mpeg decoding problem.....help

[spiderman03]

i have an mpeg file that i am trying to encode using tmpegnc . i get the audio fine but the picture stays black.....i have all the right codec installed and in enviremental settings in tmpegnc i have direct show at the top of the list and the highest number, and still nothing . can somebody please help me to solve this problem i really would appreciate it.

[spiderman03]

can someone please help , i cannot seem to figure this problem out

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[Abond]

You should give more info than that. Use GSpot.

[mats.hogberg]

mpeg what? 1 or 2? TMPGenc can't read mpeg2 unassisted.

/Mats

[spiderman03]

it's an mpeg2.....so what do i do to get this to work.

[mats.hogberg]

There's a mpeg2 plugin for TMPGEnc, or just installing PowerDVD and telling TMPGEnc to use the PowerDVD mpeg2 decoder use to cure this dilemma.
Another solution would be to load the mpeg2 in VirtualDubMod and frameserve to TMPGEnc.

/Mats

[spiderman03]

i would rather use the plug in for tmpegnc which i'm having a little trouble finding. can you point me in the right direction where i can get it.

[Baldrick]

tmpgenc mpeg2 plugin

[spiderman03]

ok thanks, i will give it a try .......since iamm on the topic of encoding there is one more thing i can use some help with.....i am trying to encode a quick time file using tmpegnc , it starts off ok and after a little while it freezes and says "not responding" . i have quick time at the top of the list in environimental set ... sorry for all the questions but i am kind of newbie to this and i don't do it often(encoding). iam trying to get better.........

[mats.hogberg]

Never had any success at all with .mov and TMPGEnc, so you're ahead of me! Only way my .mov's can be converted is to first convert to AVI with River Past Video Cleaner. Seems like there's as many flavors of mov as there is of AVI...

/Mats

[spiderman03]

i made a big mistake the mpeg file is a mpeg1 layer2 , not mpeg2.....i installed the mpeg2 plug in just the same but still nothing. all i get is audio and sceer stays black...... any ideas?

[mats.hogberg]

Get latest GSpot, load the file, post a screen shot.

/Mats

[spiderman03]

how do i get a screen shot of this.....after i load it what do i do.

[mats.hogberg]

alt+prinscrn
Then open Paint, paste.
Save.
Send it over here.

/Mats

[spiderman03]

itried it doesn't work.......but i can tell you under codec, video, runtime , biterate and audio it says N.A i hope this helps you a little.....

[mats.hogberg]

under codec, video, runtime , biterate and audio it says N.A i hope this helps

It helps me see that either the file is in a completely unknown format, seriously damaged, or, most likely, you're using an old version of GSpot that doesn't handle mpegs. Get the latest beta.

/Mats

[spiderman03]

ok, i used the new version beta and under video codec type it says mpeg1 -payload.......and under audio codec name it says mpeg1.....i hope this helps

[Abond]

What you want to do with this mpeg file? What is your aim?

[mats.hogberg]

Well, your should get both audio and video reencoding that source with TMPGEnc.
So, let's back up a little.
Why are you reencoding it?

/Mats

[spiderman03]

i tried to encode with tmpegnc so i can burn it on dvd.....but when i encode it the preview box stays black.......when it's done encoding i play the file and i get perfect audio but the screen stays black.

[Abond]

Well, mpeg1 standart VCD is supported on DVD, only the audio shoud be resampled to 48K. So if it is the case you need TDA to author directly the DVD as AFAIK it will resample the audio for you. Look at the guides VCD to DVD.

[mats.hogberg]

Yes, that's what I was driving at - If the mpeg is VCD specs (resolution), all you have to do is author it as DVD with TDA - TDA will take care of the audio issue automagically.

/Mats

[spiderman03]

i am using Cucusoft AVI to VCD DVD MPEG Converter Pro v5.11 and it seems to be working......will this file be ready to burn on dvd once it's done(is the authoring being done or do i have to do it later).....on a seperate issue can someone tell me what this means "could not complete command-error parsing ac3 audio stream (dvd err,-12004)....because i encoded this file with no problem it's just when i went to burn i got this message...

[mats.hogberg]

Never touched anything like CuCuSoft. That the actual burning process should even try to parse an audio stream seems more than odd - something besides burning sure is going on!

/Mats

[Abond]

spiderman,
the suggestion is to use TMPG DVD Author. If you decide to use a software that nobody in this topic recomended to you, you best e-mail Cucusoft for support on this issue.

[spiderman03]

iam trying to use tmpegnc author , but it's telling me something about ac3 plug in , where do i get this.........how do i fix the settings - audio -video -biterate ecct....

[Abond]

Ha, from your message it was mpeg1 video and mpeg1 audio. Interesting were came this ac3 from?

[mats.hogberg]

Spider, don't run around all over the place. Try a structured approach.
1) What have you got? Load your source file into GSpot, take a screen shot of what GSpot shows.
2) What do you want to do with it? (A Video DVD, I gather).

With these 2 pieces of info, I'm sure we'll be able to finish this project, if we all work together.

/Mats

[spiderman03]

i want to create advd to play in my standard dvdplayer for the tv.when i try to take the screen shot it does not work. is there aspecific info about this clip you want to know i'll write it down

[mats.hogberg]

How can one aspire to create a Video DVD when one doesn't know how to take a screen shot?
Anyho, regarding your source:
Resolution, bit rate, frame rate. Your TV system.

/Mats