Hi all,

I have downloaded 3 different versions of TMPGEnc (2.54,2.58 & 2.521)
I am running on win2000 using NTFS and every time I try to use the program on any of my PC's I get a Write Error at an address location of module ntdll.dll
I have no idea what this dll is or what for.
The error only comes up after I have chosen an AVI file and press start to convert to MPEG.

Anyone had similar problems

Regards

Christopher

Hi,

i have similar problems, but no solution so far.
My write Error occures in the kernel32.dll (Windows 98).
Maybe the same reason (?).

I found an issue here in the BBS (LSTJ 2003/11/10 Read errors of module TMPEGnc.exe).
Maybe this is the same Reason too (?).
I will try the answer of CH and hope it works.

Regards
Manfred

I have not been able to open a .d2v file with TMPGen. I can create and save that file with the D2V software. However it also doesnt seem to create an audio file. I have tried other suggestions on the BBS like copying the Dvd2AVI.vpi file to the TMPGen install directory and it still does not work. I was also trying to find the download for VPAPI.

First of all make sure that you have the required audio track checked in the audio options of DVD2AVI if you want audio.
Next check the VFAPI plugins tab to see if the 'DVD2AVI project file reader' is listed. If it is raise the priority to 2.

I have a 640x272(2.35:1) movie i want to author to pal svcd. i want to maintain the widescreen cos i don't want any of the image cut. question is what is the difference between maintain aspect ratio and maintain aspect ratio 2? i want a PAL 4:3 encoded svcd but i am not sure which aspect ratio i need to maintain? also should the source aspect ratio be 1:1 VGA or..?

You should select 16:9 display and 'fullscreen (keep aspect ratio)'

Not really sure what keep aspect ratio 2 is supposed to do. Sometimes it does the same as the one above, but puts a black margin either side of the image. Most of the time it doesn't actually do anything different from the one above and is a pretty pointless setting in my opinion.

ok im having a problem with TMPenc. It happened to me twice already, the problem is that the file is 2gig, and the video is 4hours long. at the end of the movie the rest of it (till the 4 hours) is just a black screen... is there a way i can fix thaT?

and one more thing, it doesnt have sound either.

In Merge & Cut, if I select multiple MPEG files, it changes file order e.g. if I have file MOV001, MOV002, MOV003 and if I select all files, it does not list all files in that order, order is lost. Is there any way around it.

Thx
Sanjay

Strange, but I don't have the same problem. I have just tried it with 5 files with the same names as yours and it works fine.

Maybe you should try naming the files like so, mov_001, mov_002, mov_003 and so on.

I'm just getting into DVD burning, I used tmpgenc to convert an avi movie, then used IfoEdit95 to convert the mpeg, then burned it to DVD with Nero 6. The image quality is fine but the picture is streched top to bottom, like the movie should be letter box but was resized to fit the TV screen. How can I fix this?

You probably encoded the MPEG using 4:3 as the input aspect ratio. You must have noticed this in the original MPEG surely?
If this is the case then you can use a simple program called DVDpatcher to patch the headers to 16:9, but remember to set all the other options to the same as the original first and patch the entire file not just the first header.

The next time you are encoding for DVD and you have a 16:9 source make sure you set BOTH the input and output to 16:9.
Don't use 4:3 as the output resolution for DVD if the source is 16:9 as this just wastes the resolution on black borders that could have been used for the actual image and will degrade the quality.

After running a .avi through TMPGEnc I get two resultant files, a .m2v and a .wav/.mp2. When I try to play these independently no sound comes out. I know there is data in the files because they range between 20MB for the wav and about 6MB for mp2. Can someone help explain why I can't hear anything (playing other mp3, mpg, and avi files does produce sound on my system - also the input files when played have sound too).

Thanks

There maybe data in the files, but that doesn't necessarily mean there is audio.
You have probably just encoded silence because you don't have the right codec to deal with your inout audio format which could be AC3 or maybe Mp3 VBR.
TMPG usually won't accept either.

Try extracting your audio to wav first then use that as your audio source for TMPG or try this Ac3 codec for TMPG.
http://fcchandler.home.comcast.net/AC3ACM/

Hi Ashy,

Thanks muchly - by extracting the wav separately and specifying that as the audio source it all worked great. The original file used in the editing package (which produced the avi) was infact an mp3 and so I guess this was what was causing the problem.

Thanks again.
Torrent

I recently got this software on advice from a friend and it rocks, however i have a big 1.2 GB mpeg file, and used TMPG to convert this mpeg to DVD format, i am now left with 2 files a .wav and .m2v, i went to use Nero to burn these as a DVD Video, however nero wouldnt allow these file formats, i wondered how do i burn these onto a dvd so that it plays in a dvd player.
I know its a n00b question and apologise, im new to this scene.
Additionally i am currently trying a standard burn as a data disc with both these files on a DVD-RW. I have a strong feeling this wont work, but could be wrong
anyone got any ideas?

apolgoies supposed to read m2v not 2mv
was a typoe

You can not Just Burn Mpeg files to DVD and Have them play like a DVD ,It just doesn"t work that way...You need a DVD authoring Program to author the Video and Audio file to DVD, You will Have to Set up Menu"s and add Chapters and add Buttons that will correspond to the Controlls on your Remote controll, and you will need to Link these Buttons to your Movie so you can navigate the DVD...If you Click on the Banner Below you Can download a 30 day Demo of Tmpgenc DVD author which is a Very simple DVD authoring Program which should be easy to learn....
Also when you encoded your File to DVD you should have chosen Mpeg1-Layer 2 as the audio format Because Wav audio takes Up a LOT of DVD Disk Space that would be better used for Increaseing the Video Bitrate which in Turn will increase the Video Quality..I actually encode the wav audio to AC3 which is the best format for DVD .....Cheers

What format is this MPEG file is it MPEG1 or MPEG2 and what is it's resolution?

