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My problem is when i convert an avi with tmpgenc i lose the sound. i know this question has been asked many times and i have been reading the various guides and replies but none of them seem to help me.
I've tried converting the sound to wav with virtualdub and then encoding with tmpgenc but, i still get no sound. i even reinstalled tmpgenc but there's been no change. i tried just playing the wav file in my audio player and it wouldn't play. it used too. but now it doesn't. When i play the original file in my media player it works perfectly.
everything was fine until a week ago. so i deleted all my video and sound codecs and reinstalled them again but i still can't get sound when i convert with tmpgenc. so i figure my problem is most likely a codec problem but i have no idea what codec i am missing. the codecs i have installed are:
Read http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/129217 . Praticalli, extract hthe sound from the movie with VirtualDub (File___Save WAV) and decode/re-encode it to 'MP2 for SVCD' (check the box 'downconvert sample rate') with BeSweet (+ its GUI).
After, load thet MP2 as 'audio input' when you make the AVI --> MPEG conversion with TMPGenc. Alas, you need specific plugins to decompess some kind of compressed audio [and the 'WAV' you extract with VirtualDub with Audio set on 'Direct Stream Copy' (which is the default) is NOT an uncompressed sounc, i.e. it isn't a real WAV!!].
If interested in knowing which kind of compression it has been used (often it is .AC3 - Dolby surround) , open the movie with VirtualDubMod, do Stream__Stream List. It will show which kind of audio stream it has...
To decompress the .AC3 sound TMPGenc has a specific plugin you can add to it, without doing that things I explained you.
I want to reduce an mpeg file (by ex. from 2 GB to 1 Gb) reducing sampling, but when I try to open the file in wizard a message appear : file unsoported!. With MPEG Tools I can play this file but not with wizard. It's normal?
Thanks.
JC
If the file is a DVD video (e.g. Movie.M2V, Movie.VOB or Movie.D2V) TMPGenc cannot load it unless it has a proper plugin (M2V.VFP, DVD2AVI.VFP...) even if your PC can play DVD videos, can. Maybe this is the case?
Thanks aldaco12 but I'm talking about a file movie.mpeg, I want transform it from 2GB to 1 GB reducing btr for put it with others .mpeg in DVD via DVDLab.
I was read other questions in this section and it seem that is not possible do that with TMPEGnc.
JC
I am a longtime user of TMPGenc, which is an amazing program. Few days ago I was converting an avi file to mpeg-2 and I get this error every time in the same place. I am sure the mistake is in the avi file, because I also tried another program and got the same error, in the same place. What do you suggest? The avi file is playable on my PC. Thanks.
I managed to correct a similar error (VirtualDub didn't recognize the type of the mpeg file) by doing with TMPGenc File____Merge & Cut and cutting the movie from 00:00,01 ---> end (therefore losing nothing).
Try it.
My problem is when i convert an avi with tmpgenc i lose the sound. i know this question has been asked many times and i have been reading the various guides and replies but none of them seem to help me.
I've tried converting the sound to wav with virtualdub and then encoding with tmpgenc but, i still get no sound. i even reinstalled tmpgenc but there's been no change. i tried just playing the wav file in my audio player and it wouldn't play. it used too. but now it doesn't. When i play the original file in my media player it works perfectly.
everything was fine until a week ago. so i deleted all my video and sound codecs and reinstalled them again but i still can't get sound when i convert with tmpgenc. so i figure my problem is most likely a codec problem but i have no idea what codec i am missing. the codecs i have installed are:
Do you know what kind of sound file it is? Get either GSpot or VirtualdubMOD and it should say what the audio is. If it's MP3, then TMPGEnc does not have support for it therefore you must turn it into a WAV.
Well the thing is the file i'm trying to convert i was actually able to convert it successfully last week. but later i deleted all my audio and video codecs and installed them again.
i used gspot and it says the audio format is MPEG-1 Layer 3. i know tmpgenc should be able to convert it successfully even without converting the sound to wav first, because i've been converting files with the same format successfully in the past.
i've already tried converting it to wav and then using tmpgenc but i still get no sound. so that's why i'm thinking i'm missing a codec, but i just don't know what it is.
TMPGEnc is weird like that. I've tried numerous MP3 files and some work, some don't. For those that do work, it doesn't work at certain times of the day. I still suggest you convert it into a WAV. I don't really understand Virtualdub's "Save WAV" function so I suggest you demux it as MP3 and then use an audio editor to convert to WAV. I suggest you use BeSweet because you might need to use it later on as well if you're making a DVD.
