Hey all, I've been surfing this site for guides for quite some time now. I need some help on using TMPGEnc! Im using: TMPGEnc Plus + DVD Author, Virtualdub, ffmpeggui & G-spot. 1) Is it possible to have 3 tracks in a DVDr? I mean, from the guides here it's as if I have to join the xvids together.. Let's say, I have 3 video files(xvid), TV series, 40mins each and I want to convert them to DVD mpeg-2 format. Do I have to join these 3 videos so that I can use the wizard templates in TMPGEnc to convert them? The templates are usually for 1 video only.. Is there a way that I can convert the videos to mpeg-2 for one DVD without joining them? What's the best bitrate to use for these 120mins videos then? 2) Please take a look at these two video samples: My xvid videos & original DVDs usually have those two top(A) & bottom(B) "frame" as I would call it (hehe..I have no idea what's it really called,pls state in ur reply) & I want to keep them when I convert my xvids into mpeg-2. But everytime I do that (with TMPGEnc), the "frames" are gone.. Is this a problem with the resolution I used in TMPGEnc? What's the right resolution to choose then for it to keep those two "black bars/frames"? The end result would look like this... Please Help!! Thanks a lot in advance! Oh, and GREAT work on the guides
Yes. No, encode them individually. Use a http://www.videohelp.com/calc Bitrate Calculator to figure it out. Your top picture is letterboxed. This is the proper aspect ratio for this video, so it isn't stretched. To get it right in tmpgenc, on the Settings tab, make sure you have selected 4:3 On the Advanced tab, set source to 1:1 VGA, keep aspect ratio 2. This will letterbox them properly.
Thanks a lot, Jim! I think I know what to do now. Um.. use bitrate calculator to find out the bitrate & then use the calculated bitrate for the encoding of each videos. Right? Thanks again, cheers!
Exactly...to clarify a bit... If the combined running time of the episodes is 120 minutes, you input 120 into the calculator. This will insure that all episodes will fit onto the disk (allowing room for authoring/menus/etc.).
Oh, one more thing.. Do you know how to install the VFAPI-plugin? I'm running TMPGEnc 2.52xxxx. I've downloaded the .zip file from TMPGEnc's website and the instructions are in Japanese so I don't know what to do with the files. Where am I supposed to extract them? Thanks again in advance!
Get it here instead: http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/codecs_and_filters/vfapi_codec.cfm
Hey,..so uh.. it's the same thing..like the one I d/l from TMPGEnc's site. My question is, what do you do with the files? Am I supposed to extract them anywhere? Thanks again. Quick questions: How long does it take you to convert from .avi to .mpg2? Source file: TV series, 40mins long. What resolution do you use?
IIRC, you extract it to your tmpgenc folder. Speed is relative. How fast is your CPU? Are you using a separate hard drive? What encoder? What other programs are running? Generally, using Mainconcept, a 40 min video takes about 22 minutes to encode. This does not include audio, which is done separately. Aspect used is always 720x480 for NTSC, and 720x576 for PAL...unless you're getting into Half D1, or 1/4 D1 aspects for some unknown reason. 640x480 is NOT acceptable for DVD!
