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| Thread ID: 50894 | 2004-11-05 00:17:00 | Capturing Streaming Video to DVD | Miami Steve (2128) | Press F1 |
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| 288048 | 2004-11-05 00:17:00 | As an avid football fan (the round ball) I subscribe to a site that offers matches via streamed video (WMV format), although it is also possible to download the WMV files at a later date. Currently I use ASF Recorder to capture the streamed video to disk. I then use TMPGEnc to convert the WMV file to MPG. However, I have recently been having problems with this, where the sound will stop after around 10 minutes - the WMV file has sound throughout! This step is very slow - 25 hours to convert 1h 50min of video on a P4 2.8GHz with XP Pro SP2. Once converted, I burn to DVD using ULead DVDMovieFactory. Is the method I am using the most efficient? It takes me 2 to 3 days to get to see a game after it has been played! Are there any other tools for converting from WMV to MPG? Do I need MPG for burning to DVD or should I be using some other codec? If so, how do I go about it? Does the missing sound in the MPG indicate that the WMV fle is corrupt (even though the sound can be heard through the entire game) or is there a problem with TMPGEnc? TIA Miami |
Miami Steve (2128) | ||
| 288049 | 2004-11-05 00:42:00 | Nerovision 3 / Nerovision express (which is a nero package), which just came out might do. You can make a DVD, and it can import asf, wmv, dv, mpg, vob, mp4, and a few others. Not too sure if it needs a serial to enable the option. I would say it'll convert to dvd/mpeg format once u go to burn it to dvd. I havent got any wmv files to test it with atm tho. Does your P4 support HT?? If u d/l the patch for Moviefactory, which is meant to speed things up by 32% when burning, it shouldnt take 25 hrs. Which version of Moviefactory have u got?? 3 www.ulead.com 2.0 SE www.ulead.com which has an HT patch so it's 32% faster. (from AVI to mpeg), not too sure if its the same for wmv to mpeg. or 1.0 www.ulead.com |
Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 288050 | 2004-11-05 00:46:00 | > Does your P4 support HT?? > Yes . > Which version of Moviefactory have u got?? > Version 2 . 5SE (supplied with Video card - FX5900 MYVIVO) I'll take a look at the patch as well as Nerovision 3 . Ta |
Miami Steve (2128) | ||
| 288051 | 2004-11-06 02:15:00 | An update to the issue of the sound stopping after 8 - 10 minutes. I extracted the sound using the Free version of TMPGEnc and it extracted the whole 2 hours. Every attempt at extracting the sound via TMPGEnc 2.5 Plus results in it cutting out after 10 minutes, so it looks like a TMPGEnc issue. | Miami Steve (2128) | ||
| 288052 | 2004-11-06 02:41:00 | Have you bought the 2.5 version? Trial copies run without a serial number sometimes don't work completely. They have this funny idea that people should pay for their work. :D | Graham L (2) | ||
| 288053 | 2004-11-06 02:49:00 | It's a 30 day trial, then the MPEG2 encoding engine is disabled. There is no mention of any limitations during the trial period. Part of the reason I have created this thread is to find out if there are any alternatives. I realise that there are not going to be any free encoders (due to the MPEG2 licensing), so I want to investigate all avenues before investing in a solution. Cheers Miami |
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