If you're making a DVD, I suggest you just encode the video alone to get an M2V file. Then either convert your WAV to an AC3 (using ffmpegGUI or BeSweet) or MP2 (for me, I do AC3). Then in your DVD authoring program, input the video and audio and it'll automatically mux them for you.
If you're making a VCD, then I suggest you select the AVI file in TMPGEnc, then for audio, select your WAV and then encode.
Well the thing is the file i'm trying to convert i was actually able to convert it successfully last week. but later i deleted all my audio and video codecs and installed them again.
i used gspot and it says the audio format is MPEG-1 Layer 3. i know tmpgenc should be able to convert it successfully even without converting the sound to wav first, because i've been converting files with the same format successfully in the past.
i've already tried converting it to wav and then using tmpgenc but i still get no sound. so that's why i'm thinking i'm missing a codec, but i just don't know what it is.
>I've tried converting the sound to wav with virtualdub and then encoding with tmpgenc but, i still get no sound.
Because you probably didn't even convert it to a wav. If the extracted wav isn't around 1GB then you have simply extracted the audio without conversion.
You MUST select 'Full processing' and 'PCM' as the compression type before extracting to wav.
Also why do you have several codecs for doing the same thing?
You don't really need the XVID codec or the DIVX 5 codec as you have FFDSHOW or the LAME codec as you have Fraunhofer.
Installing several codecs that do the same job can cause conflicts and instabilities in the system.
Thanks i finally got sound. You were right about the wav settings. I thought that i had the settings in virtualdub correct, i didn't realise that i had to click on full processing mode in the audio section. I just saw that full processing mode was checked under the video section and i thought that was right and i would save it as a wav. but yeh so i have sound now. thanks.
i just wish i had written down the codecs that i had installed previously so i wouldn't have to do this extra step. thanks guys for the help, i really appreciate.
I have used Tmpeg for a few years nows and have always used it to create VCD's.
This has however meant that I have been limited in how much I can fit per disc and have needed to split many files.
I have a DVD writer and MPEG compatable dvd player. Can anyone tell me if I can use Tmpeg to convert downloaded or previously created .dat files from vcd's into a format that can simply be burnt straight onto dvd's and then play in my dvd player, thus giving 4.7g capicity instead of 800m.
I'm not an exprt. Your objective must be: find an authoring aplication that allows you to put multiple VCD movies on a DV-image (and does not try to encode a VCD movie in DVD form: 1.3 GB --> 4.5 GB with the same lame quality), then burn it.
I have heard of DVDLab. Check it, if you don't have better ideas.
Cheers, I have just downloaded it, looks like what I have been after
I think I should be able to encode mpg files into Mpeg-1 with tmpeg, then use these files with TDA, would that work ?
Also what settings do you change in tmpeg so that avi files can be opened, I know I have had it previously set to open virtually any file but needed to clean my pc down and cant remember how to sey it up again
I have an AVI at 704x480. That's widescreen. I want to put it on DVD (NTSC), keeping the widescreen. So I set:
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Display
Video Arrange Method: Full Screen (KAR)
When I previewed it in TMPGEnc, there are 2 black bars on the sides and then in the middle is the movie, stretched. Is this what it will look like on the TV? It's still encoding so I don't know yet. I've never experienced this before. In the preview, the picture is always full screen with no side black bars, stretched. Once on the TV, black bars are automatically added at the top and bottom with no side black bars.
The AVI says 704x480 in GSpot. I'm at school right now so I'll copy and paste the stats later. However, it is supposed to be 16:9, probably the creator's error. The video does look stretched. How do I resize it? What do I resize it to?
Also, another video problem of mines is making my DVD out of sync. The original file was an MKV with HE-AAC 5.1 sound. The length is 25:01. I used MKVExtract to extract the AAC and AVI. Now, the AVI has a length of 30:39 while the audio is 25:01. The AVI is 23.976 fps. Why did it increase to 30 minutes and 39 seconds? It's definitely making everything go out of sync. How do I solve this problem? I've tried extracting using VdubMOD, MKVExtract, and AVIMuxGUI but it is still the same.
By the way, I asked the creator and he said it's anamorphic widescreen. As for the other problem, someone suggests that it is VFR MKV. So I'm currently trying to edit the timecode and such.
