Question: TmpgEnc DVD Author - Club CDFreaks

*urvieh* · 25-06-2006

Hi out there,

how would you consider the transcoding quality of TAD v2 (video length <= 150 minutes)?

TIA.

**geno888** · 25-06-2006

For what I know, the only thing that dvd author do is simply convert a mpeg file into vob files.

The quality of resulting video is related to the quality of the starting mpeg file: if mpeg have good quality, then resulting video will have good quality.

*urvieh* · 26-06-2006

Version 2 includes a transcoding engine. I've just done some testing, but I'm not sure about the result because the source material is analogue video.

**imkidd57** · 26-06-2006

Transcoding means you start with a digital encoding and convert it to another, without an analogue stage. If you have an analogue source, then you obviously need an encoder.

I'm not exactly sure what you are asking advice about though. What do you mean when you say you're "not sure about the result"..?

*urvieh* · 26-06-2006

Now we've lost our way. Okay, from the beginning: I just wanted to know how good the transcoding engine is. Because I only have analogue clips (TV recordings), it is sort of difficult to make a final judgement.

For those who are reading this: Can TDA fade in clips?

*_chef_* · 26-06-2006

dvd author is no transcoder, of course..............

*urvieh* · 28-06-2006

Version 2 has a transcoding engine. Therefore the question ...

**imkidd57** · 29-06-2006

And I repeat: what use is a transcoder if your source is analogue?

Get the analogue clips encoded into a digital format and then perhaps this thread can progress with the transcoding question.

**TimC** · 29-06-2006

The purpose of the transcoder in V2 is to reduce the filesize of an mpeg file (1 or 2) to fit a DVD-5 or -9. In this respect it's purpose is the same as DVD Shrink.
However, seeing as though it doesn't have the advanced settings of Shrink I'd suspect that the quality where heavy reduction is required would be nowhere as good.

When urvieh talks about analogue I think what is meant is that the TV transmission has been captured as mpeg but that the source was an analogue transmission.

**imkidd57** · 29-06-2006

I agree that's a likely scenario, but they could have been recorded to tape and thus still analogue.

If you're right, does TDA v2 have a 2-pass transcoder like DVD Shrink?

**TimC** · 29-06-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by imkidd57

If you're right, does TDA v2 have a 2-pass transcoder like DVD Shrink?

Of course I'm right - only joking.

There appears to be nothing in the settings for this, or much else as far as I can see.

**imkidd57** · 29-06-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimC

Of course I'm right - only joking.

Hehe... then I guess it's a case of '2-pass good, 1-pass bad'...

**ChickenMan** · 06-07-2006

I've only used it when I have an authored DVD size of final size around 4.40gb and it then Transcodes down to 4.28gb. to fit to a dvdr5. With such a minor reduction any transcoding engine is fine. I have not see any issues at all at this low level of compression.

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25-06-2006	#2 (permalink)
geno888 Moderator, Editor & CD Freaks Guru Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Italy Posts: 17,715	Re: Question: TmpgEnc DVD Author For what I know, the only thing that dvd author do is simply convert a mpeg file into vob files. The quality of resulting video is related to the quality of the starting mpeg file: if mpeg have good quality, then resulting video will have good quality.

26-06-2006	#3 (permalink)
urvieh CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 643	Re: Question: TmpgEnc DVD Author Version 2 includes a transcoding engine. I've just done some testing, but I'm not sure about the result because the source material is analogue video. __________________ Pioneer 112D 2x Plextor 760A Plextor ConvertX PVR TV402U Plextor PX-40 TSi => given away for free PlexWriter Premium (I) Plextor 8/20 TSi

