Is it possible to have subtitles on by default? In other words, can I author a DVD that displays subtitles without the user having to pick a DVD menu item or using the subtitle control on the player?

I have installed ffdshow for decode VC-1 and DTS files in Tmgpenc 5, but only can decode DTS audio files and not VC-1 video files.

How can I configure Tmgpenc 5 for to use ffdshow?.



Regards, Alkermes.

You may need to disable other file readers to force TVMW5 to use the directshow file reader.

First, check which file reader is being used to open the file by going to the Clip Properites window. The file reader should be listed in the Video stream info box.

Go to Preferences-->Input/output format list-->File input plugin, and then uncheck whatever file reader is being used to open the file. Directshow is at the bottom, so other file readers have priority over it unless they are disabled.

I have disabled all file input plugin except DirectShow but this does not work.

Thank you ;-)

I had installed CoreAVC 2.0 with Haali media spliter. With Haali and ffdshow togethers I can decode DTS audio.

I try then with Win7DSFilterTweaker 5.5 for choose/select what codecs I want to use for decode severals video formats and I enable VC-1 decode whith ffdshow.

This not work and Tmpgenc 5 not decode VC-1...

But... I install a new coreAVC software versión (3) and reinstall y reconfigure ffdshow and now VC-1 works.

Resume:

-Install coreAVC 3 (CUDA enable).
-Install ffdshow 4475. Only enable VC-1 (wmv9) and DTS (libdts) decoders for me.
-Use Win7DSFilterTweaker 5.5 for to enable ffdshow for decode VC-1.


Regards, Alkermes.

By the way, when you select a video file (VC-1/DTS) not use DVD/BR Importer from Tmpgenc 5, you must use "Import as is"...


Regards, Alkermes.

Under Windows 7 64bit i only use Haali Media Splitter and FFDSHOW, no extra tools or codec packs installed at all and i have full VC-1 support in both TVMW5 and TAW5.

In FFDSHOWS's Video decoder configuration, Codecs, what i have done is to change VC-1 setting to wmv9 and Raw video to All supported.

Forget CoreAVC (not VC-1 decoder)...

"You have not set FFDSHOW's VC-1 support correctly.
In FFDSHOW open the Video decoder configuration and then go to Codecs.
Here find VC-1 and change it to: wmv9
Now FFDSHOW has been opened up for decoding VC-1 coded video correctly."

I am not agree. I try several setting (wmv9 included) and not work, why?, I dont know.

I had not enabled Raw video before. Thanks for your help, I have enabled now.

Regards, Alkermes.

I'm trying to fix audio sync on some old vhs rips.

The audio waveform is displayed in 5 alternately dark and gray boxes in the clip editor.

I'm trying to understand Which box represents the current frame being displayed so I can adjust the audio gap. Is it the middle one?

Thanks for any help

I have a few portable media players that are very specific to the video format they will play.I used the mediainfo software to check the videos and the only ones that will play are the ones who show the following:

Video
ID : 1
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : Advanced Simple@L3

the only way i can get a video with this format is if i use your quicktime .mov profile then change the .mov extension to .mp4 then the video will play and shows the same format as above. But this profile has no options for res. or bitrate.
If I use your .mp4 profiles the video is as follows:

Video
ID : 2
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Baseline@L2.0

and this will not play in my players. Is there a profile that will get me the mp4 visual style video.

Besides the format and profile, what are the other limitations? Resolution, framerate, etc.??

Try using the "Mobile and Portable Device MPEG file" template.
Maybe use the iPad settings as a starting point.

Well as long as I stay under 800X600 and 29fps the videos seem to be ok as long as there MPEG-4 Visual. I have tried all the iphone formats changing all the settings possible. If I use Handbrake and select the classic format the videos come out perfect. But I bought this software to cut out commercials and Handbrake does not do this. I did notice that the "MPEG-4 Visual" and Handbrake files that work are H.263.

If you have the Xvid codec, you can use the AVI output format and the Xvid MPEG-4 codec to create a H.263 ASP@L3 video. The output file will have an .avi extension though.
The Xvid settings will let you set the number of passes, bitrates, and more.

Thanks tkrave, this is exactly what I needed, my sony portable dvd player will play .avi files encoded with .mp4 files. I made a couple test videos and they played perfectly. Thanks again for you help, You are awesome.

