I have converted an avi fil to mpg and after that made a vcd out of it. But i have a problem: the sound runs with normal speed, but the picture sometime moves slower and gets behind the sound, for then later to catch up with it. There doesn't seem to be any problem with the mpg-fil, and i have used NTI CD-maker to make the vcd. I burned i with 4x speed (HP cd-burner 4*2*32). What have i done wrong? Would it f.x. fix it if i burned with only 1x speed?

Hope you can help me

/Morten

I have had the same problem,what works for me is to choose the highest quality setting(very slow) and multi-plex it,then de-multiplex,this works for me,and uping the bit rate helps to ,I can play vcd"s with 2250kbs fine on my player,and the quality is as good as svcd,but a little faster to encode than svcd.if you haven"t figured out how to up the bitrate on mpeg 1,you can e-mail me.......sherlock

Hello everybody !

I would like to know which encoder is the best for highest pic quality : TMPGEnc or CinemaCraft ?

Time process doesnt matter, I just need to have video encoded in the highest picture quality .

Also, what is the setting for such highest pic quality (footage is about 70 minutes)

Thanks in advance !
Vic

That depends on a few things.

Are you trying to do DVD or SVCD (MPEG2)? If so, it depends on the quality of filters you use, such as:

LSX
powerdvd
windvd
vob filters
fraunhofer

Also, depends if TMPGENC can open the MPEG2 files.

If you have got good filters then I would say TMPGENC because it is easy, simple and fast.

Techno

Thanks for reply, Techno !

Well I would like to make DVD only ....
So TMPEnc is better than CinemaCraft (except the encoding speed ...) ?

what would be the best setting for highest picture quality ?

THnaks a lot !

yes!

Techno

your right techno,tmpgenc does have better quality cuz it has good filters,for me if I have a really good quality avi. I use "cinema Craft" cuz it is 10 times faster,but tmpgenc is more versitile and less complicated, so "victor" if you want the best quality with "tmpgenc" under "motion precition search" choose the best quality"very slow" and the higher the bitrate the better the quality...

I will agree that TMPG is the best encoder by far for MPEG1 but Cinemacraft has the edge on it as far as quality in MPEG2 is concerned.
I have done many tests with both programs. Encoding at different bitrates and comparing to see which one gives the best picture and file size.
I can conclude that Cinemacraft does definitely give a better picture quality for MPEG2. For example there seems to be less visible macro blocks at a given bitrate than TPMG produces.
This program should give better quality too as even though it can do MPEG1 it is primarily designed for commercial production of MPEG2 and at a cost of $2000 dollars you would expect this.
The advantage TMPG has is it's versatility, i.e being able to change the frame size and use certain filters, but these filters can be applied to Cinecraft by using TMPG as a frame server.
The way I do it is to set everything up as if I was going to use TMPG to encode then save it as a project.
Then use the VFAPI converter to create a valid AVI for Cinemacraft.
Open the AVI in Cinecraft, change the settings in Cinecraft to however you want the movie encoded and then set it going.
Cinecraft will then encode using the filters from TMPG which will give you a movie with the correct frame size which can be burnt as SVCD and as a plus point is usually a bit quicker than TMPG.
Like I say for MPEG1 you won't find a better encoder than TMPG and I've used most of them, but the proof is in pudding so give the above a shot (including you Techno if you already haven't because I'd like to know what YOUR opinion is of this method).

ASHY

Ashy:

Sure, I will give it a shot but I prefere TMPGENC because I do DIVX and capturing.

But I will c.

Thanks

Techno

TMPGenc rocks for DIVX encoding. :o) Hay question do you know when the author is going to fix the display problem with AVI output selection buttons for Video and Audio codec selection? They barely show up in XP I can just see the outer edge which is enough to click on any way. Which settings do choose when you make your DIVX movie for video and MP3? ~best regards NewtronX

This used to work but no longer.. When I try to open the AVI files it says it is unsupported. I have already have the DirectShow Multimedia File Reader as the highest priority. I am able to open these files in media player with no problem, I am also able to open them if I install the Morgan MJPG codec. BUT this used to work without the morgan codec. Any help will be greatly appreciated

u need to set the avi and the avi vfw compatability to a higher priority

Techno

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Hello.Just a quick question: what is TMPGEnc VFAPI Plugin?
Do I need it if I want to cut/join/edit and convert divxavi to mpeg and vice versa?

no you don't.

The plugin is for projects and for nandub to read MPEG2 files (I think).

Techno

no you don't.

The plugin is for projects and for nandub to read MPEG2 files (I think).

