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GT40FIED · 10-06-2004, 04:02 PM

8 hours!?! TMPGenc has about a 1:1 ratio. If the movie's an hour and a half long, at most it'll take you 2 hours to encode it. It's pretty easy to setup once you know the basics. Here's a quick rundown of operation using the project wizard (open the program, click on "file"-->project wizard):

Step 1: Select format. No matter how you want to burn the finished product, it'll be in NTSC since you live in North America. You can do it regularly (as I always do) or in 16:9 if you've got a widescreen TV.

Step 2: Pick your file. Use the browse button to pick the video file you want to and the audio file should automatically pop in the second box. This is where having the right codec comes in handy. It's always good to have a program called AVICodec to make sure the files you're trying to encode are supported. You can find it HERE . Set the aspect ratio (4:3 NTSC if you've got a normal TV/normal file picture size, 4:3 NTSC [704x480] if the file is in widescreen)

Step 3: The next screen is nothing of consequence. You can pretty much skip it.

Step 4: File size. This page will tell you the file's size. It will also tell you how long the final product will be. This is important to look at because sometimes if the audio is compressed funny it'll show up as being twice as long as the movie really is which means it won't encode right. You can use the audio decompressor bundled with AVI2VCD (found HERE but useless for any other purpose than the audio tool) if this happens. Once everything's squared, next screen.

Step 5: Pick your output file name. Pretty self explanitory. Choose the name you want your file to have when it's done and then begin. It'll throw up a little box that says "this file does not exist (no shit), do you want to create?". Click yes and it'll start up.

Generally I run the program and leave my computer for a while and let it do it's thing. You can do other stuff on top of it, but it'll slow it down a bit. Once you do a few files that way it becomes super easy. I tip-toed through it the first time I used it and now it takes me all of a minute to input a file and start it up.

Hey Otaku...isn't Supernova a pay site? I've been wanting to see what they've got there for a long time, but I don't wanna pay to use it. For torrents I usually use The Pirate Bay.

10-06-2004, 04:02 PM	#15
GT40FIED Best...mod...ever Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: At the end of the longest line Age: 43 Posts: 7,451	8 hours!?! TMPGenc has about a 1:1 ratio. If the movie's an hour and a half long, at most it'll take you 2 hours to encode it. It's pretty easy to setup once you know the basics. Here's a quick rundown of operation using the project wizard (open the program, click on "file"-->project wizard): Step 1: Select format. No matter how you want to burn the finished product, it'll be in NTSC since you live in North America. You can do it regularly (as I always do) or in 16:9 if you've got a widescreen TV. Step 2: Pick your file. Use the browse button to pick the video file you want to and the audio file should automatically pop in the second box. This is where having the right codec comes in handy. It's always good to have a program called AVICodec to make sure the files you're trying to encode are supported. You can find it HERE . Set the aspect ratio (4:3 NTSC if you've got a normal TV/normal file picture size, 4:3 NTSC [704x480] if the file is in widescreen) Step 3: The next screen is nothing of consequence. You can pretty much skip it. Step 4: File size. This page will tell you the file's size. It will also tell you how long the final product will be. This is important to look at because sometimes if the audio is compressed funny it'll show up as being twice as long as the movie really is which means it won't encode right. You can use the audio decompressor bundled with AVI2VCD (found HERE but useless for any other purpose than the audio tool) if this happens. Once everything's squared, next screen. Step 5: Pick your output file name. Pretty self explanitory. Choose the name you want your file to have when it's done and then begin. It'll throw up a little box that says "this file does not exist (no shit), do you want to create?". Click yes and it'll start up. Generally I run the program and leave my computer for a while and let it do it's thing. You can do other stuff on top of it, but it'll slow it down a bit. Once you do a few files that way it becomes super easy. I tip-toed through it the first time I used it and now it takes me all of a minute to input a file and start it up. Hey Otaku...isn't Supernova a pay site? I've been wanting to see what they've got there for a long time, but I don't wanna pay to use it. For torrents I usually use The Pirate Bay. __________________ 1984 1/2 Mustang GT350 #842, Faster than you...nuff said Anna Fan Club President/Dictator Someday, in the event that mankind actually figures out what it is that this world actually revoles around, thousands of people are going to be shocked and perplexed that it was not them. Sometimes this includes me. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell Welcome to the new Amerika Last edited by GT40FIED : 10-06-2004 at 04:06 PM.