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  1. Love the program. I don't remember why I evolved to having 2 versions on my PC, but I do, and one is in a folder under the working directory of the other. Anyway, 2 questions of general interest, I'm sure, from reading this forum.

    1) I manually use TMPG to encode AVI made with virtual dub , and I indirectly use it whilst using DVD2SVCD ( great program!!!) My question is, to whom do I owe the thanks that my 30 day MPG2 trial keeps re-setting itself :P ???? Is this in the 2.53 version itself , or has this benefit resulted from DVD2SVCD interfacing, as I have not meddled around in the registry nor attampted any cracks. An answer to this might alleviate alot of subsequent postings. Other version I think is 1.2x.

    2) I have noticed that the order of the VFAPI priorities in the environmental settings has to be fiddled with depending on what AVI compression I have attempted in Virtual Dub. Is there no one priorities set up of these that allows files to be " supported " both from Virtual Dub avi caps AND DVD2SVCD ?

    Thanks , in advance , for the wisdom.
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  2. TMPGEnc sucks...always throws the audio and video out of whack. Are there any programs that work? I mean...if there are this many people saying that the audio gets messed up when using TEMPGEnc...somethin' is seriously wrong with it. Any programs you can buy that actually work???
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    Whitey Smails, probably it is either a source issue or an user issue. TMPGEnc is a great MPEG encoder.
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  4. Originally Posted by Whitey Smails
    Any programs you can buy that actually work???
    If you mean programs that can do batch, deinterlacing, cropping, noise reduction and such - uh, no. TMPEG is great, never had any problems with it.
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    TMPGEnc is exellent , a little slow. You might have conflicting codecs or try to un-install and reinstall TMPGEnc hope this helps
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  6. Negative comments like that against TMPGE are usually a case of ignorance as opposed to knowledge.
    As mentioned (by anyone who knows anything about encoding)TMPGE is a superb tool that'll do just about anything if you set it up correctly (other than make toast)!
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  7. I follow the instructions perfectly. The mpg's play fine on my computer...but when I burn them they get out of sync. I know it's not the program I use to burn them...and I know it's not my dvd player. I've burned many vcds before and they've all played fine. I know it's TMPGEnc. It doesn't encode right.
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  8. how come not very many people are having that problem with TMPGEnc? the only time i get audio out of whack is when it was a bad download (tmd,smr)
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  9. uh- if you're saying that the encoded mpeg files playback fine on your computer then its either your burner or your dvd player
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  10. ANY other mpg works fine when I burn it and play it...the ones I encode with TEMPGEnc get screwy. It's gotta be TEMPGEnc.
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  11. if you have problem with audio losing sync, do the following: go to virtual dub, loas the avi file, select audio, full processing mode then conversion. select 44100hz and then save wav file. use your video file in tmpgenc plus the new wave file, and there you go, perfect sync.
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  12. by the way, the audio is out of sync because the avi was at 48,000hz and
    not at 44100 for mpg, its faster, so it gets out of sync, not the fault of tmpgenc. converting the audio in v dub, takes less than 5 min most of the
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  13. TmpEG is a great encoder...
    BUT not for compressed audio !!
    and not for multiplexing !!
    So encode video an audio separetely
    and then multiplex with bbMPG.
    Most players prefer bbMPG for multiplexing

    But i've also an question : is there any other tool that
    can do avi -> mp2 directly without the full processing mode in Vdub ?
    Because i ve a slow PC with a little HD space.

    thx
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    TMPGenc earlier version wasn't good for multiplexxing. New versions (2.5+) have no probs with it. Now it is OK.
    For perfect multiplexxing, use bbmpeg. But we talking for extreme situations here... For mainstream use, TMPGenc do now decent job!
    TMPGenc don't encode audio itself. It use windows abbilities for it.
    So, if you want better audio quality with TMPGenc, you use an external encoder like toolame . That way, it works great. Also, you can use plenty of software sample converters (48000>44100) for even better results.
    Personally, I keep the audio to 48000 for future compatibility with DVD-Rs. 44100 ain't neccessary for the new dvd standalones (produced after 2000)

