TMPGEnc trial expired??

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On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:49:50 -0500, Rank Amateur <RA@home.now> wrote:
>I thought TMPGEnc was freeware--why do I get the message MPEG-2 trial
>period has expired? Even after updating with latest version (V2.254).

Go to the author's site http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_main.html

Click the Download link at the top

Click License Agreement

Read... it is NOT freeware!


John Thomas Smith
http://www.direct2usales.com
http://www.pacifier.com/~jtsmith

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"Rank Amateur" <RA@home.now> wrote in message
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>I thought TMPGEnc was freeware--why do I get the message MPEG-2 trial
> period has expired? Even after updating with latest version (V2.254).

The program is considered a fully functional demo/trial version that
includes MPEG-2. MPEG-2 has strict licensing requirements, so they have to
have it expire. However, if you check their site frequently, you should be
able to get an updated demo/trial version with the MPEG-2 functioning.

There software is relatively inexpensive and I got tired of the frequent
updates, so I elected to buy the program. It comes with a fully licensed
and fully functional MPEG-2 that does not expire.

Hal Lowe
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> The program is considered a fully functional demo/trial version that
> includes MPEG-2. MPEG-2 has strict licensing requirements, so they
> have to have it expire.

However, one can still make MPEG-1 files with the free version. That never expires. I use this program regularly, and make VCD's from the files that it produces.