Can I have people's opinions on using either Full Screen (keep aspect ratio) and Center (custom 640x440)? For 4:3 movies that do not have any subtitles, I use Full Screen (KAR). For subtitles, I use Center 640x440. But, on an older movie where I used Full Screen (KAR), I noticed that a lot seems to get cut off (and yes, it is 4:3). Which of these would the original DVD producers use?

TRhat's simple:

1. Never(!) use KAR, most AVIs from the Net did not have a correct AR, because the producers are to stupid.So, if you use KAR, your encodings will have a wrong AR too. And, in fact, all Full Screen-Modes are doing something with the Pictures, even if it not is necessary.
2. Never let TMPGEnc do any resizing, it's Resizing-Engine is not good, AVISynth and VirtualDub are much better.
3. If you use AVISynth or VirtualDub for Resizing, in TMPGEnc only Center (with nothing else) is the correct setting.
4. 640 is way to small, on some TVs you will see a lot of black space arround the Video.
5. To get the right AR and Picture-Size, use a Program like Fit2Disc to do all the calculations.

Well, I don't have a widescreen TV so it looks good with 640x440 when I have hard-subbed files. As for Fit2Disc, is there another program/option, it needs donations. :(

Hi all,

I've captured a file from my vcr with my pinnacle TVpro card. I'm trying to
re-encode specific part of the captured mpg file in tmpgenc as i want to cut
out add breaks. I've noticed an issue though if i tell tmpgenc to reencode
from frames 120 - 5000 everthing will look ok in the preview window, but
when i check the reencoded file after the process is complete is seems to
start and finish a few frames too late.

I've never had this issue working with avi files. Any ideas whats going on
here?

Thanks in advance
Jonathan

I am having trouble encoding an avi file. The error comes up as 'can not open or unsupported'. It is a regular avi file which runs perfectly on my pc. I have tried decompressing the audio and that works fine, just the video is causing a problem. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but any help would be appreciated. I have tried encoding to different formats - vcd, dvd etc, but it will not accept the input.

That's one of the frequently asked questions!
Try to give the DirectShowReader VFAPI-PlugIn a higher priority.

i'm trying to make an AVI to MPG and im using TMPGENC... i add the AVI and then i goto add teh WAV that i ripped using virtualdub. i add teh WAV and i get a run time error and have to close.

what am i doing wrong? also tryied to frame serve it to get the same error

I'm using TMPGenc Express 3.0
Ok, the setting in one version of TMPGenc was
"Output video and audio as individual elementary streams."
I've got TMPGenc express 3.0. After encoding only one output file comes out, not seperate audio and video file. I would like to author with IFOEdit and when I select video source theres no problem, but for the audio source, theres no seperate file. The audio was MP3 so I shouldn't have to extract it. The settings on Express 3.0 are a little different, can anybody tell me what the equivilent of "Output video and audio as individual elementary streams" is in the 3.0 vers that would give me two seperate output files?

you will need to select elementary streams (ES) after saving a template, I know, confusing....
http://www.videoproductions.com.au/temp/Tmpeg3.gif

>I'm using TMPGenc Express 3.0
>Ok, the setting in one version of TMPGenc was
>"Output video and audio as individual elementary streams."
>I've got TMPGenc express 3.0. After encoding only one output file comes out, not seperate audio and video file. I would like to author with IFOEdit and when I select video source theres no problem, but for the audio source, theres no seperate file. The audio was MP3 so I shouldn't have to extract it. The settings on Express 3.0 are a little different, can anybody tell me what the equivilent of "Output video and audio as individual elementary streams" is in the 3.0 vers that would give me two seperate output files?

>I'm using TMPGenc Express 3.0
>Ok, the setting in one version of TMPGenc was
>"Output video and audio as individual elementary streams."
>I've got TMPGenc express 3.0. After encoding only one output file comes out, not seperate audio and video file. I would like to author with IFOEdit and when I select video source theres no problem, but for the audio source, theres no seperate file. The audio was MP3 so I shouldn't have to extract it. The settings on Express 3.0 are a little different, can anybody tell me what the equivilent of "Output video and audio as individual elementary streams" is in the 3.0 vers that would give me two seperate output files?

I'm trying to convert an avi to mpg with tempgenc plus. Lately I can't do it and can't figure out what the problem is. The conversion goes smoothly with cucusoft avi to dvd but not tempgenc plus. The program just stops responding. No error message when I load the avi and start the process. It just sits there. I hit control alt delete to see what's going on and the xp window pops up saying that the program has stopped responding. Does anybody have a suggestion?

This was happening to me too, but I realized that the original AVI was corrupt at a certain point. I had to re-capture the video and then it can encode it properly.

Simple question...can't find any answers, looked everywhere, no one seems to help...please help. I read a post that's almost like mine but i still can't find answers.

I wanna make my 1.37GB .avi movie/tv file fit onto one dvd. NOT 2, just 1.
The file is to large and i can not put it onto my dvdrw disk. The dvdrw disk, is of course: 4.7GB and 120mins. The movie/tv series is a little under 2 hours. How can i make the files smaller? It never works...the .mpeg gets way HUGE...not good. Can someone tell me step-by-step? Thx.

