"Floating decimal point" error using TMPGenc to encode.

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After spending hours searching through forums to find an answer to the problem I was having trying to load an AVI movie into TMMPGenc ("cannot open or unsupported") I finally found an answer and thought all was ok. When my AVI got to 38% through the encoding process I got a message saying something about a "floating decimal point" and everything stopped. Does anyone know how to overcome this problem or continue with the conversion ??? Please help as im close to giving up all together.

-- M.Corcoran (bully1974@hotmail.com), January 12, 2002

Answers

There are two common reasons: bad frames in the source file or background applications interfering with the encoding. Encoding downloaded divx movies can be especially problematic.

-- Mark Clement (zeppage2@yahoo.com), January 12, 2002.

I have this problem too with some divx. Try the latest version of Tmpg, I think they corrected this bug. - When crashing, note the position of the "ėnvalid floating point error". Reboot your computer, launch Tmpg again and in the Advanced Tab, select Source Frame just one second AFTER it crashed. Save the file with another name. When finished, use Mpegtools to join the two parts. - Try Divxfix Hope it helps

-- Xris (xrispaco@hotmail.com), January 31, 2002.

The reason floating decimal point error occurs is bacause while it is encoding you are using some kind of media, playing mp3's and videos can cause it as well as viewing streamed media. Im 95% certain it is this and it works for me. So dont use media while encoding and see if it works.

-- Matt (matthewfever@hotmail.com), March 01, 2003.

Me again. Well furthur to my comments above i can tell you that this decimal point thingy is caused by using the computer while encoding. The CPU being shared causes this error. So put simply, dont use your pc when encoding!

-- Matt Fever (matthewleefever@hotmail.com), February 09, 2004.

I've personally encoded over 400 dvd's using TMPGEnc I've run into this problem maybe 15 times. I've used the internet, media playing programs, burning software, and all types of software while encoding. It only seems to happen when it is hot in my room (I live in Florida) meaning the CPU is being over heated and or over taxed. So my suggestion is to follow the above advice in not using other programs and to keep your pc as cool as possible.

-- D. Semolina (dicky@yahoo.com), June 22, 2004.


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