TMPG-Enc will not open my .mpg file...

[theo]

Hello,

I'm trying to convert an mpg file from PAL to NTSC as described in the tutorial on this site, and no matter what I try I can't seem to get TMPG-Enc
to open the file from the orginal SVCD iso-burn of it. I went to TMPG-Enc.net and downloaded the very latest/greatest version also. I've tried everything suggested in the tutorial from this site, but the one link on that page for trying one more thing is broken right now..

http://www.vcdhelp.com/pal2ntsc/convertdat.htm

Can anybody please help me...!?

[bewley]

I don't think that TMPGEnc will open MPEG2 files directly.

Run DVD2AVI and select the MPEG2 file (you will have to Browse all files *.*). After it completes running, use the D2V file for video and the MPA for audio.

Good luck,

[bewley]

By the way, see here for more info:

http://www.vcdhelp.com/mpeg2tovcd.htm

Good luck (again),

[MaDmiZe]

Are you taking the DAT file from the disk and trying to encode that. Normally this is not a problem, but like bewley said, TMPG will not open all file formats directly.

[theo]

Dad-Frabit!!!,

I'm getting so frustrated I'm thinking about returning my new player for one that plays PAL as well as NTSC! I just tried using DVD2AVI to make a mpeg-audio split that will open in TMPG-Enc, but now it appears that DVD2AVI has frozen near the end of the encode or split process!

I also tried using VCDGear, latest version, but that wouldn't open the mpeg-2 .mpg file from the SVCD because it was written as read-only on the CD!!!

I'm feeling totally road-blocked in every direction now!!

What next? Anybody?

Theo

[theo]

PS:

I can't even copy the whole mpeg file from the CD because I get a "cyclic redundancy error" near the end of the 800+Mb copy to HDD in Wincrap2K. If I could, I'd copy the mpg file to HDD and then turn off the read-only attribute so that I could try it again in VCDGear...

T

[bewley]

VCDGEAR aint gonna work on an MPEG2. I think you are out of luck there.

It sounds to me like you have a problem with your CD-R. First thing to do is inspect the disc and make sure there are no fingerprints or smudges around the edges -- often this causes read errors near the end of a disc.

If the disc is clean, grab a copy of CDCheck from here:

http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/

Try the recovery tool to copy the MPEG to your hard drive. If you only have a bad block or two, you may be able to use DVD2AVI with out a hitch... However, if you have a lot of bad blocks, it will be more difficult... Just remember you can set the input "range" you want to convert in DVD2AVI by using the [ and ] buttons. Start it at the beginning and then mark right before the errors. I've done this before and have successfully recovered (fully or mostly) and re-encoded several discs.

Good luck,