TMPG Cut & Merge Sync issue

mdk · 18th December 2001, 16:32

I've been capturing some TV shows with my ATI AIW 128 using MPEG-1 at 3 MBits/sec at 352x240, 29.97 fps with a GOP of IBPBI. (still looks good at full screen, and no interlace issues) My ultimate goal is to convert to VCD because MMC 7.1 built-in VCD capture isn't good enough. I can capture an hour in about a gig and a half.

But when I use TMPG Cut & Merge to get rid of the commericals, the audio is out of synch in the final file. While I'm setting the begin and end blocks within TMPG everything is in sync, but the final file is not. I upgraded to 2.02 and tried again, same result.

Any ideas?

P-III 600
Asus P3V4X
512 MB 133 SDRAM
Windows 2000 Pro
ATI AIW 128
SB Live Platinum

Shuichiro · 22nd December 2001, 02:00

Try another cutter and joiner. Maybe it help.

djbronko · 19th January 2002, 12:25

If you work with MPEG-1, why don't you try VirtualDub to cut the commercials out?

If you have enough disk space, you could also try to higher the quality and record only I-Frames @ 15MBit/s in MPEG-1 or even MPEG-2 and then recompress to VCD- or maybe SVCD-Format; I do so, and my sync issues are gone.

18th December 2001, 16:32	#1 \| Link
mdk Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 13	TMPG Cut & Merge Sync issue I've been capturing some TV shows with my ATI AIW 128 using MPEG-1 at 3 MBits/sec at 352x240, 29.97 fps with a GOP of IBPBI. (still looks good at full screen, and no interlace issues) My ultimate goal is to convert to VCD because MMC 7.1 built-in VCD capture isn't good enough. I can capture an hour in about a gig and a half. But when I use TMPG Cut & Merge to get rid of the commericals, the audio is out of synch in the final file. While I'm setting the begin and end blocks within TMPG everything is in sync, but the final file is not. I upgraded to 2.02 and tried again, same result. Any ideas? P-III 600 Asus P3V4X 512 MB 133 SDRAM Windows 2000 Pro ATI AIW 128 SB Live Platinum

22nd December 2001, 02:00	#2 \| Link
Shuichiro LuFFY Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: here Posts: 66	Try another cutter and joiner. Maybe it help.

19th January 2002, 12:25	#3 \| Link
djbronko Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 4	If you work with MPEG-1, why don't you try VirtualDub to cut the commercials out? If you have enough disk space, you could also try to higher the quality and record only I-Frames @ 15MBit/s in MPEG-1 or even MPEG-2 and then recompress to VCD- or maybe SVCD-Format; I do so, and my sync issues are gone.