TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress

[roma_turok]

From availability of TMPGEnc DVD Author 2.0 english version
the TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress english version will be available only after 7-8 months.
They want to sell more TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress, then upgrate will be more easy to version 4.0

News of new product TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress on pegasys japanize site:
TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress [ package edition ] 14,800 Yen (including tax)
April 28th of 2006 sale schedule
TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress [ download edition ] 9,800 Yen (including tax)
April 26th of 2006 sale schedule


Main new function of TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress:

The new interface:






Filter summary
Interlace cancellation -NEW
Image crop
Image noise removal
Image sharp Ness -NEW
Color tone revision
Audio volume adjustment
Image resize
Color gap revision -NEW
Image flicker reduction -NEW
Contour emphasis
Smart sharp -NEW
Subtitle -NEW
Audio fading in -NEW
Audio fading out -NEW
Image revolution
Ghost removal
Image gradation
Image fading in -NEW
Image fading out -NEW
Audio noise removal
Two national language sounds


New generation format H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC output correspondence

Clip divided function



It supports the input/output of subtitle
It supports the care power of the subtitle due to filter function. Appointing indicatory time, synthesizing in the image which inserts the optional text, inputs, also it is possible to output. In addition, it corresponded to to also the subtitle reading from the DVD-VIDEO.


Sliding show compilation function

[Weeji]

will AC3 be built in without the need for a plugin?

[roma_turok]

will AC3 be built in without the need for a plugin?

Yes the sound plug in AC3 built in.

[lordsmurf]

This actually looks promising.

[KBeee]

I was underwhelmed by 3 XPress, and went back to 2.5 after a week. Hopefully this new release will be improved enough to wean me off.

[whitejremiah]

hmmm......first few screenshots didn't look overly impressive, but once i read that list of filters...i may have to take a stab at it

[roma_turok]

If somebody want to try it, the trial version now available:
http://download1.pegasys-inc.com/download_files/TE4XP_Trial_4.0.2.166_ja.exe
japanise version of course.

[geowharton]

Gee, how much more will we pay TmpgEnc for how little improvement in this “upgrade”?
I anticipate this is another bullshit attempt by TmpgEnc to gauge more money out of the users than what the product is worth. 3.0 Express did very little on top of 2.5 other than not crash all the time… It accepted AC3 if you paid even more for the plug-in. (Gouge, gouge.) The XDVD encoding was nothing that couldn't be done by manipulation of the GOP in version 2.5. OK it handled AC3 for the $38 upgrade plus buying the $30 plug-in on top of that. In fact the TmpgEnc Editor was a revised edition of the MPG Tools that had been included in 2.5 (and never worked worth a crap anyway). So they removed it from 3.0 and made it a separate program to gouge us for another $40 bucks. Other Programs have AC3 support native already. So if we already have 3.0 Express and AC3 plug-in, what more is Tsunami offering for the money? Tsunami’s upgrades have been small for the major money. Editor??? No transitions, no effects, etc. Other programs do a smart rendering too. Other programs are much faster (Magix, Pinnacle, Ulead, Roxio, and others) also having good quality.

By the time I have all of the upgrades, and a chunk of that price for what didn't work right in the first place, now TmpgEnc will "upgrade" again!

TmpgEnc 2.5 $70.00
TmpgEnc Express 3.0 upgrade $38.00
TmpgEnc MPEG Editor $40.00
AC3 plug-in $29.00

Total so far $177.00

No effects, no transitions in encoding and editing.
TmpgEnc encoder is a very flexible encoder for MPG2. It does a good job. But, I believe TmpgEnc is just making an excuse for an upgrade to get more money.
If you haven't started sinking money into this bottomless pit, put the same amount of cash in something good that does more.

[TBoneit]

And I like TMPGEnc 3 Xpress w/AC3 plug-in.

OTOH I would never use it to encode to Xvid/Divx.

I only use it to encode to NTSC DVD. For me the results are fine and I can run it in batch mode overnight to encode and then the next evening use TDA to author. the Autosize to target works for me. The add many clips to become one output Mpeg file works for me. One other thing I like to preview and be sure the audio will be in sync before encoding. That let me find a problem in one file and split the file and use the sound adjustment to resync before encoding.

If 2.5 crashed for you, gotta be something funky in your system, Never saw it crash here and I used it extensively before switching to 3 Xpress. I still use 2.5 for quick things I do not need AC3 for.

And the AC3 plug-in wasn't that bad since it is a buy once and use in TDA and Xpress

[BobK]

Other programs are much faster (Magix, Pinnacle, Ulead, Roxio, and others) also having good quality.

Personally I'd much rather put $200 into anything from Pegasys/TMPGEnc than $20 into Pinnacle- I sunk $100 into version 8 of that piece of crap. And Roxio isn't much better.

