would be GREAT.

Thanks

Hi:

Enconding a movie to .h264 + ac3 is a must right now, now that even divx7 allows to encode to mkv containers with h264 video and ac3 audio

I fully support the request for at least, if not allowing for ac3 encoding, at leat copying the original ac3 audio

Thanks

Hi,

The software is great, but the fact that is not capable of outputting multichannel 5.1 dolby digital is too bad.

From the user guide, it seems that this should work as there is the option to select dolby digital multichannel in the MPEG settings, however this option is not available when recoding to a different format from the source.

..... brrrrr

Hi.
I have a strange bug. When I try to convert 23.976 fps matroska files from to any other format, such mp4 or mpg at original fps (23.976), I get files that play approx. at 20 or 18 fps, in spite of every info applications report 23.976. The problem lasts about 8-9 minutes, and then the files play little by little the correct fps. I tried Windows Vista and XP, with different codec packs and different machines, and it's always the same since TMPGEncXpress last or the previous update.
Any solution or answer to my problem? If it's a bug, please Fix it!!! :)

Thanks a lot.....

I also had the same problem and I do not know, whwter it is a bug or not. For myself the following workaround solved the problem: Set the input frame rate to 24fps instead of 23.976. Please let me know, if in you case also worked.

Hi.
...ok, but... What about the output frame rate? Also 24fps?

Thanks a lot....

Buehlerra, YES YES YES!!!
I wish I had met you 6 months ago. I would have saved too many headaches!!!!
Thanks for the solution, Buehlerra!!!!

I am trying to get a m2t stream from a project to tape so I have a backup. But, so far the stream I have been able to make and put on tape has a blank data code, meaning no date or time. So, if I use s/w to try and bring the video back in with scene detect, since all the files has blank data codes, I get 1 huge file, instead of the original files I put on tape.

So, can I make a M2T stream with data code in the stream, just like a camcorder tape has?

Thanks

Hi. I have a series of mpeg 2 files with ac3 soundtracks.The resolutions are all 720/480 and the frame rates are all NTSC compliant.

In the older TMPG authoring software,these files are outputed without being re-encoded.

The new software seems to re-encode everything again.File sizes change and the process is very long.

How do I prevent the files from being re-encoded?

Thanks BK

It shouldn't re-encode if the file is already DVD-compliant.
Does the Smart Rendering icon show up in the Source stage next to the clip thumbnail? (It looks like a blue "SR") If there is a red "FR" then it will be fully re-encoded.

Some things to check:
Is the project type NTSC DVD? If it's PAL it will be fully re-encoded if your source is NTSC.
Did you change any settings in the Track settings?
Did you change the pixel aspect ratio in the clip properties?

Any of these could trigger full rendering.