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I've been curious about this since version 2.58 came out and listed it as the primary decoder. Can anyone tell me what software the Sony MPEG2 decoder comes with?
Hello i am trying to convert some NTSC films To PAL at the moment without success as i said in my earlier post TMPGenc cant do this operation properly so i asked someone to suggest an alternative.
Avisynth was suggested to me but i need some help on how to use it please !!
Hi, There might be a Filter you will need and you will have to write a script, I have never used avisynth to convert frame rates But here is a Link to were it will tell you what script command to use and were to get the ConvertFPS Filter..Avisynth takes Quite a Bit to get used to and learn to use in a profeciently, anyway here is the Link: http://www.avisynth.org/index.php?page=FPS ,........
I did not get an answer or even did not get it, because I was too slow to read one ;o)) here is my prbleme:
I tried to ripp a AVI video for my DVD Player. I converted the half part and made a copy with the help of Nero V 5.5.10. Everything workes fine but I don't hear anything. There is no sound on the movie.
While watching the orginal Avi I have to commit that there is sound, but after the convertation I have no one.
Please help me and forgive me because of my bad english :o))
Bye an thx
Exactly. Set the audio to full processing mode, no compression. Then save as .wav file. Load the video into tmpgenc. Load the saved audio file into tmpgenc. Then process as usual.
Can I save my project and continue where I leave off in the event my computer crashes? I've tried several times and it asks me if I want to overwrite the file and starts encoding all over again. If so, how?
If you are encodeing a File and something happens like you get an error or Tmpgenc Crashes or the Power goes out and a hurricane hits then there is NO way to start encodeing were you left off, you have to start from the Beginning again, OR you can use the Source Range and set it to start encodeing a new file a few frames after were the first one ends then after encodeing the second file use the "Merge & Cut" to Join the 2 files together....
The M2V.vfp is not the Standard Mpeg2 decoder for Tmpgenc anymore...Tmpgenc now uses the Cyberlink and Ligos decoders to decode Mpeg2 files ,so to get these decoders you either have to have "Power DVD" Installed or the "Nemo" codec Pack with the Ligos Mpeg2 filters installed...But it is still best to use DVD2AVI to decode Mpeg2 files...
I converted a video with an .avi extension, which is probably a DivX compressed one, into .mpg with TMPGEnc 2.59. I have all the latest codecs, including DivX and the .avi plays perfectly in my Windows Media Player. But the .mpg that comes out of TMPGEnc has only audio, but no video at all. Just a black screen. The file is huge, bigger than the original .avi. So, what do you folks think happened? What should I do?
You are right -- there is no picture during conversion, so no picture afterward either.
Have tried again after raising the setting to +2 (and later, upon someone's suggestion in another forum to +4), but still no picture during conversion. I let it run for a short time and aborted the trials. The short clips that resulted also had audio but no video.
I converted an avi file to mpeg using TMPGenc, and when I play it on my player it has audio with a black screen. How do I convert the avi file correctly?
There has to ba a Picture in the Tmpgenc screen while encodeing for there to be a Picture in the File...Try this , go to "Options" to "Enviromental Settings" to "Vfapi Plugins" and raise the "Direct Show" to "2"...This should work..
After downloading junk programs and waiting hours to convert to no avail, TMPGEnc is the first one to give support and convert successfully. Again thanks.
Greetings and thanks in advance for any help. I am new to this process and after reading lots of posts, I've come to the conclusion that I have no idea of what I'm doing. First off, the source for my avi files is usually an internet download. These downloads are generaly of such poor quality, that by the time I convert them to mpeg 1 using tmpgen, and burn them to vcd, they are hardly worth looking at. Where can I find better video files? Secondly, I recently downloaded the latest version of tmpgen, and now when i try to convert any of the avis' I have on my HD, I get the dreaded "not compatible or unable to decode" error message. Also I would like to know if converting to mpeg 2 makes a better quality movie? Sorry if I sound stupid, however in these matters I am, and I am only trying to educate myself. Any help from anyone will be trully appreciated. Dan
The Best Place to Get Files to Make VCD/SVCD"s is to make them your Self...Either Get a Capture card and Capture your Own movies from TV or VHS or Digital Camera or the best quality files come from Ripping DVD"s with a DVD-Rom..and Yes Mpeg2 is a Better Quality Format But the Thing that determines the Quality is the Quality of the Source File and the Bitrate used to encode that File to Mpeg...and Mpeg2 is the standard for SVCD and DVD and is not for VCD even though I use Mpeg2 for VCD"s all the time But there is a Trick to it.....if you want to find out about Makeing VCD/SVCD/DVD"s then go to "http://www.vcdhelp.com/" here you will find allmost everything you will need to start makeing VCD"s....
