Absoloute Newbie - getting nowhere....

[Scrums]

I've tried for hours now, got a DVD without sound once....but so confused I can't even remember how!!

At the moment I'm taking a short avi, and converting it to DVD compatible pal using TMPGEnc plus. Then demux using the same, and re-author via IFOedit.
(TMP author and burn doesn't seem to work for me)
I then burn in Nero 5.5 using the wizard. I put the relevant ifo, vob etc files into the video_ts folder and away it goes.
Shortly thereafter i have produced a DVD+RW which Power DVD tells me is "....unsupported format...." and my player (JVC N33) seems to agree with it.
My recorder (BTC) is new, but has no problems recording audio cd's or VCD's.

Can anyone spot the (un)deliberate mistake.....? once I get that first one out....wow!!....then I can start to build my knowledge.

[dcsos]

MANY MISTAKES are possible with a newbie using TMPGenc

can you use a program with a dumbed down interface first (like ULEAD or PINNACLE STUDIO instead) to get something done without knowing..
or do you want to have us point you to a guide wher the settings you need are outlined

JUST GO ON THE LEFT pane of the site there are so many guides to TMPG its not funny..

If you want specific help tho' you need to post some info about what you did...

1. An avi can be of many differing types
are you submitting a typical AUDIO VIDEO INTERLEAVE file with a Microsoft VIDEO 1 compressor?
Or are you using a file "called" avi that's really an MPEG-4 (TMPG doesn't accept these files)
2. What kind of audio does the input file bear?.. Its useless to submit certain codec to TMPG (ac3 being one of the less usable types)

[Moonstomp]

One thought - When burning with Nero did you add an (EMPTY) "AUDIO_TS" folder ??

Some players (but not all) require this on the finished DVDR(W) or they won't play it.

If all else fails try Ulead DVD MovieFactory. Just add your .avi, create some menus, let it convert your .avi to VOBs etc and then burn with Nero. Works great for me.

Moonstomp.

[lechtin]

Too many errors are possible with what you are doing. Try ULEAD DVD MOVIE FACTORY for an all-in-one solution. After you have mastered that, move on on something more flexible. If you want a bit more editing capabilities, try ULEAD VIDEO STUDIO 7, also an all-in-one. Both ULEAD products are available as free trials for 30 days for you to experiment.

[bugster]

1. An avi can be of many differing types
are you submitting a typical AUDIO VIDEO INTERLEAVE file with a Microsoft VIDEO 1 compressor?
Or are you using a file "called" avi that's really an MPEG-4 (TMPG doesn't accept these files)

Hmmmm, so Divx, Xvid and QT are not mpeg-4. Thats news to me as I encode them them to mpeg-2 in TmpGenc all the time

@Scrums, can you drag and drop the vob files from the DVD to PowerDVD and play tham that way? That should help indicate if it is an encoding/authoring or burning problem.

[Scrums]

Many thanks for the prompt help guys - it really is appreciated.......I'm d/l Ulead as I write and will try that.

to Bugster: Yup all the .vob files I've got kicking around play in PowerDVD......so you would say it's a burning problem ?

[dcsos]

Thanks Bugster.. It was geting late...I meant to say there are some AVI formats that TMPG will not accept..
I didn't mean it won't accept MPEG-4's..I slipped up..thanks again

Hey Scrums get this GSPOT codec appliance and tell us what kind of AVI you had!

[bugster]

to Bugster: Yup all the .vob files I've got kicking around play in PowerDVD......so you would say it's a burning problem ?

Well, it doesn't look like its encoding. Burning problem is a distinct possibility, or simply media.

I once had a batch of of DVD-RW disks that burnt fine in my A03, but afterwards it wouldn't read them! Neither would my DVD player. They would read and play fine in a friends DVD-ROM drive though, so that proved they burnt OK.

Maybe risk a DVD+r, just one, to see if it is a problem with your +RW media.

[Scrums]

Wow !!.....that Ulead sure is straightforward.....

Now the bad news - it don't burn anything that works - I'm seriously thinking I got some wierd kind of writer that loves cd's / hates dvd's or these nashua dvd+rw I'm using aren't any good.

Ist step: get some different dvd rw's

2nd: Shout at technical dept of burner people....

I'll keep you informed.

[Scrums]

Ok then - got it.........The Discs !!

5 x Nashua DVD+RW defective/incompatible

1 x Freebie DVD+RW that came with the player is fine and working.

Many thanks to you guys that helped me out - Ulead works for me, however I lose the sound about halfway through my film.

I know why, you know why.....and we won't go into that....!

However, I'm working on it......

Tx again !