Help! TMPGEnc 3 Xpress

[rasczak]

Hello,

I am running into a problem with TMPG Enc 3 XPress. I am trying to import a Panasonic HS2 VRO recording on DVD-RAM into the encoder so I can 're-encode' it and import into TMPG Enc Author for authoring.

The file imports perfecting into TMPG Enc Author but will not import properly into TMPG Enc 3 XPress. I goto the Source Wizard, select the source, it starts to copy it to the HDD and then (once it reaches 100%) it fails with a message such as:

"Invalid sample format. (error code 0x80048002)"

(the message is different each time!)

I am only using the TRIAL version at the moment as I don't want to buy something that doesn't do what I want - will upgrading help?

I have also tried copying the whole DVD_RTAV folder to the PC HDD but the result is the same.

Can anyone help?

[setarip]

"The file imports perfecting into TMPG Enc Author but will not import properly into TMPG Enc 3 XPress."

If "TMPGEnc DVD Author" accepts the file directly for authoring, for what do you feel you have to use "TMPG Enc 3 XPress"?

[rasczak]

For reducing the file size. I am recording everything on my Panasonic DVD recorder using top quality XP Mode (1 hour per disk, 9.8MBits/S). I then want to dub to DVD-RAM, import into TMPG Enc 3 XPress and then re-encode to an appropriate size to enable me to fit multiple episodes of a recorded TV series onto a single DVD-R.

[setarip]

You can accomplish the same thing (for free) by using DVD Shrink AFTER using TMPGEnc DVD Author...

[rasczak]

Thanks for your help setarip - I actually seem to have got it working now. I took a risk and 'upgraded' to the full version, attempted to import the same file, and it worked! So it was obviously a bug/limitation with the trial version.

The 2pass encoding is what attracts me to TMPGEnc 3 XPress as opposed to a programme like DVD Shrink.

[setarip]

"Thanks for your help setarip"

My pleasure ;>}