New to this, and some problems...

[enderender]

the first is pretty simple. when I use tmpgenc, it warns me when the file will be over 4.00gb instead of 4.4 (or whatever it is), why is that?

second, I converted a divx rip to an mpg, then authored it, then burned it. it plays absolutely fine on my computer. on my dvd player it skips and jumps a lot. any idea why? the dvd player plays regular mpgs fine, it's just this dvd that it has problems with. thanks for any help

[Vejita-sama]

1) Don't know but sounds like you might be running a FAT32 partition and TMPGenc is warning you abou that (FAT32 has a 4GB total file size limit).

2) Could be a lot of reasons. Normally related to framerate. Need more info (resolution and framerate of source, resolution/framerate of encoded MPEG, setting used during encoding, etc. etc.).

[enderender]

my partitions are all NTFS. Should I just ignore the warninng in the future?

I followed the guides exactly. the framerate was 24 (or 23.9, whatever) originally, and it was the same on the new one. the oringinal resolution was 640x272 (widescreen) and the new resolution was 720x480.

in the dvd media links, my media got pretty poor reviews... could this be the problem? if that's the case, then why do regular mpegs work on it (they work on both CD-R and DVD-R media)?

[enderender]

no ideas?

[Laddydaddy]

If you encoded at 29.97 FPS you must add a 3:2 pulldown to your film so it will play back at 29.97 FPS. If you didn't, this may be why your film is skipping.

[enderender]

how can I check the resolution/framerate/etc on the actual dvd?

what is 3:2 pulldown and how do I do that?

[enderender]

I think I found the problem. I think I forgot to check "film movie" in tmpg instead of video. how can I check if that was my problem?

[Laddydaddy]

First, if you are in the U.K. you should use the PAL DVD template in TMPG. If you are in North America use the standard DVD template. It will automatically convert your video to 29.97 FPS. If you are in the States, chances are the original DVD was recorded at 23.97 FPS with a 3:2 pulldown added to play back at 29.97 FPS. To find out for sure, rip th file to hard drive and load your first VOB into a program called DVD2AVI. Click on preview and it will tell you if it is in the "FILM" mode (23.97 FPS), or PROGRESSIVE mode (23.97 FPS). If you used the standard DVD template in TMPG without changing the framerate chances are you have bum media. I have encoded FILMs with the DVD template provided by TMPG with no problems in skipping or jumping, so I don't think it's a problem with the framerate conversion.