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Hello Mr. Haney.
I cried. I prayed. I contributed large sums of cash to numerous charities. I started going to church. I wrote many an impassioned plea to this forum and others like it.
But it was all to no avail. My slider bar just wouldn't move. No-Freeking-Way would it move.
Eventually my world as I had known it, came crashing down all around me, and I began taking illicit drugs. My wife left me. The house is gone now, but I am taking therapy to help rebuild my shattered nerves.
It can't be done, Mr. Haney, regardless of what they tell you. Whether in a Forum, an FAQ, a newsgroup, or indeed, even the official TMPGEnc website itself, you c-a-n-n-o-t move that accursed little slider bar in 'Tools-Merge&Cut' menu.
If I try, my computer freezes, requiring a ctrl-alt-delete reboot. I can't specify end/start points; I can't use the forward >> or reverse << buttons; I can't specify start-seconds or end seconds by typing them in.
Sorry, Jesus has left the building.
Here's what you need to do, Candy:
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Under the 'Advanced' menu, click-on "Source Range" (that is, put a little check-mark in the 'source range' box). Then double-click the line itself.
There is (thank god) a slider-bar in *that* menu, which you *can* use! Not only that, but you will see the movie itself, frame-by-frame, to help in choosing whatever start or end point you wish.
Only encode half of your movie at a time. Split it (approximately) in half. (Or 3 pieces even, if it's a really long sucker). Use TMPGEnc to encode *only* that portion of the movie that will fit comfortably on one cdr.
I swear, it works every time. You can specify start-and-end points very easily. The slider is a tad slow, but fully functional. You can even choose your break-point frame-by-frame. (1/30th of a second!) It's exceptionally accurate, and because of that, you can even "overlap" your second part to include, say, 5 or 10 seconds-worth of the *first* part as a sort of "recap" for your second cd.
For me, and so many others that it's not-even-funny, the usual "split" function in TMP is as useless as t##s on a bull. (It's a superb encoder though - the saving grace that keeps it on my computer).
Since I discovered this little "source-range" tinkle on my *own* (nobody ever mentioned it to me) my life has taken a quantum leap forward. I believe dRD should incorporate this foolproof little wrinkle into his guide, as SO many people have this same problem with TMP.
My wife has come back to me. They will be releasing me from the 'home' soon, as they feel my full recovery is imminent now. The sun is shining, and that nervous-tic in my left eye is almost gone now! ;-)
Hope this helps, Candy.....[er]..... Mr. Haney.
--KlingonAgent --
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