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Mulez
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23. December 2002 @ 15:41 |
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bopmeon
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27. December 2002 @ 09:35 |
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i have downloaded movies christmas vacation and mr.deeds from kazaa in the high quility form and can play it on my computer but when i convert to mpeg i lose the sound. what can i do.
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toaster
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12. January 2003 @ 05:04 |
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I'm having problems with ACEMCP. I downloaded the program, tried to install it, but I have Windows XP, and it didn't let me finish installing. :(
Does anybody know of an XP-compatible program that I could get?
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huw
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12. January 2003 @ 10:46 |
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Hi all. There is some relly good information here, but with my slow mind I have not got anything to work. I'm very new to all this & just want to create vcd's.
Would it be possible for someone to write a step by step idiots guide to converting an avi file to Mpeg 1 for vcd? Some of the problems would also be usefull to know about. I can convert an avi to mpeg1 but the sound is either missing, or out of sync.
I have Nimo5 v7 which plays every thing I have(v8 stopped me playing anything with WMP9). I also have the latest TMPGEnc & Graphedit & AC decoder v1.22b.
Some of my issues.
1. Some of my avi's have DIVXMPG4 V3 video encoders with MPEG Layer-3 audio. Some don't have an audio encoder listed, only the time & bit rate? Apart from not knowing what this means, I don't know what it does in TMPGEnc.
2. When I set DirectShow to the highest priority in Environment in TMPGEnc i get an 'Unsupported Error'. (Although I have just tried it again & it filled both the video & audio slot automatically). I always use the Wizard.
3. All the people in my movies look streched? I am in europe & my TV is about 8 years old (so no wide screen), but shouldn't I be able to encode the picture with some bars across the top & bottom so it will simulate wide screen? My DVD player is a multi region & will play any thing I can put on any disc.
4. I have used Graph Edit as described here (that was a top tip about going to Graphs/Insert Filters first! - then carrying on.) It saves the file as a media file - what can I do with that??? I have tried using it as the audio file in TMPGEnc, but it doesn't work.
5. I have downloaded an AC3 Audio decoder as suggested here (somewhere) which is fine. But how do I get an AC3 audio file out of an avi? It will change it to anything I like, but will only astart from AC3. I have tried playing with Graph Edit to do this, but as you can tell from my questions - I'm just feeling my way at the mo.
I have about 20 movies from WinMX in avi format that I am keen to watch at some stage - I never realised it would be so difficult.
Any help would be much appriciated. I know it's probably going over old ground for a lot of you, sorry for that, but I would like to get it sorted.
I'm sure there is something I have missed.
Thanks in advance.
Huw
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Sazaziel
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12. January 2003 @ 11:23 |
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ACEMCP should work even for Windows XP (which is the OS that I am running now). If it doesn't finish the setup then your Downloaded file of ACEMCP maybe corrupted or your OS may have a filing problem. The simplest resolution to take care of this is to download ACEMCP again http://www.freeweb.hu/galgonet/ . There are new versions of the ACE Mega Codecs Pack out as well.
As for MPEG 1 creations I have posted step by step instructions in earlier replies in this forum. These instructions are based on using TMPGenc. TMPGenc can be downloaded as well at www.mpegx.com or its parent site http://www.pegasys-inc.com/e_main.html .
I could go on and on about this stuff because dv creation is kinda what I do for a living. Sorry I haven't been around to answer much due to college reasons but, read through this forum and trust me that you will not leave empty handed.
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jessechen
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16. January 2003 @ 19:45 |
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hey guys i heard you talk about Xing Mpeg Encoder you said it takes about 30 mins to encode. But you said some recording programs did not acceot the file it made. which programs do work. and which dont thanxs for the help :)
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 16. January 2003 @ 19:48
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Sazaziel
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17. January 2003 @ 07:39 |
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The best program for encoding that actually works in my opinion plus the opinion of many others is TMPGenc. It supports a multitude of formats for encoding avi files etc. In detail it is complicated to use but, you just have to understand the basics and then you will learn how to use this encoder efficiently. My second choice would be Xing Mpeg encoder. It has a great ease of use and is not that complicated to figure out. Depending on processor speed @ 500mhz or more it will encode avi files within 1/2 an hr to an hr. At 450mhz to 200mhz it will take about 3 to 4 hrs or less to encode.
My final choice would be Avi2vcd. It is probably the most easiest to use but, is the slowest in encoding time. I ran this program with an AMD athlon @ 800mhz with 384megs of memory. It took almost 23 1/2 hrs to encode 1 movie. Plus if the file is corrupt it will not continue to encode anything. The program just stops.
There are many others out ther like Nero but it won't let you save a finished product, or FlaskMpeg but, most of them are just a bunch of programs thrown together to create an encoder. Try to avoid those ones. These are only my opinions and the thesis will be up to you. Good luck.
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17. January 2003 @ 09:45 |
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My favourite program for encoding from avi 2 (s)vcd is CCE SP. If you use it with DVD2SVCD to create VBR MPEG-2 streams, the qualioty can be amazing. Plus with TMPGEnc, I once encoded the same with 2 pass encoding and it took about 11 hours to complete and the quality had lost a lot. TMPGEnc doesn't handle fast scenes very well either. With DVD2SVCD and CCE SP it only took me 6 hours to encode a MPEG-2 Video stream at VBR Min:300 Max:2450 & Average:1600 4 pass encoding + audio CBR 224kbit/s. It also was good with the fast sceens and the quality didn't loose much at all. It wasn't a noticable difference!
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Sazaziel
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17. January 2003 @ 11:35 |
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With TMPGenc (freeware version) you can only encode in an MPEG 1 video stream. The MPEG 2 video stream encoder for TMPGenc has to be purchased. SVCD is always going to be a better video stream quality "only" if you are creating from an MPEG 2 created video stream or DVD rip which is also the basic MPEG 2 video stream. As for Downloaded AVI files from internet sites the video quality cannot be changed nor improved. Video quality is based on the creator of the avi file before internet submission. Example... If I create a poor video quality avi and submit it to the internet community, even if it is encoded into MPEG 1 or 2 video quality (even in highest quality settings)the quality will not improve. But if you create a high quality based avi or and actual MPEG 1, 2, or DVD rip and submit it to the internet community... it is possible to recreate that file in the same video quality as it was submitted. So even if you download an avi with poor video quality not even MPEG 2 settings will encode you a DVD quality movie (which is based on MPEG 2 video streams).
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VCDjunkie
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17. January 2003 @ 12:18 |
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I agree with Dela.. yes, true.. the source video has to be good in order to get a good result in the end, however you don't lose as much quality when encoding with CCE SP and DVD2SVCD, and it takes less time. I almost never use TMPGenc to create VCD's becuase for the same amount of time I can create an SVCD with very high quality with these programs.
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"I'll show you just how deep the rabbit hole really goes.." -Morpheus
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17. January 2003 @ 15:04 |
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I used always use TMPGEnc plus until VCD told me about CCE SP! The only problem is the cost but the quality is unreal!
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Sazaziel
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17. January 2003 @ 15:59 |
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Read the reviews on the new CCE and it sounds good. I have an older full version of CCE which I didn't seem to like. I'll check out the new version when I get the chance. It seems the download times are as fast as XingMPEG encoder. And yeah I do agree that the price is kinda steep. Especially for $300 or more.
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18. January 2003 @ 13:24 |
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Well, its a professional program so thats why the price is so high i suppose!
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