Hi, I have a Sony HDR-SR11 camera and capture videos with 4:3 ratio, it records in 640x480 which you can see when you download the MPEG 2 files onto the computer. However, every video editing software I can tell (including TMPGEnc) sees it as 720x480?

I want to convert it to 640x480 AVC (H.264) format. I have played with all the settings I can think of and there's no way to keep it as 640x480 into that format! If I set the output to pixel 1:1 then it's got 5px black bars on the top and bottom. The best solution I have now is to use 640x470 and then there are no black bars, but the video is a little squished.

Does anyone know why it won't just convert the resolution to be the same?
Thanks!
Ryan

Try to re-input your "pixel 1:1 then it's got 5px black bars", than try this:

For widescreen DVD's, it's not the number of pixels that make it widescreen, it's the pixel aspect ratio.
So open up the clip editing window for your clip, go to Clip Properties, and change the aspect ratio to "Pixel 16:11 (PAL 16:9)".
Then, in the Filters tab, crop out your black bars with the crop filter.
Then with the resize filter, set to "Center (Custom Size)", and set the dimensions to 720x576.
Now you can go to the Format stage, choose the PAL DVD format, and select 720x576 as your resolution. When you preview it, it should be widescreen without black bars.

good luck

myself, are you sure that DVD's pixel ratio is 16:11 for PAL 16:9 for 720x576? Mathematics calcalation shows that it must be 64:45 for 720x576. 16:11 is for 704x576.

Hello, I have tried the trial version and I find two problems... 1. I try to convert a simple avi file to DVD Video and it seems that all it can do is create a MPEG file not a Vob or other type of file that can be burned with Nero. Additionally it seems to take a very long time for conversion if any filter is used ... over two hours for 1.5 hr movie. Please help thanks..

If you use any filters it will take an eternity to convert/transcode files, especially if you choose the best settings. But on the other hand are you in a hurry maybe :) ? If I can afford it I go for the best. Always.

Unfortunately TMPGEnc doesn't create DVDs (no IFOs, VOBs, BUPs), it only creates m2v or mpg files which can be imported to a DVD compiler.

Hello!

I have a 25 fps avi (xvid) and want to convert the video part to a PAL m2v file for importing into a DVD project. No matter what settings I choose the resulting PAL m2v file is choppy and if I import it into a VirtualDub it becomes clear why it's choppy. If I progress through the video frame by frame than I notice that every second frame is doubled. The sequence of the frames is like this: 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5, etc. The only difference that I can notice between the same frames is in the image quality, the 1st frame of the couple being more clear, sharp. What settings should I use to get more fluid image sequence? Also I noticed that no matter what settings I choose I can't make my resulting m2v file to have "bottom filed first" interlacing method applied (it's only top field first). If I convert this same avi to a dvd with Nero, the resulting VOBs have always bottom filed first method applied. Also such a video (created by Nero) shows frame by frame progress if imported into a VirtualDub (no frame doubling). What am I doing wrong?
Please help!

Regards! MM

I found out what the problem was on my own. The source material was XviD and in Divx Decoder Configuration Utility I had support for decoding Generic MPEG-4 video enabled. Obviously this was stopping TMPGEnc to read/decode XviD properly resulting in choppy m2v files. As soon as I unchecked this Divx generic mpeg-4 support the output m2v file was smooth.

I am completely new to this and on too much painkiller.

I have an mpeg2 movie file (mine, NOT a commercial or Ripped film) which is fully edited and sync'ed.

How do I get it from its mpg file to the DVD... standard 4.7 dvd PAL standard DVD resolution.

I normally use nero7 as my burner.

A lot of questions without reply.
Is this forum moderated and alive ?

These forums aren't officially moderated. I try and help when I can, but I don't come here every day.

Hi

I've been converting some vid files (avi xvid), but something odd is happening on a few of them. Specifically, a file which has a running time of 24ish minutes, is being interpretted as 1 hour long, and is encoded as such. Essentially the last frame is held in the main screen, and the output ends up as being roughly twice the size I need to be, and in at least one instance, the audio didn't work. Where am I going wrong?

Thanks

Ahh, I think I got it fixed. Sorry.

