I just started scratching the surface of burning DVD's and it seems the deeper I dig into the DVD burning world, the more confused I get.

So far I have been using DVD Shrink a simple point and click program that seems to simply copy the movie that I RENT and in turn activates Nero on it's own and burns the movie.

A friend of mine suggested I use this program but I have no idea where to start and have looked through every help file.

All I wish to do is download movies from various sites, File Transfer Programs and burn them to my DVD+R's that I buy in an abundance.

In turn these questions arise.

What file types should I be downloading?

In Newby terms what does TEMPgenc do?

What settings should I be using on TEMPgenc

Once the file is encoded, what file type am I looking for and what program is the easiest for me to use for burning the movie to my DVD+R's?

Any other tips and things I haven't considered would be appreciated

Two really good sites that are full of the type of information you're looking for are http://www.doom9.org/ and http://www.afterdawn.com/

Be prepared to wade through about 30 or so different programs just to find the 6 or so programs you really like.

As far as what TMPGEnc is used for, it can demultiplex (split the audio and video streams) and multiplex (combine streams) MPG movie files, and can edit, filter, and re-encode AVI files to MPG movie files or elementary streams.

VCD, SVCD, and DVD formats all require MPG encoded video, which makes TMPGEnc the ONLY good choice for quality conversions of AVI -> VCD, SVCD, and DVD.

Good Luck!

Matt

Keep it simple use use TMPG's wizard to set up the encoding process and then use TMPGenc DVD author for creating the right DVD format and burning.

I have just finished authoring a dvd without a menu - I wanted to start the movie right away and expected the dvd player to display its main screen after the movie finished playing. Instead the movie stopped displaying the last frame of the movie (black) until I switch the player off.

How can I resolve the issue?

For menu-less DVDs, it plays like this. Once you press play (or if the DVD player auto-starts when the disc is in), the movie starts playing automatically. When it finishes, the disc stops. DVD players never plays the last few frames/seconds of a video. So it's best to add some extra blank frames there.

Hi, I have a real newbie question. I saved a bunch of recordings captured on an old ATI Rage 128 Pro AiW card in MPEG-2 format, 720x480, NTSC (525 lines). I realize now that my choice was sub-optimal for using the files to create SVCD's, but it's too late now.

I'm trying to salvage them by using TMPGEnc to re-encode the files into a more SVCD-friendly 480x480 resolution, but what seems to happen is the top and bottom (and possibly the left and right) get cropped off.

I used the standard SVCD template, and selected a source aspect ratio of 1:1 and a video arrange method of "Center (custom size) - 720x480" (in the Advanced tab). I've tried various other settings, but I can't seem to prevent the cropping. Am I doing something wrong, or am I just asking the tool to do something it can't do?

I like TMPGEnc, think it's really cool, but getting the right settings is really confusing me. :(

Newbie here. Can use some help--- I;m trying to encode an .AVI file to scvd. After going thru the settings and start encode I get an error message, Unalbe to load p3 package. What am I doing wrong?
thankx, Altdog

Extract the whole of the contents from the zip and DO NOT move any of it's contents.
You must run the .exe from the TMPG folder.

Hi, I have a real newbie question. I saved a bunch of recordings captured on an old ATI Rage 128 Pro AiW card in MPEG-2 format, 720x480, NTSC (525 lines). I realize now that my choice was sub-optimal for using the files to create SVCD's, but it's too late now.

I'm trying to salvage them by using TMPGEnc to re-encode the files into a more SVCD-friendly 480x480 resolution, but what seems to happen is the top and bottom (and possibly the left and right) get cropped off.

I used the standard SVCD template, and selected a source aspect ratio of 1:1 and a video arrange method of "Center (custom size) - 720x480" (in the Advanced tab). I've tried various other settings, but I can't seem to prevent the cropping. Am I doing something wrong, or am I just asking the tool to do something it can't do?

