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Great program. Easy to use and very stable. It can compete with many professional programs.
Too bad it is in a few languages.
Too bad it is in a few languages.
Review by jopavirando on
Apr 1, 2021 Version: TMPGenc MW7
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 10/10
Rating by John Langford on
Aug 28, 2020 Version: 7.0.15.17
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 6/10
Overall: 9/10
Not worth the money when there are powerful, free NLE/Encoders like DaVinci Resolve 16
Review by B on
Jun 26, 2020 Version: 7.0.15.17
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 6/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 1/10
Overall: 2/10
I have to say that TVMW7 is a quantum improvement over the previous version. I use it to crunch down OTA/Cable HDTV recordings to be burned on Blu-Ray, and the speed increase for 1080i files is incredible. I also occasionally use it for 720p recordings like Formula 1 and Indycar races that don't need pulldown taken out, and the 1080i is now really close to that for rendering speed. A 45-minute episode now takes only 20 minutes or less to render, and that's including fade-outs and pulldown removal.
Unfortunately, the Commercial Detector still hangs up right before the end of an H.264 file; Pegasys still hasn't fixed that. And you still can't use the NVENC feature to encode Blu-Ray compatible files, but to be fair, it may be my particular generation of GeForce that has that limitation since it was 1st generation NVENC.
Unfortunately, the Commercial Detector still hangs up right before the end of an H.264 file; Pegasys still hasn't fixed that. And you still can't use the NVENC feature to encode Blu-Ray compatible files, but to be fair, it may be my particular generation of GeForce that has that limitation since it was 1st generation NVENC.
Review by cubdukat on
Jun 15, 2019 Version: 7.0.9.10 Preview
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 7/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 9/10
TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 7 dosn't support Dolby TrueHD the only English track you will find on a 4k bluray.
ok for normal bluray or DVD useless for 4k discs, if you speak English and live in Australia.
ok for normal bluray or DVD useless for 4k discs, if you speak English and live in Australia.
Review by isapc on
Jun 15, 2019 Version: TMPGEnc Video Mastering 7
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 7/10
Overall: 7/10
Rating by craig on
Nov 10, 2018 Version: 6.2.9.36
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 6/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Rating by the ruppet on
Aug 23, 2018 Version: 6.2.8.35
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
In a nutshell Bloatware just like Ahead Nero. Two great companies competing for the biggest installer size and over complicated features. The winner Ahead Nero! Both not worth the money nor the trial time.
Review by Vera on
Apr 2, 2018 Version: 6.3.7.34
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 1/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 1/10
Overall: 2/10
When downloading the retail version from their website the description says it is V6.2.4.31. However, when downloaded it's still V6.2.4.30.
Review by mail2tom on
Aug 29, 2017 Version: 6.2.4.31?
OS: Windows 8 64-bit Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 9/10
Rating by hodgy on
Aug 4, 2017 Version: 6
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Please if it is possible, ad Time-stretching for Audio in this Good Application.
Then i think it is (for this Price class)Perfect.
Anyway I'm impressed for the Perfect and detailed Introduce in the Spec's area/Home Site
of the Developer.
My greeting's
Then i think it is (for this Price class)Perfect.
Anyway I'm impressed for the Perfect and detailed Introduce in the Spec's area/Home Site
of the Developer.
My greeting's
Review by Royalstar on
Apr 2, 2013 Version: 5.3.2.86
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 6/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 6/10
Overall: 7/10
Er . . . did the previous poster (the one who asked if I'd read the full change log) actually bother to read either the full change log or even just his own post? If he bothers to look at the second line in his post "TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 5 Version 5.3.1.85 - September 25, 2012" . . . er . . . SEPTEMBER 25, 2012!!! All of that stuff that he copied and pasted from the change log relates to the version that came out 6 months ago! The only new stuff in this latest version appears to be the ability to get status updates by email or tweet! Like I said, they're taking the wee-wee, aren't they?
Review by TimA-C on
Mar 16, 2013 Version: 5.3.2.86
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 7/10
Overall: 8/10
Did the previous poster read the full change log.
TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 5 Version 5.3.1.85 - September 25, 2012
New Functions Now supports PlayStation® Vita and iPad® (3rd Gen) output templates in the Mobile/portable device MP4 file output format.
Supports FLAC audio file import and output (upon outputting, it is available only for MKV container).
Supports HE-AAC, HE-AAC v2 Audio output (available for the supported formats).
Improved MPEG-4 AVC (x264) encoder updated.
Optimized the preliminary process to initialize the exporter, therefore the preparation duration has become shorter.
For the Intel Media SDK encoding, removed the unsupported settings for MPEG-4 AVC output, and added the value of the Minimum bitrate according to the specification of the Intel Media SDK.
Made it possible to set the vertical size in multiples of 2 for MPEG-4 AVC output when the x264 encoder is used.
* Multiples of 4 are necessary for interlaced encoding.
Supports multiplexing MP2, MP3 and Dolby audio into a MP4 container.
* Some players could not play the multiplexed audio other than MPEG-4 AAC Low Complexity.
Enhanced the MPEG-2 transport output for the Blu-ray standard file output.
Added the audio formats ,e.g. multi-channel LPCM, to multiplex for MPEG-2 Transport (HDMV *for BDMV) file output.
Added the audio formats ,e.g. MPEG-2 AAC, to multiplex for MPEG-2 Transport (BDAV Common *for BDAV) file output.
Reduced the memory usage when decoding MPEG-4 AVC.
Improved the TS file importer. As a result of this, the clip naming method has been changed.
Improved the Blu-ray/AVCHD Reader, and changed the method of the distinction between playlist and clip.
Only displays clips when the content of the playlist and clips are identical.
Imports the time zone and recording time when the playlist contains them.
Does not display each m2ts file separately when a clip contains several m2ts files.
Improved the threading process speed of the 24fps deinterlace filter.
Improved the movement of the volume uniformization "Average" filter to get closer to a more average value. As the result of this, the prior version of the "Average" filter is displayed as "Average (legacy)"
Improved the picture series file reader so that it will not import them sequentially. The behavior can be changed from the Clip property window when such pictures are imported.
Improved the edit mode in the Timeline Layer mode. The following changes have been made:
The paste point from the clipboard became the current cursor position.
