Evening Reno,
Below, should be exaplantion of some of TMPG's preview window..
I think I know what you are asking.. basically, you wanna know if TMPG
is showing you your ACTUAL encoded video ??
Well, acutually, yes and no. I've studed TMPG's output, as it encodes.
I've noticed that you can see MOST of your final video.. some examples..
* resize
* color
* filter ie, Sharpen, Noise Reduction, (all the filter built-in to TMPG)
However, the ACTUAL, ACTUAL encoded video, I'm not sure of. One time,
I thought it was, then another time, I thought it wasn't. So, I'm not
REALLY sure then he he.. but as for the above, yes, you definately see
your filters and resizes, letterboxes and cuts etc etc.
For me, I set my TMPG's encoding video to 720x480 because I WANT to see
if I can capture any artifacts sooner !! This is a tip from VHELP to you and
others. It will help you to spot anything that looks like you SHOULD stop
the ecoding process. And, if I REALLY wanted to speed up the encoding
process, I could either minimize TMPG (hence, no video) OR, turn off
video in TMPG during encoding. That's IF you want that extra milla second.
But, personally, I do w/out cause I LIKE to see what I'm encoding, case
somewhere's deep into the encoding, you spot something. Gosh forbid.. if
should I have nothing else better to do
But, if I mistook your question, sorry.
-vhelp