i have movies that i have downloaded that i want to burn onto a vcd disk. i have successfully burned many dvd's to vcd using dvd2avi. but when i select the downloaded movie file on the first part of the wizard screen, i get error message "file 'file.avi'can not open, or unsupported." i have installed both divx 3.11 and 5 codecs.

Try this, go to "Options" to "Enviromental Settings" to "Vfapi Plugins" and Raise the "Direct show File Reader" to "2"..This should get the file loaded, But with DivX files you should make sure that Tmpgenc can read the audio cus you might need to extract the audio from the Divx files to WAV and useing that as the audio Before encodeing the file...

i upped the priority to 2, and still same problem.

im new to all this but can anyone tell me whats the best codecs to use for divx ,xvids please thanks for all replys

There is a Good Codec/Filter called "FFDShow" that is For "Decodeing" Mpeg-4 Type AVI Files like DivX and XviD and it works for other Formats as well, you can NOT use it For "Encodeing" files just to Decode files..You can get it here: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=53761&release_id=131530

thanks for your help i will try that and also does it matter if you have more than one encoder on ur pc and is ulead a good program to put the encoded mpeg onto vcd thanks again

You can have as Many Encoders on your Computer as you wish, I know I have Quite a Few, I have 4 versions of the same encoder with No Problems(I really should clean out my Drive) and Yes Some Ulead Programs are good For Authoring VCD"s and SVCD"s to CD-R but they aren"t good for encodeing to Mpeg..

i'm using dvdrip/dvd2avi/TMPGEnc to convert to svcd...when its finished i have a mpeg file..good quality...other vcd's i've seen have other files in it like EXT VCD MPEGAV SEGMENT...does this mean mine wont play on dvd/vcd players with just the mpeg file...how do i get the other files..Thanks for any help!!Show me the light!!

You need to use software such as Nero to burn the MPEG to VCD.
Go here for help: http://www.dvdrhelp.com/nero.htm

ASHY

After ripping a dvd to svcd i found when playingback the 1st cd plays in 16:9 and i set tv to 16:9L but still has black borders top & bottom, but 2nd cd plays 16:9L and fills the sceen! 2nd one also has a lot off squeaks and judders. I burned @4x and set to 1400kbps to fit on disk, does svcd need to be higher, why does this happen? (using tmpgenc/vcdeasy/smart ripper/dvd2avi.)
Thanks.

After ripping a dvd to svcd i found when playingback the 1st cd plays in 16:9 and i set tv to 16:9L but still has black borders top & bottom, but 2nd cd plays 16:9L and fills the sceen! 2nd one also has a lot off squeaks and judders. I burned @4x and set to 1400kbps to fit on disk, does svcd need to be higher, why does this happen? (using tmpgenc/vcdeasy/smart ripper/dvd2avi.)
Thanks.

What format is your TV 16:9 or 4:3?
Also not all movies are actually 16:9. The actual image part of a lot of 16:9 movies is in an even wider screen format and thus will have black borders top and bottom.
If your image looks correct without distortion then the only way to fill the screen with these anamorphic movies is to clip them.

What stream setting did you use when cutting these movies?

Your playback problem may likely be due to either too high burn speed, should use 4x or nearest, and/or cheap disks.

ASHY

My TV is 16:9 but has 16:9L to stretch black borders( this does distort vid)
encoded at 1400kbps/16:9 Display / 25fps/ mpeg2. I Also noted that the audio 48khz encoded at 41 with vcdeasy and didn't see any option to keep the same rate, thus the audio is the same as VCD format(ie: quieter)

After ripping a dvd to svcd i found when playingback the 1st cd plays in 16:9 and i set tv to 16:9L but still has black borders top & bottom, but 2nd cd plays 16:9L and fills the sceen! 2nd one also has a lot off squeaks and judders. I burned @4x and set to 1400kbps to fit on disk, does svcd need to be higher, why does this happen? (using tmpgenc/vcdeasy/smart ripper/dvd2avi.)
Thanks.

I'm trying to convert a file from avi to mpeg. The sound works ok, but the video is very distorted. There's movement but the picture doesn't fully play on screen and more than half of it is green. Any solution to this?

Does this happen on PC or DVD player or both.

You need to give us more info.
How did you create this MPEG?

ASHY

I use the project wizard. Here are the specs:

Video-CD, NTSC
Non-interlace
1:1 VGA

Thanks.

I have a error msg when i try to convert AVI to MPG : Write error occurred at address 77F42109 of module NTDLL.DLL with 00000000
Please help me !!!

Is it possible to use Quicktime movies as source files? They are in the Bluefish444 (Digital Voodoo) codec.

Yes you Can use QuickTime Files in Tmpgenc Accept you need a "QT Mov VFAPI Plugin" first so Tmpgenc can read the files..There have been some problems with the Mov Plugin Not being able to read the audio from Mov files so if you experience this Problem you might try extracting the audio from the Mov file first to WAV format and useing the Wav as the audio source..You can get the QT Mov Plugin here: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/4942/QTReader.zip

Hi. I'm a newbie to all of these stuff, though I'm working hard trying to learn a bit (I've downloaded - & read - a lot of guides at www.VCDHelp.com , www.doom9.org , etc. - God bless those guys, BTW-), I've installed many programs, BUT...

...I've failed miserably with a "simple task": I've ripped a commercial anime DVD (DVD-9 format, about 7 GB) to edit it (to add another audio track... it's too long to explain), and I need TO LOWER THE VIDEO BITRATE at TMPGEnc 2.59 in order to get a DVD-R (about 4.7 GB, you know).

