When will Tsunami DVD Author Pro be available at retail in the U.S.A. It was promised last month. I can buy Tsunami Author 1.6 now, but I want the pro version because it cuts inside the GOPs and it will accept all of my video source files........the additional features are nice also, but not a factor in my decision of which one to buy.

if so what r the correct setting ? do i need dvd author to make chapter or scenes?

I just purchased TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress and TMPGEnc DVD Author 1.6, and I received the serial numbers, but where in the world to I go to download the full versions? I didn't get a download link anywhere, and I can't find one on the site.

Thanks

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I am using TMP plus 2.5. I usually use Virtual Dub 1.6 to extract the wav and use that file when converting. I recently did this and the sound in the video was way off. Keep in mind the sound matched exactly when I played the avi file with the Windows Media Player and Win DVD. I extracted the wav (after converting to 44100) again and again and tried all different settings up to -10000 because the wav file was too slow. I alway check to see that there is no compression. Then I tried using Gold Wave but it did the same thing. I even tried using the audio gap correction feature in TMP but it did nothing. As far as I know I have all the codecs installed and I have the AC3 decompresser. Below is the info for the file I'm trying to convert.

VIDEO
Frame size 608x256 23.976
Decompressor Xvid Mpeg-4 Codec
Data Rate 752 kbps .61% overhead

AUDIO
48000Hz
Channels 2 Stereo
Compression MPEG Layer-3 Codec (proffesional)
Data Rate 135 kbps 5.6% overhead

Any help would be appreciated.

Does the AVI file play correctly in Virtualdub?

It seems to me some sort of skew has been added to the AVI to sync it with the audio. Demuxing the audio to a wav can remove this skew and causes the audio to desync.

Convert the audio to a wav as normal with Virtualdub then reload this wav into Virtualdub as the audio source for your AVI.
Now use the audio skew correction to match up and sync the video and audio.

Once matched, re-save the wav again and this time it should be in sync with your video without the need for any skew corretion. You can check it by loading it as your audio source in Virtualdub.

Yes, it plays correctly in Virtual Dub but when I convert the wav to 44100 and use it for my audio file in TMPGEnc it doesn't match. How do you load a separate video and audio file using Virtual Dub?

You have to use VirtualDubMod to correct for the time difference.

Open the original in VirtualDubMod

Streams> Stream List > Demux the original audio and save as MP3

Convert the MP3 > WAV using Winamp or whatever

Open the original in VirtualDubMod and add the new WAV stream, and deactivate the original compressed audio track, Go to Video>Frame Rate > Change so Audio and Video match

Then Video > Direct Stream Copy

and Save As new AVI file that has the Synch'ed the WAV audio correctly.

I've been using Tmpgenc Plus for a couple of years now. Normally encode OT ref mov files to mpeg2 (have installed QTReader.vfp). Recently had to reinstall Tmpgenc 2.5 Plus and since then whenever I try to import a mov file into Tmpgenc 2.5 Plus the program hesitates and then crashes. It will encode other types of files but no longer will except mov files. Anyone experience this problem?

Brian O'Hara

Re above post: I am running Windows XP on Pentium 4 PC

Forget about using the QTreader.vfp it's old hat and very slow.
Download and install Quicktime alternative 1.62. It should solve your problem as long as you have Directshow as top priority in the VFAPI plugins.

Thanks for reply. I use Avid DV Xpress and I just solved my problem - by unchecking USE AVID DV CODEC when I export QT ref. I'll download newer version of QTreader.

It's not a new version of Qtreader. It's a QT directshow codec that allows any directshow compatible program to decode QT files and therefore works much better and faster.

I am NOT buying new version of DVD Author PRO, if the problems have not been fixed!

DVD Capacity is 10080KB, not 9848k.
DVD Writing Tool won't let you burn full capacity of disc (4482MB). Only about 4430MB.

Please fix these issues, then I will buy.

Dear All

Dose anyone know how to use TMPGEnc Plus to converter Divx & Xvid AVI to MPEG (VCD) or general AVI format? Pls advise. tks

Sorry mate, but you're gonna have to help yourself on this one. There is far too much to go into.
http://www.videohelp.com/

i have version 2.524 installed on my puter and want to remove it. when i downloaded the file and saved it in a folder it was a zip file...when i unzipped it it unzipped into the same folder.. there is no uninstall file with this software and this program is also not listed when i go to control panel/add/remove programs.
anyone know how i can safely remove this from my system? i am running windows xp.
thanks

can anyone help me here?