-Qaz

Forget about those 120 Minutes - this is saying nothing. Some of my DVDs do store more than 6 Hours of Video. ;)
There is only one thing you have to think about: Single Layer DVDs can store up to 4.37 (NOT 4.7) GByte of Video. How many Minutes/Hours, that's only depanding on the Bitrate for your Movie.
To make some Mathematics about Bitrate, it does not matter how large your AVI is, only it's Playtime is important.

Just use the wizard it will keep the bitrate within the restraints of a single layer DVD size.

yea, i tried that but it turns it to an .mpeg and make the file way larger. >.>

Yes, of course it will make the file larger, that is unavoidable if you want to maintain the quality of the source.
The whole point is that the wizard will set the parameters correctly so that the the MPEG *WILL* fit on one DVDR disk.
Just make sure in the final window before encoding that you set the Disk size to 'DVD-R 4.7GB (UDF)' and check 'Auto setting' and 'Auto select'
TMPG should then create an MPEG of less than 4.37GB

Yea, i've tried that as well. I've had all the settings u said but still, it makes it bigger. Isn't there a guide on the net that could help or soemthing?? I'm getting no where. >.< I mean, why cant a single movie fit onto a stupid dvdrw diskk!? Gaah, lol. anyway, thanks for ur continuing help.

-Qaz

What does the wizard report as the final output size and what is the actual output size?

i am using nero 6 i can not burn 2 part of movie to 1 dvd disc please can you help me

Try to ask your question in one of the Nero-Boards....!

Okay, well, i used TMPGenc and it converted my .avi movie into a .mpg. All is good. But then..afterwards...i went to WMP and played the orginal file and i get no picture...all there is is sound. So i started to freak out and i went to my other video and wanted to see if there was picture and they had no picture, all there is is SOUND!!! Why did it do this? Please help. Do i not suppose to use the orginal .avi movie file??

Install this: http://athos.leffe.dnsalias.com/ffdshow-20040718.exe

Hi everyone,

Okay, here is my problem. Please help me if you can. Thank you soooo much in advanced. :D Yesterday for my B-day i got an Iomega dvd recorder. With it came disks to record video on. The disks are normal dvd disks that hold: 4.7GB and 120mins.

Okay, well, since i'm a dumb newbie and all, i have been up all night trying to figure out this thing out, hehe. I've looked on google, yahoo, and even through the 300+ pages on this forum...no luck. A sales clerk referenced me to this program.

My problem is: I have downloaded a .avi movie over 2 hours long. Since the disk only holds up to 120mins...it won't let me record the movie onto one disk, i wanna record the movie onto one disk, not 2. So i guess this is where TMPGEnc comes in.

I tried using TMPGEnc and it changed my .avi into an .mpg, thats good. But i thought this program suppose to COMPRESS the files! Instead, it made my file even larger than it was. -_- 6 hours for nothing. How do i make my video file which is 1.36GB smaller to get on one disk?

You don't have to tell me step by step, cause i know it's a lotta work, but any website guide or advice or something would be so much of help..and i won't bug ya anymore, lol. I'm so stressed out. Please help and thanks for ur time.

Whoa slow down there, I'm at a bit of a loss of what you are actually trying to do.

When you say DVD recorder you mean DVD burner don't you?

You say your AVI is 1.36GB yet it won't fit a 4.7GB DVDR?
You must be doing something wrong there.

I take it you want to convert this AVI to DVD format, but your output was too large.

The size of the output is dependent on 2 things; the length of the source and the bitrate of the output file.

An avi will always have better compression than an MPEG, so your files will be bigger, however you can quite easily transfer this AVI to DVD while maintaining the quality.

My advice is to use the project wizard then select the DVD format you require, also ensure you select 'CBR MPEG1 audio(mp2)' from the drop down box.
Just follow the prompts in the wizard and it will produce a file of exactly the right size for DVD.

>Whoa slow down there, I'm at a bit of a loss of what you are actually trying to do.
>
>When you say DVD recorder you mean DVD burner don't you?
>
>You say your AVI is 1.36GB yet it won't fit a 4.7GB DVDR?
>You must be doing something wrong there.
>
>I take it you want to convert this AVI to DVD format, but your output was too large.
>
>The size of the output is dependent on 2 things; the length of the source and the bitrate of the output file.
>
>An avi will always have better compression than an MPEG, so your files will be bigger, however you can quite easily transfer this AVI to DVD while maintaining the quality.
>
>My advice is to use the project wizard then select the DVD format you require, also ensure you select 'CBR MPEG1 audio(mp2)' from the drop down box.
>Just follow the prompts in the wizard and it will produce a file of exactly the right size for DVD.

Hey ashy! Thanks so much for replying so quickly. Ur like the first person whos actually helped me out. Yes, sorry, i meant Dvd Burner.

