Hi. I'm having problems identifying the video stream format on an mpeg2 movie. I need to convert it to mpeg1. When I tried to demultiplex, TMPGenc creates an mp2 file but no video file. Also tried the De-multiplex to force create the video file by itself. However, TMPGenc would not multiplex back the created video file.

Can anyone help?

Try to use a virtualdub and that will seperate the audio stream for u. There are complete instructions at vcdhelp.com.

Hello,
I am a beginner with these kind of things. I am trying to convert an avi file to MPEG to vcd. This file------(smr)crouching_tiger_hidden_dragon-dubbed-dvd(2of2) ---- to MPEG to watch it on my DVD player. I've downloaded this program ---TMPGEnc Version 2.53.35.130--already and tried it to convert above file, however it doesn't even see the file in my folder. Can someone tell me step by step what I need to do?

Ok this is a common problem i had. u have to go to Option>enviromental settings and then go to the VFAPI plug-in tab. In that tab zero everthing out and raise ur direct show to 2.

you might need the "smr" codec to get it to work...

Thanks for the help!!! It worked.

It says: Illegal Floating Decimal point calculation order and then it don't start. What does this mean?

It probably means that your avi file is corrupt,you should put it through "virtua dub" and do a frame scan to see how many corrupted frames you have....bu to get around the error first go to your "cpu" tab and un-check everything there then go to the "quantize matrix" tab and uncheck the "use floating point" then you shouldn"t get the error...

Okay, I am really at my wits end here, so any help would be great. I have tried many methods of converting a divx movie to svcd using TMPG. Let me just give a runthrew...

First TMPG wasnt giving me a picture for the divx video in the preview, after a couple mins I relized I needed a different codec, installed it, and got preview. Then I went to encode the movie into svcd, and it didn't encode. The est time kept moving, but it didn't encode even 1 frame.

Then I decided to rip out the audio and try just using the video source from the divx and the ripped out audio. Yet again, same problem.

My last effort was to encode the movie into mpeg2 format, then try to add it with the sound. Yet again, it didn't move at all.

I have done everything I could think of including installing/uninstalling all the divx codec, uninstalling/installing powerdvd, but nothing has worked. Any help would be great plus more than worth 5$!! (this is truely driving me mad =p)

Thank you,
Tony

You can try to encode your avi file to another divx format maybe divx4.12 it"s the one i use, then maybe it will work or you can try to encode the video with no audio, and later encode the audio and multiplex them together, just a thought..

thanks, i'm going to try that now =)

Ashy
I did run into a problem with the merging of the two mpeg2 files. When i add them in the order and hit correct the i get a message that says "automatically fix list to avoid errors". I then click ok and the second one is erased from the list. If this helps they are at 2 different fps rates the fisrt one is 14.985 and the second at 12.500. They were both encoded higher internally but i cant remember just what. They both have the same bit rate and everything else is the same also. Help me ashy, i believe in you.......lol.


Thanks

Ashy hasn"t showed up yet,but I think you answered your question your self,I don"t think you can join two parts that have different frame rates.I think the specs have to be pretty much exactly the same for them to join properly....

Occasionally I will get this error while trying to use tmpgenc to create a vcd formatted mpg. I split the .wav from the .avi first, then use tmpgenc to convert to .mpg. I've tried everything I can find to get past it and never can. Any advice or suggestions?

I'm a bit confused here.
You say the error is "filexxx.mpa can not be opened". This would suggest you are trying to open an MPEG audio file in TMPG yet you say the audio is a WAV.

How have you split the audio from the AVI and where exaxtly are you trying to load the wav in TMPG?

ASHY

Yes we have split the .wav from the .avi using virtual dub. We then use the .avi as the video source, the .wav as the audio source, and set it to output as an NTSC VCD (in this particular example). I'd like to mention that we have converted probably 70 or 80 avi's this way to make VCD's; I'd say maybe 5 or 6 have really stumped us with the message we listed (which you are absolutely right makes no sense! ) Thanks for replying!

I keep getting this message when trying to load the program. Is there a way can fix this? I have already uninstalled and redownloaded and installed again but I continue to get the same results?

Hi there,

I am trying to convert an AVI to MPEG-1. I get great sound but no picture in my ouput file (preview is also black).

Source file is NTSC and I want an PAL output. Use XP.

Am I missing something essential?

Txs
josef

I cannot convert the audio of an DivX 5.0 File. The audio information is
48000 Hz, 5 Channels (stereo), Compression Unknown (tag 2000)
What codec is missing ?

