Hi! I just want to convert an MKV file that I uncompressed to an h264 and associated files (audio) to an standard DVD-R, but when I try to import the file with TMPENGnc Xpress 4.0 it says that the format isn't recognised.

Is it possible to do this with TMPEGnc Xpress 4.0? Could be possible with DVD Authoring Works 4? Do I need any additional h264 codec to do this?

Thanks a lot!

Is that the input souce that is unrecognised? If so... You could try installing K-Lite mega codec pack (google it). This solved my MKV problems. Check you can play the file in windows media player. If it plays fine you should be good to go.

Yeah, I installed the "CoreAVC codec" (h264 codec) and I can play the .h264 file with the Media Player, but I still cannot open the file with TMPEGnc Authoring Works 4 nor TMPEGnc Xpress 4.0.

Any idea?

This problem still exists with the Authoring program. While playing the video in the edit window or using the simulation, the program still crashes on my computer. It seizes up the computer and I have to use the End Task to close the program. I'm not sure why this happens, but the MPEG Editor 3.0 works perfectly and plays back fine while in the editor.
Has anybody else had this same problem.

this isnt a bug, as a bug would just crash the software.

for something to crash and the system to go down with it, would mean soemthing like not enough memory so that the system couldnt coupe so it shut itself down.

or most likley your motherboard northbridge/southbridge/cpu got too hot to handle so it shut down.


just the temps in bios .

my system is watercooled and i had the same issue, up untill i watercooled the northbridge and the temp went from 73* to 23* and the system was the stabel and back to normal.

if its he cpu that really hot you, may need to r do the thermal paste .

If that was thet case, why does it do it no matter what time, either its first thing that I do, or the last. It does it anytime. (I could just start the computer or it could be running 3 days.). Now when I run the mpeg 3 editor program, it runs flawlessly, and no seizes. Now one thing I may be onto it is that the AMD 2200 XP processor in a MSI-6330 Turbo2 motherboard might have a memory conflict of which this program accesses and cause the problem. What I can do is ask if anybody else has the same problem with the same motherboard.
(I have 1.5 meg of memory so that isn't the problem either).

I have found that if I avoid playing the dvd in the editor, or simuluation, that it works fine otherwise.
Processing doesn't seize either and I have really long periods (i.e. 24 hrs compilations)).

test your memmory with memtest

TMPGenc techs recommend disabling multi-threading since this places more demands on your memory and can eventually consume all available RAM which then produces the error you are seeing.

It has worked for me.

I think that was the problem.. I tried it after i disable the video/audio caches and it seems to work without being choppy, and played perfectly. More testing will follow. Thanks a million for the info

Well, I tried it again, and the problem is still there, (program seizes). I am now looking at the 3d now and another feature and disabling that. (The multi-threading isn't the problem so it has to be something else. I even added more memory for the multi-threading and that didn't work.) It has to be something in it that is extra in version 4, compared to mpeg editor 3.0.

I'll be posting more results as I find them.

2 things ,

as before use memtest to check the health of your memory.

2nd find what make your hard drives are and go to the makers wesbite and download their hdd health tools, test all the hdd's to see if they are starting to go, becuase if one is starting to go (if not the main drive) unplug the power to that, and do your testing ie do what you have been tryign to do.

if its still doing it i would say its the hdd , becuase when hdd's start to fail, the speed and funciton slows everythign down, and when that happens the software cant handle the commands and therefore crashes.

I just finished testing the memory and it passed with no errors (3 sticks same type). The hard drives are brand new, (i thought that was the problem, so I upgraded to larger drives.


Thanks for the input.
I will continue to test,

ok a hard drive being brand new means nothing as ive had many in the past and even 8 months ago that as soon as i had them i foudn i had to send them back for a replacement.

Ok,, I have done more testing with this and tried these settings:
(This seemed to help but I will continue to test...)

Disabled: CPU 3D NOW
Enhanced 3D NOW

Disabled: Multi-Threading PreFetch video while encoding
PreFectch audio while encoding
Enabled: File Caching

Stay tuned .....

Also,

I have noticed that between the simulation and the editor window, CPU usage jumps up quite high. i.e. 90 - 100%.
Is this normal?

I'll be testing some more...

Are you disabling multi threading in the CPU settings or in the MPEG encoder multi thread settings?

Using the trial versionof TMPGEnc Auth Works 4, I am editing a 1.89 gig dvr-ms file. All goes well until I look at the output where I end up with two vob files.