Techno

but what about other programs,like quicktimepro ?

well, u need a quicktime plugin (www.vcdhelp.com)

Techno

I have some MPEG2 filters so TMPGENC can open MPEG 2 files.

But, sometimes it doesn't work.

I have installed and removed these filters:

nimo codec pack
LSX
fraunhofer
freedvd
al-filters
Cyberlink powerdvd

and sometimes these work. But if it does then TMPGENC does not open the files or crashes when encoding.

Any help is appreciated

PEACE AND RESPECT

Techno

If you don't already have this filter then try this one Techno.
http://www.dvd-digest.tv/downloads/files/encode/m2v_vfp-0.4.6.zip
It seems to me to be the best one and never fails to open my Mpeg2 files.

Download and extract the zip then place all the files in your TMPG folder.

ASHY

I had tons of problem with that one, but thanks!

I had things like, not opening audio, de-interlacing not working etc...

Thanks

Techno

TMPGEnc does NOT open/read MPEG-2 files directly!

You need to remember that TMPGEnc relies on directshow of Windows.
This means that depends on codec you have installed, some files can be read, some can not be read.

RX exactly what is your point. I think we already know we need codecs. Thats why we have the MPEG2 codecs as mentioned above.

Techno it seems to me you have far too many conflicting filters installed there. For example why do you need the FreeDVD filters and Power DVD filters together. If it was me I would uninstall all MPEG2 filters and just install Power DVD and the above mentioned MPEG2 codec as all I can say is I have never had a problem with it, audio or otherwise.

This is what I did!!!!!!!!

I install one and uninstall one

and move to the next

Techno

you see, if I install the powerdvd.

I cannot open files in TMPGENC and in windows, even if I RE-REGISTER them

RX, TMPGENc CAN open MPEG2 files, I have done it before and TMPGENC can encode MPEG2 files and open them, depends if u have the correct codec/filter installed.

Techno

Also have this problem
after install the link file
http://www.dvd-digest.tv/downloads/files/encode/m2v_vfp-0.4.6.zip
it only can accept the video source in MPEG2 format
but it still have unsupport message in the audio source in MPEG2 format
so does anyone have any idea
thanks

I have solved the problem, something to do with the pre-installation of Windows.

Anyway, try to unregister and re-register the vob filters (u can get from me) and it should work.

Techno

Would you tell me how to do it cause I am new babie in TMPG

format the hdd and install Windows manually. Then, after installing drivers, install the vob filters (from me: www.os1.150m.com/tmpgenc/filters/mpeg2/vob_filters_104.zip) and it should open the files.

Techno

PROBLEM:

when u encode AVI to MPEG2 and open the MPEG2 file, it won't open.

I am trying to solve it.

Techno

When converting AVI to MPEG using TMPGenc, it converts a few seconds and then itconverts the next few seconds. The film shows this when looking at the endresult. It looks like it makes a very little pauses during the playback.
How can I prevent this?
Thanks in advance.

Does this happen on your PC or just your dvd player. Are you using the right template for your T.V. system. You must select either PAL 25fps or NTSC 29.97 depending on your system otherwise your DVD player will convert it and cause choppy playback.

Thanks for the answer, a choppy playback is indeed what's happening. I use a DVDplayer to play de VCD's make.
I'm using the template which gives 'Video-CD PAL (MPEG-1 352x288 25fps CBR 1150kbps, Layer-2 44100Hz 224kbps)' which fits the Dutch television standard.
Maybe it is caused by the template? I'm using the right template. So all the VCD I'm using have this problem.

This choppy playback is my problem too. I'm using all the correct parameters, such as framerate conversion from 29,97 to 25fps (europe, pal). The choppy result shows on both computer and dvd-players (i've tried different players). The problem couldn't be my cpu (PIII-450), since i've tried tmpgenc on an dual PIII-1000Mhz, wich causes the same problem. The codecs are also working fine.... Is there anyway to solve this problem?

Thankx....

Dennis

try cranking up the bit rate,I used to get those problems with every movie i did,but now I do vcd"s at 1500-2250kbs and my choppy-ness and sync problem are gone,plus the quality is 100% better,and my dvd player has no problem with them and nero still recognizes them as compliant vcd files.and I multi-plex all my vcd"s now and this seems to help...hope it helps....sherlock

If your source framerate is different than your destination framerate then this is why you are getting choppy playback.
Whenever you change the frame rate from say 29.97fps to 25fps when encoding to MPEG then you will have choppy playback or vice versa if you change 25fps to 29.97 then the result will be the same.
The only way around this is to change the frame rate of the avi prior to encoding it to MPEG, but the only drawback of this is that you will lose sync with the audio due to the fact that changing the frame rate changes the length of the movie.
Now there is a way to acheive the correct framerate for your T.V. system without the choppy playback and have perfect A/V sync, but I'm not going to post the instructions on how to do this unless you repost and request them as I don't want to waste my time posting incase you do not read this post.
If you do want the info then repost with the specs of your original AVI.

