TMPGEnc Interrupted

[dementia13]

Hey I was converting some files to MPEG 2 with TMPGEnc. My power went out and so the encoding process obviously stopped. Is there any way to start the encoding process at the point where it stopped? Or do I have to start the long process all over again?

[hwoodwar]

Unfortunately, you have to start all over again. You may want to consider getting a UPS, at least for short power interuptions. I have my most powerfull UPS on my primary capture/encoding system.

[legionpc]

Open the file in virtualdub, find out how many frames it has. Lets say, for example it had encoded 77,000 frames when the power went out.

Your source file is say a total of 96,000. Open the original source in vdub or something, and cut it on frame 70,001. Then encode that file with frames 70,001 - 96,000. Then simply join the original file and the second part of the file together in a joining program.

The original encoded file that was going when the power went out will not work at first. I believe the data is there but the file is "broken" so get a program to repair it first.

[Craig Tucker]

I would start again, the hassle involved in converting the remaining video and then joining it to the first part isn't worth it IMHO, particularly for mpeg2, which is notoriously difficult to join properly without getting audio sync problems.

[KingJohn]

Hey I was converting some files to MPEG 2 with TMPGEnc. My power went out and so the encoding process obviously stopped. Is there any way to start the encoding process at the point where it stopped? Or do I have to start the long process all over again?

Well that all depends on whether you have a zero byte file after the power cut, if you don't and it plays ok, then just carry on converting a little before the other finishes.

Then in TMPGEnc use Mpeg tools > Merge&cut
Add them both in, go to the end of part one, but go back a little, and mark that as end, then edit part 2 to start where part one finishes.

Save out a new copy of them joined.