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I've never had this problem before and I've done a lot of encoding but when I try to encode an AVI file, it no longer comes out with the same aspect ratio as the source.
Description:
I'm using TMPGEnc Plus v2.521.58.169 and my source is a simple AVI file (160x120 [4:3], 4CC: iv32, Name: Indeo 3.2, Bitrate: 278 kb/s, FPS: 15.00; Audio Codec: PCM Audio).
I'm trying to convert the AVI file to a Super Video-CD in PAL, CBR Standard format.
In the "Select source file" page of the wizard, I selected "4:3 625 line (PAL)" for aspect ratio (I also tried "4:3 Display" and also "1:1 (VGA)" but the problem persists). I set video type to Non-interlace.
The only filter I changed was the "Video arrange" setting, which I changed to "Full screen (keep aspect ratio)". I also tried encoding with the default setting of "Full screen" but the problem still persists.
When I try to play the encoded AVI file in any video player, like Windows Media Player 9, the picture width is decreased about two thirds of the original and the height is increased by about the same amount. Any figures in the video look stretched much too thin and tall.
I never used to have this problem. Oddly, if I encode the AVI file to MPEG 1 format, with exactly the same settings as described above, the file comes out OK, same as the source!
Is there abug in the program or have I got a corrupt MPEG-2 encoder or am I doing something wrong?
Well It might be because you source file is 4:3 But NTSC, What should fix this is if you set the "Video Arange method" to "Center(Custom Size)" and put in 352+240 as the Size, This will display the Image in it"s original 4:3 Aspect ratio but with a 24 Pixel Boarder on Top and a 24 Pixel Boarder on the Bottom.....Cheers
When I try to convert *any* video to either MPEG-1 or 2, the output displays lots of corruption. Lots of randomly coloured blocks appear over the video, and render it unwatchable. However, this only occurs when SSE is enabled. I am using an AMD Athlon XP2400+ with windows XP Home.
Well This Could be because some of the Older Athlon XP Proscessors(Palamino) do not Support the SSE Instruction set so this might be the Problem and since you know what the Solution is (Disable SSE) it seems that you have the Problem Beat......Cheers
Looks like a Memory-Timing-Problem. Tried to change the Timing in the BIOS?
Hm, and your Speed is very low. My P4 1.9 with only SD-RAM(!) is faster than Realtime while producing VCDs.
Have you tried raising the priority of the 'Directshow file reader' to 2 in the VFAPI plugins. This just looks like a decoding problem to me and raising the priority may well fix it.
Ok will try changing the memory speed settings in the BIOS. I have tried changing the filter priorities but I don't think that's the problem because my PC also has trouble decoding wma files. When I play these there's lots of digital popping so I assume it's a more general system problem. Thing is, I've already had the motherboard replaced once due to an AGP timing fault, so I hope it's not from a faulty batch :((
After changing the timing settings in my BIOS, I still haven't been able to solve the problem. I even managed to stop my system from booting once! (brown trousers time)
While looking through the TMPGEnc version history, I noticed this in v2.50: "For compatibility matter, SSE order for Athlon XP is not enabled at default setting. You can enable it with your own risk."
I wonder if this could be part of my problem (Even though I'm using v2.521 etc)? Perhaps TMPGEnc has a compatibility issue rather than my system being at fault... I may never know :p
I downloaded the trial version to test on vro files copied off my Hitachi DVD-RAM camcorder. The resulting project when played back with PowerDVD looked great with video and audio in the first scene, but the audio completely stopped for subsequent scenes. The Hitachi specs meet the requirements of the TMPGEnc DVD Author software - MPEG Audio Layer 2, 704 x 480.
Am I missing a setting, or has anyone else run into this?
What do you mean it's too short?
Do you want it to play over and over right until the end of the movie?
If so then you will have to use an audio editor to just copy the audio track and attach it to the end of itself as many times as you need to.
The limit is 800mb not 700mb and no it will not be split unless you use either the source range function while encoding or use the Merge&Cut tool to split it afterwards.
If dvd2avi tells me the aspect ratio of a dvd rip is 16:9, then i choose Source Aspect ratio: 16:9 in the "advanced" tab and in Aspect ratio: 4:3 Display in the "video" tab. I encode to watch movies on my DVD player.
Most modern movies are 16:9 anyway but one thing has been troubling me all this time. Somehow watching the vcd/svcd/cvd on my regular TV, it doesn't quite look 16:9. It looks as if the sides have been cropped off and I don't mean simply overscanning on the TV. The top and bottom are fine I think, just the sides are the problem. The rectangle looks a bit more squarish than what I would see in a movie theater.
When I burn a video someone else has encoded and posted to a newsgroup, their aspect ratio looks fine. The 16:9 looks proportional to a movie theater screen.
Any ideas/clues appreciated in what I'm doing wrong.
I am using "video arrange method" full screen (keep aspect ratio) in the advanced tab and "aspect ratio" 4:3 display in the video tab. Forgot to mention this in my first post.