If possible, retains the positional relationship (Time/Layer/Transition) between each clip at the time of copying to the clipboard when pasting.
The Keyframe Tool can be used from the context menu by right-clicking with the mouse.
Corrected An error occurred on the Cut-edit window when using a specific driver version.
Other Changed the compatibility of the project file. Along with this correction, older versions cannot load the project files saved with this version or later. (This version can load the project files saved on previous versions without any problems.)
Other minor corrections
TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 5 Version 5.3.1.85 - September 25, 2012
New Functions Now supports PlayStation® Vita and iPad® (3rd Gen) output templates in the Mobile/portable device MP4 file output format.
Supports FLAC audio file import and output (upon outputting, it is available only for MKV container).
Supports HE-AAC, HE-AAC v2 Audio output (available for the supported formats).
Improved MPEG-4 AVC (x264) encoder updated.
Optimized the preliminary process to initialize the exporter, therefore the preparation duration has become shorter.
For the Intel Media SDK encoding, removed the unsupported settings for MPEG-4 AVC output, and added the value of the Minimum bitrate according to the specification of the Intel Media SDK.
Made it possible to set the vertical size in multiples of 2 for MPEG-4 AVC output when the x264 encoder is used.
* Multiples of 4 are necessary for interlaced encoding.
Supports multiplexing MP2, MP3 and Dolby audio into a MP4 container.
* Some players could not play the multiplexed audio other than MPEG-4 AAC Low Complexity.
Enhanced the MPEG-2 transport output for the Blu-ray standard file output.
Added the audio formats ,e.g. multi-channel LPCM, to multiplex for MPEG-2 Transport (HDMV *for BDMV) file output.
Added the audio formats ,e.g. MPEG-2 AAC, to multiplex for MPEG-2 Transport (BDAV Common *for BDAV) file output.
Reduced the memory usage when decoding MPEG-4 AVC.
Improved the TS file importer. As a result of this, the clip naming method has been changed.
Improved the Blu-ray/AVCHD Reader, and changed the method of the distinction between playlist and clip.
Only displays clips when the content of the playlist and clips are identical.
Imports the time zone and recording time when the playlist contains them.
Does not display each m2ts file separately when a clip contains several m2ts files.
Improved the threading process speed of the 24fps deinterlace filter.
Improved the movement of the volume uniformization "Average" filter to get closer to a more average value. As the result of this, the prior version of the "Average" filter is displayed as "Average (legacy)"
Improved the picture series file reader so that it will not import them sequentially. The behavior can be changed from the Clip property window when such pictures are imported.
Improved the edit mode in the Timeline Layer mode. The following changes have been made:
The paste point from the clipboard became the current cursor position.
If possible, retains the positional relationship (Time/Layer/Transition) between each clip at the time of copying to the clipboard when pasting.
The Keyframe Tool can be used from the context menu by right-clicking with the mouse.
Corrected An error occurred on the Cut-edit window when using a specific driver version.
Other Changed the compatibility of the project file. Along with this correction, older versions cannot load the project files saved with this version or later. (This version can load the project files saved on previous versions without any problems.)
Other minor corrections
Review by isapc on
Mar 15, 2013 Version: 5.3.3.86
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 7/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 7/10
Overall: 7/10
"TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 5 Version 5.3.2.86 - March 14, 2013
New Functions Now compatible with TMPGEnc Status Messenger,..."
Really? That's it? First update in 6 months and the only "improvement" is the ability to get status updates by e-mail or tweet? REALLY? I've been a fan of TMPGenc software for a number of years now, despite the lousy support, but I can't help feeling that they're taking the wee-wee with this "update"!
New Functions Now compatible with TMPGEnc Status Messenger,..."
Really? That's it? First update in 6 months and the only "improvement" is the ability to get status updates by e-mail or tweet? REALLY? I've been a fan of TMPGenc software for a number of years now, despite the lousy support, but I can't help feeling that they're taking the wee-wee with this "update"!
Review by TimA-C on
Mar 15, 2013 Version: 5.3.2.86
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 7/10
Overall: 8/10
I have been using TVMW5 since it was released, and I have to admit that I am not having anywhere near the issues others seem to be having with it, or that I had with its predecessor. The only thing that stopped me from making it my primary tool was the lack of an AVC template for Blu-Rays. I attempted to take my favorite Blu-Ray preset from MeGUI and try translating it to TVMW5, but I soon lost patience. Now that Pegasys has finally seen the light and decided to give us AVC options for Blu-Ray, it's back in my good graces.
I will be giving it a strenuous test in the near future, and if it passes, my time with MeGUI will be drawing to a close.
I will be giving it a strenuous test in the near future, and if it passes, my time with MeGUI will be drawing to a close.
Review by cubdukat on
Mar 16, 2012 Version: 5.1.1.52
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 6/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 8/10
Overall: 9/10
I've been using this software for a month now and the CUDA encoding works fine on my Samsung i5 Laptop. After using StaxRip and Handbrake for encoding x264 videos TVMW5 is by far the worst when it comes to comparable outputs in terms of video quality to the other software I mentioned.
The deinterlace filters are not as good as the Yadif deinterlacer. I don't know why TMPGenMW5 continues to use their own version, all I get from dvd conversions are jaggy lines around sharp objects. When using Handbrake or Staxrip the edges are sharper and no jaggies at all.
Lastly the video quality is noisy with artifacts and overly soft. The files sizes are much larger than the other software products even when using the exact same compression settings.
This product needs help.
The deinterlace filters are not as good as the Yadif deinterlacer. I don't know why TMPGenMW5 continues to use their own version, all I get from dvd conversions are jaggy lines around sharp objects. When using Handbrake or Staxrip the edges are sharper and no jaggies at all.
Lastly the video quality is noisy with artifacts and overly soft. The files sizes are much larger than the other software products even when using the exact same compression settings.
This product needs help.
Review by ejai on
Apr 4, 2011 Version: 5.05.32
OS: Windows 7 Ease of use: 5/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 4/10
Overall: 4/10
Tried the updated version on some Hauppauge 1212 transport streams I captured in 1080i to convert to Matroska. Results were terrible. When I forwarded through the completed video using VLC there was very visible tearing and when played in normal speed the video was jerky making actor's motions look animated rather than fluid.
I normally use HDConvertToX to convert transport streams to Matroska with excellent results, and it looks like I'll continue with that program until TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works gets this problem sorted out.
