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Needing help with TMPGenc and Virtualdub
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Dr.Who
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23. March 2005 @ 19:46 |
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well, well well......this is new....
Well, Jim it appears the 30 min bug hasnt gone away, BUT rather has changed....
After compiling the FIRST time, you mentioned that its normal that it plays the video and audio only 5 secs? RRRRRRRR.......didnt do that.
THIS TIME, it played the whole movie.....but with the 30 min bug....audio style lol
Remember when I told you that originally it only played the movie up to 30 mins and cut off? Well now the audio cuts off at the very exact point that the video originally cut off, only the video continues to play this time and plays silent the rest of the way till the end.
Somethin happened. The video plays fine now, the audio cuts off after 30 mins.
I also noticed that this time, it took longer to compile the movie/audio. I had to wait I think 20 mins for it to compile the first time.
I also noticed somethin in DVDlab. Under the ASSETS window, the time next to the video file is 4:54:00, but the time next to the ac3 audio file says 00:25:51.
Could this be why the audio only played for about 30 mins? 25 mins perhaps? If so, why?
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24. March 2005 @ 05:44 |
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That's definitely why the audio cut out.
Dig up the original .wav or .AVI and open it in VirtualDub. Click File, file information See how long it says the audio is.
If it's not the same length as the video, then there's a problem with the audio track, right in the AVI, and it's almost impossible to salvage it.
You could try opening the AVI in Goldwave, and see if you can extract it (click file, save, choose Signed PCM 16 bit .wav).
That might get you the right length.
If it does, just transcode THAT .wav in ffmpeggui, and author using that one, instead of the other you extracted with vdub.
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Cheers, Jim
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Dr.Who
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24. March 2005 @ 07:20 |
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Ok, sounds good. Will do.
I think of it this way. We're almost complete with this monster of a project, but I figure if it does not work and the audio is going to be stubborn, then I figured the least I could do is convert the avi to MPEG and just play it as an mpeg file, because I THINK my portable dvd player reads mpeg files. Not sure, but at least the movie backup didnt go to waste.
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Dr.Who
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24. March 2005 @ 12:07 |
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Made a screen shot of the avi in virtual dub under file information. The audio is definetely different in length than the video.
Going to email you the screen shot at the email addy you provided. Thanks
So I may have to just settle on this movie copy to be just MPEG and play it on the dvd player as just MPEG, huh?
Its weird. If I play the avi itself in WMP, or Nero Showtime, it plays the entire movie fine.
When you think you are at the end of your rope, just tie a knot and hang on...
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Dr.Who
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25. March 2005 @ 14:43 |
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(I think Jim is hibernating) lol
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piyota
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25. March 2005 @ 16:50 |
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I have a small question like this:
I used TMPGEnc to convert from avi to mpeg like the instruction, I use the wav file as audio input so the output file have sound. Then I use the TMPGEnc DVD author ver 1.6 to authorize it, this is the problem, when I add file in th 2nd step: source file, the audio source of the movie is itself, do we need to change that input into the wav file like be4. And in the enviromental setting, it says that the TMPGEnc sound plugin AC3 is not installed, does this thing afected the outcome VOB file? If we don't have this pluggin, will the outcome file has no sound? I have installed the sound AC3 pluggin, but it's required the serial #. I'm really frustrated, can somebody help me with this prob? Thanks alot
here is another prob: when I creat new menu in TMPEGnc DVD author, it always have the image of the movie beside the text (a rectangle of the movie, then the untitle text), how to delete that image?
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Dr.Who
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25. March 2005 @ 19:04 |
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Did you extract the audio from the original file? As Jim stated near the beginning, you have to extract the audio from the original wav file.
It will extract but not as a AC3 file. You can use TMPGUI I think its called to convert the wav audio file into AC3.
Once you convert the AVI to mpeg, THEN use TMPGEnc to convert the mpeg to M2V, otherwise if you try to conver the mpeg and AC3 audio file together, it may not work right in DVD Author, which is why Jim stated its recommended to convert the mpeg video file to M2V, then take the M2v video file and the Audio AC3 file and conver them in DVD Author.
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Dr.Who
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25. March 2005 @ 19:05 |
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Hey Reboot, wake up!!! Stop playing them PS2 and Xbox games, you got work to do. LOL
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piyota
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25. March 2005 @ 19:23 |
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I don't understand the process described. This is the way I did: I use VirtualDub to extract the audio file and save as wav, then in TMPGEnc Plus, I convert it into mpge2, use the input audio is the file wav, the output mpge2 has sound, I just wonder when I add file in step 2 in TMPGEnc DVD author, the input audio is mpge2 ( same as the video file), should I change it into the past wav file I used? also the DVD author says that I don't have the TMPGEnc sound plugin AC3, will it affect the sound of the output VOB file?
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Alhuin
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26. March 2005 @ 05:21 |
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What should I do if it says that my 30-day free trial is up for TMPGEnc when its really not. I should have at least 18-20 days left for it, but it says its expired.
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Dr.Who
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26. March 2005 @ 05:32 |
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uuumm......buy a new one? *shrugs* Im not sure if theres a customer service # for this software. I would amagine the best way to figure that out would be to go to the official site that would carry this software for the trial and see if theres a contact link somewhere to contact an office about the software.
Only thing I can think of
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26. March 2005 @ 06:15 |
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You gotta send me this stuff in .jpg format.
If the audio shows up shorter than the video, by how much?
Is the audio MP3?
