Mjpeg encoding to TMPGEnc (issue)

[Ricardo]

I'm having a few problems encoding using TMPGEnc from AVI's captured from my DC10+ card.

It works fine until I try clips longer that about 20 mins.

I'm using an version b of the encoder, just wondered is anyone else having problems. Maybe it's the Pinacle overlay software that's picky about what software it links with, but no problems using AVI2MPG etc.

[iant]

Ricardo,
What size are the AVI files?
If they're bigger than 2 gig, that's your problem.
If so, use VirtualDub to frameserve them to TMPEG.

If they're not that big....sorry....dunno.

[Ricardo]

No files are 1.5Gb in size as I used about 6:1 compression.

I tried using a different PC with a different mjpeg codec and I still have the same problem with version f of TMPGEnc.

I've had this problem ever since I bought by DC10+ card and the past I've gotten round this by breaking the AVI file up into 15 min segments and encoding that way.

It's really strange, if I let the encoder run past the 18min cut-off the screen goes black, and if I go into the settings of TMPGEnc and try an select a frame range then after this magic 18mins the picture freezes.

I am using Win98 with Windows Medi Player version 6. Next thing I might try is upgrading to ver 7 of WMP.

Thanks for replying.

Maybe I should use a different encoder.