I see some other people with a similar problem to mine, when trying to open a file it pops up saying "File "*.avi" cannot open, or unsupported". I have found that all the files that this happens with have the mp43 codec on them. Does any one know how to either make tmpgenc work for these or how to change the codec to something that tmpgenc can encode?
Is your DivX movie coded with DivX codec higher than version 4.12?
Check this out. To do that you can use Avi tag editor or simply check properties of the file.
i encoded a film in avi format to mpeg,made vcd with nero5.5 but it wont play in computer or in standalone dvd player which supports vcd's?? any ideas you clever people??
Good advice - DO NOT USE Nero to encode Avi to Mpeg1 (VCD format). It will provide you with vey poor quality result :o( Use TMPGnc program !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There may be another reason because it's happend to me. Although my DVD player recognizes VCD format, it doesn't play VCD files written on ANY KIND of CD. I'm 100% sure of that !!! It took me a while to find a CD with the proper surface. Not all the CDs are made equal. You can check the surface of a CD with Nero. Look for the Dye Type 8, then your VCD disk will play on your DVD player.
I tried to make a VCD with Tmpgenc at 700 Kbps bitrate (because my movie is 96 minutes), but the software won't make it, only at 1150 Kbps. I tried many ways. Where is the problem?
Please help me,
I don't want to make 2 CD movies :))
Hey, 1150 is a standard for Video CD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you use different bit rate than 1150 kbps your DVD player WILL NOT play it!!!!
I can assure you of that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You can change bit rate for your VCD but you have to use manual mode (for experts only - no kidding) - DO NOT use Wizard. It will give you then ready, preset options. Disable it
In TMPGnc in the file menu open new project. Then in lower right corner click on button "Settig". You can manipulate all the possible options there.
I don't recommend that. Once again - if you change standard bit rate for VCD from 1150 to another your DVD player won't recognize the disc.
Have fun and try.
Don't worry your DVD player may play the disk. There are many players which can play lower than standard bitrates no problem. I have 2 different players that do and a friend who also has a player which plays non standard VCD's.
The reason you are having this problem could be due to the reasons below:
a. You have loaded a VCD template and just unlocked the settings and simply lowered the bitrate.
To lower the bitrate you need to change the stream setting to 'MPEG1 VCD Non standard' otherwise TMPG will pad the bitrate to standard regardless of how low you set the bitrate. You can find the stream type setting under Setting>System
b. There is a problem with muxer in the latest version of TMPG. When creating VCD MPEGs the muxer is using the standard VCD muxing rate and padding the stream to standard VCD bitrate whether or not you choose the 'Non standard VCD' stream setting or not.
To remedy your problem above simply remultiplex your MPEG in an earlier version of TMPG using the 'MPEG1 VCD Non standard' stream type setting. This will remove the padding.
>If you use different bit rate than 1150 kbps your DVD player WILL NOT play it!!!!
I can assure you that most DVD players will play non standard bitrate VCD's being that they are variable bitrate machines by design and are usually only limited by the type of drive used as higher than normal bitrate VCD's need a faster drive to cope with the higher spinrate needed.
Yours must be one of a few that won't.
Thanks Ashy.........it was a good lesson for me to read a little more about DVD players, however there is one thing I do not understand.
Why lower standard VCD bit rate which is actually very low already? Isn't obvious that this will affect the quality of the movie file? I belief that anyone wants to "produce" the best quality movies, much better or equal than VHS, in order to watch them afterwords on DVD player. Doesn't it?
Yes thats True But some Poeple Don"t care what crap that they watch on TV...I personally Try to get the best Possible Quality ,But others just want to Squeeze as Much on a CD-R Cuz they are to cheap or lazy to change the CD half way through the movie....there is no accounting for Taste...
I absolutely agree with you and Minion. Why anybody would want to reduce the standard VCD bitrate even further is beyond me just to save a disk. VCD is bad enough and it's no hardship to swap a disk over and the quality increase is dramatic.
I usually encode to MPEG2 and I can fit a high quality movie without macroblocks on to 2 80min disks using the right settings.