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I'd like to have a 2 pass encoding in 2 distincs steps (like in the divx 5 codec).
I'd like this so I could make the first pass during one night and the 2nd pass next night ;)
Start encoding the first night then in the morning when you want to use your computer click the encoding stop button, this will pause it. (Don't confirm the stop when the message box comes up, just leave it alone). Then the next night, resume the encoding.
Just want to say thanks to the team who wrote the new version. I have been pulling my hair out for 2 weeks due to an older version of tmpgenc crashing no matter what I did. The new one works a treat so thanks again great work
When I do the output, it gives me the message that the files is too big to fit in a DVD so I click ignore. At exactly 66% (and it happened on 3 tries), it give me an error message box saying : cannot create more files, because this will make the volume of the DVD too big.
Is there a solution to let it create the DVD output files even though it will not fit on a DVD and I will just use one of this DVD compression software like DVDShrink or DVD2one so that it will fit in one DVD?
I decompressed a .ogm and encoded that to mpeg2 using TMPenc with the DVD (NTSC).mcf template. Everything went smoothly and I authored it to DVD with TMP DVD author. When I play the DVD on my DVD player everything works perfectly but it freezes and at certain point. The specs on the encoded mpeg2 are:
If it happens with both Authoring Programs, one guess is the Bitrate-Setting in TMPGEnc. The Default Min-Setting is 0 - for some Players, that's not good. Make a new Video with a higher Min-Setting (1374 kbps). Maybe this works.
I tried to add a DVD-Video and selected the title to add as a clip
and after thinking for a while, a window popped up: "Could not initialize
decoder" I have no idea what the problem, whether it is audio or video or how to work around the problem. Others seem to have been able to use this go import
an existing DVD, but this seems like an obstacle. Any suggestions/answers?
This happened to me on a file that had buffer underflows. I processed it with TMPGEnc Merge&Cut and it fixed the problem. It was a mpg file, not a dvd file so it may not work for you
First Make sure that you have the Correct codec installed for the Files you are encodeing, then go to "Options" to "Enviromental settings" to "VFAPI Plugins" and Raise the "Direct Show File reader" to "2"...
But if you are useing the Newest version of Tmpgenc then raiseing the Priority of the "Direct show" to "2" might make the Audio not be supported because they changed the way the Direct show File reader works in this version and it will only accept AVI files that have wav audio so if that happens you will have to extract the Audio from the AVI file to Wav format and use that as the Audio source.....Cheers
I tried to add a DVD-Video and selected the title to add as a clip
and after thinking for a while, a window popped up: "Could not initialize
decoder" I have no idea what the problem, whether it is audio or video or how to work around the problem. Others seem to have been able to use this go import
an existing DVD, but this seems like an obstacle. Any suggestions/answers?
I am encoding a .avi to mpeg2 for dvd and at the end, where time remaining=0 and status is 100% it freezes on me. I've tried waiting for a couple of minutes and gave up. Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong?
The file is 695MB and Nero says it's 79.20 sec so it should fit onto a CD [CDs are of course 80 min]. So when I try to burn it says that there isn't enough space on a disk. Any suggestions?
Sometimes the problem is that under the last tab the wrong stream type is choosen (something with mpeg1 or mpeg2 system/vbr, but you need video-CD odr SuperVideoCd for authoring)
Your audio is probably Ac3. TMPG does not handle Ac3 audio so you need a program that can extract the audio to a wav file which you can then use in TMPG for the audio.
Virtualdub _ac3 or Virtualdubmod can do this as can AVIMUX04.
Hi, been searching board for a while with no joy. I'm trying to encode dvd 2 vcd, but i beleive that the "copied DVD" was made from SVCD, as is comes up with svcd on first screen. I did have alot of freeze ups with pc during encoding ,pc locked up at 60-70%. so cut into 3 files and missed one minuute where the error was ocurring, all went fine.
Now after burning the 3 mpeg1's to 3 disks, they dont play video on dvd player, the audio was left @ 48khz for better volume , as i do with most vcd's, and was fine, but the video is green and blotchy and unwatchable.
I hope I got that fairly clear. Havn't posted for a long while, but good to see regulars are still here.
Thanks for any help. Mick C.
First of all did you make sure you set the stream type to 'MPEG1 VideoCD' when cutting the MPEG? If you didn't then here is your problem.
If you did then try the method below.
Don't try encoding directly from the DVD, you need to use a program called smartripper to rip the DVD files from the DVD to your hard drive.
Next get yourself a program called DVD2AVI and load the VOBS into into it. Set it up to output the audio to a Dolby downmixed wav.
When done save it as a project.
DVD2AVI will then create a .d2v file and a wav. Load both of these into TMPG and encode as normal.
