Cannot open mpeg2 file in TMPGEnc

[zanos]

Any suggestions? I have the plugin already and have been able to open others but just not this one. I need to convert the file from PAL to NTSC. Thanks.

[Tommyknocker]

Have you had TMPGEnc for more than 30 days? If not, what kind of error are you getting?

[zanos]

I have the full version. It just says it cannot open and that the format may be unsupported.

[Tommyknocker]

Does the file run in any players? Or can you load it in VDub?

[zanos]

Yeah sure. I can view it fine in windvd. It's too bad it doesn't look like that on my tv. Because it's PAL you get a kind of squished look. I just tried to open it in virtualdub right now but that didn't work.

[Baldrick]

You could try change the directshow reader priority and reopen it.
Or try install latest poweredvd and latest tmpgenc.
Or try use this method www.vcdhelp.com/mpeg2tovcd.htm

[spidey]

If it's an SVCD mpg you could frameserve it to TMPG via DVD2AVI. When you open your source clip, just tell it to show ALL.

[zanos]

Thanks for the advice all. I actually tried frameserving it last night when I saw a user guide link somewhere. It's now in NTSC but but I noticed that the file is a little bigger and the quality isn't as good as the original PAL file. Is this what usually happens when you do this or am I doing something wrong? I did have it set at a CBR of 1675 kbps but that was the only way I could fit the 57 min. clip into one disc.