tmpenc-2.57.41.146 conversion issues

[Eminem0369]

I had a few .avi and .mov files that i wanted to convert to mpeg..so i used tmpenc to convert them to .mpg...then as a precautionary method..i used vcdhelper to convert from mpeg->mpeg (with fix errors checked).. since sometimes mpegs have errors..anyways..now the one .mpg has become the .mpg and a .rsrc file.... and when i try to play the .mpg i get "format not supported" and "illegal mpeg stream".i'm very confused... i'm also pissed since i deleted my original .mpg's....any idea's on how to recover my videos?

[Eminem0369]

anybody?

[banjazzer]

so i used tmpenc to convert them to .mpg...then as a precautionary method..i used vcdhelper to convert from mpeg->mpeg (with fix errors checked)..

If you used a recent version of TMPG, VCDGear (I presume you mean!) should not be necessary. Certain versions of VCDGear can cause more problems than they solve IMO. If you want to be extra cautious, then run the mpeg through TMPG's mpeg tools multiplex option, with the type set to mpeg-1(VCD) or mpeg-2(SVCD), whichever it is.
Then burn with Nero using VCD or SVCD template.

If it's too late for this, then extract the .dat file (VCD) and rename to .mpg. (If SVCD then copy .mpg file to HD.) In both cases, run the .mpg through TMPG's simple multiplex, as before, and burn with Nero.

[Eminem0369]

haha.yea i must have been really tired...(vcdgear307b15_gui, i used)....anyways..i'm more than pissed..cuz i even converted original mpegs using vcdgear...and their GONE too!....i think i lost like around 50 files..i mean it shows the original file... blahblah.mpg with the corresponding .rsrc file....wtf is .rsrc...first time vcdgear has ever let me down.....i think its my fault...i'm not deleting the original again.but i had less than 1 gig of space

[Eminem0369]

bah....i just realized i had toast output checked.... must have been checked accidently.since i ran mpegs through there in the past..i guess live and learn... heres what the manual said about toast output "Enable Toast Output will make VCDGear generate a Toast compatible MPEG output file for burning on the MacOS using Toast 4 (possiblly 5)." shit!..how do i fix this problem?...

[Eminem0369]

any thoughts?.any guru's here?...

[Eminem0369]

(eminem0369 whistles).......not even a flame reply...... well...i'm looking for a program that can de-toast or de-macintosh my file....if you know of any method plz reply

[Bel]

Get a Mac.

Just kidding, can you do another mpeg->mpeg with vcdgear, and uncheck the box?

Can you load the mpeg into mpeg tools of tmpgenc, do a simple demultiplex, and then a simple multiplex.

If you can't do that, I'd look for a command prompt utility called bbdmux comes in a suite called bbtools. Never met an mpeg stream I couldn't demux with that program.