Heres some information i have on my movie file.
It is in .avi format and i haven't yet converted it to an .mpeg yet.
The size of it now is: 1.36GB. Its not split into 2 parts. The total time of the whole entire movie is: 1 hour and 53mins, 56 seconds. My dvd disk that i wanna record the movie onto has: 4.7GB and 120mins. I used TMPGenc on this file, it took 6 hours to complete...i thought that it reduced the file but all TMPGenc did was make the file .mpg and way LARGER, around 3.67GB. -_-

It's just i'm not sure what to do...i'm completly lost. I know i suppose to convert it to an .mpeg but then what? I need the file to be smaller so it'll all fit on 1 dvd. I don't really know what output size and bitrate means...gahh..so sorry. Please help again...i appreciate it so much. Thx.
-Christine

Hi Christine21,

Seems to me you've got a compressed file video using an avi file extension - such a DivX or Mpeg4.

After converting the avi to DVD parameters (correct frame size and frame rate) you say the file size is larger than 4.7GB and longer than the 120 minute limit.

The limit isn't a problem - all you need to use is a program to "shrink" the DVD files on your hard drive to fit into the 4.7GB DVD disc.

To do this you have to have a special software.

You can find one mentioned on SoftDeko (sorry as it's a rival thought it diplomatic not to mention it's name here).

Check out SoftDeko Software Database Product Reviews & Forums: http://www.softdeko.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=148

SoftDeko Software Database
http://www.SoftDeko.com/

Christine you've got one us confused here.
You say your MPEG turned out to be 3.67GB in size, which by the way seems fine for the length of the AVI, yet you say it's too big to fit a 4.7GB(4.37GB) DVD?

What do you mean by it's too large? 3.67GB will easily fit a 4.37GB DVD.
Don't worry about the minutes capacity of a DVD. It is irrelevant and means nothing. All you need to worry about is the file size being under 4.37GB.

Thank you Pegasys for adding shadow option to chapter text, and for allowing a highlight selection so we can use yellow as a text color! The shadow increases the "professional" look of the menu.

I have several avi files with mp3 audio (a K-Drama of 20 episodes)that are approximatley 650 mb in size for each file. I'd like to convert them to mpg so that I can watch them on TV with an all-region dvd player. (I don't have a dvd burner ... I know that would solve the problem!).

Mpg-1 is out of the question due to the file size. I'd like to try SVCD, but in experimenting with TMPGEnc, the resulting file size is still over the 700mb limit of a cd-r.

Here are the file specs from GSpot

avi file: div3 DivX3 low-motion
Bitrate: 1266 kb/s
FPS: 29.970
stream type: Open DML Avi
640 X 480
Runtime: 1:05
audio stream: MP3 as MPG-1 layer 3
Bitrate: 128 kb/s Fs: 44100 Hz

I have all the codecs needed to play the files and can play mpg files on the stand-alone dvd player. (haven't tried SVCD yet, but would before investing a log of time in this process).

In testing the NTSC SVCD template the file quality matches the avi files, but the size is too large for 80 minute cd-r. I don't want to lessen the quality by much as the original avi files are high quality. They avi files have burned in subs, so adding subs is not an issue.

Since I'm relatively new to converting video/audio, and realize it can be a complicated process I thought I'd ask the experts.

Do you think it is do-able to convert the avi files to SVCD and have them fit on an 80 minute cd-r while still retaining quality?

What would you suggest for optimal setting in TPMGEnc? Haven't yet quite figured out the interlace/non-interlace thing, nor the upper/lower field.

Should I look for 90 minute cd-r?

Is KVCD a viable solution? It would take over 4 hours each to encode at this setting.

Should I just forget the whole thing and buy the DVD boxset for 80 bucks ;-)!?

Thanks for your time.

Carol

There is no way on this earth you are gonna fit a 650MB AVI on one disk as a SVCD with the same quality.

Also what do you mean by the statement that 'MPEG1 is out of the question?' Why?

The only way you are going to maintain the quality of these AVI's is to encode to SVCD using a VBR and CQ encoding method and then split between 2 disks.

I'll not give any more advice at this point as you may want to abandon the whole idea.

What I meant by "mpg1 is out of the question" is that I know encoding to mpg1 would not fit on an 80minute cd-r, but I was not sure about the svcd format. Since I don't want to split the files I might as well forget about SVCD. I can always watch the avis on my computer.

Thanks for clarifying the situation. It is as I thought, but because there are so many complex matters in dealing with avi files I wanted to ask someone who knew for sure. I'm still not sure if KVCD us a viable solution. I've only experimented with the templates from the KVCD site, but with varing results, none being perfect.

I appreciate your time.

Carol

You seem to be confused about things.
There is no reason why you can't use MPEG1. MPEG1 is infact more suited to low bitrate encoding. IE. VCD, XVCD, KVCD.
A VCD will fit a 1hr 20 min movie on one 80min disk. KVCD can do this with either higher quality or fit more on the disk.
SVCD is typically a higher bitrate format and therfore produces a larger file size, so I don't know how you arrived at the assumption that SVCD was a more viable option for 1 disk than MPEG1 VCD.

VCD is typically CBR only however with KVCD or XVCD you can use VBR for MPEG1. This will allow you to fit more on 1 disk with higher quality.