I tried moving DirectShow to the top - same result. I tried deinstalling/rebooting/reinstalling
TMPGEnc, same result. Then I installed it on my second partition (same OS, less software installed) and it worked, so I must have a codec problem on the main partition. GSpot listed over 270 codecs, a dozen or so were audio codecs, so I'm guessing it would be difficult (ie impossible) to find out which one is causing the problem (unless you know a trick). Weird that Windows Media Player, VirtualDub and CCE Basic all play the audio while
TMPGEnc does not. Is there a way to tell which audio codec TMPGEnc is using?
If I can't find the offending codec I could fire up my second partition to do the encoding, or I may be able to get a full, legitimate copy of Procoder 3 for between $190 and $250. Is it that much better an encoder for DV than the $37 TMPGEnc Plus? I read your review stating the encoded result is almost indistinguishable from the source while TMPGEnc was very good.
The lowest price I can find for
Mainconcept is $460, not worth the money unless it's vastly superior to TMPGEnc Plus or Procoder.
I will probably be playing the DVDs I create on an HDTV, so the encode has to be of excellent quality.