The audio file you are trying to encode is an ac3.
You cannot use Virtualdub or TMPG to encode this audio.
Yoy will need to extract the audio to a wav first then use that as the audio in TMPG.

See this article.

Question - audio error No.20276

ASHY

Could someone please help. I've been trying for weeks to convert AVIs to SVCD MPEGs but constantly get Write Errors occuring during the encoding process
(Write error occured at address 0047E1AA of module 'TMPGEnc.exe' with 00DE0380) for example.

I have tried Windows 98, Windows 2000+SP2, Windows 2000 in Safe mode.
I have tried different versions of TMPGEnc.
The settings for encoding I am using are those recommended in www.vcdhelp.com, which means I have used VitualDub to save an uncompressed wav file, I've also used VitualDub to check the video stream for errors.

When errors occur they doesn't appear to be any consistancy, either in time or percentage complete.

I've upgraded my motherboard bios (Abit KG7-RAID with Athlon XP1800, 256MB DDR), changed memory settings, run all sorts of system checks. The only problem I have is with TMPGEnc. So far I have successfully converted ONE file (in Win2000 safe mode).

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

With the VCD Template, I keep getting glitches (major pixelation and an audio squeak) in the same spot. Tried this on two PCs, one with XP and one with Win 2000. The TMPGenc video quality is great except for a couple of these glitches. The original AVI file is a home video I created with Pinnacle Studio, and it looks fine. VirtualDub detects no bad frames. The Pinnacle MPEG1 codec and Microsoft Windows Media 8 codec handle it fine. What's stranger, is that the glitchy MPEG file plays fine in VirtualDub (but not in any Windows Media Player or the Elecard MPEG Player).

Are any of you getting periodic glitches, or am I the only one? I've tried everything I can think of, but TMPGenc keeps messing up in the same spot.

If it happens at the same spot every time then it is probobly your avi file, try some other files and see if it happens with those,I allways noticed pixelation when useing the vcd template cuz the standard bitrate for vcd is a little low for my tacte so i usually go between 1850 and 2400kbs and have not a hint of pixelation.....

It's happening several of my AVI files. However, if I start encoding from a different spot on the same clip, it gets past the "bad" spot just fine (without the glitch), but eventually does it somewhere else.

What should I try?

It looks like the problem is solved. I lowered the audio bitrate to 160, and no more glitches! (After looking at Ian Willis' settings info).

>With the VCD Template, I keep getting glitches (major pixelation and an audio squeak) in the same spot. Tried this on two PCs, one with XP and one with Win 2000. The TMPGenc video quality is great except for a couple of these glitches. The original AVI file is a home video I created with Pinnacle Studio, and it looks fine. VirtualDub detects no bad frames. The Pinnacle MPEG1 codec and Microsoft Windows Media 8 codec handle it fine. What's stranger, is that the glitchy MPEG file plays fine in VirtualDub (but not in any Windows Media Player or the Elecard MPEG Player).
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>Are any of you getting periodic glitches, or am I the only one? I've tried everything I can think of, but TMPGenc keeps messing up in the same spot.

Steve:

Have you tried to create your VCD using Nero VCD template? Nero can directly encode your Pinn. Studio AVI files to (S)VCD mpegs with good quality then creates the (S)VCD disk automatically. My experience showed that Nero did a better job encoding Studio-7 AVI files to (S)VCD MPEG-2 than TMPGEnc does. Please give me your personal opinion on this.

I have tried TMPGEnc to encode my Studio-7 AVI files to MPEG-2 and found that the interlace issue was very hard to remove from the final MPEG-2. So I use Nero instead and found that it did a wonderful job.

I have tried using the older 2.0 version and now the most current 2.54a version. When attempting to use the Merge & Cut function under the MPEG Tools, my PC freezes as soon as I try to drag the slide bar. I am running Win 2000 on a PIII 600 machine. Does anybody have any ideas why and what to do?

Thanks in advance for anyone's help.
RCA.

Hi i would just like to say that i use the 2.53 version and when i use the cut and merge feature if i drag the bar along my computer freezes too, im using Xp. Could do with some help here please.

Hey All, I just happened to come across another post that mentions that TMPGEnc Merge & Cut function typically will only support files encoded by TMPGEnc itself and may not work with files created by other apps. I think it may be worth trying to encode a smaller video with TMPGEnc and then try the Merge & Cut functionality with that.

i have the same problem . i just got the new 2.54 version last night it only took 3and a half hours to encode but every time i try to merge and cut it freezes.

I would just like to say that the reason i think my TMP froze while cutting and mergeing was i need some new dvx codecs since installing them it has been fine :)))