One last try on this...starting to really piss me off file.
Try extracting audio again in VirtualDub, this time hit NO, when prompted with the "rewrite header" error.
See if that can be transcoded and authored.
Black holes are where God divided by zero...
Cheers, Jim
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shiroh
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26. March 2005 @ 09:59 |
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vbr mp3.
vdub will write it to cbr header no matter what. you need to use virtualdubmod and choose no.
nandub handles vbr mp3 perfectly.
its kinda dead, so just use it for demux/mux
http://ndub.sourceforge.net/
oh wait, it can mux but not Demux, only decode to wav. i think.
@Alhuin
did you play with the date and times properties. if you forward in time it will shorten your life.
go back to the future :)
there're free mpeg2 encoders and even better than tmpg, one of them is QuEnc, look at the software section.
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Dr.Who
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26. March 2005 @ 11:25 |
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Ok, check your email again, Big Jim. Sent it as jpeg this time, but yah its definetely smaller than the size of the video.
Ive always been pressing NO though at the header error, though.
Just plain weird. If I play the AVI in wmp or any player, the movie plays fine.
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26. March 2005 @ 15:04 |
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It's only 7 seconds shorter, this is normal.
Try hitting YES at the error in vdub, rewrite the header for the correct length, then extract it.
(I could have sworn I told you to hit YES somewhere in this thread).
Black holes are where God divided by zero...
Cheers, Jim
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piyota
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26. March 2005 @ 15:24 |
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Can somebody answer my quesion above? My comp is almost full if I don't burn the DVD quick
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Dr.Who
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26. March 2005 @ 17:04 |
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Piyota,
Far as I remember, Jimbo advised that you MUST convert the audio to AC3. Thats why your getting that error in DVD author. Take the audio file after you extract it from the original file, and use the GUI program I mentioned above to conver it over to AC3.
So after you conver the audio to AC3, you should then have a AC3 audio file, and a M2V (I believe) video file. Is this correct, RebootJimbo??
I believe THIS is the file formats you will need to continue with the convert in DVD Author
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piyota
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26. March 2005 @ 17:44 |
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I haven't try to convert anything in the TMPGEnc DVD author, it just in the environmental setting, it says that it doesn't have the TMPGEnc AC3 pluggin.
 I wonder if my VOB file will come without sound if I don't have that pluugin.
Another thing:
If I use the GUI program, convert my wav audio file, into AC3, and a M2V, which one should I use when I add video in step 2 in TMPGenc DVD author. Thank you
And how to delete the black rectangle in the menu ( we can choose a scene from the track,and it will appears in the rec, but I don't like it)
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Alhuin
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26. March 2005 @ 17:53 |
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Thanks for the help Shiroh. I tried doing the "date change" trick...but no luck with that either. So now, Im using The FilmMachine now. It works quite well...and lets me put borders on the side so none of the video will get cut off. Although...once I convert the file, it seems the audio is kinda quiet. I can barely hear it on my current setting... whereas I can hear my music from the other room. Is this normal? Or is there a setting I needd to change?
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Dr.Who
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26. March 2005 @ 19:17 |
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Piyota,
If its stating its missing the AC3 plugin, Im assuming its a plug-in that you need to run DVD Author properly. Have you scoped out the plugin under the software tab, above on the site? Im only guessing, you may be able to get the plugin from there, or go to the offical site for TMPGEnc.
Aside from that, Im not sure how you would need to get rid of the black box in the menu. That would probably be more of a question, Rebootjim could answer. Im still a newbie to all of this, myself and only learning from Reboot whats going on here, so Id ask him on these topics.
i can only help what Iave learned so far and what results Ive gotten
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piyota
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26. March 2005 @ 19:51 |
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Thanks Dr. Who, but the pluggin is not free, you have to pay 4 it, that's why I'm asking if it's really needed or not! Can somebody help me? I'm out of money after paying for TMPGEnc DVD Author and Plus T.T.
I can't find the program named TMPGUI you mention about, where is it? After I convert it into AC3, can I use the input file as mpeg2? Because I have converted all of the movie into mpeg2 in TMPGEnc plus
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27. March 2005 @ 10:45 |
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piyota, if you don't have the AC3 plugin, don't worry about it, you don't NEED it.
Leave the audio track in, as what it is.
AC3 audio is DVD spec, and if you don't have the plugin, I would use a different authoring app that can handle AC3 (like DVD Lab), and get my money back from TMPGEnc.
I don't know jack about TMPGEnc dvd author, never used it, don't like it.
Black holes are where God divided by zero...
Cheers, Jim
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piyota
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27. March 2005 @ 14:08 |
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So where should I download DVD Lab. If I use DVD Lab, the input is the same as MPG2, but the output would be AC3?
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Dr.Who
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27. March 2005 @ 17:59 |
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Well, I played the VOB and AC3 files in Showtime and THIS TIME it played all the way through! NO PROBLEMS. no cut out on video or audio.
I am now waiting for the burning to be done in Nero, and will SOON find out if this is IT!!!
(crosses fingers and prays for a good copy)
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Dr.Who
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27. March 2005 @ 18:01 |
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You can get a free 30 day trial of DVDLAB off www.download.com
Its good for 30 days only, then cuts you off and forces you to buy the damn thing.
OR.......if you have a P2P application or use Kazaa or DC, you can download it with a crack for free.....
(OOPS......did I say buttcrack??) I meant to say with a buttercracker!! lol
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