It would be nice if TMPGEnc Authoring Works would not complain about the maximum bitrate of transport streams as long as they do not actually exceed the limit. It is common practice for tv stations to set the maximum bitrate to 15 mbps just to be on the safe side, while the stream never actually exceeds 5 - 7 mbps.

I imported a transport stream, but the video is completely distorted. Most of the frame is covered with huge green blocks. The sound plays fine. Since I have no trouble playing the clip with VLC Player or opening it with other applications, I guess the source file has to be all right. I rebuilt the stream with other tools and suddenly the problem was gone (while new trouble came up, unfortunately). Possibly TMPGEnc Authoring Works gets confused by some additional information in the original file that is discarded when rebuilding the stream?

Some additional information: The stream is recorded from TV. According to tsMuxeR, there are unrecognized tracks. The identified tracks are:

1: MPEG-2 Profile: Main@8. Resolution: 720:576i. Frame rate: 25
2: MPEG-Audio deu Bitrate: 192Kbps Sample Rate: 48KHz Channels: 2 Layer: 2
3: MPEG-Audio 2ch Bitrate: 192Kbps Sample Rate: 48KHz Channels: 2 Layer: 2

I may add that the video stream is anamorphic. I hope this information helps, since I would love to buy your programmme as soon as this problem is fixed!

I just downloaded the newest version and it seems the problem has been solved! Thanks a lot!

I have source files that are h.264 at 10mbps.
I need to encode these adding fades at the head and tail.
I use TMPGEnc 4 XPress for this.
Whenever I do this I get a problem with the video.
There is always a spot where the video starts to skip and get jettery.
Also, I sometimes get a green line on the bottom of the frame.
Does anybody else have problems like this.
Thanks.

i get an error half way encoding a film and i get these errors pop up.

http://img188.imageshack.us/i/tmpgeerror.png/

i have no idea what it is that causing the error..

anybody had something like this in the past..

any help is grateful

Me, having something like this too....

http://bbs.tmpg-inc.com/bbs.php?board=en_taw4#topic505

http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/board/showthread.php?t=29512

sound slike its apple related ie quicktime and itunes software.

so i would unistall both of those aswell as any codecs releated, clean the system and then rbeoot and reinstall NEW updates and if that doesnt do it, re install works 4

i did what you said and i still get the error .. i removed the quicktime player and codec.. anyone manage to fix the problem

also i still get the de-bugger error message popping up but i still dont have visual studio installed on this machine..

i would do a format and install of the os and start from the beginning, as i think the os is currupt

thanx for your reply.. i think it is the OS as i tried a demo version of nero media and that too shuts down too so i think it is my OS .. ohh well i didn't really want to format and put the stuff back on again.. but it looks like i dont have any other choice.. thanx for your replies :-)

FYI - Free Dads and Grads menu templates for Authoring Works 4:

http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/download/taw4_template.html#dadsgrads

I've authored a DVD alternating between slideshows and videos.
I want to put some music in a slideshow and need that this music continue through following slideshows or videos in the same chapter.
Is this possible?

I could only put some music in a single slideshow, but since a slideshow contains only images, not videos, I couldn't use the same continuos music throughout this "blocks" (thinking of a slideshow as a block, or a single video as a block).

Example:

I have some photos and videos from my trip to New Zealand.
I want to make a chapter for each city I've visited.
I've started with some photos from Auckland (Slideshow 1). Followed my a videoclip (Video 1) and then more photos from Auckland (Slideshow 2).

Slideshow 1 + Video 1 + Slideshow 2 are a single chapter, so I want to use a continuos song for this chapter.

Thanks for any advice.

Is it possible? Sort of, but it won't be easy.

The program has no way of doing it on its own, but theoretically you should be able to do it manually.

For example:
Figure out how long your track will be (the total time of all chapters) then edit your music to be at least that long. Use a program like Audacity or something to create a single, long music file.

Then figure out how long each chapter is (slideshow 1, video 1, slideshow 2, etc.) and split your music file into chunks, each exactly as long as each chapter.
Then add the first chunk to slideshow 1, the second to video 1, etc...

Apparently there is no easy way...
I should have used a simpler software from the beginning, something that just build photos and videos together.
But I was tempted by TMPGEnc AW4 features like custom menus and selectable subtitles.

Now I've spent many hours authoring all slideshows, videos and subtitled all of them. And also build a fancy menu with New Zealand map!

I thought this would be the easy part, that there was some sort of timeline and I could just put music files in sequence! :(
Well, I think I'll have to to what you suggested, or maybe rearrange slideshows putting more photos together (to fit a song length) and videos at the end without songs, just original sound.

Thanks tkrave.

The program has an option to adjust the slideshow length to the length of the music, if that helps.

