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Further to an earlier post of mine, can anyone with five minutes to spare please help me with a quick experiment? Firstly, please download this 30-second MPEG:
Now please follow the same steps that I did, and if in doubt, leave everything on its default setting:
1) Launch Authoring Works 5 and import the file (Source.mpg) into track 1.
2) Open the Cut & chapter edit tab, and insert chapters at 00:19:00 and
00:25:84. (These are on scene changes that fall between I-frames.)
3) Click on OK, and then choose Transition edit. Set it to Fade Out/In (Black),
2 seconds. Click on OK.
4) Move on to the Menu stage, but choose "No Menu". Then skip straight to Output, and click on Start output.
5) When that's done, navigate to the folder you've just built and view VTS_01_1.VOB in your media player.
Now, here's the important bit: is there any pixellation/blockiness/drastic drop in picture quality around the chapter points and transition? Or is it practically identical to Source.mpg? Here's what was in my output folder:
Any idea why mine is so poor? How does yours compare? Your findings, observations and suggestions will be greatly appreciated - many thanks in advance.
Hi,
I've used the subtitle page to add subtitles via SRT import. This function is very limited, it does not recognize basic formatting like italics, which is a HUGE bummer.
Is there an alternative way to add subtitle streams, for example multiplexing them beforehand in the video file, using mkv or similar?
Hi, I have made a clip in both MPEG 2 (Standard Def) and H.264 (High Def). I have successfully made a Blu Ray and saved the project. I want to produce the same for a DVD.
Is there a way to save time by using all the menu work created for the Blu Ray for the DVD? Can I open the Blu Ray project and change output to DVD, swapping over the H.264 clip for the MPEG 2 on the Source page?
Actually, I was wrong!
There is a way to convert a BD project to DVD.
On the Start window, click on "Open with Conversion" button, then select your project file.
You will then be able to change it to a DVD or AVCHD project. Things that can't exist for the new format will be deleted (such as pop-up menus if converting from BD to DVD).
Obviously, if you need to create a BD and DVD, you should start with the BD and then convert down to DVD.
When I perform a full render of a video in Authoring Works 5, it works perfectly. When it comes to smart rendering, however, it only works well about 90% of the time. The rest of the time, the picture goes horribly pixellated for a second or two, as if the bitrate is set ridiculously low. Here's an example:
As the runner crosses the line, the quality drops drastically due to a smart render. Other smart renders in the same project are perfect. This is not unique to this video or project, though - it's a problem that crops up regularly for me. I haven't been able to spot any sort of pattern to this glitch appearing, and it seems to happen randomly. Does this happen to anyone else? Is there a solution?
For such otherwise fine software, it's an absolutely crippling bug. It means that I simply cannot trust the program to output transitions, chapter points and other smart renders correctly. Please help!
I have a problem I need some help with...When I set the xvid format and select single pass everything works correctly. But when select 2 pass encoding it does a single pass only. When I select 2 pass Fist past or 2 pass second pass I get an error that reads "stats not found". I would like to make a two pass encoding using
the xvid codec but it seems impossible to do! I have the latest xvid codec installed.
It use to work doing a two pass encoding and if i remember correctly when it started encoding, the preview remained black until the second pass encoding started. It also stated running "first pass" somewhere on the screen....
It is very puzzling as I think I have tried ever setting I could think of. The two pass encoding works fine using the divx settings also....
For Xvid, you do each pass separately, so you are probably remembering a 2-pass output for another format, or an older xvid codec version.
Select "Twopass - 1st pass" first, then click on the "more..." button and make sure you select a directory for your video.pass file.
Then, output the file.
After that, go back to the Format stage and select "Twopass - 2nd pass" and then output the file again. It should already know where your video.pass file is if you properly set its location in the 1st pass.
I love TAW5 and make heavy use of the Batch Authoring Tool.
Currently the top line of text in all of my batch entries reads the same thing ("Output to J:\Temp\"), except the active entry which reads "Output to J:\Temp\MyMovie".
That makes it hard to move entries around in the queue as I can't tell which is which. Can we please have the full project path for ALL batch entries, and not just the active one? Thanks!
I can on the forum today to wright a letter just like yours. I love the program in general but having 6 or7 tasks in batch processing and not being able to tell what the are except for the one that is currently being processed is very annoying. All you can do is open the batch entry for editing in the main program to find out what it is.
As of TAW6, this still hasn't been addressed. But you can at least right-click the batch entry and select "Save as Project File". The file name is pre-filled with the actual underlying project, and once you know what that is, you can just cancel the save. Still fiddly, but quicker than the editing option.
I'm a registered user of TAW 3 and am looking to upgrade to TAW 4.
I just emailed the sales department today and they said they no longer sell this product and should go with TAW 5. Problem is, I already tried TAW 5 and it doesn't work well on my system. Any way I can buy TAW 4 license ?
>MEPG-2 or MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, provided it is in the proper resolution and framerate. See this page for some basic video and audio specs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc#Video
thank you I tried a compliant mpege and no encoding needed :)
Hello
Rendering a huge file to Blu-Ray, the CPU from 20% to 74% and back to 20%. I have nothing else running and would like to get it up to 95% if possibe
Question #2: What file format is fastest to encode to Blu-ray ?
thank you
I have just decided to try using Authoring Works 5 and had not problems building the project but I cannot get it out of the software and onto a disc.
every time I try to output the project to either a file location or a Blu-ray burner the program comes back with an error code. " at Address "hexcode", Write error occurred against address "same hex code" when I clear it and try to do it again the program locks up and I have to CTD to get out of it.
this happens no matter what physical or logical drive I attempt to use. Internal or external.
When I encode a file is there a way of doing a preview so I can see a brief clip of the output of my encoding. I basically want to see if the quality is either shocking or acceptable of my re-encoded files.
I've tried the Preview button but it only shows what your clips will look like with any filters, etc not what they look like after encoding. I noticed when encoding the preview shows the source picture is there a way of showing the destination/output image ?
To see how it would look after encoding, you'd have to encode it. So no, there's no encoding preview.
However, you could just create a small clip from your footage (like 20 seconds or so) and then encode it with your output settings to see what the quality is like.