MPEG2 Encoding in TMPGEnc v2.521

[GbMedusa]

The 30-day trial for MPEG2 encoding in TMPGEnc has expired. I changed the encoding engine to tooLAME (external) but TMPGEnc continues to give me the MPEG2 encoding trial has expired. I even tried to change to PCM. Same error message. Even after a reinstall, still no dice.

Does anyone know of a way to get TMPGEnc to recognize these alternative means?

[Cobra]

I think you're mistaking the audio for the video. This is easily done I suppose.

.MP2 means MPEG audio, layer 2. MPEG-2 is a video standard.

If you click on the definitions of SVCD or DVD and compare them to VCD (top of the menu bar on the left) you'll notice that VCD uses MPEG-1 and SVCD and DVD use MPEG-2.

Interestingly, .AVIs such as DivX or XviD are MPEG-4.

Have a read, and I'm sure it will all make sense. As for your TMPGEnc, I'm afraid you'll need to purchase a full copy now! You can still encode in MPEG-1, but it's only fair that you buy a proper copy if you're using it a lot.

Hope this clears things up a bit!

Cobra

[GbMedusa]

In case you are wondering what that smell is, it is the chowderhead I have obviously become.

Thanks for the response. I was driving myself bonkers trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. It never occurred to me it was referring to video encoding.

Guess it's time to see how much change there is in the "child support" bucket...