I normally use HDConvertToX to convert transport streams to Matroska with excellent results, and it looks like I'll continue with that program until TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works gets this problem sorted out.
Review by mail2tom on
Feb 19, 2011 Version: 5.0.3.29
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 9/10
after trying TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 5 demo for a week, i finally decided to buy it. mainly for x264 support and the ease of editing.(light editing)
if you have dual vga setup ati+nvidia for cuda.cuda support will not work for now, hopefully will work in the future as version 4 works just fine.
if you have dual vga setup ati+nvidia for cuda.cuda support will not work for now, hopefully will work in the future as version 4 works just fine.
Review by meshal on
Feb 16, 2011 Version: 5.0.2.22
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 8/10
Overall: 9/10
In continuation with last comment...
Further more, if you inspect inner frames, some frames get damaged as well while compressing it too much. Now most of the time I use Lagarith or HuffYUV.
Further more, if you inspect inner frames, some frames get damaged as well while compressing it too much. Now most of the time I use Lagarith or HuffYUV.
Review by Bonie81 on
Feb 16, 2011 Version: 5.0
OS: Other Ease of use: 5/10
Functionality: 5/10
Value for money: 5/10
Overall: 5/10
I upgraded from TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress to Mastering Works 5 since it is supposed to incorporate the x264 encoder and I'm very impressed with the x264 results. However, I am underwhelmed with the x264 output from Mastering Works 5. The output file becomes very pixelated and jerky when I forward through it.
As a comparison I encoded the same file with TMW5 and VirtualdubMod using x264vfw with the same bitrate and found x264vfw produced a smooth sharp output while TMW5 was considerably less impressive.
As a comparison I encoded the same file with TMW5 and VirtualdubMod using x264vfw with the same bitrate and found x264vfw produced a smooth sharp output while TMW5 was considerably less impressive.
Review by mail2tom on
Feb 16, 2011 Version: 5.0.2.22
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 9/10
I've been using the demo version for a little over a day now, and I can safely say that this is a quantum improvement over TE4XP. As soon as I get the chance, I'm going to upgrade to the full version.
My only issue is that they still only have an MPEG-2 Blu-Ray preset, but I suspect it shouldn't be too hard to translate one of MeGUI's H.264 Blu-Ray presets. Also, the CUDA encoding option is nice, but I'm still not sure about how Blu-Ray-friendly the settings are.
Other than that, it's definitely a keeper.
My only issue is that they still only have an MPEG-2 Blu-Ray preset, but I suspect it shouldn't be too hard to translate one of MeGUI's H.264 Blu-Ray presets. Also, the CUDA encoding option is nice, but I'm still not sure about how Blu-Ray-friendly the settings are.
Other than that, it's definitely a keeper.
Review by CubDukat on
Feb 5, 2011 Version: 5.0.22
OS: Windows 7 Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 9/10
Easy to use, great results, accepts pretty much anything out there and can output 1080p WMV with 5.1 audio!
Review by bits on
Apr 28, 2010 Version: 4.7.6.304
OS: Windows 7 Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Very good program and the color correction filter is the best I've found yet. Pretty bad that the new versions require crap framework. And there's no data available on which is the last version that does not.
Review by Skynet on
Apr 28, 2010 Version: 4.2.3.193
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 5/10
Overall: 10/10
This releases supports CUDA under G92 based video card fine (8800 GT are supported). Unfortunately G80 based card are not (8800GTS/GTX/Ultra). I think the developer used compute capability 1.1 leaving G80 cards out. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Nvidia ... Features_3
My video card is a 9800GX2 running ForceWare 178.24 under Vista x64. My CPU is an Intel quad Q6700. The mobo uses Intel IP35 chipset.
CUDA support could be useful for some filters but not for every situation out there. For example when I enable the hardware video decoder, decoding 720x480 MPEG2 videos is slower.
Some filter combinations are faster when using CUDA, so you need to try what´s faster depending on what you are doing and the hardware you have.
My 9800GX2 is great for games, but for CUDA it is only marginal better than a 8800 GT
My video card is a 9800GX2 running ForceWare 178.24 under Vista x64. My CPU is an Intel quad Q6700. The mobo uses Intel IP35 chipset.
CUDA support could be useful for some filters but not for every situation out there. For example when I enable the hardware video decoder, decoding 720x480 MPEG2 videos is slower.
Some filter combinations are faster when using CUDA, so you need to try what´s faster depending on what you are doing and the hardware you have.
My 9800GX2 is great for games, but for CUDA it is only marginal better than a 8800 GT
Review by ofbarea on
Nov 3, 2008 Version: 4.6.2.266
OS: Vista 64-bit Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 8/10
Overall: 8/10
Well, as it turns out, you must use the latest CUDA-enabled video driver (178.08), which you can get from nVidia. Also, You must have either a 98xx or 2xx series nVidia card for the CUDA options to work with this build of TMPGEnc 4.0 Xpress. That rules out a lot of people with 88xx cards.
Review by jabloomf1230 on
Oct 31, 2008 Version: CUDA
OS: Vista 64-bit Ease of use: -/10
Functionality: -/10
Value for money: -/10
Overall: 5/10
Previous versions worked flawlessly. If you activate CUDA with the most recent nVidia drivers (180.42), it crashes non-stop on any type of encode.
Review by jabloomf1230 on
Oct 30, 2008 Version: 4.6 CUDA
OS: Vista 64-bit Ease of use: -/10
Functionality: -/10
Value for money: -/10
Overall: 5/10
been using tmpeg products sense mpeg-1 was the de-facto. and the reason i STILL use thire products is it give excellent results, does auto aspect conversion and my videos to this day and version always had proper a/v sync
Review by dannyboy48888 on
Jul 6, 2008 Version: 4.x
OS: Vista Ease of use: 5/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 8/10
it is the fantastic video converter with editing functions but it need codecs to be installed for opening many video files like mkv,rm,mov,avi etc so it will be better if it will have all codecs built in to open all kind of video files
Review by parag19 on
Jun 29, 2008 Version: 4.5.1.254
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 7/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
This is one of the best programs i tested. Only reason i give it a bit low numbers is the conversion for psp do not work so well. The file will not play on my psp.
Only way it could play was with mpeg but i wanted to use AVC which has superior quality.
