I downloaded and installed TMPGEnc 2.56.39.143. I then tried to use an AVI as the video and audio source. The error message was "can not open or unsupported".

The file was created with a Cannon Sureshot G1. The AVI file plays fine in Windows Media Player 7.01.00.3055. If I right click the file in Explorer and select properties it says:
Audio
Audio format PCM
Average data rate 11.24Kb/second
Sample rate 11.24 khz
Audio sample size 8 bit
Channels 1 (Mono)
Video
Frame width 320 pixels
Frame height 240 pixels
Play length 30.0 seconds
Frame count 450
Frame rate 15.01 frames/second
Data rate 146.855 Kb/second

The web site says TMPGEnc supports all AVI formats that Windows Media Player does. Is that only for output? IOW, does TMPGEnc support AVI files as input?

Stu

Please delete the previous message. I did not read far enough back in the BBS message list.

Stu

I want to frameserve a .avs script to tmpgenc because I read that it can resize faster than tmpgenc's built in resizer. Does tmpgenc use bilinear or bicubic resizing when it makes a VCD?

I beleive it uses the direct show cubic resizer, but I don"t know what you mean by the resizer being slow cuz the resizer doesn"t take any time (if I under stand what you are talking about)it actually takes longer to encode a movie as eg:704 by 480 avi to a 704 by 480 mpeg than it takes to encode a 704 by 480 avi to a 352 by 240 mpeg but then I might not understand what you mean...

When I start to encode avi movie into mpeg it gives me an error message that says -537403781 180576. This keeps on popping up every two to three seconds and I have to click OK. It does encode in between these error messages but pauses when they appear. If anybody can help please reply ASAP!

I have the exact same problem right now. I am trying error protection under the audio tab, and highest quality for motion search percision under the video tab, maybe that will work. Good luck.

I have a few Stargate SG1 divx files with AC3 sound. I have extracted the AC3 sound from the avi file and converted it to a wav file successfully.

When I use TMPGEnc, tried 2.52; 2.53 & 2.54, to convert to ntscfilm there are no files. I usually create a batch file for a few different episodes and leave my machine for a few hours. I do not click the "turn off" when finished option. When I return the program is no longer running has been shut down and there are no MPG files to be found, not even a partial from the first one that started.

I have convert about a dozen episodes in the same manner with no problems until now. I can not figure it out.

Any help or suggestions or questions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

John


System spec's:
Amd xp 1800+
768 MB DDR ram pc2700
MSI KT3 Ultra
PNY Geforce 4400 128MB
3 h/d's 80gig main, 60gid secondary and a 40gig Raid used for video editing.
usually video edit from the 60gig to the 40gig drive.

If it wasn"t for the fact that there is not any files after encodeing I would say that your batch files had the same output file name as each other, cuz if you have your out put file with the same name each movie will re-write the next one, just a thought.....

Thanks for the reply.

I encode my files from one drive to another drive and each file had a different name. i can't understand it. also, Iv'e tried encoding my avi's to m2v & audio to mp2 then simple multi-plex, the work but the audio is out of sync with the video. another puzzle to the question.

Just another question, since you are probably more familiar with TMPGEnc more than I am. avi files w/ac3 sound, what would you recommend doing to convert to MPG2 for SVCD?

Any insight you may have regarding this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Just another question, since you are probably more familiar with TMPGEnc more than I am. avi files w/ac3 sound, what would you recommend doing to convert to MPG2 for SVCD?

Any insight you may have regarding this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Hi, tmpgenc will not encode the ac3 sound so you will need to extract the ac3 to a wav file with an ac3 decoder then you can encode the avi to mpeg and the wav from the ac3 to mp2 with tmpgenc.you could save the ac3 and mux it with the mpeg file but I don"t think any dvd players will play it....

I've tried that. I used virtualdub to extract the ac3 file from the avi, then used headac3he to convert ac3 to wav then used tmpgenc to convert wav to mp2 and convert video from avi to mv2 and then simple multiplex.

