TMPGENC Cutting Problem

[bchawla]

Everytime I try and cut a DVD compliant MPEG down in TMPGEncoder, it cuts ONLY the video (i.e. their is NO sound during Playback). Any idea why?

[teegee420]

TMPGEnc's cutting tool only seems to work well with files that it encodes. Try using Womble MPEG VCR instead.

[Topdecker]

The only time I have encountered this is when the audio was AC-3. Getting the AC-3 plug-in resolved the problem for me.

I should also say that I primarily move video from a DVR's disc or capture it in DV format with a Canopus capture card, so I really haven't got much experience with MPEG files generated from, ah, other sources. But I encountered this with the DVR's output and getting the plug-in was the fix for it.

Topdecker

[Topdecker]

teegee420 -

I looked Womble's stuff over and wanted to thank you for the tip. TMPEG works, but wow, this is better for pre-encoded stuff!

Topdecker

[FulciLives]

Womble MPEG-VCR is a great program but TMPGEnc DVD Author (not the encoder) also does an excellent job of cutting video with AC-3 audio (or any DVD audio format).

The only limitation with TMPGEnc DVD Author is that you can only cut on "I" frames.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[Topdecker]

FulciLives -

Yeah, DVD Author works, but that I-frame thing can be a real problem when you are working with quick transitions. I tried to get along without reencoding with TMPEGEnc, but I kept getting flashes of commercials .

The other drawback was that the audio doesn't play with AC-3 audio without the plug-in and it isn't displayed visibly and sometimes you get a burst of unexpected noise or cut your source off abruptly.

Topdecker