I tested "mp4 converter" from http://www.mp4converter.net/ and it works like a charm for psp conversion. Funny thing is the file created with mp4 converter plays perfect on psp but not my mediaplayer classic :) (plays fine in windows media player but without sound)
I'm getting a bit dizzy with all new programs and works halfway.
My suggestion is to use TMPGEnc for normal encoding and mp4 converter for psp purpose.
Only way it could play was with mpeg but i wanted to use AVC which has superior quality.
I tested "mp4 converter" from http://www.mp4converter.net/ and it works like a charm for psp conversion. Funny thing is the file created with mp4 converter plays perfect on psp but not my mediaplayer classic :) (plays fine in windows media player but without sound)
I'm getting a bit dizzy with all new programs and works halfway.
My suggestion is to use TMPGEnc for normal encoding and mp4 converter for psp purpose.
Review by reza666 on
Dec 28, 2007 Version: 4.4.1.237
OS: Vista Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 7/10
Overall: 8/10
actually was using "super" before this and quality comparison is a total joke with "super". tmpgenc xpress4 encoded an hd uncompressed avi to wmv8 and the quality is sharp and very clean.
I have yet to try other conversions but have been impressed with TMPGEnc all across the board. There are so many to choose from but always come back to this company's software.
I have yet to try other conversions but have been impressed with TMPGEnc all across the board. There are so many to choose from but always come back to this company's software.
Review by jawtab on
Jun 22, 2007 Version: 4
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
I use version 3.0 and I have to say that this is the best encoding software that I have ever used, I don't like version 4.0 because I had a lot of problems with Lame MP3 audio codec. But overall this is really the best I recommend it to everybody.
Review by shorto on
Apr 10, 2007 Version: 3.0 Xpress
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
I have used TMPG 2.5 for a very long time and decided to try out XPress 3.0 when it came out. I was very happy with it for speed and very decent quality. After a few updates it was even able to handle my raw HDTV transport streams! I even bought the AC3 pluggin that works very well because I was so happy with it. The only real flaw I found was that I would have to remux the audio because it would be out of sync after encode. I think its just a matter of an update to have the program compensate for the audio delay. So I would demux the audio before encode and use the cute little delay box they provide to set the delay Example: (-765). It works great! XPress 3.0 doesn't have as many options as TMPGenc 2.5 and isn't as clean an encode but for a good fast encode it is well within reasonable parameters. And when I say fast I mean 3X's faster than 2.5!
But this "comment" is supposed to be about TMPG XPress 4.0. When I decided to upgrade to XPress 4.0 I thought I would see more/faster/better rather than less/slower/worse. 4.0 no longer accepts Raw HDTV transport streams. It crashes every time. A real disappointment. I have tried to contact their technical support on the problem several times and have not received any response. It's been a month and 6 technical support e-mails on the form they provide and to direct e-mails to previous technical support responses. I am sure it is fine with dvd encodes using non-HD sources but that's not the direction I was going...
Either way, I am back to using XPress 3.0 for the "fast" encode and TMPGEnc 2.5 with Virtual Dub and Avisynth if I really want to do it right!
But this "comment" is supposed to be about TMPG XPress 4.0. When I decided to upgrade to XPress 4.0 I thought I would see more/faster/better rather than less/slower/worse. 4.0 no longer accepts Raw HDTV transport streams. It crashes every time. A real disappointment. I have tried to contact their technical support on the problem several times and have not received any response. It's been a month and 6 technical support e-mails on the form they provide and to direct e-mails to previous technical support responses. I am sure it is fine with dvd encodes using non-HD sources but that's not the direction I was going...
Either way, I am back to using XPress 3.0 for the "fast" encode and TMPGEnc 2.5 with Virtual Dub and Avisynth if I really want to do it right!
Review by eclipse28 on
Jul 10, 2006 Version: TMPG XPress 4.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 3/10
Functionality: 2/10
Value for money: 1/10
Overall: 2/10
The best feature for me is the video fade filter. Both sharpen filters are useless compared to TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress. I am still in the learning stage but 4 seems a lot slower than 3 with the same basic settings. Not sure why. Nice interface and layout with smooth manual file scanning. I hope the manufacturer replaces the sharpen filter with the previous version.
Review by twinegar on
Jul 1, 2006 Version: 410179
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 8/10
Overall: 7/10
Got the trial yesterday. Haven't had 1 file that would play after encoding .mp4 or Quicktime using Tmpgenc express 4.0. I have the latest Quicktime pro.
Review by kkmike on
Jun 16, 2006 Version: 4.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 7/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 3/10
Overall: 4/10
Now does include AC3 2 channels out of the Box
Still NO support for more than 2 audio channels
To decode quick time you will need Quick time 7.x or later. I need to validate if I need to upgrade to this version of Quick time to be able to decode ACC audio. Embedded DivX codec seems promising.
At least all features of the version 3.0 are still supported. I cannot comment on rendering quality yet, but so far so good. I have tested some of the filters and there are a few new good quality options, but virtualdub is still the king in this area. The new filters are very useful for simple corrections though.
MPEG Tools are still the same as the old one found in version 3.0
The killer feature for me was MP4 and ACC support. I will test all these features over the weekend.
Still NO support for more than 2 audio channels
To decode quick time you will need Quick time 7.x or later. I need to validate if I need to upgrade to this version of Quick time to be able to decode ACC audio. Embedded DivX codec seems promising.
At least all features of the version 3.0 are still supported. I cannot comment on rendering quality yet, but so far so good. I have tested some of the filters and there are a few new good quality options, but virtualdub is still the king in this area. The new filters are very useful for simple corrections though.
MPEG Tools are still the same as the old one found in version 3.0
The killer feature for me was MP4 and ACC support. I will test all these features over the weekend.
Review by ofbarea on
Jun 15, 2006 Version: 4.1.0.179
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 8/10
Overall: 8/10
I purchased this not too long ago after trying it out, but I only recently started getting into it a lot more.
I'd been fighting with TMPEnc Plus for doing downconversions from ATSC to DVD. Somehow, despite using most of the tricks out there to tweak the output, it still didn't look as good as I'd hoped. Now, with Express, I finally have a way to preserve most if not all of the original HD goodness without tweaking things.