I've also tried to let tmpgenc convert the wav with the avi video to mpg2.

Each way the audio is out of sync and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.

Greetings,

is there a way to set the compression rate? I would like to reduce the size of the files encoded with TMPG. Thanks a lot for your help.

Thanks

Ste

I don"t really know what you mean by compression rate ,the compression rate is set to the mpeg standard, there are different encodeing modes that will help keep file size down and there is the bitrate this is the biggest factor of what determines your file size , useing the CQ (Constant Quality) encodeing method will give you the smallest file size with the best quality, to change most of the settings you will have to load the"unlock.mfc"template in the "Extra" folder...

in "other settings" "system" I unlocked the "stream type" and set it to "mpeg 1 system automatic". I found that that together with reducing the frame size and the bitrate significantly reduced the output mpeg size

Help, I'm trying out the demo version of this program, don't want to buy it unless it does what I want, and I can't figure out how to create files that will run on my DVD player. I've converted a few files but they just don't play.
Any help would be great, you can email me at JohnnyVomit99@aol.com or just respond to this question here.
thanks

Go to www.vcdhelp.com

ASHY

Who is this guy?
VCDhelp has very comprehensive info how to dreate DVD/VCD/SVCD using programs such as TMPG which is what the guy is asking for...sheese.

ASHY

Who is this guy?
VCDhelp has very comprehensive info how to create DVD/VCD/SVCD using programs such as TMPG which is what the guy is asking for...sheese.

ASHY

Granted no one site is all encompassing, and I myself am a regular user of www.dvd-digest.com, but I find the layout of the site for beginners a little confusing which is why I suggested VCdhelp.
It has an easier to understand approach and deals with people as total newbies who have no prior experience. Which I thought would be more relevant to the original poster and VChelp has exaxtly the info the person needs.
He didn't ask for sites to research just a guide.

So in retort to your jibe about research, maybe you should try reading the posts more clearly before making assumptions of things you know little about as I have probably done more research into encoding over the last 3 years than you have had hot dinners sonny.

Cheers,
ASHY

>Maybe you should do a little research into your spelling.
If this is the line in question 'VChelp has exaxtly' to which you refer, may I just explain that it is not my spelling that is at fault, but my typing. I do not claim to be the worlds greatest touch typist and find that remark rather pedantic coming from ,as you say, someone so distinguished as yourself (hmm yeh right).

Regarding your remarks concerning the fact that it is up to the user to make a choice, then you are absolutely right. The reason why your posts offend me is that I have been using this BBS for a long time now and have seen many 'chumps' like yourself come and go who think they know it all and seem to contradict every post anybody else makes.

This BBS is about helping people and giving incorrect advice doesn't help. The way you make your posts it seems you like to sham the advice of others as you think yours is more relevant. Advice on this BBS should be given in addition to not instead of and trying to throw your weight around by claiming you are such and such a person is just laughable as it means diddly on this BBS and won't impress anybody, least of all myself.

Anyway keep researching and pay a few more visits to this BBS you may learn something from my posts.

ASHY

>Anyway keep researching and pay a few more visits to this BBS you may learn something from my posts.

Hmm, yea you're right ASHY as usual...

Griff

I got problem with my audio by burning DVD with Sonis myDVD. Audio disappear after 80% of movie. I'd like to try NERO.
Now, when I come to burn it onto the DVD using Nero I get these error messages in Nero: Required file VIDEO TS.IFO IS NOT PRESENT and
Required file VIDEO TS.BUP IS NOT PRESENT and
DVD VIDEO FILES Compliance Test Failed
But after TMPGenc I'm getting single mpg.file.
Any suggestion ?
Thaks,Sergey

You need to use an authoring program like "spruce up" or "dvdit" to make the Video.TS folder for you then you can burn it with nero,it is good to author it so you can put chapters in...

Thanks for reply.
So,doesn't mean TMPGenc doesn't create those files for NERO even I choose
DVD settings ? I'm not so happy to use one more software , but if you say there is no other way, I'll try.

