Deleted TMPG, scrubbed the registry, re-installed. Seems to have taken care of the problem. I've run samples in MPEG1 and 2, CBR and VBR. Cool.

pzo

What happened to the freeware ???????

What are you talking about?
It's still available.
http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_download.html

it's a 30 day trial not freeware!

It isn't Trial version, trial one is only for !4 days.
I think your meaning hear is MPEG 2 encode function, it is only 30 days for your try.

14 days trial period for TmpgencPlus

For Tmpgenc-free version, 30 days apply to mpeg2 encoding only. You can still use it for mpeg1 (VCD) encoding.

Thanks guys.

No encoder can give you free MPEG2 encoding, not legally anyway due to MPEG2 licensing issues, but the MPEG1 encoding is NOT restricted in the free version of TMPG.

Got it now 'fiddle it'?

Minion got my "No video out, only audio" problem fixed, oh joy, run TMPGE for an hour only to find strange colors and shading of only a few bits (I think). I have a screenshot at http://www.paulv.net/image2.jpg I have tried this now on two AVI files (DV from Pinnacle Studio)on both VBR and CBR. Same thing, although I got smart and am now testing on a very short clip.

Here is what I'm trying to do, maybe you can make suggestions or corrections.

I have old 8mm analog tapes, which by all measure is the same quality as gold old VHS. According to the Pinnacle default for VHS quality to MPEG, it is 352x240 @ 2400 bits, can't recall what audio. Makes perfect sense to me. But if I record that quality, my standalone DVD player (Apex 1200) won't read it as a VCD. OK, I understand that VCD is supposed to be 1150, although I've read that one can use as high as 1775 and still have it be read as MPEG1.

Since my goal is to put these 8mm's onto DVD anyway, I thought I would encode to MPEG-2, same 352x240, but VBR. I also set TMPGE for MPEG Layer 2 audio as my goal is to save DVD space, and although the old camcorder was recording stereo, let's face it, it is effectively mono.

Perhaps I should go back to MPEG1 @ 2400 bits. Would a standalone DVD play that, or would it, too, see it as a non-standard VCD? Or could I just change the header in MPEG tools to fool any VCD or standalone DVD? (I would burn a test disk, except I'm about out and waiting for the UPS man to deliver more.)

Many, many thanks for wading through this,

pzo

Hello again,

This is a follow up question really. I would also like to know how to transform a PAL file to PAL M (Mpeg-2 or VOB)

Thanx

What do you mean?
PAL M is a broadcast standard nothing to do with creating PAL MPEGs.

I want to convert a PAL MPEG1 or PAL MPEG-2 (which ever is easiest) into NTSC MPEG-2 or DVD (equivalent) VOB?

What is the easiest way of doing this? I really dont understand the frame rates issue and audio stretching! Is there some software out there which'll do all of this automatically? I mean if some VCRs and DVD player can easily reproduce these formats then why is it so hard to convert it on the PC?

Thanx

Sorry, but the simple answer if you want it doing right is that there is no simple way to do it correctly.

It actually isn"t very hard to stretch the audio and change the Frame rate and Ashy and I have explained several different methods on this Forum, but there is not special Program that will do it in the Click of a Button.....so Just Find one of the Posts were it is explained how to do it because re-explaining it would be a Little redundant.....

Minion got my "No video out, only audio" problem fixed, oh joy, run TMPGE for an hour only to find strange colors and shading of only a few bits (I think). I have a screenshot at http://www.paulv.net/image2.jpg I have tried this now on two AVI files (DV from Pinnacle Studio)on both VBR and CBR. Same thing, although I got smart and am now testing on a very short clip.

Here is what I'm trying to do, maybe you can make suggestions or corrections.

I have old 8mm analog tapes, which by all measure is the same quality as gold old VHS. According to the Pinnacle default for VHS quality to MPEG, it is 352x240 @ 2400 bits, can't recall what audio. Makes perfect sense to me. But if I record that quality, my standalone DVD player (Apex 1200) won't read it as a VCD. OK, I understand that VCD is supposed to be 1150, although I've read that one can use as high as 1775 and still have it be read as MPEG1.

Since my goal is to put these 8mm's onto DVD anyway, I thought I would encode to MPEG-2, same 352x240, but VBR. I also set TMPGE for MPEG Layer 2 audio as my goal is to save DVD space, and although the old camcorder was recording stereo, let's face it, it is effectively mono.