My first project with Express was this week's episode of "24," and I have to say that if it looks as good on an actual TV as it does on my computer monitor, I'll be uninstalling 2.5 Plus very soon.
For me the lack of 5.1 AC3 handling is not an issue, since I demux and render the unedited MPEG-2 stream first, then mux it with the corrected audio, then editing in DVD Author (unless I need titles and transitions; then I take it into MediaStudio Pro 7.5). It would be nice to have 5.1 support so that I could do cuts-only editing with audio for commercials, but I have a workaround for that too (edit the original TS in FusionHDTV's cut mode and fine-tune in DVD Editor or MSP 7.5).
I'd been fighting with TMPEnc Plus for doing downconversions from ATSC to DVD. Somehow, despite using most of the tricks out there to tweak the output, it still didn't look as good as I'd hoped. Now, with Express, I finally have a way to preserve most if not all of the original HD goodness without tweaking things.
My first project with Express was this week's episode of "24," and I have to say that if it looks as good on an actual TV as it does on my computer monitor, I'll be uninstalling 2.5 Plus very soon.
For me the lack of 5.1 AC3 handling is not an issue, since I demux and render the unedited MPEG-2 stream first, then mux it with the corrected audio, then editing in DVD Author (unless I need titles and transitions; then I take it into MediaStudio Pro 7.5). It would be nice to have 5.1 support so that I could do cuts-only editing with audio for commercials, but I have a workaround for that too (edit the original TS in FusionHDTV's cut mode and fine-tune in DVD Editor or MSP 7.5).
Review by cubdukat on
Feb 2, 2006 Version: 3.0.24
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 8/10
Overall: 9/10
BIG disappointmet. After using TMPgenc 2.5,on trial, and reading that XPress was based on their "Famous" original encoder I bought the Xpress, not the Orignal. MISTAKE!
It is NOT like their original, even they admitted to me it's a different "engine". Quality output is typically 12--15% lower than TMPGENC 2.5. I bought the TMPGenc original for 37 bucks,and extremely happy with it.(give that one a 10+ )
Express useful for making/compiling titles.
It is NOT like their original, even they admitted to me it's a different "engine". Quality output is typically 12--15% lower than TMPGENC 2.5. I bought the TMPGenc original for 37 bucks,and extremely happy with it.(give that one a 10+ )
Express useful for making/compiling titles.
Review by Resolution on
Jan 27, 2006 Version: 3.3.7.1.16
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 1/10
Value for money: 1/10
Overall: 1/10
Don't bother...
NO AC3 support without BUYING the plugin
NO support for more than 2 audio channels
I'd like to be able to say what a great piece of software this is, because Pegasys usually make some of the best around. This time they just seem to have become greedy and careless. Why on earth would I want to PAY MORE to encode my video in AC3 when my equipment recorded it in AC3 in the first place and plenty of other programs seem more than able to handle it?
Shame on you Pegasys, take this piece of chalk and write on the blackboard 200 times "I must not BITE the hand that FEEDS me"
NO AC3 support without BUYING the plugin
NO support for more than 2 audio channels
I'd like to be able to say what a great piece of software this is, because Pegasys usually make some of the best around. This time they just seem to have become greedy and careless. Why on earth would I want to PAY MORE to encode my video in AC3 when my equipment recorded it in AC3 in the first place and plenty of other programs seem more than able to handle it?
Shame on you Pegasys, take this piece of chalk and write on the blackboard 200 times "I must not BITE the hand that FEEDS me"
Review by chuffster on
Jan 8, 2006 Version: 3.3.7.116
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 4/10
Value for money: 2/10
Overall: 3/10
The reasonable way to handle the xvid problem, is either to frameserve via virtaul dub or make an avs-script for avisynth. If you have enough hard drive space (like I do), you can also encode the xvid source to uncompressed avi. TMPGXpress reads that fine and without jerkiness.
What I love about TMPGXpress is its ability to transfer any framerate into another without much compication. I have tried that a lot of times and never had any sync problems. Of course this is not a hq transfer but does suffice.
What I love about TMPGXpress is its ability to transfer any framerate into another without much compication. I have tried that a lot of times and never had any sync problems. Of course this is not a hq transfer but does suffice.
Review by boon23 on
May 12, 2005 Version: xpress 3.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
TMPGenc 3.0 XPress frame rate problem with XviD source
This comment pertains to TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress, not TMPGEnc or TMPGEnc Plus
When attempting to encode 23.976 fps XviD sources (as verified by GSpot 2.21) into DVD-compatible MPEG2, TMPGenc 3.0 XPress incorrectly detects the source frame rate as 30 fps, resulting in jerky MPEG2 output.
These XviD sources play perfectly in a variety of players, and encode properly in NeroVision Express 3.
There appears to be no way to override the incorrectly detected source frame rate in TMPGenc 3.0 XPress, and there doesn't appear to be any reasonable work-around.
This problem exists in version 3.0.4.24 (original release) and version 3.1.5.82 (latest version as of this writing) of TMPGenc 3.0 XPress.
Codecs: XviD-1.0.3-20122004 _Final Release_
XviD-1.1.0-Beta2-04042005 _Beta Release_
Platform: Windows XP SP2 on a 2 GHz Mobile Pentium 4
This comment pertains to TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress, not TMPGEnc or TMPGEnc Plus
When attempting to encode 23.976 fps XviD sources (as verified by GSpot 2.21) into DVD-compatible MPEG2, TMPGenc 3.0 XPress incorrectly detects the source frame rate as 30 fps, resulting in jerky MPEG2 output.
These XviD sources play perfectly in a variety of players, and encode properly in NeroVision Express 3.
There appears to be no way to override the incorrectly detected source frame rate in TMPGenc 3.0 XPress, and there doesn't appear to be any reasonable work-around.
This problem exists in version 3.0.4.24 (original release) and version 3.1.5.82 (latest version as of this writing) of TMPGenc 3.0 XPress.
Codecs: XviD-1.0.3-20122004 _Final Release_
XviD-1.1.0-Beta2-04042005 _Beta Release_
Platform: Windows XP SP2 on a 2 GHz Mobile Pentium 4
Review by JNavas on
May 11, 2005 Version: 3.1.5.82
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 7/10
Functionality: 3/10
Value for money: 7/10
Overall: 5/10
Recent versions of TmpGENC 3 Xpress will convert from the dvr-ms format used by the video recording module of MS Windows XP Media Center. This is a plus I hadn't looked for when I originally bought TmpGENC, but it became important when I moved to a new computer with the Media Center pre-installed. I think it actually makes up for the annoying online activation/re-activation routine.
