MPEG2 Opening in TMPGEnc Plus is a Problem!

[mr-w2w]

I can play MPEG2 files in WINDVD and Windows Media Player just fine. This indicates I have a MPEG2 decoder working on my computer. How come TMPGEnc Plus cannot open any MPEG2 files at all? I can open MPEG1 files within TMPGEnc Plus just fine.

Thanks.

[Tommyknocker]

Is this a registered version of TMPGEnc, or if it is not registered, how long have you had it?

[mr-w2w]

It was just downloaded yesterday. So, that could be the problem. I was demo-ing the program to see if I wanted to buy it. I didn't think it may be a crippled edition!

[BJ_M]

you must use the powerdvd or ligos or sony mpeg2 codec w/ tmpgenc ..

see info at thier web site ..


or i reprint it here:

* Note for Specification Change in TMPGEnc 2.57
[] When opening MPEG file with TMPGEnc
Because current version of TMPGEnc does not have own MPEG-2 decoder feature, it relies on other MPEG-2 decoders installed onto Windows system through Microsoft DirectShow to read MPEG-2 file.

Although Microsoft DirectShow does not support playbacking MPEG-2 file as default, by installing software DVD player etc., it is possible to playback MPEG-2 file. Microsoft Although DirectShow has such structure that additional component of DirectShow extends capabilities to read/playback other formats, however this is totally depending on software installed in your system, and it may be sometime unstable because of compatibility or conflict between such additional components, thus, we are not officially support/warrant the feature to read movie file Microsoft DirectShow.
The meaning of movie file is, AVI(Type1 DV format), .mpg(MPEG-1/2) .asf .wmv .mov in this case.

Although there are so many MPEG-2 decoder which can be installed onto Microsoft DirectShow. Not all of them can be worked for TMPGEnc. There are several decoder which is;
- not stable, as a result TMPGEnc looks like unstable in previous version.
- not allow other application to use the module, as a result, TMPGEnc can not read movie file.

TMPGEnc 2.57 reads MPEG-2 files only with specific official commercial legal MPEG-2 decoders made by CyberLink, Ligos and, Sony so that TMPGEnc reads MPEG-2 files most appropriate way by operating these decoders directly from TMPGEnc.
In this way, it improves the stabilities to read files, but only if one of these 3 decoders installed in your system. Other decoders can not be controlled by TMPGEnc.

There are at least 2 type of bitrate allocation, one is CBR, the other is VBR, however, Microsoft DirectShow is able to seek MPEG file encoded in CBR only, thus TMPGEnc can not do "Cut editing" which need accurate seek of file if the MPEG file is VBR. For example, if the file was encoded in VBR, audit or video may be stopped for a while at the point you cut.

If Microsoft Windows Media Player can not seek a movie, TMPGEnc can not seek the movie as well.

* Sony MPEG-2 decoder may be preinstalled VAIO RX models etc.
* There may be the case that an MPEG-2 file which can not be played through Microsoft DirectShow because of the decoder's specification despite you installed a software DVD player.


[] MPEG files which can be edited with MPEG Tools in TMPGEnc
There is a tool called "MPEG Tools" in TMPGEnc. This tool enables to de/multiplex audio and video or to cut/merge movies. These operations are done in binary level, thus there is no re-compression.

There are several softwares which produces an MPEG file which is not with MPEG standard, and such file can not be edited with MPEG Tools of TMPGEnc , thus TMPGEnc's MPEG Tool only officially supports MPEG files which were encoded with TMPGEnc. MPEG files made by other software/hardware might be edited, but we are not able to support/warrant the result officially (please read the note below too).

At "Cut" of Merge(Cut) in MPEG Tools, it uses Microsoft DirectShow to show preview and determine the positions to cut. Microsoft DirectShow can not seek MPEG files correctly if files were encoded in VBR, thus, start/end position to cut may not be accurate. The actual position to be cut may not be the one it is displayed on the window, so, even an MPEG file which is encoded TMPGEnc, if the MPEG file was encoded in VBR, it may not be cut accurately. We are not able to warrant the results on this matter as well as the case in previous column.
The Merge(Cut) always deals scenes by GOP (Group Of Picture), and standard MPEG files has about 15 frame in 1 GOP which is about 0.5 sec. If the start/end point you selected to cut is not close to the boundary of GOPs, the point will be automatically moved to the closest boundary of GOPs.

[pixel]

If you can't find another mpeg2 decoder that will work try using DVD2AVI (find it in the tools section) and use this as a work-through to get the file into TMPGEnc.

[mr-w2w]

Thanks everyone for your help. DVDRHelp.com and their members are the best!

[testbear]

Doesn't work for me.
I have the ligos codec (from k-lite pack) but TMPGEnc still refuses to open any mpeg2 ("cannot open or unsupported").

something else is weird - bs player won't open them too.
codec clash ?

please help...

[Tommyknocker]

Have you checked this:

If you get an error message when opening like file unsupported or can not open or is not supported
or you get an empty(black) video preview window
or the video look wierd in the video preview window like green or purple or pink
Try first to change the directshow codec reader priority settings in TMPGEnc under Option->Environmental settings->VFAPI plug-in and right click on the DirectShow Multimedia File Reader and increase the priority to 1 or 2 or to the top of plugin-list and try open the video

[BJ_M]

i seem to recall the "ligos codec (from k-lite pack)" doesnt work in tmpgenc -- you need the real (i.e. purchased) version

[TBoneit]

The MPeg2 Decoder form the tools on the left works for me, For some reason (Maybe I updated TMPGenc, don't recall) I started having trouble doing MPEG2 conversions, I added the one from the left and it is working again.


https://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=243#comments

Hope this helps

[FulciLives]

If you run a MPEG-2 file through DVD2AVI then you get a D2V project file and a seperate audio file. You can then open the D2V project file in TMPGEnc.

Basically the same DVD2AVI process as when you run VOB files through it from a RIPPED DVD except you are running a MPEG-2 file through it.

Only works with MPEG-2 though not MPEG-1 files.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[testbear]

Thanks for the help.

I get a really small d2v file, and TMPGEnc still won't open it.

What am I doing wrong ?