Perhaps I should go back to MPEG1 @ 2400 bits. Would a standalone DVD play that, or would it, too, see it as a non-standard VCD? Or could I just change the header in MPEG tools to fool any VCD or standalone DVD? (I would burn a test disk, except I'm about out and waiting for the UPS man to deliver more.)

Many, many thanks for wading through this,

pzo

Well The screen shot you left was Just a Blank Media Player screen so i can not help you there.....
If you are Trying to Make a DVD but have Low Resolution files then useing 352+240 is a Valid DVD resolution it is called the SIF Format which means you can Make a Valid DVD useing Mpeg1 or 2 (I prefer Mpeg2 for Quality) and 48000hz audio ,the standard actually calls for Mpeg1 at a Max of 1800kbs but Mpeg 2 Works Just as well or better and Most DVD authoring Programs should author this Format without a Problem....Cheers

I want to convert a PAL MPEG1 or PAL MPEG-2 (which ever is easiest) into NTSC MPEG-2 or DVD (equivalent) VOB?

What is the easiest way of doing this? I really dont understand the frame rates issue and audio stretching! Is there some software out there which'll do all of this automatically? I mean if some VCRs and DVD player can easily reproduce these formats then why is it so hard to convert it on the PC?

Thanx

Hello!
I've encoded an AVI file with 16:9 aspect ratio to an MPEG2 file with the same aspect ratio in order to make a SVCD.
When I play such SVCD on my 16:9 TV with the desktop DVD player set to 16:9 output, the aspect ratio is correct but the left and right sides of the video are out of the TV border just like the video wuold be cropped out on these borders.
The video arrange method which I've set is Full Screen (Keep Aspect Ratio 2).
Does anybody know why?

Many thanks for the help.

Most Players don't Play anamorphic SVCDs right.
My Afreey does it the same way zu descriped. But there is a little trick, maybe it works on your Player too: Put a DVD (a REAL DVD) into the Player, start the Movie. Stop the Player an insert the SVCD.
After that, my Afreey plays 16:9-Videos on SVCD with the right size.

>Most Players don't Play anamorphic SVCDs right.
>Put a DVD (a REAL DVD) into the Player, start the Movie. Stop the Player an insert the SVCD.
>After that, my Afreey plays 16:9-Videos on SVCD with the right size.

Thank you very much for the suggestion.
I've tried that but, unfortunatly, it doesn't work on my DVD player.
Just one more question: does it depend only on the desktop player, considering that a software one (ie. PowerDVD) works well?

Many thanks, again.

Why don't you just create your SVCD's with a res of 720x480 instead of 480x480.

I create all my SVCD's with this resolution and not had any problems on any players.
Your player should have no problem playing it.

I am evaluating TMPGEnc Plus, and will probably buy it, but please consider this suggestion to smooth out my workflow.

I am capturing a number of 3 hour VHS tapes via AVI, to archive to mpeg2 files and create DVDs. I want to split the 3 hour AVI shorter mpegs. To do this I am using the Source Range function to set up each job, then run them all in batch mode.

This works fine, but is rather tedious, as for each file, I need to go through the whole wizard, mark the start and end points, including writing down the end point so that it can be used as start point of the next section.

Maybe there is an easier way that I haven't found?

What I would like to see, is that the Source Range function is able to mark several 'cut' points that are then used to set up the batch jobs in one hit, from one screen. This would save a huge amount of time.

Otherwise great product, and so far the only one that I have tried that hasn't crashed!

>Maybe there is an easier way that I haven't found?

Yes...just don't use the wizard.
Unless you're an absolute amatuer you shouldn't be using the wizard.

So you want to encode to DVD? Easy...first click the 'Load' button in the main screen and you should find yourself in the TMPG template folder, if not you will have to navigate there.
Once there double click DVD(PAL) or DVD(NTSC) template.
Next load your AVI then click the 'Setting' button.
Under the advanced TAB set the 'source aspect ratio' to either '16:9 Display' or '4:3 Display' depeding on your source and the 'Arrange method' to 'Full screen(keep aspect ratio) then click the 'Video tab' and right click on the words 'Aspect ratio' and unlock it.
When unlocked change the output ratio to either 4:3 or 16:9 whichever is desired.

