TMPGEnc Problem: Can't convert 2.5 gig Mpeg

[pearljamdeftone]

Why can't I convert the full Svcd? Its 2.5 gig, and it only does half the video. Is there somewhere I can make TMPGEnc convert the whole mpeg? I tried to split the file under Mpeg tools, and it did the same thing, only would show half of it.........Need Help!

[bunyip]

TMPGenc has not problem with large files, I'm regularly using it to encode 50gb AVI captures or 15gb MPEG captures.
It sounds like you have a corruption in the MPEG file that makes TMPGenc think it has hit end-of-file, half way through.
Can you play it all the way through?
Use something like AVICodec to check what the charteristics of the file are, especially it's length.
You could also try opening the file in VirtualDubMod and if it shows the whole length then use it to frameserve the file to TMPGenc.

[daamon]

Hi pearljamdeftone,

Go back a few steps and explain:

1. Why you want to convert an SVCD...
2. What you want to convert it to...
3. Use the latest version of GSpot to get details on the file and post those here (just in case)...

[pearljamdeftone]

Actually i'm trying to convert it to Mpeg to make the file smaller, whereas I can split the file into two to put it onto CD-R. G-Spot has virtually everything as a n/a and I cannot render it. I can play the file all the way through using WMP. So I don't think the file is corrupt, any other suggestions?

[daamon]

WMP is very forgiving with corrupted files and plays them as best it can. So it's not good to use WMP to verify files...

I'm with bunyip - I'd say it sounds like a corrupt MPEG.

My area of interest doesn't extend to fixing corrupt MPEGs, so I can't recommend any tools to use. The only one that might be worth a shot is VirtualDubMob - it can handle MPEGs and I know the standard version can scan for bad frames.

As for trying to make the file smaller - you'll need to "transcode". There are number of tools that will do this - just search for "transcode" in the "Tools" section...