    About slow computers: I think now is the perfect time to buy an AMD Duron with a cheap motherboard! It cost about 150 Euros for both and that gonna upgrade your old computer for good. A duron 1200 is better a Pentium 4 @ 1.4 for encoding! Ain't bad....
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  15. The only thing wrong with tmpgenc is the user. If I downloaded a file out of synch I fix with tmpg, If I need to split a file I split with tmpg, If I have a good quality download I encode with tmpg. Never any probs
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  16. I liked TMPGE enough to BUY the Plus version! The guy who wrote it did an excellent job and desrves compensation as incentive to do more. One complaint, though - when using the MPEG Tools, I find it tends to grab an extra second or two after my end mark. Other than that, its probably one of the best Shareware-type softwares I have ever seen. Its one of the few I have liked enough to use and reward the author by buying it. BTW - a donation to VCDHelp is warranted on the same grounds. These guys do a great job of supporting us!
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  17. Originally Posted by cheftaz
    The only thing wrong with tmpgenc is the user. If I downloaded a file out of synch I fix with tmpg, If I need to split a file I split with tmpg, If I have a good quality download I encode with tmpg. Never any probs
    Then why...when I follow the guide on here...do I get out of sync audio and video when I burn? I mean the whole movie isn't out of sync...just certain parts. Is there a different guide you guys are using?
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  18. I found recently via another site that many DVD players have a out of sync problem and had to do the TEMPGEnc vbv and recommend setting of 22 seem to fix most, not all, not sure but worth a try. Check www.KVCD.net

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  19. I think you should first of all play the encoded mpeg1 or 2 on your computer and see if its out of sync at these same parts.
    If it is,then as other users have mentioned extract the audio as a WAV with V-Dub then use the resulting WAV as the audio source in TMPGE.
    Also make sure the frequency is set right (44100 or 48000) .
    If you follow the basic steps I can guarantee that TMPGE will do it every time (I have done over 300 with TMPGE and if there has been a problem, it has been of my own making....not the software).
    You may also have some bad frames.Download the special version of V-Dub that can search out and remove bad frames.
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  20. I agree with Wee
    if there has been a problem, it has been of my own making....not the software).
    I have super quality svcds by trial and error and tweaking settings etc with tmpg. There is nothing out there that you can just click and everything is perfect
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  21. Did anyone ever explain why TMPGEnc keeps re-setting its self?
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  22. What do u mean "resetting itself" ?
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  23. I agree with all of you - TMPGenc is the best freeware I have ever used, and I have used it hundreds of times. I don't know where those bunk AVIs are coming from, but TMPGenc is GIGO if you can't be bothered to test for AV sync before encoding, let alone use its features to correct AV sync problems before burning.

    I think "resetting itself" refers to the 30-day limit on MPEG-2 encoding - not a problem if you're making MPEG-1 to burn onto VCDs. Once it expires, it tells you why: There's a bunch of MPEG-2 "owners" out there who sue the pants off anyone who goes around giving away MPEG-2 software for free. Even sue those who develop it themselves! That's why you have to go looking high and low for an MPEG-2 codec to play them on your PC, unless you buy a DVD drive (codec is included in the price of the drive) or buy some video software.

    I'm no hacker, but I remember finding a reply in this forum that told me how to deal with the 30-day limit. There would be no need to use it, if the author released a new version every 30 days. However, he sometimes needs more time than that to get one out there. Obviously, defeating this limit isn't nice, since you get your free use in exchange for doing his QA testing. Still, the show must go on and one can't always afford the HDD space to pile up unencoded AVI's until a new release comes out.

    The old workaround stopped working around v2.5+, which forced me to learn how to generate my own. Use regedit to export the registry to text files, before and after running the downloaded exe for the first time. DOS command "FC old.reg new.reg /A >diff.txt" shows the changes. I used MS Excel to convert the system date to a number, and MS Calculator to convert the number to hex. This taught me all I needed to know about what's in the registry entry. If you try these steps, you may learn it for yourself.
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