It seems quite simple... BUT the resulting DVD-R, though it works at my stand-alone DVD player, has CHOPPY, faltering VIDEO (without having changed the frame rate... or I've changed it inadvertently??). I can't imagine WHY this happens, I've triple-checked everything!!!

I've used these parameters:

Project Wizard - NTSC (16:9)
Interlace
Top field first (field A)
AR = 16:9 525 line (NTSC)
Content of video = Film movie (as Pin point Help recommends)
(BTW, it's anime, with 2 AC3 192 kbps audio tracks.)

2-pass VBR
Average 4500, Max. 6000, Min. 1000
DC = 9 bits
Motion search = Highest quality (****ing slow)
Video arrange = Full screen (keep AR)
GOP (default) = 1-5-2-1-18 + Output b. + Detect Scene C.

That's all I've used (no source range, no inverse telecine, no "xxxxx"). That bitrate is more than enough to get non-choppy video, IMHO. Should I try any filters (any kind of "De-interlace" or "Inverse telecine", perhaps)?? Or I've used something I shouldn't have used??

PLEASE, if you're so kind, HELP ME!!! It's a bit frustrating to study those comprehensive guides, to spend MANY hours of encoding time & to spend quite a few $ to get that expensive DVD-recorder... And, after all that, to be completely unable to accomplish this simple task!! I feel a bit stupid...

First of all is this choppy playback happening on both the DVD player and the PC or just DVD player and is it regular or intermittent.
Have you used these disks before? Choppy playback can be caused by cheap disks and using too high speed. Not all DVD-R are the same. Maybe try 1x if these are cheap disks.

Check your MPEG with Bitrate viewer to make sure it conforms to the specs and is the same frame rate as the original and look for bitrate spikes.

Have you tried changing the field order?

Not that this will affect the playback but the 'Highest quality' setting is unecessary. There will be no difference between it and the 'High quality' setting except for the dramatic increase in time and is especially not required for DVD encoding.

Finally why not try DVD2ONE, this will fit your movie on to a regular 4.7 gb disk in about 20 mins.

ASHY

Well, firstly, THANKS for your efforts, ASHY. And, about the choppy playback: it happens on both the DVD stand-alone player and the PC DVD-ROM, and it's almost regular ("almost" because it's much more noticeable at high-motion scenes, & a bit less noticeable at the PC).

The DVD-R are brand disks (Verbatim) burned at 1x speed; I think they're at least of fair quality... though I'm not 100% sure, I'm just beginning with this madness of burning DVD-Video disks. Do you recommend me any other brand??

Anyway, YOU WERE RIGHT: Bitrate Viewer says that the ORIGINAL video file is:

DCT precision: 10
DCT type: Field
Scan type: Alternate
Frame type: Interlaced

& my NEW video files are quite different:
DCT precision: 9
DCT type: Frame
Scan type: ZigZag
Frame type: Progressive

BUT... I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'RE SO DIFFERENT!!!
- Should I NOT use the NTSC-DVD template at Project Wizard??
- Is it wrong to select "Film movie" as "Content of video"?? (though Pin Point Help recommends it instead of using "Video movie")
- And: Does it matter the different DCT precision??

&, about DVD2ONE: I'm sure it's REALLY useful, but I need more control than just copying disks: you know, I'm ADDING AN AUDIO TRACK (from another source), & that means re-authoring the DVD (& a lot of hard work, BTW).

THANKS A LOT and, PLEASE, post any other suggestions that you have.

I can already see your problem.
You didn't post the framerate of the MPEGs in the info that bitrate viewer gave you, but I will guess your original movie is 29.97 fps and your encoded movie is 23.976 fps.

It is the frame rate difference which is causing the problem. The reason your frame rate is different is because you have chosen 'Film movie' as content of video. This has caused the framerate to be changed to 23.976 and the '3:2 pulldown when playback' option to be invoked.

The only time you would use the 'Film movie' setting is when your movie is a 23.976 progressive movie not a 29.97 interlaced movie.

The movie you have created is a 23.976 fps progressive movie instead of an 29.97 interlaced movie.

You have 2 options:

1. Re-encode the movie correctly not using the 'Film movie' option

2. Use DVD2AVI and the 'ForcedFilm' option to strip the RFF flags from your movie to make your movie into a 23.976 progressive movie then use the 'Film movie option'

My advice seeing as you are new is to use option 1.

ASHY

>You didn't post the framerate of the MPEGs in the info that bitrate viewer gave you, but I will guess your original movie is 29.97 fps and your encoded movie is 23.976 fps.

Your movie probably states as being 29.97 fps in bitrate viewer but it's true frame rate is 23.976. This is because of RFF pulldown flags and is why Iam referring to it as 23.976.

ASHY

Hi again, ASHY.

Sorry for not having answered before, I had too much work ("real-life for-getting-food work", I mean). Anyway, better now than never: THANKS A LOT!!!

...You were 100% right, I've re-encoded a little piece of the file & it works. Perfectly. & Bitrate Viewer is really an awesome program.

You've been really helpful. THANKS & GOOD LUCK!!

i ripped some VOB files and wanna convert them to VCD MPEG1 - can I input them in TMPGenc or do I need to do something else?

You need DVD2AVI.

ASHY

Hi:

When I try to cut some mpeg video files after edit the video file TMPG tries to cut the file but never does it and I see a error message: "Illegal MPEG Video Stream". I want to know why I have this problem and if there is any solution.

Thanks

What did you use to edit the MPEG? Whatever you are using is creating an illegal MPEG stream.

ASHY