Need help converting from PAL to NTSC

[mha]

Hello,

I have been trying to convert some PAL files I have to NTSC with TMPGenc 2.5, but the encoding always locks up around 99%. I have been simply opening the files, selecting NTSC dvd as the format, and then clicking Start. I am not using any filters or extra options. As well, I only have this problem when encoding PAL files.

Does anybody have any ideas on how I can get this to work?

[davexnet]

Are you sure it's actually locked up?
Try leaving it for an hour. Make sure you have enough disk space.

Dave

[Video Dude]

Remember that once TMPGEnc is finished with encoding it has to write the header file to the MPEG. There is always a pause at the end of encoding. Depending on the length of the file and the speed of your computer this can take a long time. Do as davexnet suggested and wait an hour or two.

[mha]

Well, it freezes at the same frame near the end of the file every time. And the file is only about 3 minutes long. I tried leaving it for an hour but the time remaining, frame count and time used counters all remained at the same spot the whole time.

[davexnet]

presumably you're enconding an avi of ome sort?

Try using virtualdub to scan the avi for errors.

Dave

[mha]

Actually, I am converting PAL standard dvd files. Is there a tool to scan this type of file for errors?