I have extracted the AVI and VFR timecodes from the MKV. If you know what to do from there, help is appreciated! And then amidst all that, when do I resize the video to correct the widescreen problem?
Thanks B_Racer. I'll try that! Here's more of the creator's notes:
FAQ #1: It looks stretched! (or what does anamorphic mean)
This means you're using a player that doesn't support aspect ratio correction or that vsfilter is trying to extended the image to 4:3 (which it does with the default settings. Set it to original image size and use a player which supports it to fix the problem.
Many newer mkv encodes are anamorphic which means that the pixels themselves don't have a 1:1 aspect ratio which is assumed in avi and ogm. This allows encoding without having to resize the source which keeps a lot more detail, especially for 16:9.
Ok now I understand. It is an MKV with the anamorphic flag set.
This will play fine in players such as media player classic that can recognize the flag.
>If the Video realy is anamorphic, use:
>Video Arrange Method: Center
>Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Display
If you use this method ensure that the output is set to 16:9 display also. This will set the 16:9 flag in the MPEG. If you don't the image will play full screen in 4:3.
If the Source already has the correct resolution, there's no need to use any other arrange setting than Center. Other Methods are slower and there is a risk of disturbing the AR of the Video. Center is doing nothing - in this case, that's what TMPGEnc should do - nothing. No resizing, no new positioning, just use the Video as is.
I have a small problem. For the widescreen, there is a small scene with hardcoded subs on it and it's located at the very sides of the video, meaning it got cut off by the TV's overscan area. How do I avoid this and still have the widescreen?
i am having the same problem with MCE 2005 - the trial version works fine but now i paid 60 bucks and can't import dv-rms, which is the reason i bought the software! the technical support people mean well i suppose, but they don't speak very good english and so far have not been helpful. I may ask for a refund.
Hello. I have a Xvid AVI video file that I want to convert to DVD format. I also want to maintain as much quality as I can. Here are the specs for the AVI file:
624x352 1088kbps 24fps
Audio - 44khz 16bps
When I play the AVI file, the aspect ratio is just fine - i.e. it displays correctly as a widescreen image. I want to maintain the aspect ratio.
I do plan to take this file, and a few others (size permitting) and use TMPGenc DVD Authoring to create a DVD.
>I have been using TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress since it was released with no problems. I have tried to encode a long video (3 hours) and get this error message:
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>"There is no quoted number of Character-string '%.2f'."
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>What is the problem? How can I correct it?
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>neo
Although this is an awfully cryptic error message, it's actually pretty simple to solve.
It's just about disk space.
If you are using NTSF partitions make sure BOTH your destination AND your temp disks have sufficient space for the file you are trying to create.
In my case I was trying to write a 4.3Gb file and although the destination has plenty of space, the temp disk only had 1.2Gb free. Temp location is in Option->Preferences
If you are using FAT32 either convert it to NTFS or dont write files over 4Gb
With the 4GB problem with the FAT32, your actually fighting a FAT32 limitation, a 4GB file is all it can handle, so yah, convert to NTSF and you'll be sailing. And as always, anytime you play with reorganizing the entire file structure of a hard-drive, back up what you don't want to loose.
I have a load of avi files I am trying to convert to mpg. All the other types of file have been fine. Extracted the wav with virtual dub and then used tmpgenc to convert to mpg.
But I have 3 which seem to be encoded differently, as "xvid-tcm". I couldnt get virtual dub to work with these files at all despite installing appropriate codecs for direct show and vfw.......it just didnt like the audio. Eventually I gave up and found another program that would extract the wav from these files.
Now, however, I cant get TMPGEnc to work with them either. I am getting no error messages but the output is a mixture of just all black or green blocks. Seems like this is the kind of thing that would happen if didnt have required codecs, but the avi plays fine and also used GSpot to identify there are 3 appropriate video and 4 audio codecs installed.
The audio problem can ba solver by settting in VirtualDub Audio___Direct Stream Copy and de/compressing the 'fake WAV' file you made with BeSweet to 'MP2 for SVCD'.
The video problem is more serious. I cannot imagine how to solve it.
Hello I from Spain. Can anyone help me please? How can I repair the problem "read error ocurred at address 0011fe1b of module TMPGEncDVDAuthor.exe´with 0000014C". What I have to do? Thanks