TMpeg Merge & Cut problems

[Daemon]

I'm using TMpeg to merge two AVI files using the Mpeg Tools-> Merge & Cut option. However, for some reason this is giving me lipsync problems on my last few films. I'm not talking half a second or so, this is like 10-15 second out of between audio and video...

Anyone know what is causing this and how to correct it?

thnx

[rsquirell]

I've never had any luck using the Cut/Merge feature of TMPGenc...but I'm always working with MPEG2's. VirtualDub is a good AVI joiner. AVI_MPEG_RM_WMV Joiner by Boilsoft costs $20 on C/Net (you get a short trial) and does a superb job on MPEG2 (as does the freeware HJSplit). They should work well with AVI also.

[Daemon]

:)

Thanks. I downloaded the trial version of AVI_MPEG_RM_WMV and it worked a treat. However, converting the file in TMPGenc to MPEG-2 so I can author it means it loses sync still! :confused: :rolleyes:
Any alternative for this procuedure?

[echooff]

is the sync problem happening exactly at the join?

[Daemon]

I think it starts at the join (tho not 100% certain on that) and get progressively worse toward the end of the main file...

[echooff]

have you loaded the 2nd half only in virtualdub and checked out the sync. if it is out of sync try making the audio and video the same length. i believe its under the video menu. i'm at work so i can't play with the program. it sounds like you have a streched audio and there are numerous guides how to fix it. sometimes if a fraction of a file is corrupt it will through the audio off. that is a pain to correct. depending on your bandwidth it might be easier to download the file again; if that was your source.

[rsquirell]

10-15 seconds is a lot of out-of-synch. Play the first file and see if it starts before the join (with that much synch it should...and if it is you'll know you have a synch problem...not a join problem.) If it pops out at the join then you need another joiner. VirtualDub will join and help sync an AVI file.