You may have trouble splitting and then burning a large file,
so here is a usefule strategy.
If you encode a 1500+ file then use "mpeg tools" to split it in half,
VCDEasy will generate an image file TOO LARGE for an 80min CD. That shouldn't
happen given that the two halves are smaller than 800 meg, but it does!
you should split the file AS YOU ARE ENCODING IT. That is, use the
source range setting to encode just enough to fill a disk and no more.
TMPGEnc's batch processing comes in handy here. Encode the first half of
the movie as one file, the second half as another...then you won't have
to use the "merge/split" tools... which don't work in this case anyway.
-Don

or dump VCD Easy, and get rid of problem all together

what program can encode stills for the titles, do the chaptering, and master the disk and then burn it?
I'll switch if I can find something that does as much.

There isn"t really a program that does really good encodeing and lets you do chapters and and burns accept maybe "scenarist" but I think that goes for like $20.000,I have a copy but it only works for winXP, you could try something like "sonic dvdit" it encodes and does chapters but the encodeing isn"t as good as "tmpgenc" and it is designed strictly for dvd"s and it costs $600u.s.You are better off sticking with "tmpgenc" and maybe get"ulead dvd workshop" for chapters and burning.....
PS:"tmpgenc"does encode stills of "bmp,jpeg,ect"

I stand by the original splitting recommendation...given that the
alternatives are not as good or prohibitively expensive.
Still, it would be interesting to find out why VCDEasy changes the
file size so dramatically...
thank you for that last reply...yours is the kind of information I could
get no where else.
-Don

I don't understand your problem with splitting a file which is 1500+ when using Mpegtools.
I regularly use VCDeasy and burn TMPG mpegtools split files which are just under 800mb to an 80 mins cd no problem.
VCDeasy, and other programs such as NERO, just adds a few extra megabytes of overhead for the system files which are included on the cd.
If the file size result is just over, say about 810mb, just use the overburn option and it should burn fine.

ASHY

Ashy,
I confess... I'm unfamiliar with overburn...when to use it and how. I was just confused by splitting a 1500+ meg file into two...the result should be LESS than 800 megs per disk which should fit....but it didn't.
I suppose now the thing to do is to make a large file, split it, and then calculate exatly how much VCDEasy adds to the file size so that I can compensate exactly that much when burning the large file to start with.
I'm new to this and eager to learn.
-Don

To be clear is the file size you are quoting 1500mb or is it actually 1.5gb.
If it is the latter then this is the reason for your seemingly file size difference as 1.5gb isn't strictly 1500mb.
1.5gb is actulally 1536mb.

The overburning option mentioned can be found under the CDRDAO tab in settings.

Try not to overburn anymore than 10mb or you may run into problems with read errors at the end of the disk.

ASHY

Ashy, again, thank you. That's the first time I've ever read how many megabytes I could go with overburn.
Originally, I took a movie (Rocky Horror) and encoded it so that it would
come in just under 1600 mb. I figured I could then split it and then burn two
80 min CDs. (800 megs per CD)... after splitting, both files were under 800 meg. Then the surprise...
VCDEasy gives me an error message telling me that the image file it generated from the UNDER 800 meg file is too big! I've never seen that happen with even 802 meg files.. the only difference here was that I had used the "mpg tools merge/cut" in TmpgEnc. It's changing the mpgs in some way that VCDEasy doesn't like. but no matter... I just have to compensate for that now that I know the behavior.
-Don (thanks for replying so many times, I learn this way!)

Remember the file size will always be slightly greater after cutting due to the fact you are adding a header to the second part of the split file.

