TMPGEnc
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| Developer(s) | Pegasys Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | March 2005 |
| Stable release | 4.7.3.292 / 18th August 2009 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Platform | x86 |
| Available in | English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese |
| Type | Video encoder |
| License | Shareware |
| Website | TMPGEnc's Website |
| Developer(s) | Pegasys Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | November 2001 |
| Stable release | 2.525.64.184 / September 2, 2008 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Platform | x86 |
| Available in | English, Japanese, German, French, Chinese |
| Type | Video encoder |
| License | Freeware, Shareware |
| Website | TMPGEnc's Website |
TMPGEnc or TSUNAMI is a family of software video encoders with some video editing capabilities, developed by Hiroyuki Hori and Pegasys Inc.[1] These include: TMPGEnc Plus, TMPGEnc Free Version, TMPGenc XPress, TMPGEnc Authoring Works, TMPGEnc MovieStyle and TMPGEnc MPEG Editor. TMPGEnc products run on Microsoft Windows.
The free trial version of TMPGEnc XPress has a 14-day time limit.[2] The TMPGEnc Free Version has 30-day time limit for MPEG-2 encoding, MPEG-1 encoding is without limit, but it can be used only for non-commercial, personal or demonstration purposes.[1][3]
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[edit] History
The first beta versions of TMPGEnc encoder were freely available in 2000 and 2001 and were known as Tsunami MPEG Encoder.[4] The first "stable" version was TMPGEnc 2.00, released on 2001-11-01.[5] In December 2001, sales of "TMPGEnc Plus" started in Japan. In January 2002, the "TMPGEnc Plus - English version" was released.[6] In August 2002, TMPGEnc DVD Source Creator was released and bundled with Sony "Vaio" PC in Japan. In April 2003, "TMPGEnc DVD Author - English version" was released. In March 2005, Tsunami MPEG Video Encoder XPress was released. In August 2005, "TSUNAMI" and "TMPGEnc" were combined into one brand.[6]
TMPGEnc Plus/TMPGEnc Free Version was often rated as one of the best-quality MPEG-1/MPEG-2 encoders, alongside with Canopus ProCoder and Cinema Craft Encoder.[7][8][9][10] The popularity of TMPGEnc encoders has spawned various other products, like TMPGEnc Authoring Works (a rather simple DVD and DivX authoring tool), and TMPGEnc MPEG Editor (an MPEG editing program). TMPGEnc Plus is in 2009 still sold by Pegasys Inc., alongside with TMPGenc XPress, TMPGEnc Authoring Works, TMPGEnc MovieStyle and TMPGEnc MPEG editor.[11] The TMPGEnc Free Version was updated in 2008 for compatibility with Windows Vista (SP1 included).[5]
[edit] Technical details
TMPGEnc Plus in first releases provided advanced MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video encoding with various technical options, MPEG-1 Layer II and Layer I audio encoding, support for external audio encoders (such as toolame, l3enc, mp3enc, LAME), internal video filters (such as deinterlacing), support for various input formats (AVI, MPEG, WAV, sequence JPEG, TGA files, etc) depending on installed DirectShow filters, VFAPI frameserver support,[12] support for AVI, WAV, BMP, TGA output and other features.[5] TMPGEnc encoders can read most video formats, as long as the appropriate DirectShow filters are installed in the system.[5][13] TMPGEnc Plus and TMPGEnc Free Version include tool named "MPEG Tools", which is a simple multiplexer and demultiplexer for MPEG containers (MPEG program stream).
The TMPGEnc XPress also provide HD MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 output support, Blu-ray Disc output support, AVCHD input support, DVD-Video and DVD-VR input support, FLV input, etc.[14] With the addition of multi-core and CUDA support, TMPGEnc XPress is faster than previous versions of TMPGEnc.[11]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Pegasys Inc. TMPGEnc User License Agreement, Retrieved on 2009-08-10
- ^ Pegasys Inc. (2009-04-27) TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress Downloads, Retrieved on 2009-08-10
- ^ Pegasys Inc. (2008-09-02) TMPGEnc 2.5 Free Version, Retrieved on 2009-08-10
- ^ Tangentsoft Tsunami MPEG Encoder (TMPGEnc), Retrieved on 2009-08-10
- ^ a b c d Pegasys Inc. TMPGEnc Revision History, Retrieved on 2009-08-10
- ^ a b Pegasys Inc. Company History, Retrieved on 2009-08-10
- ^ Videohelp.com MPEG-1/MPEG2 Encoders Comparison, Retrieved on 2009-08-10
- ^ Teco (2002-06-02) Encoder test, Archive.org, Retrieved on 2009-08-10
- ^ Doom9.org forum (2002) What the best MPEG-2 Software Encoder?, Retrieved on 2009-08-10
- ^ Tangentsoft Software MPEG Encoder Test - Conclusions, Retrieved on 2009-08-10
- ^ a b Pegasys Inc. (2009) Compare TMPGEnc Products, Retrieved on 2009-08-10
- ^ Doom9.org VFAPI Reader Codec, Retrieved on 2009-08-11
- ^ Digital Digest Software - TMPGEnc, Retrieved on 2009-08-11
- ^ Pegasys Inc. TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress Product Information, Retrieved on 2009-08-10