You can also fade-in/out the music at the end or beginning of the slideshow so the audio won't abruptly cut off.

I've tried to manually edit sound files, but it doesn't work exactly as expected.
After splitting sound files and associate them with Slideshow 1, Video 1 and Slideshow 2, I've noticed that there is a gap between Slideshows.
I mean, the song was splitted exactly in 3 parts (with miliseconds precision) but when playing there is a gap from Slideshow 1 to Video 1, they're not perfect synchronized and this is totally audible. It's not a smooth transition.
I think there is no solution for my problem, so I now I have to start all over in another software that allow this simple feature.

Bad job for slideshow. I will find another software that can auto loop song and auto fade out song when photos run out.

>Bad job for slideshow. I will find another software that can auto loop song and auto fade out song when photos run out.

If you just want to loop audio, then this software can do that. Other than that, you can also auto adjust the slideshow length to your song length.

I reinstalled my O/S (Windows XP SP 2) and TMPGENC Authoring Works and now I get the message "no usable writing device installed". I have the same writer and it worked fine before. Any help?
Thanks!!!

Maybe you need to update the driver for the writer.

ok here goes then

Hi,

How do I add a button to a menu whose purpose is to take the user to another menu.

Any tips appreciated.

TIA,
Graham

You can't add buttons period. Buttons are automatically added based on your content.

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7927/7620091.png

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/3139/7620092.png

This error keeps comming and comming

I have Windows Vista Home Premium - service Pack 2
I can't switch from NTSC to PAL, not even start a new Project ...

Can someone help???!!! Please......

hope for some suggestions,

THANKS

I'm installing SP2 right now and I'll let you know if it happens to me too.
Works fine on Vista SP1.

Ok, the latest update runs fine on my Vista SP2 machine. Maybe you should uninstall and reinstall Authoring Works 4?

Did a search for this error on google and it seems to come up with hacked versions of TMPGEnc software. Are you using a keygen?

well, maybe, it has something to do with the Error at the Installation process..

When I start the Installer, after it starts the unpacking to the temp folder, there is this error message...

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/893/stringerror.jpg

after klicking ok, it resumes installation and when I start TPAW 4.0.4.24
those errors I told you about before come...

is there a bug in my vista?.. I have all Updates, ..not using a keygen...

getting a little frustrated,
even on my desktop PC (running winXP) it works, (the install) but when I try to putout a DVD, it renders the menu ... 1 VOB file, and then it crashes,....


WHATS WRONG WITH THIS VERSION??????
some update on this????

getting the same error message as the other person said....

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/4131/tmpgeerror.png

ok the can not find class, went for me when i did a new installation of the os that is. and im on xp x64.

ok somebody sort the authentication on this forum becuase ever time i go to edit my poists it doesnt do a damn thing.



it seems that the software is touchy on any os its on my friend.

lukelordoflight, I think you should contact their email support if you haven't already:

http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/support/support.html

They'll probably have a better insight as to what the errors mean and may even know what the cause is.

I also have an error like that on my Vista SP2 too, has anyone had a solution yet?

Please help, I can't do nothing with it! :(

Sorry, I mean I can do nothing with it, not "can't do nothing", my bad! :)

Hi,

I have just started using Authoring Works 4 and am trying to convert one of my existing projects under another authoring application to Authoring Works.

At the moment I am still trying to get to grips with how to structure Menus in TAW4, but the real problem I have at the moment is how to have a FirstPlay clip which, after playing, goes to the top level menu.

At the moment all that I have been able to get is the FirstPlay clip plays, and then title 1 plays. Hopefully this is just a configuration option that I have not been able to find yet.

Does anybody have any pointers for me.

TIA.

Graham

You just need to change the "Disc insertion action" setting.

From the menu stage, click on the "DVD-Video global menu settings" button.
In the "General" tab, change the "Disc insertion action" to "Display the top menu".

Since firstplay clips will always play first no matter what, your firstplay clip will play then it will go to the top menu.

These options can also be set in the Menu Wizard.

I am using the latest version of TMPGENC installed on a Windows XP x64 quad core system. Any video format conversion works except when converting to Windows Media Video file output". When I select it I get an error "Read error occurred at address xxxxxxxx of module 'Moviewm9.vme" with 00000000. I do have all necessary codecs installed and Windows Media Player 11.

I tried the same thing on another XP x64 PC and it does exactly the same. Is this a bug, an incompatibility with x64 systems maybe? I am open to suggestions on what to try next...

My video files are of standard quality, mostly MOV files. I'm pretty sure I have the default video quality on my TMPG set to INSANE quality, but when I watch the resulting DVD the quality really sucks. Is there anything I can do to remedy this??

swingrays

What are the specs of your source file? Resolution? Framerate?

What are your track settings for your DVD?