TMPGEnc Reencoding Problem (Friends Season)

[mp3superfreak]

I've ripped the seperate vobs (actually split into m2v and ac3) from Best of Friends, Volume 1 and 2 using SmartRipper and Stream Processing into "extra files". I'm attempting to fit all 10 episodes on 1 DVD-R. Well, I figured out the bitrate I needed using the bitrate calculator and everything seemed fine until I started "recompressing" the m2v files using TMPGenc.

Here's what happens...when I load the m2v file (950MB) into TMPGEnc, it only encodes the first 1008 frames (about 1 minute). What gives? Why is it not seeing the entire clip?

I even went a step further by muxing the ac3 and m2v files to make a mpg, then imported into Vegas Video (where it showed the entire 25 mins), then re-encoded. This technique worked fine for all but two clips. Those, the outputted m2v file (from Vegas) was a much faster speed than the audio (like 1.5x normal or something). So the final muxed mpg files audio and video did not match. And what a pain in the butt...it takes too much time and efford for this method.

I would rather use TMPGEnc with the first method above (saves mucho time). Does anyone know what's going on, or how to fix it? Thanks.

[mp3superfreak]

Anyone?

Maybe this should be in the Advanced Conversion Forum? I'll change the title to reflect TMPGEnc problem.

[wulf109]

Some vob files contain "pointers" that trick Tmpeg into thinking it has reached the end of the file before it actually has. Since you remuxed the m2v and ac3 into an mpg just open the mpg and encode it with Tmpeg. I always use the vob or remuxed mpg in Tmpeg. Tmpeg will happily encode an mpg remuxed fron a vob.

[mp3superfreak]

Some vob files contain "pointers" that trick Tmpeg into thinking it has reached the end of the file before it actually has. Since you remuxed the m2v and ac3 into an mpg just open the mpg and encode it with Tmpeg. I always use the vob or remuxed mpg in Tmpeg. Tmpeg will happily encode an mpg remuxed fron a vob.

I tried that also...TMPGEnc gives me a "cannot open or unsupported" error for these files (muxed mpg from m2v and ac3). I finally got my files encoded by using ReMPEG. Any other ideas for my TMPGEnc error/problem?

[wulf109]

Current versions of Tmpeg require that you have PowerDVD installed. It uses PowerDVD's mpg2 encoder to open mpg in Tmpeg.

[mp3superfreak]

Current versions of Tmpeg require that you have PowerDVD installed. It uses PowerDVD's mpg2 encoder to open mpg in Tmpeg.

I have PowerDVD installed and am using TMPGEnc Plus v2.57. I'll do some more searching on this error. Thanks.

[mp3superfreak]

Got it...

Under Options>Environmental Settings>VFAPI plug-in. Unchecked "DirectShow Multimedia File Reader". Now reads mpg-2 files and re-encodes fine.

[darkhunter]

I'm having this trouble too. Any more suggestions?
I unchecked "DirectShow Multimedia File Reader". as suggested but still get the unsupported error. I have PowerDVD installed.