Why TMPGEnc Plus adn TMPGEnc DVD Autorhing?????

[goya]

Hello Guys,

I would like to know... why many people here, prefere the TMPGEnc Plus to convert the video????? I try to use, but the time to encode the video is very slow...

The same question too... why many people here prefere the TMPGEnc DVD Authoring? This easy to use but you can´t create a personal DVD menu. I only have to use the templates the came with it...

I´m waiting this answers and sorry my bad english


Sincerely,

Goya

[mats.hogberg]

time to encode the video is very slow...

Compared to ???

why many people here prefere the TMPGEnc DVD Authoring?

Can't answer for other than myself, but I find its ease of use more than makes up for the lack of 100% customizable menues. I mostly do just 1 movie / DVD, so I don't need a menu at all in fact.

/Mats

[goya]

Hi mats.hogberg...

Ok, I don´t have a real comparative. But, i told that is very slow because I lost 22hrs to convert a 1h30 of video.

I my case, i don´t necessarily have to make a Profissional DVD. Of course that I want to do this... but if you can make with a personal layouts (Menu) i´ll be batter than a simple background image with a thomb video...


Sincerely,

Goya

[jimmalenko]

I'd like to know what machine and filters you were using to take 22 hours for a 90 min video.

Normally this should take around 4-6 hours on most machines.

You can create your own personal menus in TMPGEnc DVD Author by selecting New Theme... in the preset area. Then you can customise to your own needs.

[mats.hogberg]

On my "old" P4 1700 system, TMPGEnc took about 1.5 to 2 times "real time" to encode AVI to mpeg 1, somewhat slower to mpeg2, but never approaching a day! That's using "High" motion search precision, not "Highest", as the quality diff between these two are unnoticable (to me at least) but the encoding time increases dramatically on "Hightest".
Faster alternatives are MainConcept and CCE.

/Mats

[goya]

So.. I think that is slow because my machine isn´t the best. I know that I have to update my PC

PIII 800
80GB HD
384 RAM
MB P3V4X
Video Card Diammond Z2000 32MB


About the TMPGEnc DVD Author, i know that i can create New Theme. But, I can´t put the images of the chapters where I like... i tried and I can´t. I can create a background image as I like, but I can´t put the text or create a text as I like... I hope that you understand my english


Goya

[SatStorm]

TMPGenc Autor is a practical, fast, fair compatible DVD authoring application. In a way it is what Nero use to be for authoring SVCDs...
No fancy menus, no costumised stuff, nothing. You use a few presets and you do your job.
In case you wish your DVDs have menus, etc, there are other excellent applications. One of them, is DVD Lab.

My experiance is that you gonna do fancy menus, animations and other stuff only the first couple of times. After your 10th DVD you start doing less fancy menus and at your 30th DVD you wish to author it fast and good. So, you end up with a standard template of your own and you stick with it for a long - long time. For users like this, TMPGenc Author is a great solution.

TMPGenc up to version 2.5 use to be a very flexibly and quality encoder. Fast compared the majority of the present encoders, but slow compared CCE and Mainconcept. When you use TMPGenc as an encoder and not also for filtering, etc, it is really fast. Use one of the built in filters it offers (noise reduction for example) and wait hours and hours for the simpliest task. Most advance users soon or later move on other filtering alternatives, like the ones virtualdub and avisynth offers for free. The results that way are better and much faster. But this is the next step for someone just entering this hobby.

[T ft. D]

I use CCE. Simply, cause TEMPGEnc is too hard and takes too long. CCE is a lil bit faster, and much easier to use.

I DO like TEMPGEnc DVD author though. It's very simple, and you can edit it into your own taste.

[classfour]

Click the "Edit Menu Theme" button.

That will allow you to move the frames and text around.

[goya]

Hi SatStorm,

I don't know If I understand right what you say... (mu limited english)

But you told that after some DVDs, I woun`t use personal menus DVD... is it???

At the moment, i only learning how to make DVDs.. but i want to convert some VHS to DVD, make this another job. And i see some DVD that another people o shot company make. I don`t like because most of than use templates. The menu doesn`t have a goog design... do you understand me?? The same thing happend with the background sound the they use... only the same music, like Kanny G. It`s like boring or not creative...



Goya

[goya]

Hi classfour,

I know this.. but still limited. Look.. With Encore DVD you can create a design to you Menu.. where the text (images) can be as you like, not only the default fonts that you select into the TMPGENC DVD Authoring, for exemplo.

I would like to use Encore DVD.. but I still don`t know why my video is Balck & White if i setp to NTSC and my Video is in NTCS.

But I`ll try to use another program.. like the DVD-Lab as they post here.


Goya

[bugster]

I use CCE. Simply, cause TEMPGEnc is too hard and takes too long. CCE is a lil bit faster, and much easier to use.

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CCE faster, yes. Easier to use than Tmpgenc. No Way.

[dmets]

TMPGenc is simply easy to use - set it and let it encode/reincode. Produces the best results - even if it is slower....

TMPGenc DVD author is awesome for simple DVD's - it allows you to quickly author a high quality DVD. I disagree about the ability to customize - it took me several dvd's to figure it out - but it allows you to do most anything you want.

Dustin

[anubis13]

try a demo of DVD architect 2.0 it will let you make a menu as simple as TMPGenc DVD author
or almost as complex as dvdlab

[SatStorm]

Hi goya
Now, you are learning about DVDs and you are excited about this hobby. And you wish to be creative with your projects.

After some time, when you gonna learn all this things about DVD you gonna be less excited and the creativity factor fades. Much later, you don't care about creativity, you care about to do your job easy, fast and good.

Most of us here, are years in this scene, this hobby. I started with VCD, then I tried SVCD, I figure out CVD and now DVD. My first VCDs had menus, intros, background music, etc. I was excited about my new toy and wanted to be fancy.
Today, I just burn my DVD-Rs, I don't care about menus, intros, background music, etc. I just wish to have a simply, practical and nice menu stracture for all my projects and I don't care about creativity at all. After all, I won't watch the menus, I gonna watch the movie!

If you wish to turn pro and add some creativity at your projects, then choose other authoring applications for your projects.