I've tried different transcoder settings on the Output page such as setting the target size to 'none', 'custom' and equal to the output file size, and 'single layer dvd'. However, I always end up with two vob files. The sizes vary but typically one is about 1 meg in size and the other is 0.2 megs in size. The addition of the two sizes is equal to the target size, but why two files?

Smaller dvr-ms files form one vob file so this appears related to the size of the input file. Using windows movie maker, I can form one output file for much larger input files.

Thank you, your advise is appreciated.

when importing the files did you select different tracks or all in one track.


how ever if its a dvd you are creating, then you will find that if the time length and quality of dvd you are creating will create 1024mb / 1gb vobs as thats how dvd's work.

Thanks for the prompt response.

In answer to your first question, I did not select different tracks but used one track.

On your second comment, I am not creating a dvd but simply saving the rendered file to my computer.

After posting my initial comment, I found TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress and installed a trial copy. Using the same input file that prompted my initial comment, I was able to generate one 431 mb file in wmv format. It took almost one hour to render, which is ridiculous, but at least it did the job. I prefer TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4 due to its other capabilities, but it doesn't allow the creation of wmv files, apparently.

I'll accept vob format, but somehow get it to generate one output file rather than two.

Thanks again

sadly works 4 and versions before it, are not meant for conversion of that type. they are only there for dvd format and bluray from my understanding.

if you were converting with xpress straight from the disc drive, then that woudl explain why it took so long since the speed of the dvd drive compared to the hdd is so much slower.

Yes, works 4 might not be what I want.

Regarding the rendering time using Express, it was working from an input file on my hard drive, not a dvd drive. I tried it again last night on a smaller file and after 20 minutes and less than 50% complete, I halted the program. It was ridiculously slow, and I'm not using it.

I have another idea, which I'll try at home tonight before commenting on it.

Thanks again

what are your system specs and what reslloution along with time length is this file?

I'm running Windows Vista Premium on a quad core 6700 with 6 gig memory and about 200 gig of available hdd space.

File length, if I understand your question, in the dvr-ms format is 1 hour 11 minutes, and about 1.89 gig in size.

thats pretty good with what you have at the moment, unless of course xpress is set at idele and not high proity.

oh, and vista premium really really is bad for any system becuase it takes so much processing and memory, which woudl explain why encoding is taking so long. if you get to the vista basic that is better...but even better is xp x64

Windows movie maker processes this file in 12 minutes on the same computer. TMPGEnc Auth 4 processed it in a similar time frame (but made two vob files, which started this thread). The problem isn't Vista.

ok do the process again, but this time when it gets going right clikc on the preview window and make sure the process is set at high priority.

the speed should then kick in.

No change.

I do appreciate your responses, but my preference is TMPGEnc Auth 4 - if I can get that one file rather than two.

Thanks

problem being is that what i understand of your wants, you after a software that will convert into a different format...of which works 4 will not give.

how ever, becuase dvd vobs break up into sections due to size and structure of a dvd and the length you are asking it to do, it wont make into 1 single file.

unless you open the original disc into dgindex load the main vobs and go to save d2v and mpeg.

also make sure you select in the audio section (select all trakcs) so that the tracks will then also demux.

this will allow you to make a single mpeg file and a ac3 or wav , which you then just mux back with your software.

Thanks for my problem solve...

i face one more problem.,

aafter after out put........and i burn thd dvd..
and play on dvd player...on track menu option click the
play all button...
after finishing first track ...in 2nd track play first clip in this clip last track last clips ado play.

any how can i solve this problem plz guyz help me

thanks in advance
( note: its your guide in pictur format i m very thankfull to you)
raza
kchhkahoo4raza@yahoo.com

sorry but, are you using a online translation to use the english language as it seems this is the case due to your question not really being understood by myself at this time.

He's referring to this post I think:
http://bbs.tmpg-inc.com/bbs.php?board=en_taw4&page=2&tcnt=111#topic271

However I'm having difficulties figuring out what the current problem is.

Hi,

I have a problem playing BD disk created by TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4 - only black screen with sound and subtitles. I'm using Cyberlink PowerDVD 8 and 9. Same problem with both players. When i open in file mode \BDMV\STREAM\00001.m2ts - everithing it's ok. In disk mode - only black screen.
Any idea ?

I was wondering if anyone else was experiencing this. When I try to encode (anything) using the Divx profile on my Vista64 machine, XPress 4.0 crashes every time. Sometimes it will render for a few frames and then crash, but mostly it happens when it first starts to encode. The weird part is is if I use the AVI profile and then encode using the Divx codec there, everything works fine. So it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the codec itself, but with the way XPress 4.0 is setting up the DIVX encoding profiles (I'm guessing). I don't have this problem on my Vista32 or XP machines.