I ask because it may not even be necessary to re-encode at all.
MPEG1 VCD is a compatible format for DVD as it is and doesn't need re-encoding which will not only preserve the original quality, but will allow more space on the DVD to be saved for more movies.

It isn't strictly required to create menus and chapters for DVD at all, you just have the movie play direct from the DVD.

Here is a very easy guide to show how it's done. This guide uses TMPG DVD author which is free to use for 30 days, but if you don't intend to include any menus then you can use IFOedit which is a very useful free program that has a DVD authoring option that will create the necessary files for you instead of using TMPG DVD author.
http://www.dvdrhelp.com/forum/userguides/176385.php

Can TMPGEnc multiplex m2v+wav files to vob? If so, how?

Big thanks to anyone who can help with this one.

Actually, as an aside. Why is it I can't get TMPGEnc to multiplex a m2v and wav to an mpg? It complains that the wav is an invalid format, and yet it created the wav file itself. I specify the input files like:

mux://c:<path>file.m2v (video input)
mux://c:<path>file.wav (audio input)

Thanks again.

You can't mux a m2v and a wav. You are getting confused with DVD's which use LPCM (wav). If you want wav audio them you have to use a DVD authoring program. The authoring program will put the m2v and wav into a VOB wrapper.

If you don't want to make a DVD then convert the wav to mepeg audio (mpa) or AC3.

Video Guy

Hi Video_Guy,

You are right about one thing....I am bloody confused over it all. The .wav file is the one demultiplexed (using TMPGEnc) from the AVI file I used as the input file. This is a LPCM CBR file (I have tried the VBR and MPEG I Layer II as well). I have an authoring program I would have liked to use but it doesn't accept m2v, but it does accept .vob, hence I wanted to be able to produce one of those. As it happens I have decided to use DVD-Lab now instead which does accept .m2v files.

Anyhoo, I have a completely different problem now but I am raising this in a new thread.

Thanks for your response - it was much appreciated.

Regards,
Torrent

What do you mean you have an authoring program that doesn't accept m2v and only VOBs, which program?

If that's the case then it can't be an authoring program and sounds more like a burning program.

It would be pointless having a DVD authoring program that doesn't accept m2v and only VOBS, because that would be pointless.
It is the authoring program that creates the VOBS from the m2v!

You are absolutely correct in that it does appear to be a huge oversight. The program in question is Roxio's Easy CD and DVD Creator 6. Although it is mainly a CD/DVD burner package it does have authoring functions (produce menus, chapters, etc) in its DVD Builder application.

Frankly the whole thing is a bit of a mess. The only reason I am using TMPGEnc at all is because Pinnacle Liquid Edition's codecs are complete toss (I use LE for video editing). I get really poor compatibility with set-top DVD players if I author from within LE. Therefore I now "fuse" the sequence, which produces the AVI (and now the wav too) and use TMPGEnc to encode it. I will then import the resulting m2v and wav into DVD-Lab.

*phew* all this just to make a DVD-R that will run in most DVD players :)

Thanks

When I am creating an image file, about half way through it comes up with an error : Write error occuued at address 77fd3aed of mudule ntdll.dll. I have tried re-installing tmpenc and I have re-installed ntdll as well. Can anyone help?
thanks

What type of your source file?

I wonder if its possible to change a mpg (ntsc) 320x240 to 352x240 not re-encode only add black border up to 352 pixels.

Whats the best way to do it?

Regards crille

NO....You will have to Re-encode, there is No way arround it....

I am a newby using Video Studio 6 and DVD Movie Factory to capture movie from my Digi camcorder. So ofter I got lots of dropped frames and sometimes captured up to 7.15min it stopped (always 7.15min). Is there any wrong settings?
Is there any other software for capture movie and any for encoding and burning DVD with higher compression without losing quality. Tmpgenc is good but compression is not good enough.

Dropped Frames are usually due to haveing a Slow Hard drive or not captureing to a Seperate hard drive that your OS is Installed on..You should allways capture to a Dedicated drive to help avoid Frame Dropps, a Fast PC helps also...The Reason why your Captures are Stopping after 7 minutes is Probably because you are Captureing to a Fat 16 or Fat 32 Partition....A Fat 16 Partition Only supports File sizes of 2gb and a Fat 32 only supports 4gb File sizes...If you are Useing XP or WinNT or 2000 you should be able to Partition your Hard drive to NTFS which supports up to 137gb File sizes and with 48 Bit addressing the File sizes are Virtually Unlimited...As For Mpeg encodeing you aren"t going to Find any that will give much better Compression than Tmpgenc cuz it IS one of the Better encoders out there...I think if you are Captureing from a DV camera Through a Firewire Port you should really get your Self a DV Capture/Editing Program Like Premier or Vegas Video so you can edit together your 7 Minute files and will Probably drop less frames and haveing an extra Fast Hard drive Just for Video capture is also a Good idea, I just Picked up a Maxtor 160GB Drive New for $80 US....good Luck