I've tried using full screen (keep aspect ratio 2) but it doesn't seem to make any difference. What is the purpose of this option?
All this time I was guessing that when I get a 16:9 display TV then the vcd/cvd would display more correctly--that is, would simulate a movie screen better porportion wise but I'm not sure. What I'm seeing doesn't look compressed or stretched btw, it just doesn't look rectangular enough because the left & right sides seems to have been cropped. It's as if there should be bit more black area at the top and bottm too. I always feel it should be wider than what I'm seeing. Oh yeah, I'm not getting a 16:9 mixed up with a 2.35:1 like Die Hard or Alien Resurrection.
The DVD player is a Pioneer DV434 and it does fine in distinguishing between 16:9 and anamorphic widescreen when I play a DVD so I don't think Pioneer isn't at fault.
It seems others aren't getting this problem since I don't read about it so if it's some quirk in the combination of my Sony TV attached to the Pioneer, I might have to do a center (custom size) but I'm guessing this will take longer than svcd or cvd and it would also be noncompliant. In fact, won't a custom size defeat the purpose of encoding in 1/2 DVD to begin with?
Resolution: 480x480 NTSC SVCD or 480x576 PAL SVCD, 352x240 NTSC VCD or 352x288 PAL VCD
If it still doesn't look correct with the above settings then either your source has a different aspect ratio or your TV has a problem.
Regarding the custom size, this will not affect the speed of encoding or the compliance of the actual output at all.
It simply places the required image size inside the selected output framesize thus remaining compliant.
This happens when the audio format in your AVI file is on an Unsupported Format...What you will have to do is Extract the audio from the AVI file to Wav format then use the Wav file as the Audio Source in tmpgenc...You should be able to extract the audio useing "Virtual Dub"....
I have a question about TMPGE. When I try to convert from avi. to mpeg, a window pops up. It says (File"C:Documents and SettingsAdministratorDesktopNewFolderTriumph.avi" can not open, or unsupported.) What should I do to solve this problem.
Well I guess that would depend on the Type of AVI file it is But generally you should be able to solve this Problem By going to "options" to "Enviromental Settings" to "Vfapi Plugins" and Raiseing the "Direct show File Reader" to "2"....
I am encoding to MPEG-2 on a hard drive. I find that using B frames decrease file size so I use 1,5,2 for GOP. I also find thay setting the Min bitrate to 0 also makes a big difference in file size. Of the encoding methods I have found CQ to be the best, even better than the new 2-pass. I was getting areas where the video was not smooth for maybe just a couple of frames. I tried increasing the bitrate from 2400 to 3400 in steps and this seemed to help but is still a problem.
Any sugestions on getting the file size down without losing quality? Any ideas on the places where the video is not smooth? Is this due to the B frames?
I know that ezsp_px is a burnsoftware related program, used at startup, BUT...
most programs recognize it as a trojan or a virus (hijack program).
Just do a "google" search on ezsp_px!
The search results show that the use of this program in your software
will be damaging to sales. The bad thing is that even if your software is uninstalled, ezsp_px is still there and will be started on every boot, so again this leads to the idea that this is a virus or spyware.
I would recommend a very clear explanation on your website to prevent problems,
or removal of ezsp_px. I know i would have bought it without all the alarmbells going off at startup.
ezsp_px:
Background task installed by the Easy Systems Drag?n Drop CD & DVD writing software found on most Japanese laptop and desktop PCs.
Recommendation :
This task is essential for the good functioning of Drag?n Drop as it provides the common routines (functions) used by the various components of Drag?n Drop.
ezsp_px:
Engine that allows PrimoDVD from Veritas (was Prassi) and Drag'n Drop CD from Easy Systems (and maybe others) to record and protects against other software overwriting the settings.
So there's no hint to any Spyware-suspicion. If you like, you can simply Remove it from you System. Kill the Registry-Settings including this Filename and after rebooting delete it from the Systems-Directory. But you will have problems with the Burning-Module after that.
Le fichier ezSP_Px.exe est-il un trojan
SpywareInfo Support Forums -> GBG's log
Computing.Net - I-Connection Interrupted...Virus?
WinPatrol Most Un-Wanted List
Forum Virus/S£Äurity
That might scare the hell out off people, as stated before i
understand what it does, but most novices will avoid the authoring software.
But what is unforgivable is that the software can't be uninstalled,
and even when you don't use the authoring software it's alway's
running in the background. Just my $0.02, from a marketing point of view
the google comments are very undesirable, and might affect sales
of a very nice program.
That said the combination of TMPGEnc and DVD Author is a d*** good one, and i will order them both.
Thank's for the quick response,i'm toasting in Nero, so i'll kill the ezsp_px!
Hello,
I am running TMPGEnc 2.521.58.169 on Windows XP/SP1.
Everything was working well until I upgraded DirectX to the version 9.0b.
Now when I encode files or batch files (AVI to MPEG), the program shuts down after the first or second file.
Any Idea ?
Thank you.
Dominique Rey