How do I restart encoding?

[Devanshu]

I want to encode a avi and I was wondering if there is any way I can do a specific amount, and then continue the rest later. For example, if I stop the encoding process after the first ten minutes...is there any way to continue the whole process without encoding the first ten minutes again. I hope that makes sense. BTW, I'm using tmpegnc. Thanks in advance to anyone who replies.

[poopyhead]

configuration->advanced settings->source range filter

this filter allows you to specify the frames (not time) that you want to encode (i.e. the frames corresponding to the first 10 minutes). just set the beginning and end, and tmpgenc will encode only what you've set. btw, there's also a slider bar in case you don't know the exact frames...

you can also do batch encoding....just load all the necessary files into tmpgenc, and make all the necessary settings (i.e. source range)..and you can goto file->save project.

repeat the process (i.e. you can adjust to a different source range for the same movie if you want to encode a different part of the movie, i.e. the next 10 minutes) and save project again.

finally, goto file->batch encoding and load all the projects you've saved...tmpgenc will encode them all one-by-one.

[wee haggis]

configuration->advanced settings->source range filter

this filter allows you to specify the frames (not time) that you want to encode (i.e. the frames corresponding to the first 10 minutes). just set the beginning and end, and tmpgenc will encode only what you've set. btw, there's also a slider bar in case you don't know the exact frames...

you can also do batch encoding....just load all the necessary files into tmpgenc, and make all the necessary settings (i.e. source range)..and you can goto file->save project.

repeat the process (i.e. you can adjust to a different source range for the same movie if you want to encode a different part of the movie, i.e. the next 10 minutes) and save project again.

finally, goto file->batch encoding and load all the projects you've saved...tmpgenc will encode them all one-by-one.

I'm think that Devanshu wants to start encoding a 10 min segment.
then stop the process and come back and continue where you left off......right???
Thats a bit different from what poopy was saying (by the way i also use the Source range,batch encode method regularly with TMPGE).
We have to be clear what you want to do.
If you want to ...let say..Pause for a couple of hours?
You can just press stop and then not answer the next window (leaves it in a paused mode)
or
If you want to do it in sections (use the source range method)then merge them back together later.
I have to be honest in saying that I'm not sure of the reasoning behind this request.
Can't you just leave the computer running until the encode if finished? (I do all my encodes overnight using batch encode).

[housepig]

I have to be honest in saying that I'm not sure of the reasoning behind this request.
Can't you just leave the computer running until the encode if finished? (I do all my encodes overnight using batch encode).

I do all my encodes overnight as well, but there were times during last night's electrical storm where I might have liked to stop, shut down, wait the storm out and resume encoding later.

[vhelp]

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You can just press stop and then not answer the next window (leaves it in a paused mode)

Yeah, but in leaving it paused, and too long, could very well cause your
system to become unstable. That is, your encoding project could become
corrupt. I've ben practicing the stop (aka, pause) thing for a long time.
But, one day, I found out why I had issues w/ some of my final projects,
or, my system acting us. It was a matter of time, before I figure it why.
You're basically leaving a file opened, and then you go and do something
else. If you leave for longer periods of time, and you are juggling lots
of disk activities, you could over-flow your cache/buffers, and some things
will get corrupts (in any mutation)

Later guys.
-vhelp

[wee haggis]

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You can just press stop and then not answer the next window (leaves it in a paused mode)

Yeah, but in leaving it paused, and too long, could very well cause your
system to become unstable. That is, your encoding project could become
corrupt. I've ben practicing the stop (aka, pause) thing for a long time.
But, one day, I found out why I had issues w/ some of my final projects,
or, my system acting us. It was a matter of time, before I figure it why.
You're basically leaving a file opened, and then you go and do something
else. If you leave for longer periods of time, and you are juggling lots
of disk activities, you could over-flow your cache/buffers, and some things
will get corrupts (in any mutation)

Later guys.
-vhelp

vhelp...Yes ,what you are saying is correct.
However, if you simply leave the program in paused mode and not do any other activities, then there should be no problem.(I've done it for up to 3 hours without incident).

[andkiich]

UPS's are relatively cheap nowdays, so I've no fear of having my encodes tankming from power issues. A 20 minute APC cost me ~ $80, worth every penny.

[Hardcoreruss]

If you use tmpgenc, click stop it then pauses the encode and asks if you are sure, this appears to be perfectly stable and it stops tmpgenc using all system resources until you click no to restart.

[Treebeard]

if all your wanting to do is run some other programs while encoding just change the priority of TMPGenc to idle time only. You can do what u want and when done change priority back to high. I've done this when i felt like playing a game and it was encoding.

[energy80s]

Yes, a resume button is what I would also like to see in TMPG. There are many times when you need to stop encoding and restart at a later date. Unfortunately at the moment that means starting from the very beginning of the file again. I don't like leaving a PC running while I'm not about, so I only encode when I have some free time - usually this means bringing the machine into work and letting it run for 8 hours on the BBC's time!

[Devanshu]

Sorry if I wasnt being clear...but i think all of you got what I wanted to do. I want to pause the system and come back to it later AFTER I turn off the computer. I have done batch and overnight and all of that stuff but I just wanted to know if there is any way I could encode for a few hours...turn off the machine and then come back to it later. The reason I want to know about it was just out of curiosity.

Also, I know how to do source range...but I would like to know how to merge them back together as one file again. Thanks again.

[silvadeserteagle]

i have a question...does any other activity on the computer affect the way TMPGenc encodes the file? (i.e. usage of RAM from playing a game)

[Treebeard]

i have a question...does any other activity on the computer affect the way TMPGenc encodes the file? (i.e. usage of RAM from playing a game)

Using your computer while it is encoding w/ TMPGenc does not affect the quality, only affects how long it will take.

[housepig]

Also, I know how to do source range...but I would like to know how to merge them back together as one file again. Thanks again.

Under File, go to Mpeg Tools, select Merge & Cut.

press Add to add the first file. Double click the file name and set your source range.

repeat until you've added all the files you want to join. name your output file and hit Run.

sit back and wait for it to finish.