hi,
Hi,


How do i split an SVCD using TMPGEnc??
How do i join an SVCD??
Is splitting an VCD using the same program above the same or different??
How do i join an VCD??
How do i split an Divx, Xvid or AVI??
How do i join an Divx, Xvid or AVI??

I tried a while back joining an SVCD but i got half of the video or movie cut off so it only showed part of it when i got done. well that's just me. I'm not an expert at cutting or joining automatically. Not enough experience in that. I tried cutting with my Uncle on a long distance phone call several years back and that's the only time i cut a video using TMPGEnc. Any help would be greatly aprreciated. Thanks guys.

Hi all,

I have a problem with TMPGenc and dropped frames. My capture software virtualvcr sorts dropped frames by filling the space with D frames (copies of the previous good frame) this maintains audio sync. However, TMPGEnc appears to skip these in the encode causing A/V sync issues.

Dropped frames cannot be removed from the material i'm capturing from so any ideas would be very helpful.

Im trying to encode a video and im getting to much crackling noise thats not suppose to be there in the audio what shall I do??

Hello,
I am currently using this software to load .oma files (sony audio files from minidisc), and when i try to ouptut to .wav, it will make a .wav file the same length of the original sound file, but there will only be sound for the first minute, after that it is silent. Is this because it is a demo, or is there something not working correctly? Also, is this a lossless conversion? Thanks. Ryan

this is our last correspondance (started 08/09):

ASHY:
So this AVI is only 5 minutes long?
>If that is the case you can ramp up the bitrate of the SVCD if your player can handle it.
>Try upping the bitrate to 4000 and then check the quality.


IZZY:
No, AVI is 1GB for 5 min, but I have 1hour tape and more.
so this isnt the case.
Waiting for other ideas, thanks
Izzy

What next?

Thanks

Sorry I've lost the gist of the discussion. Can you refer me to the original thread?

this is how i started it:
I captured from vhs tape, got .avi file with good result compared to original video. file I get is 1GB fo each 5 minutes of tape.
The tape length is 1:30hr.
Now - I convert it to SVCD using tmpgenc. it works nice, but final quality (when viewed by wmp9) is poor if I choose "full screen". Picture is small if I choose "center".
Any good advice? better make it dvd? or is it that thew original file (.avi) res is too low? in short- i need basic help.
Izzy

Ok firstly VHS isn't too good to start with never mind after being captured.
It is low resolution any way.
The only way you are going to acheive better quality output with this file is by raising the bitrate however this will increase the file size.
Consider creating a VCD rather than a SVCD. VCD is the same resolution as VHS so it makes sense and you will also be able to use a higher bitrate.
To get the best file size vs quality ratio you should use a VBR method of encoding. CQ is best, but the file size is unpredictable.
With 2 pass you can calculate the final output size using the wizard.

Ashy -
I tried the vbr 2 pass and the cq and the cbr with higher bit rate - all give acceptable results when viewed on the pc monitor.
how will it be when seen on a tv screen played as vcd from a DVD player? should I use "center" or "full screen" or other setting?

Izzy

Normally I would use 'Fullscreen (keep aspect ratio)'

>Normally I would use 'Fullscreen (keep aspect ratio)'

I tried all possibilities now. still i am not satisfied with the results - the vhs tape as viewed on tv screen is much much better then the best i can get on vcd type file.
can you suggest other possibility? you said before that svcd wont give much (the source is always old vhs tapes). mayby DVD format?

izzy

Do you have a DVD burner?
To get the best then capture the VHS video at full DVD resolution. 704x480 for NTSC and 704x576 for PAL.
Then use the DVD template to encode it using VBR.
To be honest the quality is heavily reliant on the abilities of your capture device to produce a decent output. If the source capture is good enough then there is no reason why the final encoding shouldn't be good also.

I think your expecting too much from VHS captures as they will always look low quality because of the nature of the format. However they always look better when played back on a hardware player and a T.V. rather than a PC monitor.

I can get tmpegdvdauthor to author my svcd 408x408 to a dvd but i have to patch the header of the mpeg to 702x480 load the file into dvdauthor then delete the mpeg and replace with the 480x480 version.(ie ticks dvd author into using the non compliant file)

I end up with a dvd thats at 480x480 mpeg2. This would be a lot easier to produce if the dvdauthor could have its mpg compliance turned off so i could load the non compliant 480x480 dvd straight into dvdauthor

Search the Net, there are Patches out for TDA to do this...

Well, I searched the web and did not find any of the above mentioned patches. Any clues?

Something that I have found by accident is that if you are editing a video using the "frame by frame button" next to the speaker icon and you right click while holding the button down with a left click, the video will play continuously in frame by frame mode. This saves some wear and tear on the mouse finger. I didn't see it in the help so I thought I'd pass it along.

Has anybody compared the quality of the Spatial and Temporal noise reduction filters in TMPGenc 3.0 Xpress to those available Avisynth? I've been using the filters in TMPGenc 3.0 Xpress, however I am wondering if the time and effort to use Avisynth noise reduction filters would result in a noticably better product. I'm thinking of filters like the Peach Smoother.

I'm primarily focused on eliminating noise from VHS captures that have high motion components, so I've been using the temporal filter in TMPGenc 3.0 Xpress.

TIA

So why didn't you try it out for yourself?

any one know where i can download movies that are in the theaters? If it's any consolation I will use tmpgenc to encode the downloads<------------for tmpgenc police :)
Thanks guys!

I use KaZaA Lite, it's very user freindly-but make sure you get the lite version because the Full version is full of spyware.
Try www.oldversion.com for the download.

Yes, if you want a shed load of Viruses and trojans on your PC go ahead and download from Kazaa.

any one know where i can download movies that are in the theaters? If itÃÔ any consolation I will use tmpgenc to encode the downloads<------------for tmpgenc police :)
Thanks guys!

I get everything i need by using WinMx (peer2peer sharing)
They have just about everything you could imagine available
just do a search for WinMx (you need the client software to use it)
Best on broadband or better
McN

...or you could try 'BitTorrents' using a BitTorrent download Client

Thanks Bob! kool i'll try that!

There is no better than Bittorrent for speed.
The link below should start you off.
http://www.suprnova.org/

thanks ashy!

i used TDA to burn dvd for a long while it works well b4 but after i reformat my HD reinstall it again...whenever i add file in it will pop out automatically or sometimes it will pop out automatically when i click on output file...why is that? i try to uninstall and reinstall it a few times too still have the same problem...i also have the same problem with tmpgenc plus 2.5 and TDS too...pls tell me what i can do and how to fix it...thx a lot

Every time I try to encode an avi-file for DVD (both NTSC and PAL) the program and computer hangs after 1 or 2% of encoding. Only one movie had good luck in being encoded.
I tried several settings from tutorials and it doesn't seem to work.
What can be the problem, or what am I doing wrong.

Fabiola

I have the same problem except I'm coverting a *.mov to mpeg2.