What is the last tmpgenc to encode svcd?

[vcd4me]

I was wondering what is the last free version of tmpgenc that encoded svcd.

On my old computer tmpgenc never said anything abot a free 30 day trial for svcd version 2.54.37.135 only on my new computer Tmpgenc version 2.510.49.157.

Thanks in advance
VCD4ME

[ntscuser]

Without knowing the answer to your question I have to say MPEG-2 is a feature well-worth paying for.

All of my friends have widescreen TV's while I only have a 4:3 set. I also hate letterboxing of any kind.

With MPEG-2 I'm able to make a recording which plays back in full 16:9 resolution on my friends' TV's and full-screen pan & scan on mine.

I believe this feature is present on all commercial recordings but is disabled by a special flag from the studio.

Using the Stream Processing function of DVD Decrypter I've also been able to remove the subtitles from foreign editions of English language programmes.

All of this was made possible by posters to VCDHelp.com

My thanks to all of them.

[scottb721]

With MPEG-2 I'm able to make a recording which plays back in full 16:9 resolution on my friends' TV's and full-screen pan & scan on mine.

ntscuser, how do you achieve this ?

Thanks

[thxkid]

there is no way with one signal, to have 16:9 and full screen, unless your changing the setting on the DVD players, you set both DVD players to letterbox one will be 16:9 the other letterbox, unless your using component out and using the adjustments on the widescreen and 4:3 TV to setup the video but still thats adjusting the setting. If it would do it automatically then there would be no reason for Widescreen(16:9) and full screen versions of DVD's.

[lpn1160]

i beleive the last tmpg version with "free" mpeg2 support was the original beta 12a.
although subsequent versions NEVER timed out on my machines either

[Vejita-sama]

Actually you can set a 16:9 PS (pan scan) video. In (I've been told) TMPGenc can do this, but I have no idea how. I know nothing about making a pan&scan video, but I do know that they exist.

DVD Maestro can author them in fact, but again I don't know how to encode/set the video to contain the PS info.

[richy]

I hope this makes sense... Backup your ifo files before trying but it is straight forward!

You can change a video from "16:19 only" to "16:9 and p&s" quite easily using ifoedit. You open the Video_ts.ifo file and find the Title Set relating to your film (e.g. if your film relates Vts_06_0.vob etc. then you choose Title Set 6) and then double click on the section relating to the Video (e.g. "VTS_6 Video: MPEG-2 720x576 (PAL) (PAL 625/50) (16:9) (letterboxed)"). In the "static" section of the window that pops up it should have Automatic Letterboxed already selected and all you need to do is tick Automatic Pan&Scan as well. Save the ifo and then open the relevant ifo (e.g. Vts_06_0.ifo) for the Title Set you just altered and make sure you tick the same Automatic Pan&Scan box in the Video attributes section for the Title Set again. Save this ifo too and voila!

This method works well with pretty much all 16:9 aspect ratio films, you may occasionally lose credits off the side of the screen but 99% of films look like the proper p&s version. OK, so there's no panning but films still seem to be shot so that all the action is in the centre of the frame anyway!

You can also p&s 2.35:1 films so that you get a 14:9 (I think!) version of the film which looks kinda like what you get when watching widescreen TV programmes on a standard telly. If you're in the UK you'll know what I mean because nearly all TV has small black bars top and bottom nowadays, even Eastenders etc. 2.35:1 films don't work quite so well 'cos you'll often end up with action happening off the side of the screen but I like to have the option on my backups all the same!

[vcd4me]

Thanks lpn1160,
I just thought it was weird that I never received any messages about a trial period on my old system.

Can anyone confirm what lpn1160 said.

Thanks again
VCD4ME

[Mr Grumpy]

I hope this makes sense... Backup your ifo files before trying but it is straight forward

Am I right in thinking that this only works for DVD output and not for SVCD?

[energy80s]

The last (good) version of TMPG to support full free MPG2 encoding was version 12a. The last version to support unlimited MPEG2 with a reg hack was 2.53 and the last version to have a built-in MPEG2 encoder was 2.56. I haven't updated from 2.56 and see no real reason to do so as there have been no improvements worth bothering about since.

