HOw does TMPGEnc stack up

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Why not download the trial and
evaluate it personally?

http://www.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/tda.html



"leo" <dusty-roads@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> I am in a quandary on which DVD program to buy, I tried Nero6 and did not
> like it because it has applications that I will probably hardly use. I
just
> want a simple program that has colorful menus and text and that put info
on
> my DVD. I have been reading some good things about TMPGEnc, but want some
> more input on this one.
>
>

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"PTRAVEL" <ptravel@ruyitang.com> wrote in message
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>
> "leo" <dusty-roads@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:FN8Zc.7413$JT3.6943@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> >I am in a quandary on which DVD program to buy, I tried Nero6 and did not
> >like it because it has applications that I will probably hardly use. I
just
> >want a simple program that has colorful menus and text and that put info
on
> >my DVD. I have been reading some good things about TMPGEnc, but want some
> >more input on this one.
>
> tmpgenc is a transcoder, not an authoring package, though Typhoon
Software,
> who publishes it, also has a simple authoring program. As a transcoder,
> tmpgenc can't be beat, or at least not by any software package under
$1,000.
> However, basically all it does it take an AVI and compress it to mpeg2 --
> but with very, very high quality.
>
> >

Typhoon Software? Where do they, whoever they are, publish
TMPGEnc programs? For most of the world it is published by
Pegasys Inc. www.pegasys-inc.com

Leo;

I gave "NeroVision Express" a try and it is much improved. It
even has some interesting filtering capabilities. It could be a very
good low priced tool for some applications. In my case it still has
some annoying aspects and introduces glitches that I don't experience
with my current setup. It may be that I could get it to work if I spent
more time with it, but I saw nothing that would make it worth the
effort, for me. Now if I had a camcorder the text overlay features
and other effects would be of more use.

The lack of any text only menu layouts, or a way to remove the
thumbnail is extremely inconvenient. The way it seems to handle
chapter creation is also a problem, as is its lack of the ability to
"cut all but currently selected range".

The slideshow creation might be worth trying out sometime though.

Luck;
Ken

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"Ken Maltby" <kmaltby@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:<41358689$0$48771$a32e20b9@news.nntpservers.com>...
> "PTRAVEL" <ptravel@ruyitang.com> wrote in message
> news:3KeZc.10428$QJ3.2606@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
> >
> > "leo" <dusty-roads@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > news:FN8Zc.7413$JT3.6943@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> > >I am in a quandary on which DVD program to buy, I tried Nero6 and did not
> > >like it because it has applications that I will probably hardly use. I
> just
> > >want a simple program that has colorful menus and text and that put info
> on
> > >my DVD. I have been reading some good things about TMPGEnc, but want some
> > >more input on this one.
> >
> > tmpgenc is a transcoder, not an authoring package, though Typhoon
> Software,
> > who publishes it, also has a simple authoring program. As a transcoder,
> > tmpgenc can't be beat, or at least not by any software package under
> $1,000.
> > However, basically all it does it take an AVI and compress it to mpeg2 --
> > but with very, very high quality.
> >
> > >
>
> Typhoon Software? Where do they, whoever they are, publish
> TMPGEnc programs? For most of the world it is published by
> Pegasys Inc. www.pegasys-inc.com

Pegasys distributes it. The Tmpgenc company used to be called Typhoon Software.

>
> Leo;
>
> I gave "NeroVision Express" a try and it is much improved. It
> even has some interesting filtering capabilities. It could be a very
> good low priced tool for some applications. In my case it still has
> some annoying aspects and introduces glitches that I don't experience
> with my current setup. It may be that I could get it to work if I spent
> more time with it, but I saw nothing that would make it worth the
> effort, for me. Now if I had a camcorder the text overlay features
> and other effects would be of more use.
>
> The lack of any text only menu layouts, or a way to remove the
> thumbnail is extremely inconvenient. The way it seems to handle
> chapter creation is also a problem, as is its lack of the ability to
> "cut all but currently selected range".
>
> The slideshow creation might be worth trying out sometime though.
>
> Luck;
> Ken