Is TMPGEnc supposed to close when done encoding ???

[neo]

When everyone else runs TMPGEnc does it normally close at the end of encoding? Mine does. When I just increased the # of frames in a GOP the program stayed open. This may now allow 2 pass encoding.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Thanks much.

[neo]

I have done some further experimenting on GOP and the program closing at the end. In a GOP (Group of Pictures ?). I have found setting I=1 and B=3 the best for me.

I have now found that the program closes down at the end if P frames are < 10. I am uncertain if this is only for this the particular test video I am using.

Now that the program is taying open I will see if I can use 2 pass Rate Control Mode which is supposed to be the best.

[FirefoxV]

In TMPGEnc, there is an option switch that can be set to close the program and shut down the PC after encoding. Useful to those of us who encode at night.

[neo]

In TMPGEnc, there is an option switch that can be set to close the program and shut down the PC after encoding. Useful to those of us who encode at night.

I have heard this and looked for it but have not been able to find it. Where exactly is it?

Thanks.

[vcddude]

It's enabled when you encode in batch mode only. Set up a batch and you can't miss it.

vcddude

[Tommyknocker]

It also appears when you use the Wizard without a batch process:

[neo]

Thanks. I saw it easily after trying batch mode.

I was hoping that by running in batch mode I could get the latest Pro 2 pass version to work but it still stops after the first pass.

Is this a flaw with the program in the latest version or is there some trick I do not know about?

Thanks again.

[jgandara]

No I have the same problem, and it happened recently. I think it has something to do with the file you want to convert.

I used to convert from DV-AVi to mpeg2 w/o any problems, now it closes when it finihes (I'm doing one pass). Yes, I have the latest version and it happens with all previous versions I have.

What operating system are you using? I'm using XP, I'm trying to see if it's an OS problem.

[neo]

I wrote to TMPGEnc and they sent me an email back. They said the program was designed to work with AVI type II. Although it will work with type I problems such as this occur.

I tried AVI type II and 2 pass worked fine. I found the quality at the same file size to be better in CQ than in 2 pass.

The program always closes when done except when working in batch mode. In this mode one is given the option for it to remain open.