I like TMPGEnc, think it's really cool, but getting the right settings is really confusing me. :(

Well you could just leave it as it is and not bother re-encoding. Just simply run it through the 'Simple multiplexer' in the MPEG tools using the SVCD option and burn as normal.
This way you will maintain maximum quality and your DVD player should handle it fine.

If you still want to re-encode then use the settings below.
Under advanced tab:-

Source ratio: 4:3 525 line(NTSC)
Arrange method: Fullscreen(keep aspect ratio)

Under System tab:-

System stream setting: MPEG2 Super VideoCD(VBR)

Under Video tab:-

Stream type: MPEG2
Size: 480x480
aspect ratio: 4:3 display

Bear in mind SVCD will always look compressed when played in a non SVCD capable player such as Mediaplayer. You will need a real MPEG2 player such as Windvd.

Thank you for your advice. I will give it a try.

Happy New Year! :)

Nope, the re-encoding settings didn't work. :( I understand that the SVCD file will look compressed on Mediaplayer, because it doesn't 'know' that the file will be played back using a stand-alone DVD player; it just 'knows' that the file frames are 480x480, so it displays the SVCD as looking squashed. But what I don't understand is why TMPGEnc clipped off the tops and bottoms of the frames during the encoding process.

I would rather not bother with re-encoding, but I'm trying to get the file size down to where I can burn it onto a CD-R rather than a DVD-R.

I would really appreciate any more advice you could give me! Thank you! :)

Nope, the re-encoding settings didn't work. :( I understand that the SVCD file will look compressed on Mediaplayer, because it doesn't 'know' that the file will be played back using a stand-alone DVD player; it just 'knows' that the file frames are 480x480, so it displays the SVCD as looking squashed. But what I don't understand is why TMPGEnc clipped off the tops and bottoms of the frames during the encoding process.

I would rather not bother with re-encoding, but I'm trying to get the file size down to where I can burn it onto a CD-R rather than a DVD-R.

I would really appreciate any more advice you could give me! Thank you! :)

Make sure you haven't actuall got a check mark in the cropping option under the advanced settings.

What does the image look like in the preview before encoding?

Nope, cropping isn't enabled. The preview does show the the same truncated frame that is produced; thank you for suggesting looking at it before running the encoding. :)

I did find a workaround after reading and searching a few message boards all night... I used Virtual Dub to resize the frame, and then frameserve the result to TMPGEnc for encoding. Perhaps not the most elegant solution, but it works well (and reasonably quickly), and the final output looks great!

Now my only problem is that the audio and video have gotten out of sync somehow... the original wasn't perfectly sync'd correctly (drift), but my final file is off by about 4 seconds at the beginning, and over 10 seconds at the end (two hour capture).

Funny thing is, I ran a small test case using a custom setting to save an SVCD-compliant file (instead of the 720x480 one that's causing the problems), and demuxing and remuxing it doesn't appear to create any sync issues.

Maybe I should consider giving up on trying to make SVCDs and use the files to make mini-DVDs as is described in pcphotovideo.com

ashy, thank you for your patience, help, and suggestions! :)

i got a saved VIDEO_TS folder with the dvd stuff in so i clicked add dvd video and pointed to the VIDEO_TS folder but i get a error popping up

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ne help

did you get this sorted out.. i just had it yesterday.. a bit confusing....

Same problem. This really needs to be fixed. I've tried everything I can think of and it just doesn't work!

Hi,

How can I do batch processing?

I convert CDG to mpg (for VCD karaoke use) and I have to convert files one at the time...

Thank's for your anwser.

http://www.videogeneration.com.au/batchlist.htm

I am having trouble when add file which I copied from VCD. When I add a large file (>300mb) it takes a long time to load, and when the cpu load go back to normal (<10%) the software pop up with an "Divided by 0" error.

However, when I tried with a smaller file (<10mb), from the same VCD disk, it goes fine, I can edit the video.

I am wondering what I am doing wrong that is causing this problem, I have tried reinstalling it. I have a 1.8gHz CPU and about 20gb of space left.