I have the same problem. How did you get it fixed?

When I convert a video, it ends up 3/3 grid of squares in the upper right hand corner of the video. Anyone know why, or how to fix?

I dont know what do you exactly mean, so could you provide a screen shoot?, also what kind of mpeg file is your source file?, is it captured?, there are times when some mpeg files (specially the captured) are weird, have corrupted data, broken, have no time head code, etc.
You file plays ok at Cut-edit preview?, if not is problem of your source file.
Try with the MPEG Tool to Multiplex the file before input.
Start MPEG tool > Multiplexer.
- Choose your mpeg file and output it. (You must change the name or
path of the Output file).
- Import the output file from Multiplexer in a new Editor 3
project and check about it.

good luck

The source is a High Definition 720 P 1280 X 720 15525 kbs 5.1 DD 5.1 EX TS file.

I am converting to DVD +R dual layer and a 4.7 gb version. Should I check the box to consider the source as an XDVD format mpeg file or leave it unchecked. I am authoring to a dual layer disc at 9400 kbs and passing the 5.1 ex soundtrack.

I think you should leave it unchecked.

One thing I have noticed after working with TDA3 for a while now is that you don't seem to have any way of knowing the path/filename of your source video clips once you have set up and saved a project. Nor do you have the ability to see the path/filename of menu page objects such as the menu background picture and menu background audio. Being able to see where these sources are located on your computer can be very helpful and should be incorporated into a near future release. If the program can read and display the properties of an object, I would not think it would be that hard to show the source's path and filename.

I should clarify...

When I cannot see the source path/filename of the source video clip is when I am using a DVD-Video folder as a track source. If I use a single file (eg. MPEG, the source path information for it shows under "Clip properties". I realize that a DVD-video folder may consist of many VOB files that TDA3 assembles into one track, but it would still be nice to be able to see the path of the root folder of those VOB files.

My comments about not being able to see the source of menu objects remains.

Hello,

Does anyone have success encoding high quality video clips uploaded to Youtube? I've tried mp4 and wmv output with inconsistant upload quality. Thanks for sharing your successful settings.

Xpress4 can convert to HD MPEG-4 AVC/H.264.
At Format stage choose MPEG-4 file output,
Stream type: MPEG-4 AVC format.
Profile: High
Size: 1920 x 1080.
High bitrate means high quality but big size so try to find a balance.

good luck

how is a fade out created at completion of an authoring job using tmpgenc 3

I was not specific. I want to create an audio/video fade out to black at the end of the project using TMPGEnc DVD Author 3. How do you do that?

There is an option in DVD Author 3 for audio fade in/out, but not for video fade in/out. IMHO, I think this is something that it should include, but I'm guessing they want you to buy another one of their products which includes this ability, such as DVD Source Creator 4.

I tried the audio fade out at the end of my project and it converted the 5.1 ex soundtrack to 2.0 DD!!! A simple thing like a audio fadeout screwed up the entire project. I removed fadeout on the last track and the audio went back to 5.1 DD. a poor design in a good product that really should be looked addressed.

> a poor design in a good product that really should be looked addressed.

I agree with you...TDA 3 seems to be a good product overall but there are some obvious shortcomings in it.

Yes, unfortunately, TDA3 only has 5.1 audio passthrough, so if you edit the audio in any way, it will be encoded to 2.0 stereo.

I have downloaded the freeware version of TMPGEnc 2.5 and am trying to install it. When I open the folder that was downloaded, I select the application file, tell it to run, then I get the TMPGEnc splash screen. Looks promising.

But then when I click OK on the splash screen, it gives a little window that says "Invalid file. Please re-install."

I've tried this running the files off the Cnet page as well, and get the same thing. Any idea what is causing this? I have TMPGEnc 1.5 installed already.

Have you extracted the .zip properly? Did you use subfolder info? Succesfully extracted TMPGEnc folder has three subfolders (ad, help, template).

Did you get it sorted it's the point i'm at also just keep getting the error message, downloaded TMPGEnc 2.525.64.184 core version 2.04.169 from various sites with the same outcome on every attempt at install, this is on the Vista 32 bit OS.

Regards: canthackit