Thanks
Sergey

Thanks for reply.
So,doesn't mean TMPGenc doesn't create those files for NERO even I choose
DVD settings ? I'm not so happy to use one more software , but if you say there is no other way, I'll try.

Thanks
Sergey

Thanks for reply.
So,doesn't mean TMPGenc doesn't create those files for NERO even I choose
DVD settings ? I'm not so happy to use one more software , but if you say there is no other way, I'll try.

Thanks
Sergey

If anything Nero should make those files out of your mpeg file,but if you really
want to have a dvd that plays like a dvd then you Should author menu"s and do chapters I even do them with vcd"s and they make watching a movie more enjoyable and whith out chapters how would you skip to the next scene or fast forward or rewind with any acuracy at all.....

Hi Minion
Well last nigth I did some more work.
I found out that I have a problem with Sonic myDVD program - audio disapear after about 80% ov movie. So, I did download Ulead Movie Factory trial version and it's working fine.I'm doing all chapters and no problem with audio.
So,this is just trial version of Ulead and I have Nero yet.I saw explanation in vcdhelp.com how to author DVD with Nero.But my question again about TMPGenc:can I get those files in TMPGenc for NERO without additional software,
Thanks,Sergey

Yes you should but for some reason you can"t, nero should make those files while proscessing your file, but tmpgenc isn"t a DVD maker it is a mpeg and it is up to your authoring software to put it to disk, but if you got dvdit and ulead dvd movie factory then you don"t need Nero cuz they will burn it for you....

I'll find a ulead Movie factory works just fine.
Thanks a lot

Sergey

Can anyone help me please?
Now, I can't browse Mpeg2 file, it can't open or unsupportted. Even I tried every way, re-installed Mpeg2Codec from www.plmovies.com/mpeg2codec_installer.zip or tried to make new VFAPI setting with the Direct Show file reader at 2 priority!

Actually, last week it still worked fine until yesterday, I bought a new Dazzle DVD.Master and installed everything, Boom! my TMPGE could not open MPEG2 from then!!!!!

Thank you in advance
NightBird.

Well to get the program to read the mpeg2 file you would raise the mpeg2 plugin no the direct show plugin, but try this ,de-multiplex the mpeg2 file and load the video in seperately,This works cuz the mpeg2 plugin reads "m2v" files not mpg files......

Thank you for your advice,

I've tried, it still doesn't work!!!! In my idea, I think the XP must be the cause! This afternoon I tried to browse the same Mpeg2 file with another PC (Windows Me). There's no any problem!!! everything runs fine!!!! Well, I think the last choice I would do it is re-install the XP, as everyone knows, it's cost a BIG time to backup everything!!!!!!!!! huuuuuuh.................................................................

any solutions??? please help!

Thank you again,
NightBird.

My 2c worth.
Confilct of codecs. Try and check one thing at a time before you reinstall windows. Like uninstalling codecs or program that came with DVD master.
I had the same thing with Ulead. Once I uninstalled it, everything was back to normal.
Good Luck
Yossi

I would also gues it is Dazzle DVD Master causing the problem. For some reason some other encoding or editing programs can cause a problem with TMPG. I don't think it is down to XP, but as the previous poster said, it is more likely a codec conflict.

ASHY

Can someone please tell me the purpose of the "Vfapi Plugins" in TMPGenc ? I've looked in the FAQs, etc. and see nothing about it. I able to use the software (ver 2.56) in Win XP just fine, but wonder if I'm missing something?

Thanks!

With out the VFAPI plugins you wouldn"t be able to use Tmpgenc, tmpgenc uses them to access certain file types, like the "direct show" accesses direct show formats and the mpeg2 plugin accasses mpeg2 format and so on ect, the more plugins you have the more file types you can encode to mpeg...

When converting a Avi over to vcd I keep getting a error (-537403781 1983760) anyone know how to solve this problem?