(By the way, I had no problem re-installing TmpGENC Xpress on the new computer.)
(By the way, I had no problem re-installing TmpGENC Xpress on the new computer.)
Review by oldamateur on
Apr 5, 2005 Version: 3.1.5.nn
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 8/10
Overall: 9/10
Version 3.1.5.82 labels VOBs extracted from DVDs differently now. Instead of filenames that end in .MPG, they now end in .DATA. So, if you're using another editing program to cut (like Womble MPEG Video Wizard), just be aware that, even though the filenames end in .DATA, they're still MPPEG-2 files. No harm, no foul.
Although -- why would TMPGEnc do this?
Duh.
Although -- why would TMPGEnc do this?
Duh.
Review by robguy on
Mar 24, 2005 Version: 3.1.5.82
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 7/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 7/10
Overall: 7/10
The tool is nice to work with and appears to have lots of options. However, the primary function of this software is encoding, and I do not like the final results for MPEG2. For example, a smooth-scrolling text became jerky after encoding. The overall quality of the output is at best average. The NTSC->PAL conversion produced very poor results.
Review by janekfr on
Jan 21, 2005 Version: 3
OS: Win2K Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 6/10
Overall: 7/10
I am adding my comment NOT because I have fully looked in to this tool - and am rating based on that (I gave 8 across the board because I did not want ot scew too much, but to me the lack of AC3 although annoying is not a deal breaker)
The reason I am commenting is because I found something in this version that give is a LOT of new value added for me but have not seen it in any comments or reviews.
Tmpgenc Express - now allows conversion to WMV files using WMV9 (even though the pegasus web site says wmv8)
It has much more flexibility than Windows Media Encoder. -
So to me I see it as close the what I had in 2.5 and the WMV stuff - to me it looks like a nice product.
Just my 2 cents.
The reason I am commenting is because I found something in this version that give is a LOT of new value added for me but have not seen it in any comments or reviews.
Tmpgenc Express - now allows conversion to WMV files using WMV9 (even though the pegasus web site says wmv8)
It has much more flexibility than Windows Media Encoder. -
So to me I see it as close the what I had in 2.5 and the WMV stuff - to me it looks like a nice product.
Just my 2 cents.
Review by akrasna on
Nov 29, 2004 Version: 3.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 8/10
Overall: 8/10
Having used the original version of TMPGenc for a long time, I initially I hated the new interface which came with version 3 of the software. However, having got used to it, which did not take long, the new version seems provide the same functionality, via what I now believe to be a much "nicer" interface.
Not only is the new interface a little more "polished", but it seems to me that the new version of this software does in fact (as Pegasys claim) work better than the older 2.n versions. This definately appears to be the case with respect to speed, but my initial impressions are that the quality could be better as well.
Having messed around for ages attempting to convert my old PAL DVDs to NTSC with various combinations of program (in a vain attempt to find a solution that would consistantly keep the audio and video in sync). I was absolutely delighted to discover that TMPGenc Xpress in combination with the TMPGenc AC3 codec, could be pointed directly at the source DVD (after ripping with DVD Decryptor) and would use the VOB files as the source for the conversion. By this I mean that it allows you to set the source for the conversion to be a specific VTS/Audio combinationd from a DVD. Effectively it will do everything for you, you point it at the DVD that you want to be the source, it allows you to select the VTS/Audio sets that you want to use as the source for the conversion and then (after giving you the option of caching the relevant VOB files to disk), it will convert straight from the DVD. Instead of using a whole bunch of utilities, I am now using TMPGenc3XP and the TMPG AC3 Codec to do my PAL DVD => NTSC conversions, and so far I have not encountered any problems. In my opinion, the price of the upgrade can be justified by the convenience of this new piece of functionality.
People have complained that the TMPGGenc AC3 codec only supports 2 channels, but in my opinion I am quite happy to put up with this limitation, simply for the convenience of the one step conversion of both Audio and Video streams straight from the DVD.
Not only is the new interface a little more "polished", but it seems to me that the new version of this software does in fact (as Pegasys claim) work better than the older 2.n versions. This definately appears to be the case with respect to speed, but my initial impressions are that the quality could be better as well.
Having messed around for ages attempting to convert my old PAL DVDs to NTSC with various combinations of program (in a vain attempt to find a solution that would consistantly keep the audio and video in sync). I was absolutely delighted to discover that TMPGenc Xpress in combination with the TMPGenc AC3 codec, could be pointed directly at the source DVD (after ripping with DVD Decryptor) and would use the VOB files as the source for the conversion. By this I mean that it allows you to set the source for the conversion to be a specific VTS/Audio combinationd from a DVD. Effectively it will do everything for you, you point it at the DVD that you want to be the source, it allows you to select the VTS/Audio sets that you want to use as the source for the conversion and then (after giving you the option of caching the relevant VOB files to disk), it will convert straight from the DVD. Instead of using a whole bunch of utilities, I am now using TMPGenc3XP and the TMPG AC3 Codec to do my PAL DVD => NTSC conversions, and so far I have not encountered any problems. In my opinion, the price of the upgrade can be justified by the convenience of this new piece of functionality.
People have complained that the TMPGGenc AC3 codec only supports 2 channels, but in my opinion I am quite happy to put up with this limitation, simply for the convenience of the one step conversion of both Audio and Video streams straight from the DVD.
Review by amg on
Nov 17, 2004 Version: 3.1.3.0.70
OS: Win2K Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
Not a bad tool. Periodical license activation is an annoyance. 2ch AC3 plug-in DOES leave a lot to be desired. The ignorant poster below me really knows nothing about home users. A lot of enthusiast home users DO need 5.1ch AC3 support. Paying serious $$$ for a studio class AC3 5.1 encoder is NOT an option for aspiring home users on a budget. 'Nuff said.
