TMPGEnc freezes/stops encoding

[Mike2K17x]

TMPGEnc seems to stop encoding in the middle of the process with some files. It always happens. What can I do?

[wee haggis]

Could be junk frames.
Download this:
http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/downloads/virtualdub.html
(scroll down to the version called..mp3_freeze).
You can then scan for video freezes and( if a small amount of frames that are bad is detected) they can be extracted with Virtualdub.

You can also try DivFix.

I suggest you also extract your audio and save it as a WAV to be used as your audio source in TMPGE.

[Pinky99]

I had the same problems...My CPU got too hot. Try to change the CPU-Cooler...

[Gabriel]

This happens to me too whenever I try to encode a large file. It isn't junk frames and it isn't too hot a cpu. I think there's a flaw in the TMPGEnc program. It seems to happen only on MPEG2. It's really aggravating. I checked the file at 5:30 and it was doing fine with 2 hours more to go. Then stopped encoding and locked up computer. I suspect it has something to do with closing out the files, but that's not much help. Even worse, I can see the clusters on the hard drive but don't know how to convert them to a file to use what's good.

[fmctm1sw]

[quote="Gabriel"]This happens to me too whenever I try to encode a large file. It isn't junk frames and it isn't too hot a cpu. I think there's a flaw in the TMPGEnc program. It seems to happen only on MPEG2./quote]

Mine happens with VCD too. The more frames dropped, the worse the problem is with lockups for me. I'll try the methods mentioned above, I've reported the same issue in another thread. Thanks.

[G-man]

I used to get lock-ups in TMPGEnc frequently and was getting very frustrated by it (both in Win98 & WInXP).

I still am not sure what was causing it, but after I upgraded my hardware (MB/processor from 950Mhz to AMD 1800+; ATA100 cable and new memory chips) everything is now swell with no lockups.

I would suspect it's somehow hardware induced; probably not the program itself.

[drewson99]

Gabriel - I had the same issue, interrupted encoding files that were no good, and I wanted to repair them so they could be used. Use the "mpeg tools" in tmpgenc, and "de-multiplex" the file, then "multiplex" it and the resultant file will be good. you may get an error message when the process is over, but don't worry the file will work fine!

Andy

for more discussion on this:

http://www.vcdhelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=109751


(I know the question I had was encoding with the ATI but it works for tmpgenc too)

[Gabriel]

G-Man, I have an XP2000+ and 256 mg of Samsung ram. I wont rule out hardware but am inclined to doubt it because I never have a problem on small files or if I sit and watch it (I know sitting and watching has no effect, but it is an odd coincidence that it has never happened when I've been there).

Drewson, I can't get to the files. When I run scan disc it tells me there are 12648 clusters out there but the file was never closed out so I don't know how to access them. Just give up and start over.