Thanks,
George

Confirmed. It happens to me as well. I've been encoding in WMV format, but yeah Divx would be preferable.

I'm on an i7 920, 6 Gigs of RAM, Vista 64 bit.

May I know is it possible to add or burn 2 subtitles to an AVI file? Reason is I want to see the English subtitle and my wife wants to see the Chinese one instead. So the best solution is to display both at once and maybe resize the font smaller.

Actually many years back, we often see multiple subtitles in VCD. But in DVD, we can only display one at a time.

Technically, I think that is possible, but I think you'd have to input them manually to have them both show up at once.
You can try importing one and then adding the second manually.

I have been using TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4 for a while and have never had any problems with it. but all of a sudden, when I try to render a disc, it just says: "Status: Prepearing to rendering of Top menu page #1" and nothing happens. This happens in the Batch authorer and when I try to render them one at a time in the program. I tried disabling track linking and that didn't help. Any ideas?

It turns out that the problem was that the task priority was set to idle so it was just taking forever to do anything. After changing the priority to normal, the rendering returned to its normal speed.

if your running a quad core system and a good amount of memmory, i would select real time on the process s this will kick it into high high and wont damage the system

Can someone please help me with the audio filter section of this software program?
All I want to do is reduce the volume in a few clips of my home movie because they are too loud.
I select 'audio filters' within the editing screen, then select the volume tab and check the 'enable volume adjustment'. I select 'volume change' in the volume adjustment method and set the volume change to say 20% and click 'ok' at which point I return to the editing screen. But when I play the clip the volume is the same as before?
Other than the audio filter, I find this software far more user friendly than
Ulead, Pinnacle or encore.

Thanks in anticipation
Abidan

you would need to view the edited part in the preview tab just above the others

Thanks Mathew,
There are quite a lot of variables within the audio filter options, is it as simple as using the volume slider within the preview menu and clicking ok? or do the volume changes rely on user settings within the Audio gap tab/Noise & tone reduction tab/volume adjustment tab? I have searched through the help menu and tutorial but can't find any detail regarding audio adjustment.

Thanks in advance

ok the cvolume slider has nothign to do with the adjustment within the video you wish to produce, thats merely the same as your pc volume.

the volume filter is the adjuster not the gap tab.

you then increase the volume by %

i tend to increase by say 200

but limit is 500%, then you press ok, or indeed go to preview tab above and listen to it and then press ok

I want to convert 1080i AVCHD to Mpeg2 1280x720 for projection using 720p projectors. (I am using Watchout software to do multi-projector shows) But I am getting pixelation when subjects move fast, even when reviewing the converted videos on my computer screen. For my output, I chose a constant bit rate and a video bit rate of 18,300 kb/s.

Keeping in mind that my videos are going to be projected from my computers and NOT condensed down onto a DVD, could someone make setting suggestions for getting the best video possible when converting AVCHD to mpeg2? And of course, I am especially interested in eliminating the pixelization on fast moving subjects while maintaining the highest quality.

Thanks!

Use a 2-pass variable bitrate for the best image quality. If space is not a restriction, you can set the maximum and average bitrates pretty high to ensure the best quality. Keep in mind that if the source footage is already pixelated in fast-moving scenes, you probably won't be able to make it look any better.

I am trying to remove the black bars on a mts file and convert it to mp4 for apple tv. I am able to remove the bars but when I do the end result gives me a movie where the actors look a little funny. The movie looks like its been stretched tall. Can someone please help me with this and let me know if this is even possible to fix. I have to change the movie size to 1280x720 for apple tv.

Make sure the aspect ratio is 16:9 in for your output format. You may also need to set the aspect ratio to 16:9 in the clip properties tab of the editing window.

Is there any way to author BDAV blu-ray disc with TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4?

I have a Sharp BD-HP20 Blu-Ray player which only supports BDAV, and not BDMV.

It should be fairly easy to implement BDAV authoring as it is just a stripped down version of BDMV without menus.

At the moment, I am forced to use other programs to accomplish BDAV authoring (on BD-RE) but I hope that this feature can be added to TMPGEnc in the future, maybe as a plug-in or a minor upgrade.

If you can play commercially produced Bluray Movies, you are playing BDMV structured movies.

The Sharp firmware doesn't allow BDMV on burned BD-RE or BD-R. This was also the case for many other blu-ray players a couple of years back (including Sony, etc), but support for BDMV on recordable media was added with later firmware versions.

However, Sharp hasn't gone down this route, hence BDAV remains the only format supported for BD-RE/BD-R.