Ashy wrote:

Now there is a way to acheive the correct framerate for your T.V. system without the choppy playback and have perfect A/V sync, but I'm not going to post the instructions on how to do this unless you repost and request them as I don't want to waste my time posting incase you do not read this post.


I'm very interested in your post. I've read it and I hope you wil post the instructions. So do others? Thanks in advance...............

Yes, please post a possible solution for this problem. ofcourse i'm interested. this problem occupies most of my spear time...ghihi I've tried the "cure" from sherlock, but this doesn't seem to work.....

Thankx,

Dennis

>Yes, please post a possible solution for this problem. ofcourse i'm interested. this problem occupies most of my spear time...ghihi I've tried the "cure" from sherlock, but this doesn't seem to work.....
>
>Thankx,
>
>Dennis
>

i'm sorry, o forgot the specs of the videostream to be encoded. the specs are as follows:

Divx (DIV3) 640x272 23.976 fps compression ratio 93:1

...waiting for te solution....

thankx...

Dennis

I have convert a WMV.file to a mpg.file.
The video is about 48 minutes but the last 7 minutes have no sound.
I tried it several times with different settings without results.
Why ?

Mad

Try extracting the audio as wav if possible

Techno

I was wondering if it is possible to make a "real" avi. file with dvd to avi.??
I have been haveing trouble with d2v files,and sometimes I want to make avi, files any way,dvd to avi has a bunch of codecs with it can I use them to make the avi,?? which one is the best codec??? there is "huffyuv" "divx4" and others,does anyone know or tried??........thanx

if dvd to avi doesn"t make avi"s or doesn"t make good avi."s,can I put the d2v file in virtua dub to make an "avi." file? thanx for any help....

Of course DVD2AVI can make AVI, but it's not recommended as it doesn't give you enough control. Especially as there are better and faster programs for the task.
Try this one called RIPITALL. http://www.megagames.com/console/cd/ripitall.zip
This program is complete package utilizing all the best encoding tools with a easy to use interface and also comes with a wizard. This is the best and easiest program I've used.

ASHY

Anyone ever seen their encoded mpg have a fuzzy horizontal bar that runs across the bottom of the movie. Its a little bar that appears throughout the entire movie. It's weird because I have encoded successfully before using the same settings and this had never happened. Any idea whats wrong?

try de-interlace it should get rid of the inter-lace lines...............

Having given up on the AVI and quicktime readers (the QT reader
is hopelessly broken, skipping and repeating frames like crazy)
I'd like to revert to a sequence of still files. According
to the VFAPI plugins tab I should be able to do this, but I
have yet to stumble upon the magic specification...

Thanks-

ron

I have had success opening Quicktimes in QT5 Pro and exporting as .bmp frames.

In TMPGenc, I untick all vfapi plugins except the TGA/BMP/etc one and then select the first frame in the sequence in the "Source video" chooser. You may need to change the selector below it to *.bmp.

TMPGenc does not seem to recognise .tga generated by Quicktime 5.

yes, I seem to have discovered the same issues...

Also, tmpgenc seems to not like spaces in the filenames...

Also, if you read an image sequnce using the 'wizard', it
will only use the first frame (and repeat it for the entire
program).

thanks-

ron

The "one frame only", problem also occurs if you attempt to use the "Source Range" feature - you have to remove unneeded frames from the the start or end of the sequence manually.

Richard

Hi,

Suggestion 1: Move "MPEG Tools" from under the FILE menu choice to its own item on the menu bar: "File MPEG Tools ...". This gives these tools more emphasis to users.

Suggestion 2: Allow multiple AVIs to be specified as input and then process them into a single MPEG.

Thanks for a great product!

Allan

The second solution/suggestion will happen in future versions of TMPGENC. read the txt file when you download the program. It mentions it in the "future plans"

:)

Techno

after I use dvd to avi,to make a d2v. file ,can I now get rid of the vob. files,or boes tmpgenc need them to encode??? thanx...

Your right that is a stupid question. How can you create a full movie from something that is only a few hundred kb?
The d2v file is merely a file which contains settings and parameters which another program uses to create the movie.

I thought maybee the wav. file might have the rest of the movie in it but wasn"t sure,this was the first time I used dvd2avi...and newbies ask stupid questions..thanz ashy