Is it possible to concatenate in a single MP4 file several "segments" that have been encoded with different H.264 parameters ? I know how to do this with MPEG-2, but don't know which tool to use for H.264/MP4 files ?

(example: you may want part of a movie encoded in CBR, and another in VBR; or a different encoding "strategy" for parts of a movie like: smaller GOP, better control of banding in the shades of extremely dark scenes, etc.)

It's not possible with TVMW5, but it's possible with professional encoding software/hardware.

Now that TAW5 allows the duration of the highlight to be delayed, I am hoping that an update will enable highlights to be faded in, as well. This feature would add a more professional look to the finished menu.

how to combine several videos??

Add all of your videos as clips in the Source stage, in the order you want them from top to bottom. In the Format stage, make sure to select to output all videos as one file (there should be a drop down menu for this option towards the top of the window.

thano you like them
it is good
ok

Hi,
I have a DVD that was created from an old 4:3 source (video tape). When I import into VMW5 I can see that the black bars at the sides are actually a part of the video, so the software correctly identifies it as 16:9 (interlaced) video.

I would like to encode this as a 4:3 (progressive) video file, and minimize any loss of quality since being from video it is already not great.

What is the best way to remove the black bars? Do I use the "Crop" filter function?
Any tips for keeping the final video as true to the original as possible?

Yes, you'll need to use the crop function to crop out the black bars.

For maintaining quality, I like outputting as MPEG-4 AVC and using the VBR constant quality settings. You can set quality to 100 (the max). Since your source was DVD and you've cropped it, you can probably get away with a pretty low bitrate and still maintain the source's details.

I just bought this sofware. I'm new to video editing. What is the best method (YouTube video's, doumentation, other) to learn how to use it?

They have some videos that might be helpful:
http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/tvmw5_media.html#videos

I found to the Video Help site to be a good resource.
http://www.videohelp.com

BATCH authoring is very good but After finish can not shutdown.
Please add t next update

The option is there. In the Batch Authoring window, click on Options-->Finishing Task-->Shutdown.

THANK

I save in last file to batch finish to shutdown but not.

OK thank again for suggest.

I have two tracks on a custom menu and I'd like to have the option of having links to audio tracks and subtitles on the top menu. I've tried doing it with no top menu, but then there is no way to get from one track to the other. I even tried creating some custom buttons (it wouldn't let me hit ok, no matter what I did), thinking I could tell a picture or text to link to a certain page.

Is there a way to add my own link within the menu structure, or am I limited to the material in the various tracks? In case my explanation isn't clear, here's an image of the top menu I'm working on, where I'd like to add a subtitle/audio link to the page that has both of them on it.

http://postimage.org/image/4hou7uowx/

I'm just trying to create a menu in the way that most retail DVD menus are designed, where the main page has a link to all of the options that the disc offers, like special features, audio and subtitles, and chapter selections, along with a play movie option. Authoring Works seems to offer all of these options, but not necessarily all at the same time on the same page. Am I missing something?

Thanks for your help.

TAW4 won't let you have audio/subtitle links on the top menu. I think it's because each track can have it's own set of audio and subtitle tracks, which is why they can only appear on track menus.

If I want to switch my license from one computer to another that I own, what are my limitations here? I don't want to use the software on more than one computer at a time, but from time to time I would probably need to switch between two machines. How is this handled?

Also, one of the computers has internet access very infrequently... I am a little worried about constant validation... What is the time period between verifications? If its like once every six months, it might be ok... but if not, that isn't really acceptable to me.

I was going to place my order today, but this validation stuff has me a little worried. I really like your product, but if I can't use it the way I want, it would be foolish for me to buy it.

They would tell you that you have to uninstall the software on the old computer before installing it on a new computer. As long as you don't use it on two computers at once or install it on multiple computers within a short timeframe, you should be okay.

Validation happens maybe once every two weeks. Haven't really kept track though, so it might be more or less.

Thanks for the reply.

I really have to say the 1-2 weeks reactivation bothers me. This would mean I'd have to drudge one of my desktops up 2 flights of stairs (no wifi reception in the basement) to reactivate. It seems a little draconian considering I'm willing to spend $100 to legitimately buy the software.

Its a shame because this is the easiest to use software I've found. Its very well made...