I found the following below - tried it and it got rid of the error :O)

Question - Solution to P3Package No.24106

Nev ( Mail ) 2002/06/28 (Fri.) 14:04 ( IP:213.106.182.120 ) [ Edit / Delete / Reply with quotation ]

Seems there are a lot of people looking for a solution for this error. After trawling the forum, came across minion's solution:

Go to Options - Environmental Control - CPU
Make sure only the MMX box (NOT MMX-2 or SSE) is checked and voila, should work

Many thanks to minion's entry on 06/24

Nev

That error message still pops up for me even after i unchecked MMX-2 and SSE
Will anything else work?

My problem sounds similar to this but isn't fixed by that method, so if anybody does know how to keep an error message that says: -537403781 180576 from popping up reply ASAP cause i'm in the process of converting now.

Try useing a different file and see if it comes up with those files cuz the problem could be due to your avi file and if it is then you just can"t encode that avi file to mpeg but if it happens with every file then you should try re-installing tmpgenc and see if that works......

Hi there.

I keep getting the following error when i encode Avi's and div's to vcd.

It says "can not be used as an external encoder " ??

Does you any if this is a bug or a user error ?

Akaid
akaid.quyam@ntlworld.com

Obviously you have have selected an external encoder that can't be used with TMPG. Goto the enviromental settings and disable it.

ASHY

I got problem with my audio by burning DVD with Sonis myDVD. Audio disappear after 80% of movie. I'd like to try NERO.
Now, when I come to burn it onto the DVD using Nero I get these error messages in Nero: Required file VIDEO TS.IFO IS NOT PRESENT and
Required file VIDEO TS.BUP IS NOT PRESENT and
DVD VIDEO FILES Compliance Test Failed
But after TMPGenc I'm getting single mpg.file.
Any suggestion ?
Thaks,Sergey

I have been looking arround for a solution for your problem cuz there have been a couplae of poeple asking this ,I don"t burn dvd"s so I"m preety much as lost as you but from what i have been reading you need to "Author" your mpeg file with an authorong program(would be a good idea so you can put in chapters)and the authoring program will put your mpeg into a Video TS Folder and it is this folder that you burn to dvd=r, go to VCDHelp.com and they have step by step instructions on how to author menus and chapters with authoring programs...

Thanks Griff for reply.
You know I foiund the way to create my DVD's.
Sonic my DVD has a bugs - the audio disapear after 60-80% of movie .
Ulead movie factory works fine and can creat all those files for NERO.
So,why I need to take all files and burn them with NERO if I can do it in 1 click with Ulead Movie factory.
So,my way is :
Studio 7 - capture and editing with MP3, save as AVI.Then TMPGenc with aver.8000kb/sec,max9000 and min 2000kb/sec- 2VBR,very slow motion.Then Ulead Movie Factory.

Everything fine - just one complain - speed of encoding !!!
I've got a new Computer 2 weeks ago , and anyway 10min of movie -3.3hours of encoding! I have Pentium - 4 , 2Ghz,512 Mb memory,Geforce4 TI4400,DVD burner Pioneer -04.
Regards

>Everything fine - just one complain - speed of encoding !!!

Encoding speed is a big problem. I recently encoded a 3 hour film, admitedly using absolutely top quality from TMPGEnc, and it took 2 days!

Computing power is not the total story though. I've used a custom-built Athlon-based machine at work (1.4GHz), and I use a Pentium 450 III at home, and there's not that huge difference in encoding speed between them.

Griff

Hi, I have a problem. I have captured a movie in VCD format (MPGEG1-1, 352x288, 25fps.) and it is ok. If I would like to modify it with the VCD options in the principal menu from TMPGENC, the result is that the sound seems to be faster and the program delete some little portions of it to make a perfect correlation between video and audio. Somebody knows something about this? Thanks. Fernando

How do you modify it?

Hi Hataian!
I have used the "clip frame" option to delete a black bar at the bottom of the recording.
Thanks for your help.
Fernando.

Hi Hataian!
I have used the "clip frame" option to delete a black bar at the bottom of the recording.
Thanks for your help.
Fernando.