Thanks

When I browse an avi file, it said "File " xxxxxxxxx" can not open, or not supported." But I have install The codec and cannot play the movie in Window media player. What should I set to let the avi file accept for converting?
Thanks in advance.

Install FFDSHOW.

I used to be able to choose 9500 as the maximum bitrate (In 2-pass VBR), but now I can only choose 8000. What do I have to do to get the 9500 back?

Open the unlock-Template first - voilà!

After using the MPEG tools in TMPGEnc 2.5, occasionally I get a file where the sound will either not be there at all, or at a certain point, the sound ends. No idea why this happens or how to solve it. Anyone else have this problem?? rated.r@gmail.com

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dose any one know how to get the sound to work when converting RM files in TMPGEnc 2.5 to VCD.

You need to convert the audio to WAV first.
Easy with Graphedit.

thanks but i was hoping to find a way without recoding with a second ap but if thats the only way it will have to do

You can, but it involves the use of AVISYNTH.
You would need to use a script like below then load the .AVS file into TMPG and encode as normal.

>DirectShowSource("D:VCD moviesTestsAVsample.rm",FPS=(25))


Where FPS is the frame rate of your source.

thanks for the info but as im new to it all i would need help on how to use the info to do that ,(thanks).

It's not hard really.
All you need do is download and install AVISYNTH.
Then simply put in a text file a line similar to the one I have posted. The only difference being the name and the path to your source file and the frame rate of the movie.
Finally rename the text file with an .AVS exstension instead of .TXT then just treat the AVS file like any other movie file. You can even play the file in Media player.

Thanks Ashy for the info i tryed but just did not work.
this is wat i put.(>DirectShowSource("C:Documents and SettingsSIDDesktopVCD moviesTestsAVsample.rm",FPS=(25)).
with a RM test file on my desktop renamed test.also tryed changing over VCD with RM in the above scriped

No that's wrong you don't need the >
That was put there to make this board highlight the line and you have also used the path to my file not yours.

You only need what is posted below, put the RM file on your desktop and name it AVsample.rm then use the follwing line.


DirectShowSource("C:Documents and SettingsSIDDesktopAVsample.rm",FPS=(25))

One other thing change the figure where it says FPS=(25)) at the end ogf the line to the frame rate of *YOUR* file, so instead of 25 put in the actual frame rate of the .RM file

thanks ASHY .
Did as you seed but only got this on tmpeg preview window.

Directshowsource:couldn't open file C:documents and settingssiddesktopAVsample.rm:
An object or name wasnot found.
(C:Documents and settingssiddesktopAVsample.rm.avs,line1

I must still be doing it wrong.

ashy just seen your last message so will try that

still only get the sam results

Hi, im currently having the same problem also. I have made the AVS file and i have tried loading it as the "Video" portion of the encoding
It still doesn't work, theres no sound.
Could you specify where to load it? Thanks

Ok lets start from the beginning and do this the easy way.

1. Make sure you have the latest version of AVISYNTH installed

2. Install this codec:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm then reboot.

3. Place the real media file in the root of your C: drive drive and rename it - AVsample.rm

4. Place a script like the one below in a text file and rename the text file - test.avs

DirectShowSource("C:AVsample.rm",FPS=(15))

(remember to change the 15 to the frame rate of YOUR file)

5. Now to check that you have done everything properly, load the test.avs file into mediplayer and play it.
If you have done it correctly it should play like any other media file.

Now go ahead and load it into TMPG.

many thanks Ashy got it right this time, Hade made a mistake with the renaming the sorce file but also downloded 2 insted of 2.5 AVsynth.
Had a problem with the sound but corrected that by puting (8.02FPS) insted of just (8FPS)so many thanks for all your help i would not have done it without that.

You will find AVISYNTH an invaluable tool. There is nothing it can't do as far as Video work is concerned.

I always use it for resizing and frame serving to CCE.

ashy i hope to find out over time moor about this ap and how to use it but if i get stuck as likle i will and my frends are not into this i would like to be able to ask for help again so may thanks.