I don't mean to be funny, but if you extracted it from a ZIP file then there is nothing to uninstall. Just delete the files or the folder you extracted to and it'll be gone.

thanks for the reply and the help.
i don't think you understand that there is quite afew files that were unzipped into this folder...these files are the tmpgenc files for the wholoe program. here are the files:
-license.txt
-p4package.dll
-readme.txt
-resample.dll
-TMPGenc.exe
-a folder called "template" containg 8 .mcf files, another folder called "extra" with another 4 .mcf files.
-TMPGenc.zip
-tmpgenc.ini
-currentcfg.tpr
-p3package.dll
-tmpgenc.acf
-tmpgenc.vfp

i've e-mailed the tmpgenc site asking about info wether it is safe to delete and have had no response in 2 weeks.
so you saying it is safe to just delete the hole folder containing these files? even with all the .dll files in there?

Just delete the whole lot. I asure you it won't affect your system in any way. The files are not linked to the registery. They are independant of your system files and are simply self contained files, including the .dll's.
All the data is simply contained within the config. files in that folder.

The only part that is stored in the registry is your registration data. However this is not required to be removed and will remain without any ill effect whatsoever.

If you don't trust what I'm telling you then just type my user name into the search bar at the top and see for yourself.

Please stop making this program and TMPG DVDauthor for use in 1024x768 resolution and above only, it's very annoying!
ALL software should be able to work at a resolution of 800x600. Please sort it.

Are you serious? 800x600? That is very low-res for today's standards. Get yourself a new monitor. Even a $30 used one from Goodwill, will do 1024x768. I used to run my 15" monitor at 1024x768. My 19" .24dp Sony Trinitron, I run at 1600x1200.

The windows should be resizeable, because right now, on my 1600x1200 desktop, their software has a small window. There is no way to make it full screen! I think the "Pro" version allows you to resize the window.

Of course I'm serious.
For those people that don't have 20-20 eyesight anything higher than 800x600 is just a pain. Everything is just too small to see.

It could be made to work in both modes no problem. Other software developers manage it.
A lot of people I know use 800x600 not 1024x768. The program justs need a little tweaking and it should be satisfactory for both modes or at the very least it should have resizable windows.
I annoys me to have to keep changing my resolution every time just to use the damn thing.
Oh and there is nothing wrong with my monitor I just don't like having to press my nose to the monitor to see anything.

I'm with Ashy. The resolution of the finished product (DVD or VCD) will not suffer just because the program resolution of your PC monitor is 800x600. If they keep increasing the screen parameters we'll eventually be looking at individual pixels (If we can still see at all). I'm only guessing here but I think Kojo is under 40 and Ashy is over 40 (like me). Computers have already diminished my eyesight and I'm not going to strain to see anything anymore.

Hi.

I tried to convert my rm file to a mpeg file using tmpg. the video turned out fine, but there was no sound at all. How can i resolve this problem?

You will need to convert the audio to wav first.

What programs can i use to convert the audio file to wav? In addition, My TMPG is unable to open the rm file now.. what is wrong?

I'm having the same problem; No Audio. I've tried converting to one .mpg file and I've also tried converting to the video and audio as separate files, but the .wav file doesn't have any audio in it either! I've tried different sources of the same thing I want to convert and same problem. I've had more success with much smaller .avi files, but working with the size of a 1 hour TV episode seem to be giving me a lot of trouble.

Any thoughts?

Hi!

I've been having some really weird problems with my TMPG. I've been using it for years now and its been working fine, but now when i finish converting all I have is video and no audio.

I'm not sure if i accidentally deleted a codec or program or something that is essential for avi audio conversion, or if my priorities are wrong...

Well, if anyone has any advice, please help.

Thanks a bunch!

I have the same problem. Please kindly let me know if you have solved the problem, and likewise for me.

I have the same problem as described.

I have the same problem, on the second page of Project Wizard audio fiels from .avi suddenly stopped opening, only video (when I try to browse it separately from the same file there's an error - audio can not be opened or is unsupported, Windows Media Player can read the audio so it's supported). I've tried to convert again some files I did a few days ago and it also doesn't work. Anyone know what to do except reinstalling the system???

I just encoded an Mpg-2 from an avi file. It is much larger than I'm used to and at this rate I could only fit about one hour on a DVD. I'm used to fitting about 100 mins, using AC-3 without shrinking. What settings should I use it order to get that kind of file size? I see I can limit it to a bitrate of 8000, and I could change to 8 bits, but how will that effect quality? Thanks!

You'd be better off using VBR not CBR. However you can reduce it to 8000 no problem. In fact that is what it should be. You could go even lower to 6000 with no real noticable loss in quality.

Hi developers,

I want to let you know the capacity of DVD is not 4438MB. The correct DVD capacity is about 4482MB. DVD Author and the writing tool use wrong capacity. To get around this issue, I have to choose "ignore" and use Nero or another burning tool.

Please fix this issue for DVD Author Pro 2.0 version.