I am using the trial verison of Express and am wondering if you can take a .wtv file and maintain the 1080i video quality during conversion and buring to Blu-Ray (I take it that you can do not do so but just buring to a DVD+R as with the Haupague HD DVR?), and whether you can also maintain the Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. Thanks!!

Yes, you can maintain the HD video quality with the Blu-ray output option, or you can also use MPEG-4, DivX, WMV, and probably some others to output in HD. This program does not have burning capabilities.

No Dolby Digital 5.1 output, but if you use WMV output, you can have up to 7.1 audio output.

Not sure what you're trying to say about the DVD+R and stuff...can you rephrase that?

I tried the WMV output and the video quality is poor; definitely not HD.

Well what are your output settings? If you just left it at the defaults, then yeah, it might not look so good.

>Well what are your output settings? If you just left it at the defaults, then yeah, it might not look so good.

I used the highest quality resolution (1920x1080; 100% video quailty), and the picture looks terrible, unlike Blu-Ray and HDV MPEG format.

You need to change the video bitrate settings. By default, it's set to 1000 kbs which is way too low for HD and that's why your video looks bad. Pump up the video bitrate and set to 2 pass VBR for better-looking video. Note that increasing the bitrate will also increase the file size of your output video.

Changed video bitrate setting to 50000 and set to 2 pass VBR. Video quality still inferior and no Dolby Digital 5.1

I use XBOX-360 as multimedia center, and there wmv works fine for me. The video quality is very good, I may say near HD. I've recently converted "The Matrix" from BluRay to wmv, with 5.1 audio (note: not dolby). These are the settings: video Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile, size 1920x1080 (original), 2 pass VBR, video rate 6000 kb/s, video quality 80, audio Windows Media Audio 9.2 Lossless 1 pass VBR 5.1 channel.

Yeah im also using my 360 as an extender and TMPGenc makes Top Class WMV files. lol 50000 bitrate, your file size had to be outrageous. Are you sure that file even finished? If you have poor quality wmvs your settings arent right or your source isnt.

I have successfully used the split function in TMPGEnc Editor 3, where after splitting the frames the software takes you back to the original page and you can click on the edit button for each segment and it will take you to the first frame of where you placed the split. However, using the trial version of TMPGEnc Express, having split the file, when I go back to the original page, no matter which of the frames I click the edit button for, it takes me to the beginning of the entire video! So I have no easy way to see or edit the resultant split video, which is necessary to removed unwanted parts in the middle of a video; i.e., commercials. Any help appreciated!

On mine, it will take you to the beginning of the split section, but if you try to cut a scene from that section, it will basically erase the split points and the split section will now include the whole video. Not good.

So if you need to cut out scenes, you should do the edits BEFORE you split the clip.

Thanks for the reply. What happens to me is that after I use the split function (the + sign in lower left of edit screen then press ok and say ok to split), the software returns to the first page with a list of all the clips. Each clip has an option for edit or remove; however, when you select edit the program does not take you to the first frame of the split!!! It takes you the first frame of the entire video file. In Editor 3 it takes you to the first frame of the split which makes sense. Difficult to pay good money for this software if this is the way it acts. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks!

I think I know why it's working differently for you than it is for me. I'm actually using an older version of the software (version 4.7.3.292). This older version works the way you describe MPEG Editor 3 working, but the newer version (4.7.4.299) doesn't work correctly and always puts you at the beginning of the video file. Looks like we just found a bug.

Hello,
I would like to ask you if anyone knows how to disable or delete the transcoding engine in authoring works 4 because it is ruing my DVDs.I tryed using dvd author 1.6 but there is no option for subtitles.
Can you please help me .
Thanks

Set target size to "none".

Hello
Thanks for your help but setting to target size none doesn't work.
Indeed it increase the file size.
Other thing which is that i got an error (from a DVD which i bought and wanted to test the software with)it gives me a bit rate 10320.It tells me the max is 9800.So it tells me that it wont work.
How come a factory DVD is not going to work when i watch it every day?
But the most important problem still is the re encode /trans coding process.
Any other suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks

Please be more descriptive.

How is it ruining your DVD? You haven't really explained that.

What is your input source? What are you comparing the output to?

I am sorry i was not so clear.Here is the data:
Input
720/576 Dolby DTS 4:3 PAL
Output
720/576 Dolby DTS 4:3 PAL/SECAM

i have tested the software and the dvd was ready for 16min(dvd movie lenth 1Hour 3min.)
It Did not show on the preview box which means it did not re encode but when i checked the Output folder the sizes of the dvd vob files were changed(800kb less).

Can you actually tell a difference in video quality though? 800kb is not a lot, and it sounds like it didn't re-encode anything. If the video quality hasn't degraded, then I don't think you should worry.