26-06-2006	#4 (permalink)
imkidd57 Senior Moderator & Editor Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Fajara Posts: 7,626	Re: Question: TmpgEnc DVD Author Transcoding means you start with a digital encoding and convert it to another, without an analogue stage. If you have an analogue source, then you obviously need an encoder. I'm not exactly sure what you are asking advice about though. What do you mean when you say you're "not sure about the result"..? __________________ . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are new to the internet, have a query about digital storage, or would maybe like to tell us a bit about yourself: just register with us and try either the Newbie forum or the CD Freaks Living Room. Alternatively, if you fancy some chit-chat (without technical help), then you're welcome to use the Chatbox to have a natter to other experienced members and staff. Look what you get when you join CD Freaks: Interactive access to our forum-based knowledge service Give feedback on News articles on the Front Page Ask questions to the people that actually review the software & hardware Chat with staff and members alike in the live Chatbox Option of a free newsletter Nervous about posting? Don't be: this is one of the friendliest communities around and we value our new members. You're well-protected by the forum rules that everyone signs up to. So what are you waiting for? Click the smiley to join --> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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urvieh CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 643	Re: Question: TmpgEnc DVD Author Now we've lost our way. Okay, from the beginning: I just wanted to know how good the transcoding engine is. Because I only have analogue clips (TV recordings), it is sort of difficult to make a final judgement. For those who are reading this: Can TDA fade in clips? __________________ Pioneer 112D 2x Plextor 760A Plextor ConvertX PVR TV402U Plextor PX-40 TSi => given away for free PlexWriter Premium (I) Plextor 8/20 TSi

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urvieh CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 643	Re: Question: TmpgEnc DVD Author Version 2 has a transcoding engine. Therefore the question ... __________________ Pioneer 112D 2x Plextor 760A Plextor ConvertX PVR TV402U Plextor PX-40 TSi => given away for free PlexWriter Premium (I) Plextor 8/20 TSi

29-06-2006	#8 (permalink)
imkidd57 Senior Moderator & Editor Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Fajara Posts: 7,626	Re: Question: TmpgEnc DVD Author And I repeat: what use is a transcoder if your source is analogue? Get the analogue clips encoded into a digital format and then perhaps this thread can progress with the transcoding question. __________________ . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are new to the internet, have a query about digital storage, or would maybe like to tell us a bit about yourself: just register with us and try either the Newbie forum or the CD Freaks Living Room. Alternatively, if you fancy some chit-chat (without technical help), then you're welcome to use the Chatbox to have a natter to other experienced members and staff. Look what you get when you join CD Freaks: Interactive access to our forum-based knowledge service Give feedback on News articles on the Front Page Ask questions to the people that actually review the software & hardware Chat with staff and members alike in the live Chatbox Option of a free newsletter Nervous about posting? Don't be: this is one of the friendliest communities around and we value our new members. You're well-protected by the forum rules that everyone signs up to. So what are you waiting for? Click the smiley to join --> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

29-06-2006	#9 (permalink)
TimC Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 7,498	Re: Question: TmpgEnc DVD Author The purpose of the transcoder in V2 is to reduce the filesize of an mpeg file (1 or 2) to fit a DVD-5 or -9. In this respect it's purpose is the same as DVD Shrink. However, seeing as though it doesn't have the advanced settings of Shrink I'd suspect that the quality where heavy reduction is required would be nowhere as good. When urvieh talks about analogue I think what is meant is that the TV transmission has been captured as mpeg but that the source was an analogue transmission.

29-06-2006	#10 (permalink)
imkidd57 Senior Moderator & Editor Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Fajara Posts: 7,626	Re: Question: TmpgEnc DVD Author I agree that's a likely scenario, but they could have been recorded to tape and thus still analogue. If you're right, does TDA v2 have a 2-pass transcoder like DVD Shrink? __________________ . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are new to the internet, have a query about digital storage, or would maybe like to tell us a bit about yourself: just register with us and try either the Newbie forum or the CD Freaks Living Room. Alternatively, if you fancy some chit-chat (without technical help), then you're welcome to use the Chatbox to have a natter to other experienced members and staff. Look what you get when you join CD Freaks: Interactive access to our forum-based knowledge service Give feedback on News articles on the Front Page Ask questions to the people that actually review the software & hardware Chat with staff and members alike in the live Chatbox Option of a free newsletter Nervous about posting? Don't be: this is one of the friendliest communities around and we value our new members. You're well-protected by the forum rules that everyone signs up to. So what are you waiting for? Click the smiley to join --> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

06-07-2006	#13 (permalink)
ChickenMan Senior Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Oz Posts: 2,645	Re: Question: TmpgEnc DVD Author I've only used it when I have an authored DVD size of final size around 4.40gb and it then Transcodes down to 4.28gb. to fit to a dvdr5. With such a minor reduction any transcoding engine is fine. I have not see any issues at all at this low level of compression. __________________ Cheers, CM Please don't PM me with technical questions, use the Forum, that's what it's here for.

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