ASHY

http://www.doom9.org/Soft21/svcdtools/VCDEasy_v1.0.9_Setup.exe
This is the easyest VCD burning program I have seen and the quality rocks Just one note make sure you select your CDR burner in the settings before you start and check the write to CD box so it will automatically burn the VCD or SVCD for you! TMPGenc rocks!! 2.54a best yet that I have seen to bad it cant read concurent VOB's If it could I wouldnt need DVD2AVI. These are the tools I recomend to any one posibilites with these are unlimited.. Decryter 3.11(or smart ripper), DVD2AVI, Tmpgenc 2.54a, VCDEasy and for those stubborn Audio extractions Total recorder. System requirement are 400Mhz or better(fastest you can afford my 1.33Ghz does nice), 256MB RAM, Good burner ie. Plextor,Yamaha etc. I perfer Windows XP Professional (The Corporate version..hehe) paid for Professional but I prefer to use the Corporate version since it doesnt make you get a REG KEY its stabile as a rock and works with every thing I throw at it Except for some Dos based games Dual boot with Windows 98SE. Every one has their opinions so I know alot of you might not agree but I have almost no problems ever compared to any other system I have ever used! ~NewtronX

I used TMPGEnc 2.54 (newest) to encode, and it worked perfectly. I then ran the authoring program: VCDEasy, with VCDEasy running I tried to restart TMPGEnc to encode another file to add to my project. This caused my whole computer to lockup! Now VCDEasy still works fine, but TMPGEnc locks everything up as soon as I launch it!! I have tried re-installing, including a complete uninstall/erasure of TMPGEnc files before re-installing, but the same problem occurs when I launch TMPGEnc.

Is this a corrupted system file? bad DLL?

If you cant get rid of the problem , do a clean install of your os and every thing else, i know it sucks but sometimed it is the only solution that seems to work,I end up doing it every month or so cuz of some glitch or another....

The simplest solution to this one if you have already completly removed TMPG and installed a fresh copy would be to use the system restore function of your operating system to a time before you got the error.
This should replace any corrupt files and allow you to open TMPG normally again.

ASHY

Hi, lately I come across the following problem : after converting to mpeg (vcd) via TmpgEnc, the sound is bad... There is a metallic sort of echo at certain frequencies... The original avi's sound OK...
Does anyone have a clue?

Try a external audio encoder like" toolame or scmpx" this should clean up your audio...

The problem is not TMPG's encoder but it's samplerate converter. Use SCMPX.
Toolame is an audio encoder not a samplerate convertor.

ASHY

Hi

already tried to find the answer but was not succesfull.

Ok here is the problem:

when I try to convert a DivX file does not matter what version 3,4 or 5 all have the problem that the screen stays black but the sound is there after converting the movie. I don't know what to do! DivX movies are playing fine in the Media Player for example so the codecs are installed properly.
I am using Win2000 though.

Any suggestions?
Thanx
S.

You have to go to the Environmental Settings, then on VFAPI Plugin.
Change the priority of the Direct Video thing to 3 (that's what I did).

Then it works.
Good luck.

La-Magra

thanx

that really works!

S.

Hi,

I was trying to use TMPG but it is not recognising .AVI files or even earlier encoded TMPGenc MPEG2 files.

What can I do??

Try this go to Option>enviromental settings after that zero eveything out and raise the direct show to 2.. I hade the exact same prob this should fix it.

Hi All,

I've written some information about all the possible MPEG encoding settings in TMPGEnc. This information should help you work out which settings to use in different encoding situations. Find it from my home page by following the TMPGEnc link:

http://www.ianwillis.co.uk

Use the feedback form to let me know what you think, or follow up here.

Ian

Nice info on TMPGenc which should be helpful for beginners, but I must point out a few things.

The audio settings you specify to reduce the file size are fine except the samplerate 32000. If this rate is used you may find a lot of DVD players will refuse to play the audio and/or will desync the movie. I wouldn't suggest this samplerate due to compatibility problems.

Also the channel mode is best set at stereo not joint stereo. Joint stereo is appropiate for music files, but not for movie audio files as joint stereo kills the dolby prologic information contained in a 5.1 downmixed audio track.