Review by Elrik on
Nov 11, 2004 Version: 3.1.3.70
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 3/10
Overall: 7/10
This software is stable and works as designed. Very easy to use, compared to the 2.5 version. What more can one ask of it? I updated to this new version earlier today, and encoded several files with the Dolby AC-3 plugin. It works, just like the last version, flawless. Two channel AC-3 is enough for me. I'm using it to encode all my personal VHS home movies. No home user needs 5.1 AC-3. Go be honest, and buy the DVD version of the 5.1ch VHS movie, you are trying to copy. Stop illegal copying. For those people who don't like the product activation, TOUGH LUCK! Support developers instead of always asking for a free hand out, or illegally copying their software.
If you are an amateur filmmaker, and really must have 5.1ch, then be ready to pay a couple hundred $$$ for an AC-3 enocder, because of Dolby License fees.
If you are an amateur filmmaker, and really must have 5.1ch, then be ready to pay a couple hundred $$$ for an AC-3 enocder, because of Dolby License fees.
Review by Wile_E on
Oct 18, 2004 Version: 3.1.3.70
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Terrible ac3 support. The improvements for 3.1 are impressive, but with still no 5.1 audio support it's still not ready for Prime Time. Why Tmpgenc 2.5 can support it and not this is beyond me.
Review by jaxt on
Oct 18, 2004 Version: 3.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 6/10
Value for money: 5/10
Overall: 7/10
would be nice if you visited the site to download the latest version and find that the site actually had it to download... The version currntly available to download either as a trial, retail or update is ver 3.0.4??
Review by gazzaaa on
Oct 18, 2004 Version: 3.1
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 5/10
Overall: 8/10
Afetr a long time using TMPGenc 2.5 and 3.0, I like the 2.5 better. The 3.0 might be more user friendly, but the results of the output is better on the 2.5
Review by danravit on
Sep 16, 2004 Version: 3.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 7/10
Overall: 6/10
There is no doubt that this is one of the most user friendly tools on the market. Especially when u have gone through the guides on this website.
But let me alert you to its one great failing(that i know of). It will NOT encode any avi file you have that has the sound channel stored greater than 2 AC3 channels. In fact it wont even handle 2 channel AC3 if you dont purchase the AC3 plug-in. Yet even with the plugin it cannot handle AC3 5 or 6(etc) channel sound formats....
So judge for yourself whether that is any sort of failing. My collection has quite a few of the AC35,6 channel so it really let me down. Back to good old v2.5 for me....
But let me alert you to its one great failing(that i know of). It will NOT encode any avi file you have that has the sound channel stored greater than 2 AC3 channels. In fact it wont even handle 2 channel AC3 if you dont purchase the AC3 plug-in. Yet even with the plugin it cannot handle AC3 5 or 6(etc) channel sound formats....
So judge for yourself whether that is any sort of failing. My collection has quite a few of the AC35,6 channel so it really let me down. Back to good old v2.5 for me....
Review by bobban on
Sep 14, 2004 Version: TMpgEnc Express (v3.0)
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 6/10
Value for money: 7/10
Overall: 7/10
I think the program works well when you know how to use it. As for those who complain about not being able to shut-down background processes while encoding, how much time do you save anyway? The program is very similar to 2.5 with some upgrades, to make D2VtoAVI work you must adjust your priorities under preferences. I have had no problems reading D2V files. These programs are very complex and require time to begin to understand how all of this works, it took me a good six months to understand all of the processes that need to be undertaken to produce a good DVD. Now with the upgrade there will be another learning curve.
My only real complaint is that the producers of the software seem to have rushed the product to market without complete documentation of the product. As of yet, there is very little information in the help files beyond the basics and no explanations of preference buttons at all. I have contacted support about providing guides on what all these switches do, I will let you know how long it takes to respond.
My only real complaint is that the producers of the software seem to have rushed the product to market without complete documentation of the product. As of yet, there is very little information in the help files beyond the basics and no explanations of preference buttons at all. I have contacted support about providing guides on what all these switches do, I will let you know how long it takes to respond.
Review by paintmodel on
Jul 2, 2004 Version: 3.0.4.24
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 7/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 8/10
Overall: 8/10
I have not had any problems with this software. I had been using
TMPG 2.5 to frameserve to CCE using VFAPI, which works great but i still had to convert the audio to AC3 using Vegas 4. Now that I'm using TMPG XPress with the AC3 plug-in everything is done at the same time and in less time than my previous method of encoding the video and audio separately. The GUI is very nice and easy to use. It's also easy to create custom templates if you don't like the default one. I'm still testing it but so far it looks like a winner to me.
TMPG 2.5 to frameserve to CCE using VFAPI, which works great but i still had to convert the audio to AC3 using Vegas 4. Now that I'm using TMPG XPress with the AC3 plug-in everything is done at the same time and in less time than my previous method of encoding the video and audio separately. The GUI is very nice and easy to use. It's also easy to create custom templates if you don't like the default one. I'm still testing it but so far it looks like a winner to me.
Review by bf6239 on
Jun 28, 2004 Version: 3.0.4.24
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 9/10
well, I am a newbie, and have realised that using, as I am, very good vhs recordings to copy to DVD, I used too many filters, and was trying to improve it too much.
Also a very odd thing, windows movie maker is giving me best capture!, but then I am using a Canopus advc300, so all this to say, Tmpgenc express works fine for me, but I suspect it may be overkill.
Advice I was given was that it gives best encoding for best dvd compatability.
Also a very odd thing, windows movie maker is giving me best capture!, but then I am using a Canopus advc300, so all this to say, Tmpgenc express works fine for me, but I suspect it may be overkill.
Advice I was given was that it gives best encoding for best dvd compatability.
Review by victoriabears on
Jun 27, 2004 Version: 3.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 7/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 7/10
Overall: 7/10
Very, VERY buggy. Shame on you Pegasys, releasing a product that hasn't been debugged properly.
Forget about the license activation, this baby has much more serious problems. Avi files not recognized (that are recognized just fine in 2.5), crashes, mysterious vfapi transmission errors, you name it, I got it. And, no, I'm not a newbie.
I'd say I managed to encode 3 out of 10 files at any given time, and I'm going back to 2.5 until Pegasys releases an update. On the plus side, the new version is VERY user friendly - although the help texts still sound like they've been put together by a foreign exchange student :)
Forget about the license activation, this baby has much more serious problems. Avi files not recognized (that are recognized just fine in 2.5), crashes, mysterious vfapi transmission errors, you name it, I got it. And, no, I'm not a newbie.