Now click the 'Setting' button then the advance TAB and finally double click the 'source range' filter below and set your first cut point then click File>add current project to batch list>MPEG select the output and it will add to the list.
Go back to the source range and set your next cut point then follow the same procedure for adding to the batch list. Do this for each cut point then just start the batch encode when done.

If that still seems to complicated then go ahead and use the wizard to set up the process, but after setting the first cut point don't check the 'batch encoding' box and uncheck the 'start encoding' box and click OK.

This will take you to the main window. Now click the 'Setting' button then the advance TAB and finally double click the 'source range' filter below and set your second cut point. Click Ok in all the boxes then in the main window click File>add current project to batch list>MPEG file and choose the output.
Perform the proedure again for each cut.

Thanks so much. That is a huge improvement. Effective if not intuitive!

My modified suggestion is that you add a 'Add to batch list' button onto the Source Range screen. This will further reduce the moving back and forward through the screens.

Thanks again.

Thanks so much. That is a huge improvement. Effective if not intuitive!

My modified suggestion is that you add a 'Add to batch list' button onto the Source Range screen. This will further reduce the moving back and forward through the screens.

Thanks again.

Are there any plans for AMD64 optimizations?

Hi, I'm new to and trying TMPGenc (just how does one try to say that?)but can't get to first base. I can get audio, but no video, it is just black as coal. I've looked around on the board here to no avail. Probably just blind or bad luck.

Here's what I've done and what I've tried as experiments.

The basic is run Pinnacle Studio 8, convert to DV type avi, same frame size, rate, PCM audio as original DV input to the computer.

IMPORTANT NOTE: My original tapes are basic 8mm analog (believe it or not, my camcorder back in 1986 used a vidicon tube!). My Sony Digital8 plays the tape and sends the output via firewire as a digital avi file. Works perfectly in Pinnacle, outputs fine to anything I want using Pinnacle. I have also tried the raw digital avi file from the camera for conversion in TMPGend without any success, either.

I have also tried MPEG-1 output, same thing. I have tried the Wizard, which defaults to separate vid and audio, don't want that, no Wizard, output to single file. Nada-ski's. I'm about out of options that I can think of. Since I have PowerDVD, I should be set for the codec, even without one built into my trial version. MPEG-2 created by Pinnacle play back in WMP.

Why TMPGenc? I want more control, and the MPEG2 encoding in Pinnacle sucks. Lots of pixelation, no control on bit rates, etc. And since my analog tapes are of relatively low quality, I'm intrigued with T's 1/4 scale low quality DVD setting.

Any thoughts? Please feel free to email directly, paulXXXv@paulXXXv.net, delete the X's, of course.

Thanks, pzo

You Should be able to Fix this by going to "Options" to "Enviromental settings" to "VFAPI Plugins" and Raise the Priority of the "Direct show File Reader" to "2"...Tmpgenc seems to loke certain codecs more than others so if you are useing DV Codecs then Try the Microsoft DV Codec or a VFW DV Codec like MainConcept or Sony/Panasonic DV Codecs, and try not to use any Pinnacle Proprietary Codecs....Cheers

Thanks, Minion. I look into this over the next few days. Where could I find these codecs? I have several of those generic multi-codec packages installed and have a selection of maybe 30 under the Pinnacle "Make AVI" setting. The DV codec in Pinnacle I presume came with Pinnacle. I would presume it OK because I think it just takes the appropriate frames from the AVI files made during capture. i.e., doesn't change or algorythm anything, grab and run. It blasts right through the encoding.

Anyway, thanks for your response and I'll let you know after some tests.

Paul

Aaargghh!
Big mistake, never install those crazy codec packs. These things have killed more systems than they have helped. You will just end up with codec conflicts.
Installing one is bad enough, but several?

Thanks, Minion! That did it, even if it took me awhile to figure out how to increase the priority, duh.

Dear all, please help me !

I have success converted from avi file to mpg file. But when I want to merge from 2 to 1 file, some time is success, some problem the program can not work and have faild massage : "the file .mpg is not compatible with other MPEG file".

So, what does it mean of this faild and how can I fix this ?

If you want to merge 2 Files into 1 File Both Files have to be exactly the same...The both have to have the Same "Video/Audio Format,resolution, Framerate,Audio Sample rate and audio Bitrate.....