[hustbaer]

i see no reason not to get a license...
it's $48 and worth every penny!

it's one thing to "avoid" to pay $2000 (which many people could not easily afford spending for a hobby) for a product like CCE that has more bugs than all spanish hotels together and gives unsatisfactory results for mpeg-1.
it's another thing just beingt not willing (!) to pay $48.

although thats only my opinion.

nevertheless best wishes,
bye,
--hustbaer

[ntscuser]

With MPEG-2 I'm able to make a recording which plays back in full 16:9 resolution on my friends' TV's and full-screen pan & scan on mine.

ntscuser, how do you achieve this ?

Thanks

I just encode the SVCD in 4:3 from a 16x9 source. My DVD player is set to pan & scan so that is the format which I see on my TV set.

My friends' DVD players are set to anamorphic-wide so they get the full width picture.

I could if I choese, set my DVD player to letterbox and get the full picture width but with black bars and reduced number of scan lines.

[ntscuser]

there is no way with one signal, to have 16:9 and full screen, unless your changing the setting on the DVD players, you set both DVD players to letterbox one will be 16:9 the other letterbox, unless your using component out and using the adjustments on the widescreen and 4:3 TV to setup the video but still thats adjusting the setting. If it would do it automatically then there would be no reason for Widescreen(16:9) and full screen versions of DVD's.

...and no reason to employ vast marketing departments selling multiple versions of the same movie!

The ability to pan & scan 16x9 recordings to fill a 4:3 screen has been part of the DVD format right from the outset. That is why DVD players have menu options for both pan & scan and letterbox display from widescreen titles. Ordinarilly this function is disabled by the disc you are playing.

The only drawback to automatic pan & scan is that it doesn't use the full 720x480 pixel resolution offered by DVD in the same way as dedicated 4:3 picture transfers.

[ntscuser]

You can also p&s 2.35:1 films so that you get a 14:9 (I think!) version of the film which looks kinda like what you get when watching widescreen TV programmes on a standard telly.

I was going to post this in another thread.

Using the video arrange option in TMPGEnc it's possible to zoom a 2.35:1 movie to fill a 16x9 frame but there are two major problems.

1) The picture is zoomed too far and the end result looks like a 4:3 pan & scan with the top & bottom masked-off.

2) The picture now shows all of the blemishes in the 2.35:1 original which were previously masked by its small size. By no means the least of these is the reluctance of the studio to lip synch the actors properly.

I use custom fit and set the frame to 704x396 pixels which minimises loss of picture information. Budding mathematicians among you will notice that this is an exact multiple of 16:9 ratio.

To preview the encoding without anamorphic distortion the preview screen should be set to 432x240 pixels (NTSC) or 512x288 (PAL). These are also exact multiples of 16:9

For best picture quality it's better to leave the aspect ratio in 2.35:1

[vcd4me]

Ok I was going to say this but guys really you hi jacked this thread next time can you post somewhere else ...

Thanks energy80s,
I guess I am out of luck then

Now hustbaer,
I never said I was trying to avoid paying the $48 but why spend the money if I already have the program on another computer. I mean really your not going to go out and buy milk if you already have a gallon in the fridge are you?

Thanks again guys
VCD4ME

[hustbaer]

@vcd4me:
is it not possible to use the same registration-code on 2 computers?
i thought so.
sorry,
bye.
--hustbaer
EDIT: if you mean you have a not registered but working version on another computer... well then the answer is simple & clear: because it's fair.

[vcd4me]

hustbaer,
I apoligize if I sounded rude,but you made it sound like I was trying to not pay the $48. I now know I have to pay this money so I can use the svcd mode. I do agree its worth the money.

I just never noticed any of the older versions of tmpgenc having a 30 day trial. I have downloaded 3 diffrent versions directly from tmpgenc.

Sorry again
VCD4ME

[hustbaer]

@vcd4me:

nah, no reason 8)
my original post in this thread was ment for someone else...
i remember having read something about "no reason for getting a license" or similar.
now that i have been looking for that post, i can't find it anymore

maybe i did't read carefully before posting for the first time, or some posting was edited...

one thing learned though, next time i'll include a quote to avoid a situation like this...

let's treat this as a simple misunderstanding, and not talk about it anymore 8)

so long,
bye,
--hustbaer

[vcd4me]

I agree

Signed
VCD4ME