TMPGEnc & Sony DVD Architect

[SiG_ZA]

Hi

When I use TMPGEnc to encode an MPEG2 file it generates two seperate files, an .mpeg and a .wav. Now I want to import the encoded mpeg file into Sony DVD Architect it gives me error "Warning: error has occured while opening a file. The proper stream could not be found in the media file." The wave file imports ok.

The mpeg file plays fine with VLC Media Player and imports fine into a friends TMPGEnc DVD Author.

What is wrong with the mpeg file?
Can it be fixed to import into Sony DVD Architect?

Thanks

[guns1inger]

Use the latest beta version of G-Spot to get file details, then post a screen shot here so we can look at it.

[SiG_ZA]

Hope this helps.

[SiG_ZA]

Hello? Anybody?

[guns1inger]

try changing the extension to .m2v or .mpv and reimporting. I think DVDA is expecting a program stream (combined audio and video) because of the .mpeg extension. As this is an elementary video stream only, changing the extension *might* help DVDA along.

[SiG_ZA]

try changing the extension to .m2v or .mpv and reimporting. I think DVDA is expecting a program stream (combined audio and video) because of the .mpeg extension. As this is an elementary video stream only, changing the extension *might* help DVDA along.

Nope, doesn't work. File already has extention .m2v and when I change it to .mpv DVDA doesn't see the file.

Don't you think that TMPGEnc Plus has produced a non standard file, even though I used it's standard PAL 4:3 template?

[guns1inger]

The numbers in g-spot seem fine for PAL 4:3. Unless there is something very odd in the header or with the GOP structure. The only other thing I can think of is to run it through restream and have the header rewritten, or use a different authoring application.

VLC is a great player for playing odd, incomplete or dodgy video. It has very high fault tolerance. It also means that it doesn't always show up problems that will be found when encoding or authoring.

Try loading it into virtualdubmpeg2 and see what happens.

[SiG_ZA]

Loads fine into virtualdubmpeg2.
Also ran it through restream, but it made no difference. Though I did not change any of the settings. Not sure what they do.
Seems as if DVD Architect is very fussy.

Anyways, found a work around.
Loaded it into TMPGEnc DVD Author and created the VOBs, then used TMPGEnc DVD Author again to extract the MPEGs from the VOBs. Result is an MPEG that loads into DVD Architect.