Im trying to encode Xvid to mpg but when opening the xvid TMPGEnc says "Invalid pointer operation." How to fix this issue? (sorry about my english)

I have the same problem with an XVID-avi file. TMPGenc says "Invalid Pointer Operation" when I use the "Source range"-filter.

Can anyone help?

The problem with Xvid, is that it is MPEG4. TMPGEnc MPEG Editor does not support MPEG4 files. It only supports standard MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, DVD-Video files or DVD-VR (.VRO) files recorded with standalone DVD recorder.

See feature list here:
http://www.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/tme_feature.html

While the file format may not be supported, an "Invalid pointer operation" is caused by poor programming practices, and should never happen in a well written application. A well written application would announce "xyz file format is not supported".

Basically, this condition it is caused by a "wild pointer". Pointers point to memory addresses to be written to or read from. When you try to read or write to an invalid address, you may very get a "Invalid pointer operation" (or an access violation).

Somewhere in TMGEnc, either the pointer that is used is getting stomped on (overwritten with a bad address), or the pointer is incremented to point somewhere that it should not read or write from.

A good programming technique would be for TMPGEnc to provide a message such as "Invalid pointer operation in module xyz : line xxxx", so it could be accuratly reported to the programmer, and he would immediatly know where the invalid pointer operation happened, and could easily fix it. This assumes that the "support" people would actually listen to a bug report, and forward it to the programmer.

Joe

hello.

I am using DVD Author and it works great. However, I've run into a problem with some new DVD+R 4x media that I am using. The media is very high grade, but the TMPGEnc burner software is only recognizing the media as 2x. I've used other 4x media with no problem, so I'm not sure what to make of it.

Any help would be appreciated.

Faceman

hello.

I am using the trial version of DVD Author and it works great. However, I've run into a problem with some new DVD+R 4x media that I am using. The media is very high grade, but the TMPGEnc burner software is only recognizing the media as 2x. I've used other 4x media with no problem, so I'm not sure what to make of it.

Any help would be appreciated.

Faceman

Are you certain it is 4x, which burner do you have?
Have you tried any other software such as NERO for buning?

you should try to get a dual format dvd burner. that way you can burn both + and - dvdr's. also, i have found out that -r's have a better tendency to run in dvd players. and as far as making vhs to dvds, roxio software seems to work ok, i haven't really used it for that, but i have used to make slideshows with background music. and you can also build a semi-decent menu.

the best software i can recommend requires a mac. final cut pro works great if you need to edit anything from the vhs after its in the computer. and dvd studio pro is awesome for menus and making a dvd.

hi when is it possible for a new button to be added to the batch encode so the following could be made possible

input all your mpegs of choice like normal
set a common output directory
and apply a common template to all the mpegs

at the moment u have to load the mpegs in normally set all its settings from a saved template then add it to the batch list

http://www.videogeneration.com.au/batchlist.htm

Are there any guides available that are somewhat descriptive with using noise reduction?

My guess is that the top slider is the one that removes the noise.
My guess is that the middle slider determines by how much.

Now the third slider time axis > is this something like a temporal cleaner in VirtualDub?

If you have source a file wich is very noisy, such as cable or antenna TV reception, what settings would you use?

Cannot find the "Do not frame rate conversion" in this new version of TMPGEnc. Any help on this?

Lapoli

I really need someone to help me on this TMPGenc 2.5. I am trying to convert this anime into VCD into NTSC file. Usually when I open the video file of the anime I am trying to convert the Audio file shows up, but recently the audio file doesn't show up anymore. I tried to use Virtual Dub but I don't really know how to use it that well enough. Virtual Dub audio always go before the picture frame. Please if anyone could help me out in solving either the TMPGenc or the Virtual Dub I would really appreciate.

Go to DVDRhelp.com for a tutorial on how to extract the audio to a wav with Virtualdub.

