TMPGEnc HELP!!

[dragonsau1988]

in tmpgenc, i select my d2v and wav files that i made with DVD2AVI. then i goto settings>advanced>source range and I select 105644 for my end frame(of the first vcd), then when I press "START" it says that it is encoding out of 130976. why is this? did I do anything wrong?

[theslimpiknz]

why don't you just encode the whole movie and then split it later?

[wee haggis]

in source range I usually have 0 for start of part 1 and then the frame number for the halfway point of the AVI as the end...then I save the project and name it "movie.pt1"

then I set the source range for the second part where the first one finished to the end and save it as project "movie.pt2".

I then batch encode with both parts.
This usually works much better than encoding the whole movie then attempting to split it later.

[theslimpiknz]

I ain't never had a prob splitting the file after encoding my friend, and to quote you "this usually works better than setting the source range"

[dragonsau1988]

ok, but what is batch encode and how do i use it? thanx

[Jack_G]

could the difference in the last frame you specified (105644) and the number of frames to encode (130976) be a result of selecting a wrong template? I mean... maybe the source is PAL en you're encoding to NTSC (25fps > 29.97)... it's just a thought...

Jack

[wee haggis]

I ain't never had a prob splitting the file after encoding my friend, and to quote you "this usually works better than setting the source range"

lol...actually your quote is nothing like mine...my friend !.......mmmm.

anyway...if you check these boards you will notice that it is mentioned on several occasions that the preffered and most successful method of splitting is to split during the encode as opposed to after.
Not only is it a much faster method .....it is also more effective.
It seems that sync issues become apparent in some cases when splitting an MPEG1 after encoding(at least for me and others I've discussed it with).

[Morloc]

I also like to batch encode the two mpgs in one shot. I've done it both ways, and never had a problem with splitting the larger mpg afterwards. It's just an extra step and more lost time.

Just one comment: 0 to frame 105644 on one CD-R seems like a lot of movie to me. Are you sure it will fit? Don't know why TMPG is coming up with a different number of frames, though.

Morloc

[theslimpiknz]

of course your right guys , source range is quicker and safer than splitting the file afterwards , but remember that doesn't mean it's not a viable option in this crazy world that we live in .........OH! wee haggis?.......it's Burns Night in a couple of months, beware "cheiftan O the puddin race" .......take care folks

[thxkid]

wow, I have always split my files afterwards on MPEG1 or 2 files. With 2 or 3 splits and never came up with a sync issue, maybe done 100 files this way, wow maybe I should go to vegas, odds seem to be with me.
use 6 different DVD players to try them back on also of mine.