[TBoneit]

One other thing I forgot to mention I always use seperate audio as the sound input when encoding and let TMPGEnc 3 Xpress encode to AC3 audio. I usually use Vdub to create a wave file for the sound. or Vdub mod to Demux AC3 audio, No sense processing it if AC3 twice as I can add it in when authoring with TDA.

[Wile_E]

Hmm...looks like they are dumping their slow encoding engine and going to license Mainconcept encoder.

http://www.mainconcept.com/site/

[Baldrick]

isn't it just the h264/avc encoding engine?

[roma_turok]

Only they stupid internet activation keep me to not buying it.
The internet activation required every month.
On another hand thats very effective against software pirates.

[Supreme2k]

Only they stupid internet activation keep me to not buying it.
The internet activation required every month.
On another hand thats very effective against software pirates.

It's a very minor inconvenience to the pirates. Most of them get a pre-cracked/patched version anyway, so it's usually more of a major inconvenience to legitimate users.

Brings to mind the whole MS WGA junk that tells you that your store-bought copy of XP is pirated

[laspis59]

I currently have TMPGEnc Plus 2.5 and use it for PAL VCD and occasionally DVD.It works,period.

I'll upgrade if the rendering speed has improved for PAL DVD whilst maintaining the quality of v2.5.

[greymalkin]

Only they stupid internet activation keep me to not buying it.
The internet activation required every month.
On another hand thats very effective against software pirates.

It's a very minor inconvenience to the pirates. Most of them get a pre-cracked/patched version anyway, so it's usually more of a major inconvenience to legitimate users.

Brings to mind the whole MS WGA junk that tells you that your store-bought copy of XP is pirated

yep..the only people who suffer from "anti-piracy" measures are the people who legitimately bought the software. I'll admit I used to download copyrighted music all day long for free. When I decided to start doing it legitimately I was more than a little ticked off and how I had to wait for my pc to "call home" every time I wanted to play a song...and if I dared bring it to another computer I'd better be ready to fill out a page of information to verify i am who i am.
I'm sure microsoft will soon have a finger prick drive to test your DNA before you can listen to your songs (10 song max per day! :P ).

You can't blame the company's for trying to protect their property though...so the tug-of-war continues to escalate.

[TwistedLincoln]

I too hate Product Activation, DRM and the like. I bought the TMPGEnc Plus 2.5 specifically because it doesn't have any activation, and I don't regret my choice. I would recommend it to anyone, and would recommend AGAINST any of the activation-ridden versions out there. Granted, TMPGEnc Plus 2.5 has more of a learning curve (if you could even call it that), and there's not much editing ability, but it is a great encoder.

[painkiller]

Even if this version wants to "phone home" on a regular basis - what happens if you use/tell ZoneAlarm (for example) to deny it from doing that?

Any detrimental effects?

Anybody try it??

[laspis59]

Even if this version wants to "phone home" on a regular basis - what happens if you use/tell ZoneAlarm (for example) to deny it from doing that?

Any detrimental effects?

Anybody try it??

I assume if you tell your Firewall to deny internet access then you wont have your license reactivated/retrieved?

I'm sure microsoft will soon have a finger prick drive to test your DNA before you can listen to your songs (10 song max per day! :P ).

[painkiller]

Not trying to sound trite, but I pose a serious question.

Having read through this thread earlier (should be obvious), I also read another article this evening concerning Microsoft's Genuine Advantage software as spyware itself. Research on that piece of software also yields the fact that it also "phones home" on a very regular basis (every time upon reboot, and every 24 hrs thereafter).

The researcher(s) indicate that users who have firewalls, such as ZoneAlarm, have them deny that software's access to dialing/accessing the internet.

So.

The point is, if it is kept from connecting ... does this software alter its functional behaviour from its intended purpose?

[Fairhope]

I currently use TMPGEnc DVD Author 2.0 which phones home every so often.

When you click on the icon to run the application, it has to renew the Serial Number. If it is not allowed to access the internet due to being blocked by Zone Alarm, the program does not open.

[laspis59]

I currently use TMPGEnc DVD Author 2.0 which phones home every so often.

When you click on the icon to run the application, it has to renew the Serial Number. If it is not allowed to access the internet due to being blocked by Zone Alarm, the program does not open.

I thought so.The license needs to be renewed and retrieved from the net so blocking the specific applications access will result in no reactivation.

Not sure about that Micro$oft question painkiller was asking

Probably the same.

[CubDukat]

What I want to know is if their Dolby Digital support is still limited to 2.0 encoding.

There's no excuse for these guys not to be able to handle 5.1 files without downmixing.

If I could use the 5.1 file during rendering to output a 5.1 video file, I'd use it more often.

[TBoneit]

Why not just add the 5.1 AC3 back in when authoring?

[ramlin]

Hi, apologies for asking someone else to do the "leg work", but could someone do a test between Tmpgenc 2.5, 3.0 and 4.O - a simple avi to DVD compliant mpeg without filters - in order to check whther there is any difference in quality and timing.

Thanks in advance....