DVD Workshop cuts the end off MPG's...

[Felix_2000]

I've tried using Ulead DVD Workshop ver 1.0 and 1.2 but I still get the same problem when I import some MPG that have been converted in TMPGEnc from SVCD sources (Ran them through DVD2AVI first). It always clips the last 10-20 min off of each MPG. Though I can always play it the MPG files fine from within PowerDVD and such.

Reading through some of the threads someone said in TMPGEnc it needed to be done with a setting (Top Field First (Field A)) I've check and that was done. Not sure whatelse to try.

I was thinking it might be because of the 23.976 frame rate that maybe it won't take anything less then 29.97 in the NTSC modes and such runs the movie as if it were 29.97. Any thoughts?

SVCD Settings
4:3 Ratio
23.976 Film

DVD Enc Settings
MPEG-2 720x480
23.976fps
CBR 4000kbps,
Layer-2 48000Hz 384kbps
Top Field First (Field A)

Hope someone can help.

Thanks
-=| Felix |=-

[kirkinsd]

Felix,

Did you ever figure this out? I'm having the exact same problem. I've encoded previously with TMPGenc & worked with DVDWS without a hitch. This time my mpeg of 63 minutes cuts off at 55 minutes.

I've tried top field first and bottom field first with no difference. Previously I had done VBR and successfully worked with DVDWS, this time I'm doing CBR at 8000. Next I might try going back to VBR. Since the video is only 63 minutes and I'm writing to DVD I thought CBR was the way to go.

It's very frustrating considering that encoding takes 30 hours and I don't know if it'll work until it's done.

Thanks,
Kirk

[Felix_2000]

I read somewhere that it was to do with top/bottom field first option.
But I gave up on it and moved to DVD Maestro... much more powerful... though not as easy...

-=| Felix |=-

[ELLJAY55]

so did maestro work for you b/c this is my probplem

this is crazy im not dumb and i can read, now i tried every step to chandge my DOWNLOADED MOVIE FILES THAT ARE ON DISK(CDR) to try to burn them to dvdr the way the guides say and i get nothing.

well on the svcd guide i think i got close but the file says 1.9gigs but

dvdit (shows file to be way larger that 4.7gigs)

mydvd (says not enuff space exceeds 650mb on cdr when i have settings for dvd)

dvd factory2 ( will process it but always wants to convert files for some reason and i left on all night for like 10hrs and it was still converting and i have a fast processor) why does it try to convert if i followed the guide correctly and the guide says nothing about converting

pls help.

can some1 pls tell me exactly how they do it the exact programs (versions included) and everything if they used cdrs that have movies off the net on them and everything the whole 9 yards

THANK YOU