128 Kb/s is fine except be aware the minimum for proper dolby prologic encoding is 192 Kb/s.

Regarding the Source aspect ratios you quote that "16:9 display is for progressive encoding".
I wouldn't say this is necessarily true as it could and should be used for any interlaced source which is not in the PAL or NTSC resolutions such as for example 352x288, 704x576, 720x576 which would be PAL resolutions.


There seems to be an error of the explanation for Inverse Telecine. You quote that "This setting undoes 3:2 pulldown. If you have PAL format video from a film source This will allow the original film framerate (24 FPS) to be recovered".
Where in actual fact it is used to reverse the pulldown on an NTSC's 29.97fps to 24fps.

The same goes for the explanation of 3:2 pulldown. You quote "Converts from film framerate (24fps) to PAL video framerate (30fps).
In actual fact it should be (24fps) to NTSC video framerate (30fps).

All in all I thought it was very helpful and well laid out and should help a lot of people understand the 'nitty gritty' of encoding.

Nice one.

ASHY

I have a problem when I convert from some of my divx to mpeg.I cant get the sound when I convert.Can you explain why?

vcdhelp.com has the answer to it on the website.

I whant to make an VCD from an SVCD i had decode the SVCD with "DVD2AVI" and had two Files an "*.d2v" and an "*.mpa" when i try to Browse the D2v File at Tmpgenc i became an File can not open or unsupported what can i do

you need to have a file from the dvd2avi program in there go to vcdhelper and look at the guide for ripping dvds to vcds and look in the troubleshooting section i think youll find it there

Note! If you can't open the .d2v file, go to Options / Global Settings / VFAPI Plug-Ins tab and check if you can see DVD2AVI Project File Loader (or something like that) in there. By default, it's priority is either -1 or -2. Change the priority to 0. If you don't see the plugin in the list at all, your DVD2AVI is missing a file called dvd2avi.vfp. Re-install DVD2AVI and start it and close it (launching it will register the .vfp file to system) and return back to here.
this was taken from a afterdawn guide I read not to long ago hope it helps

I have a basic question and apologize if this has already been answered before. I read weeks and weeks of postings but have been unable to find the info I need. What are recommend settings for converting avi to mpg? My current settings are: 352x240, 4:3 525 line (ntsc), 29.97, cbr (1246 w/ 224 buffer), etc. I've tried cbr 1800 w/ 40 vbv buffer, but the converted mpg file was huge. I've experimented with different aspectsource aspect ratios, but not really sure of the different. Once converted w/ tmpgenc, I burn w/ nero. Thanks in advance for any suggestions you may have (as I'm new to this and have spent countless hours trying to figure out exactly what to do). Cletus

SYSTEM:
Stream type - MPEG-1 video cd(non standard)

VIDEO:
352x240
4:3 NTSC 525 line
29.976
Full screen (keep aspect ratio)
Source aspect ratio - 16:9 (if widescreen)
Motion search precision - Normal
Rate control - Constant quality(cq)
Bitrate max - 3500 min - 0
vbv buffer - 0(automatic)

QUANTIZE MATRIX:
Use floating point
No motion search
Soften block noise

Test these settings on a small test file first to see if your player is compatible.

ASHY

i viewed the mgeg i created and the motion is stop move. is this bc i put the motion on normal. if so how do i fix it.

it took me 4hrs to encode avi file movie from kazaa using tmpg then i burned it on nero as a vcd nothing works the dvd player says no disc am i wasting my time what am i doing wrong dvd player supports vcd

check the compatability of your dvd player and see if it will even play vcd's.

Try blanking a cdrw CD then writing the VCD to that...your dvd player may only support cdrw disks

Never ever do an full encode without testing. Its disgusting to realize afterwards that something went wrong.

Use the source range to encode an 5 minute sample and burn it to an CD-RW and see what happens. Change around the settings until youre satisfied. It saved me alot of hazzle