Thanks for response, I should have mentioned I used smartripper, then dvd2avi and used project files in tmpeg, and encoaded as mpeg1, made 2 mpeg files(half per cd) but because there was an error near start of second file, and they were to big to fit on cd, i decided to cut into 3 files, missing about a minute where the bad part was. but all 3 vcds run the same green blocky blotchy video, even though I know there were no probs of the 1st 1/3. Could this just be bad idea, when its been encoaded twice already(dvd to svcd back to dvd).
my setting were, vcd 352x288 pal. 25 fps 16.9 display,full screen keep aspect ratio2, set bit rate at 1800, and audio left at 48khz. I nearly always make non-compliant vcd by leaving audio as is, and don't get probs, after reading other posts, I raised the direct show from -1 to 1, but no change in quality.
Is there a possible cure or should i stay away from these copied DVD's?
Cheers again Mick C.
Also while I'm posing a question, I have 2 svcd's that I want to make to VCd's as my brothers dvd players wont play svcd, I tried to do trick of changing header to vcd, using tmpegsimple meltiplex and setting output to mpeg1, but the result was an even bigger file, 1 played green and blotchy video, the other wouldn't fit on cd(890mb) this isnt something I'm doing wrong is it?, like my problem in 1st post! sounds familiar...
All your problems seem to be related to what I first asked you.
Did you or did you not select the correct stream type when cutting the MPEG (this is important)?
If it's a non standard VCD then you need to set the stream type to 'MPEG1 Videocd (non standard)'
Also what speed did you burn the VCD at. You must not burn VCD/SVCD at high speeds or you WILL get trouble with playback. VCD/SVCD needs to burned at fairly low speeds or you will get burning errors on the disk which will affect playback.
4x is the best speed for VCD/SVCD or as close as you can get to it.
The probable reason for your second question is because you did not select 'MPEG1 Videocd (non standard)' when multiplexing. You can't use the standard setting because this will add padding which will inflate the size of the file.
Thanks for reply Ashy, I honestly cannot remember, I may have chose mpeg1 video-cd , and not (non-Standard) when cutting. So if I encoded as as a non-standard vcd , then merged both file to one, which may have been mpeg1 standard, and then cut one file into 3 using standard vcd again, would cause the bad video and "padding" making larger file too?
If so then can the mpeg1 files I have be re-mexed and put right or is it back to the drawing board?
I have to say, i did read posts on merging and cutting, but it was my first time, normally never any probs and two halves fit the disks! (as I select source range and encode both files one after the other ).
that's the learning curve i suppose...
Also I burned at 8x, would this compromise the video stream, it never had any effects before, but I could try 4x on awkward files.
Thanks.
Yes I have tried that, and all my files play perfect on my pc, on wmp and powerDVD too, so It could be my encoding settings, will try to do my next one on the default settings, and see how they are. I'll make sure the output is non-standard if the audio is different.
Thanks for all your help, will keep it all to mind, and at least I can find these posts to jog my memory if i forget.
Cheers Ashy.
Mick.
I've been reading a number of postings, and have found more then once that the response included "don't bother with 2-pass VBR." I'm interested in knowing 1) If 2-pass isn't any better, why is it included? 2)If it is better, when would you use the 2-pass VBR? 3) With apps like CCE that has more then 2-pass, why would they bother with 2-, or 3-, 4-pass?
I'm just trying to better understand the best uses for TMPGEnc Plus.
It isn"t a Problem with 2-Pass encodeing in General, It is a Problem with Tmpgenc"s 2-Pass encodeing...Tmpgenc"s 2-pass encodeing doesn"t produce any better Quality encodes than the "Constant Quality(CQ)" setting does...I suppose you Might get slightly better Quality encodes useing 2-pass in Tmpgenc if for instance you were working with a Very limited Bitrate or had a fairly Low Quality source file, But Constant Quality seems to use Bitrate jast as effeciently as 2 Pass does....CCE"s Multi-Pass is Good But you still will get Just as good results when useing the "One Pass VBR" when useing High Quality source files, But even with CCE after 2 or 3 passes the Quality doesn"t get any better even with the Lowest Quality source files...So if you are working with Good Quality source files and don"t have any major limitations on bitrate then CQ is the Setting to use....Cheers
I totally agree with minion.
You may get a slight increase in quality with 2 pass when using quite low bitrates because the bitrate will have to be more judiciously distributed, but on the whole the CQ method produces better results at higher bitrates and in fact is the method most DVD's have been encoded with.
As for CCE even the 2 pass here doesn't have much of an impact when using good sources and reasonable bitrates and it is generally accepted that after 3 passes there is no benefit gained.
In my opinion multipass is really only used with difficult sources and where someone is a real quality freak, who will use every single optimization there is even though it doesn't really make a discernable difference to the actual output.
I suppose it depends on the person and the source, but in most cases I have found that CQ is the way to go.