Pausing Encode....TMPGEnc

[wee haggis]

Some time ago I remember being able to pause during encoding without having to stop / and start again.
Does anyone know how?
Thanks

[bugster]

Just click the TmpGenc 'stop' button. When it asks if you want to abort the current encode, do nothing. When you want to restart the encode, click 'no'.

I think clicking 'settings' and bringing up that dialog also pauses encoding until you dismiss it.

[wee haggis]

Thanks Bugster.
I should have went on to say that, I already did that...... but, wondered if it is then possible to somehow minimize it to do other computer functions and then maximize and go back to encoding?
I can't seem to figure out how to do that.
Thanks again.

[johns0]

In the top right corner of the program you will see 3 little blocks,click on the one with the underscore line or you can click on the tmpgenc taskbar icon or if you mean task priority then choose option/task priority/when active-idle time only.

[wee haggis]

Thats the problem.
When you click on "stop encode" and then ,say nothing (as Bugster suggested),you cannot click on anything else (minimize,reduced screen,stop etc).

[Craig Tucker]

You can minimise it in Windows 2000 by clicking on the show desktop icon in the taskbar. I am sure there must be a similar option in XP, but I am at work at the moment so don't have access to an XP machine.

[Craig Tucker]

Here is the tweak for the show desktop icon in XP, I have not tried it so cannot verify that it works.

http://www.theeldergeek.com/restore_show_desktop_icon.htm

[Hardcoreruss]

You can minimise it in Windows 2000 by clicking on the show desktop icon in the taskbar. I am sure there must be a similar option in XP, but I am at work at the moment so don't have access to an XP machine.

XP has the same button.

[daredevil]

ctrl-m does it!

[Craig Tucker]

You can minimise it in Windows 2000 by clicking on the show desktop icon in the taskbar. I am sure there must be a similar option in XP, but I am at work at the moment so don't have access to an XP machine.

XP has the same button.

Its not on my desktop. I assumed it was omitted from XP hence the need for the tweek. I will have to investigate further when I get home.

[Hardcoreruss]

ctrl-m does it!

I thought it was CTRL + D

[Hardcoreruss]

Me and Daredevil are both right, but also wrong.

Both of our suggestions do the same but replace CTRL for the windows button.

[wee haggis]

Now we're getting somewhere..!
Tried Windows Button + D and indeed the program list comes up on the left but can you get to Desktop ?
thanks guys...appreciate help.

[mmasw]

Now we're getting somewhere..!
Tried Windows Button + D and indeed the program list comes up on the left but can you get to Desktop ?
thanks guys...appreciate help.

press both of them twice in a row and all windows will be minimized, including TMPGEnc while paused, leaving you at the desktop

[wee haggis]

Thats it!
Thanks mmasw and all others who replied.