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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.
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