Dear TKRAVE,
I would like to ask you another question.
I am trying to make a menu but it seems complicated for me.Can you help me with that.Here what i want it to be:
When insert dvd to show main menu(which to have botons for "Play video";"Choose Episode";"settings" "chapters")
When you click on
"play video" i want it to play the entire dvd all series/episode.
"choose title/episode" to go to another menu where inside i want to have the botons "title 1" and "title 2"
When click on any of this titles boton to play the title .
"settings" to open menu where to choose subtitles "subs on" and "subs off"
when click on either of them to just to main menu.
"chapters" to choose from which chapter to start


One thing i dont want is to see chapter links on the menu just in a separate menu.
I have tried few combinations but i always get chapters in my menu and dont get a menu to choose title.
Can you help me with that.
Thanks

Hello
Ok i found out that if i make costum menu it works but i have one problem.When i click on title boton it sends me to a new menu whcih is ok but instead of play and setting and main menu it is all chapters.I want them to be in one separate menu.I tried but making only 1 chapter but in that case i have no chapters exept the one and i have no chooice of chapters if i need later.
Thanks

When selecting a chapter in a Blu-ray switch menu, the screen flickers to black in a very short period of time to display the thumbnail. Is it normal?

hi

i have half recorded a tv series in win 7 media center

i have converted the first two files so i can import into dvd author 4 Latest Legal Version to edit out the adverts the first file has good sound the second has no sound at all see below for some reason the audio layer has changed it seems ??

this is what it says after i have converted and imported into dvd author has anyone else had this problem can anyone advise please this is a freeview uk tv chanel that was recorded
TIA for any advice you can give me



First File Sound Great

Video Mpeg 2 Video,704x576 25fps Picture ratio : 16:9,PAL

Audio Mpeg 1 Audio Layer II, 48000 Hz, Stereo, 128 kb/s



Second File No Sound

Video Mpeg 2 Video,704x576 25fps Picture ratio : 16:9,PAL

Audio Mpeg 1 Audio Layer II, 48000 Hz, Monaural, 64 kb/s

problem solved reinstalled and did not instal quicktime problem went away

Hi!

I was wondering, if there's possible for future releases add Audio Leveling by RMS tecnique? and .VOB support (Main cases it opens .VOB, but not allways)
Those are 2 things i miss... Everything works perfectly...

Thank You!

Best,
Aivar

I am trying to take standard def DVD files edited in womble, import them into TMP Authoring Works 4 to put in the menu structure and then output the project to blue ray since the file size is about 13 gigs. I do not get an option to output to blue ray in the options across the top of the program, my only option is for DVD. I can set the file size to none so that the program will save it to file; however, I can't get this to write to Blue Ray (either from within TMP or with Power Producer 5 ultra) due to incorrect file structure for Blue Ray. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

You need to select your output format in the Start stage, before you begin importing your video. Once you begin your project, you won't be able to change output formats unless you start a new project.

I use one of the premade templates but was wondering if there is a way to edit it?

Not really in the sense that you can't move things around that are already there.

Here's some things you can do though (with the premade templates):
-Change fonts, font color, size, and style for any editable text.
-Add non-functioning menu items such as images, text.
-Change highlight colors.
-Change the thumbnail image for tracks/chapters.
-Add effects to any menu item.
-Add background music.

hi
ive been looking but cant find the option to add back ground music think ive gone brain dead can you point me in the right dirstion please

You have to activate motion menus first. In the Menu stage, click on the global menu settings button, then go to the motion menu tab. There should be an option to have background music (bgm) and/or motion backgrounds. Activate the option you want and set the duration, then click "OK" to confirm.

Back in the menu editor, double-click on your background to open the background editor window. There should be a tab for background audio. Here, you can select a file to use as your background audio.

New update. Not a whole lot of changes, mostly just added support for Zune HD and new Walkmans.

Revision history:
http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/download/tms.html#tabSelector2

I have two overlapping clips that I want to seamlessly merge together into one clip. Does anyone have any recommendations on how to best do that besides just using trial and error where you find an overlap point and visually try to have the 2nd clip start one frame after where I end the first one?

Thanks!

Hi I have setup pop-up menus for my Bluray movie and they work perfectly in simulation mode. How do I access these pop-ups from my remote? I'm using 7MC with TotalMedia Theatre 3 Platinum tp play Blu ray from hard drive and I cannot find out how to make pop-up menus pop up? Thanks

I think this should be in the Authoring Works 4 forum, but anyway...

Is your remote made for blu-rays? Typically there is a button specifically for Popup menus. If your remote was designed for DVDs, it may not have a dedicated popup menu button.

Total Media Theatre's software remote doesn't have a popup menu button either it seems (i'm just using the trial), but it appears you can access the popup menu with the keyboard shortcut ctrl+u, or you can click on the menu button and select the popup menu.

Cool Thanks tkrave very much I don't use the original remote and didn't even think to look at it. Thanks again and sorry about the wrong forum. Gary

Does TAW 4 support projects created with DVD Author 3?

Thanks!

Yes, it can read DVD Author 2 and DVD Author 3 project files. However, there's no guarantee that the menus will behave exactly the same.
If you used pre-installed templates or menu items from TDA2 or TDA3, it will try to use the same templates/items if it exists in TAW4. If you used a template that doesn't exist in TAW4, I think it will convert it to a different template.

Thanks tkrave. One more question...if I install the free trial of TAW4 will it render my TDA3 useless? I would not think so but want to be sure.

Thanks.

No, the trial will not do anything to TDA3.

If you choose to buy TAW4 and use the upgrade option, then it will render your TDA3 license useless. However, using the User Discount option will let you keep your TDA3 license.