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I cut a VCD MPEG with TMPGEnc v2.53 MPEG tools. When I tried to import the cutting into a VCD layout in Nero v5.5.8 it said the MPEG was not compliant. The uncut copy was compliant. I thought I used to be able to do this so I dragged out a copy of TMPGEnc vbeta12h and it cut fine and worked with Nero just fine.
Here is a hard question for you "smartis" out there ;)
I don't have a lot of space on my hardrive just right now, will get a new one but anyway. I have been playing around encoding a VOB file (80mb) trailer that I ripped of a dvd movie cd i own.
There was one problem now that I think of it.
In some scenes there where blockyness on the screen :( and I tried a lot of different settings, even with constant bitrate (keeping to svcd standards) the blockyness was there (not much but you could see it) then I tried and bounced ut the max bit rate to 6000 (not keeping to standards with constand bitrate) and now the blockyness was gone. I was encoding the whole time from a VOB directly in tmpgenc (using avi2dvd projekt file or something).
Could this problem be related to that ?
If I convert it to a AVI file first to speed up encoding maby, what program do I use and save the file to what format since a uncompressed AVI is verry big !
Or if this is not the problem is this something you have to live with if you stick to SVCD standard ? Not that it matters was like 5sec maximum of 3min in the trailer that had blockyness and it had lots of movment and fast switching from scenes.
The thing it that the VOB file (played in dvd software player or something) has not blockyness, it's when I make a project file with DVD2AVI and the encode it in Tmpgenc to SVCD that the blockyness is there.
Or are you suggesting that I encode VOB to some other format ? But with what program in that case since tmpgenc can't open VOB files, or are you suggesting I encode to AVI with DVD2AVI first ? Or maby I should encode to DivX first (with 720*480 and then divx to svcd ?
Hmm well if you search the web for SVCD there is a finnish site that has the loads on the whole SVCD standard, what I remember the 5.1 or 6.1 sound thing isn't supported on SVCD but there was something about two channel sound I think.
Anyway I havn't seen a guide or anything menchend about that out there.
questions
1) I downloaded this program so that I am able to watch my divx (PAL)movies on my ntsc dvd player. I chose vcd option for more storage / cd. When I do this though, it gives me a full screen (in the original pal divx it was smaller than that) and what happens is that the quality is not great anymore. How can I make this better???
2) Is there a way to make a regular AVI to a divx AVI with this program?
Hi malays01, check out divx-digest.com for tutorials and software. I think you need a ripper software if you are making divx from DVD's. My suggestion is CladXP and encoding software FLASKMpeg. I can help you on the 2vbr terminology. 2vbr means that the encoding is made i two steps, first it runs through the movie and writes a logfile for every frame and after that, step 2, it uses the logfile to encode the movie with variable bitrate (vbr). Lots of movement = high bitrate and large file, less movement low bitrate .... and so on. Best way to make small files with good quality.
I've been trying for the last few days to use TMPG on my host sister's laptop (I'm studying abroad in Japan), but since her version of Windows 98 is in Japanese, TMPG defaults to Japanese and I can't figure out how to switch it to English. This makes it *very* difficult to use (my written Japanese, let alone technical Japanese, is not very good). Does anyone know how I can change this (a registry tweak, maybe)? Thanks!
As far as I know, Language setting of TMPGEnc can not be switched on Windows9X because of Windows9X does not have locale setting concept as Windows2000 or XP.
Under Windows 2000, I know I can swtich the language.
If you prefer to stick with one language, you can buy "TMPGEnc Plus" either English or Japanese version at 48$. TMPGEnc Plus supports only one language, English or Japanese.
I encode my DVD to SVCD but quality not so good. Some said that SVCD is near DVD quality but I just can't make it. What is the setting for it? What burning software for SVCD?
And SVCD is much better than VCD, the only differens with SVCD is that it's not as sharp picture as a DVD, you can see that when you view the aftertexts and compare a svcd to a dvd. But on the other hand, the picture is just as a DVD I think. And SVCD is supposed to be viewed on a TV and not the computer screen. If you view if on a computer screen it dosn't look as good as on a TV.
i've had the same lack of video shoing up problem several other people have asked about and as instructed uninstalled divx5 and made sure i had 3.11 and 4 installed. however, it still isn't working. these are all with files that play fine. are there any other problems that may be causing this, or perhaps some residual stuff from the 5 codec that may be messing it up still?
when opening an avi. file in the video source i receive an error message saying,
file cannot open or unsupported. but, it is an avi. file. any ideas why this is occuring and how to fix it?
Hmm try checking the AVI file with Virtual Dub or maby the avi file is in some strange format that Tmpgenc can't read :/
Not all files that you can play in windows mediaplayer are able to open in tmpgenc but virtaul dub can I think and in there you can save it to a proper format.
When using an external Layer-2 encoder such as tooLame or SCMPX, TMPGEnc will call the external program successfully. Once the external completes, TMPGEnc returns an error "External encoder toolame.exe was not run properly" and the project is aborted. It does the same thing for both tooLame and SCMPX. Apparently there's some problem with TMPGEnc recognizing that the program completed successfully. I'm running on Windows XP Home Edition.
Okay, I downloaded a different executable as noted in some other messages... now toolame completes the encoding... or at least it seams.. it went fairly quick. The toolame screen goes away, TMPGEnc starts transcoding video with new ausio and returns an "Illegal MPEG audiostream" error. Project then aborts...
I have 4 SVCD's each filling a complete 80 min CD-R.
My DVD-player seems only to be capable of playing 74 min CD's, so I want to split join the movies.
When using the merge&cut utility I have some problem with the audio:
1) When taking the first 40 minutes (out of 45 minutes) from part 1 the last 30 seconds of the created SVCD contain no audio;
2) When merging the last 5 minutes from part 1 with the first 35 minutes from part 2 the first 5 minutes of audio are good, after this point the audio is out of sync.
Does anyone have a clue, or is there another way to do this?