Review: TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4
Today we will be reviewing the excellent shareware program TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4, powerful software used to author DVDs from all types of video sources.
If you would like to download a free trial of the software from Pegasus, you can do so here: Free trial
Getting Started
At first glance, TMPGEnc has an easy interface. There are four options, Start a new project, disc writing tool, open a project file and batch authoring file. As can be deduced, starting a new project will lead you to the starting steps of authoring a new project. You can open an older, saved project with the second option, or you can burn a project with the disc writing tool.
Result for: MPG
Pegasys, the company that sells the popular TMPGEnc line of products, is offering a discount on their latest authoring suite. TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4 features DVD, Blu-ray, DivX and DivX Ultra authoring.
If you already own a competitor’s DVD or Blu-Ray authoring software you may be eligible to receive a $20 Amazon.com gift card with a purchase of the full version of TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4 from the Pegasys online store.
The offer is only good for owners of box products. If you downloaded the competitor’s software it’s not eligible for this competitive upgrade offer.
Result for: MPG
If you happen to live in the land of NTSC television, primarily North and Central America, you may have experience the frustration of trying to play video from other parts of the world. Maybe you got a black and white picture that seemed to “roll,” or perhaps you didn’t get any picture at all.
HDTVs are able to handle both NTSC and PAL video, regardless of where they are sold. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t still a need for good PAL to NTSC conversions.
A lot of HDTV owners still have analog TVs in use for one purpose or another. And of course some people still don’t have a HDTV at all.
If you are one of the millions of people who have one of these NTSC TVs and want to watch PAL video you should take a look at our new guide on the subject.
The guide, titled Convert PAL Video to NTSC describes several methods for converting between the two standards. If you use Nero Recode or TMPGenc Xpress you’ll find a section on each. If you don’t use (or want to use) either one check out the instructions for using AviSynth.
