EASY mpg2 to dvd?

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  • trashsmasher
    Junior Member
    Junior Member
    • Feb 2006
    • 21

    EASY mpg2 to dvd?

    I capture "big"mpg2 files with WinTv. I wanna a freeware program that I can easily {like NOOB easy} author a plain-jane dvd with a simple menu. Easy and quick. I've tried Tmpg DVD whatever, Ulead, and others........I find it terribly difficult and it takes forever to make them. Isn't the point of recording the mpg2 dvd compliant file so that authoring is easy?
  • LT. Columbo
    Demigod of Digital Video
    • Nov 2004
    • 10671

    #2
    i can help you with TMPGEnc dvd author if you haven't given up on it. it's not so bad
    "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
    Columbo moments...
    "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
    "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
    (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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    • trashsmasher
      Junior Member
      Junior Member
      • Feb 2006
      • 21

      #3
      that is very decent of you. I am downloading the trial and I'll give it a shot. I shall post any problems I encounter.Thanx again!









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      • benbryant
        Digital Video Master
        Digital Video Master
        • Aug 2005
        • 1314

        #4
        @trashsmasher

        You're in luck. With LT. Columbo's assistance, you'll master the program at no time

        Regards

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        • trashsmasher
          Junior Member
          Junior Member
          • Feb 2006
          • 21

          #5
          Alright..........I'm having problems right off the bat. (However it could mean the problem has been isolated to my capturing with WinTv)

          Anyways, i tried using the same mpg2 I captured with WinTv in TMPGEnc dvd author. It tells me = *This is an illegal video file

          This is an illegal video file.
          For DVD-Video you can only use the following video formats:

          MPEG-1 Video, MPEG-2 Video


          This is odd considering WinTv is capturing mpg2s dvd format.
          Here is the video file properties =

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          • LT. Columbo
            Demigod of Digital Video
            • Nov 2004
            • 10671

            #6
            can u post a screentshot of the file information in virtualdubmod? this usually means that TMPGEnc doesn't see this as standard mpeg-2. perhaps you could also download the trial of TMPGEnc plus and do a test to isolate the problem? i don't use wintv, so there may be a setting causing this.
            Last edited by LT. Columbo; 11 Aug 2006, 09:36 PM.
            "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
            Columbo moments...
            "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
            "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
            (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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            • MikeyBK
              Digital Video Maniac
              • Feb 2006
              • 1131

              #7
              Trashsmasher,
              Are you using the WinTV 2000 capture software?
              If so, what bitrate setting are you using?

              Check out this thread, maybe something in there will be of help for you.

              I just got the Happauge WinTV PVR 150 Media Center Edition and am going to use it to convert our VHS collection to DVD and also to watch and record TV to my PC. Any suggestions and/or tips from those that have installed and used this PVR? I have heard that it might be better to download drivers from the Happauge website rather
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              • trashsmasher
                Junior Member
                Junior Member
                • Feb 2006
                • 21

                #8
                Ok here's the WinTv2000 capture settings and the VirtualDub properties....


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                • LT. Columbo
                  Demigod of Digital Video
                  • Nov 2004
                  • 10671

                  #9
                  can you try a quick capture with the GOP's set to 18? see if it will load.
                  "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
                  Columbo moments...
                  "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
                  "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
                  (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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                  • trashsmasher
                    Junior Member
                    Junior Member
                    • Feb 2006
                    • 21

                    #10
                    It's working! Thanks everyone so much. I'll report back if I come across anymore probs. Thanx again!

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                    • LT. Columbo
                      Demigod of Digital Video
                      • Nov 2004
                      • 10671

                      #11
                      glad we could help, TMPGEnc has strict standards for the files it loads to author.
                      "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
                      Columbo moments...
                      "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
                      "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
                      (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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