I'd say I managed to encode 3 out of 10 files at any given time, and I'm going back to 2.5 until Pegasys releases an update. On the plus side, the new version is VERY user friendly - although the help texts still sound like they've been put together by a foreign exchange student :)
Review by joedotcom on
Jun 26, 2004 Version: 3.0.4.24
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 1/10
Value for money: 1/10
Overall: 3/10
Just downloaded the 10-day trial from the official site.
Couldn't even start the program...says my trial period has expired.
This is on a fresh install of Win XP Pro SP2 RC2 (b.2149)
Windows OS install is less than a week old!
But my 10 day trial has already expired...go figure.
No help from pegasys support until I buy the product and register!
Couldn't even start the program...says my trial period has expired.
This is on a fresh install of Win XP Pro SP2 RC2 (b.2149)
Windows OS install is less than a week old!
But my 10 day trial has already expired...go figure.
No help from pegasys support until I buy the product and register!
Review by mizkitty on
Jun 22, 2004 Version: trial
OS: WinXP Ease of use: -/10
Functionality: -/10
Value for money: -/10
Overall: 5/10
If you've used TEMPGEnc 3.0 Express for any length of time you'll know that you don't have to be connected to the internet to use it.
I've been using it for a month now and after the initial on-line license verification after installation, I've always disconnected my cable connection and turned off all background processes (including firewall) while coding from .avi to MPEG-2 and have yet to see any attempted access to the internet by TEMPGEnc 3.0 Express.
This version is a great improvement over ver. 2.5 in terms of user-friendliness and speed... great for editing those huge captured .avi files before ever coding to MPEG-2.:)
I've been using it for a month now and after the initial on-line license verification after installation, I've always disconnected my cable connection and turned off all background processes (including firewall) while coding from .avi to MPEG-2 and have yet to see any attempted access to the internet by TEMPGEnc 3.0 Express.
This version is a great improvement over ver. 2.5 in terms of user-friendliness and speed... great for editing those huge captured .avi files before ever coding to MPEG-2.:)
Review by Harold7 on
Jun 2, 2004 Version: 3.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
This debate about an internet connection is really much ado about nothing. I routinely run TMPGEnc XPress without an internet connection to remove the load of the network on my PC, and it starts and runs fine. I upgraded to TMPGEncXPress to be able to encode MPEG2 and AC3 in one pass (I was doing it in multiple passes with TMPGEnc Plus and the AC3 plug-in before), and like the AC3 plug-in it just uses the internet to check its license periodically after a random number of uses.
Review by penguinvideo on
Jun 2, 2004 Version: 3.04.24
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Connect online while I leave the computer unattended to encode? Slow the CPU usage and make more software run (firewall) so it slows down the already-not-the-fastest encoder? Lose a lot of the functionality of the old TMPGENC PLUS?
Surveys says ... XXX ... sorry, your lose your turn.
Either stick to an older version of start migrating to Canopus Procoder. If you need filters, stick with older versions or learn to use VirtualDub filters.
What a crock! Even Microsoft isn't this stupid.
Surveys says ... XXX ... sorry, your lose your turn.
Either stick to an older version of start migrating to Canopus Procoder. If you need filters, stick with older versions or learn to use VirtualDub filters.
What a crock! Even Microsoft isn't this stupid.
Review by lordsmurf on
Jun 2, 2004 Version: xpress
OS: WinME Ease of use: 7/10
Functionality: 1/10
Value for money: 1/10
Overall: 1/10
1 step forward and 3 steps back. What are they ever thinking? Connect to the net while you use SW. Now how @$$ backwards is that insanity? Shouldnt we have a choice in the matter? TMPG users and would-bes...... forget about it. Sticking with Plus 2.5.
Review by dvwannab on
Jun 1, 2004 Version: 3
OS: Win2K Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 3/10
Overall: 1/10
They almost had me for an Upgrade until I read the part about a MANDATORY internet connection so it can periodically verify your registration key.
Review by dchannam on
May 21, 2004 Version: 3.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 8/10
Overall: 8/10
TMPGEnc Xpress will not read my DVD2AVI d2v files. The AC3 plug-in must be purchased in order to read sound from VOB files. With the AC3 plug-in, this would be a great program. It greatly simplifies the creation of MPG files, and it will encode DIVX and Windows Media Files with far less hassle than similar tools. But it does not appear to offer superior options to TMPEnc 2.5 in terms of the fine tuning MPEG output.
Review by adcvideo on
May 20, 2004 Version: 3.04.24
OS: Win2K Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 7/10
Value for money: 7/10
Overall: 7/10
To be able to try out this new software, you can download a Trial Version, but must have an Internet connection in order to use the functions.
Consider these three points:
(1) In most cases you will have to disable your Firewall !!!
(2) I want to install TMPGEnc Xpress on a different computer which is not connected to the Internet. Why? My video capture computer has NEVER been connected to the Internet, and that is why it is still virus free !!!!
(3) If and when you want to rebuild or re-install Windows, you'd better hope that Pegasys is still in business, online on the Internet, in order to reinstall Xpress.
Sorry Pegasys...After purchasing TMPGenc Plus, DVD Source Creator, and TMPGEnc DVD Author.....You've lost me !!!
Consider these three points:
(1) In most cases you will have to disable your Firewall !!!
(2) I want to install TMPGEnc Xpress on a different computer which is not connected to the Internet. Why? My video capture computer has NEVER been connected to the Internet, and that is why it is still virus free !!!!
(3) If and when you want to rebuild or re-install Windows, you'd better hope that Pegasys is still in business, online on the Internet, in order to reinstall Xpress.
Sorry Pegasys...After purchasing TMPGenc Plus, DVD Source Creator, and TMPGEnc DVD Author.....You've lost me !!!
Review by zenzen1 on
May 19, 2004 Version: Express
OS: WinXP Ease of use: -/10
Functionality: -/10
Value for money: -/10
Overall: 5/10
This software supports windows 2000 and XP. Just encoded a short clip. It worked great, easy to use. I would recommend it.
Review by atvideohelp on
May 19, 2004 Version: 3.0.4.24
OS: Win2K Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 9/10
Shame it's Windows XP only, so no use to me.
Review by KBeee on
May 19, 2004 Version: 3
OS: Win98 Ease of use: -/10
Functionality: -/10
Value for money: -/10
Overall: 5/10
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