Hi,
I don't know if any like this has happened to you, too.
I have encoded, edit, etc some files and burn them into a DVD-r. But, the thing is whenever i want to play with a DVD player it appears as "No Disc". I have already tried with 2 different DVD player, so i think it's not the player's wrong.

Anyway, could someone tell me what to do? Thx

It might be the discs. I have experienced this too with my Memorex DVD-RWs for some reason. Try buying another disc from the same pack. If it happens again, I suggest you demand a refund.

You're right it was my DVD-R media's problem. I've never thought about it.
Thank you so much

After converting a movie from flash to avi and avi to mpeg, when played on a standard DVD player my movie is too big on all sides. I need to get the movie to fit like it's supposed to. Anyone have any ideas?

May I suggest VirtualDub:
http://nickyguides.digital-digest.com/vdub-filters.htm

I have some DV footage (720x576) that I'd like to convert for DVD. For various reasons the output mpeg encoded file must be 704x576 (not 720x576).

I'd like to retain as much quality as possible and therefore prevent tmpgenc from squeezing or intepolating the input frames - in other words, I want it to take pixels 9 to 712 from the input and use these as the EXACT 704 pixels in the output encoded file (and pixels 1 to 8 and 713 to 720 are just discarded).

What advanced settings do I need to force tmpgenc to pass the exact pixels from input to output in this way?

Clip the Frame without setting borders. Use Center as positioning methode. That's all.

Hey Guys,

I'm new to TMPGEnc, but I can already tell that it's a pretty powerful tool. I'd like to know how to use it more in depth, which is why I'm asking here!

Here's my question.

I'm trying to convert flash movies (.swf) to mpeg, and the only way I can think of to do it is by converting them to .avi with Flashants swf2video, and from there using TMPGEnc to make the change from .avi to mpeg. Ideally, I'd like to get these flash movies onto a DVD, but for now svcd is fine. My problem is that when I convert the .avi files to mpeg2, they look fuzzy. What should I do? Change the resolution?

Also, when I try to use the DVD encoding, it splits the files up into a .m2v file and a .wav file. I know this is normal, but I'm not sure where to go from there. I'm sure you've all gotten this question a lot, and I'm sorry for asking it again, but how do I do it? I need the best quality possible!

Third, and lastly, what's the best way to burn completed avi to dvd conversions? I've got dvd x copy xpress, but that only allows you to copy dvds, not create new ones (unless I don't know how to use it right.)

Thanks in advance!

Ijin

UPDATE:

I did some searching and found out how to splice audio and video files together. That pretty much settles that question.

I'm still having video problems, though. Flash (by default) produces very crisp and clean video, which is what I want my final product to be on DVD. All I can get from TMPGEnc is fuzzy. What am I doing wrong? I use the wizard > Select DVD (NTSC) > Browse to my .avi file (which is crisp and clean) > click next > next > next > next. Then it starts encoding, and it's still fuzzy! I've got 60 minutes of flash video that I want to put on a DVD. I don't care how it gets done, only that it looks good in the end. Your help is appreciated!

with no answer in sight from any of you,
I did a bit of experimenting and partially solved my transfer problem.
Apparently a larger flash resolution to start with makes for a cleaner
mpeg after compression. I suppose I'm just stating the obvious.

I used DVD Author to make the necessary .vob files and burned it.
While it looks great on my TV, a decent sized chunk of the video is out
past where the TV displays. In other words, it got cut off.

How to I make the video fit on standard ntsc tvs?

Is anyone going to respond?
Come on, guys, I need help here.

cheers guys!

i just browsed the specs of xpress3. looks like a REALLY good prog. so i wanna report a typo-bug :)...

- on the specs-page, under -> Windows Media File （Audio） output setting:
- Audio CODEC Widnwos Media Audio 9 (Professional Lossless)

maybe someone could switch the 'dnwo' to an 'ndows' ;)...

sincerely yours,
NG