... better tool for cutting SVCDs than TMPEG ?

[ChristianHJW]

Hi !

Making nice quality MPEG2 streams with TMPEG from DivX AVIs is no problem at all and will result in quite high quality SVCD movies in 2 Pass VBR mode ( 2 - 3 CDs ), but cutting the final movie in 795 MB pieces is a pain in the ass it seems !! TMPEG will never cut where i want it to cut ( keyframe issue ? ) and i need several attempts to achieve the required max. file size, very time consuming indeed ...

Any ideas what to use instead ?
Is there a program existing that will automatically cut the movie into 795 MB pieces ?
Other tricks to find out where exactly the keyframes are ( like in Vdub for AVIs ) ?

Thanks ...

[denfert]

use bbmpeg to multiplexe and cutting

[frank]

For VOBs:
Use DVD2AVI sliders for selecting the SVCD parts! Create 2-3 .d2v parts, and encode separate.
Cuts are exactly on I-frames. Audio is synchronous.

For AVIs:
Use VirtDub's frame server. Select the pieces in VirtDub and encode.

But in every case you have to calculate the size before encoding!
No need for cutting by any editors!

Regards
frank

[ChristianHJW]

Originally posted by denfert
use bbmpeg to multiplexe and cutting

I opened my MPEG2 in bbmpeg but i dont fnd any options to cut or multiplex ???

I also do have the bbmpeg tools on my HD, but this is only for muxing, not for cutting ?? Are we talking about the same program ??

[Antonio S.]

For cutting your files to an exact size use DVtools. You can find it here in Doom9's...:D

[OnErr0r]

Originally posted by ChristianHJW


I opened my MPEG2 in bbmpeg but i dont fnd any options to cut or multiplex ???

I also do have the bbmpeg tools on my HD, but this is only for muxing, not for cutting ?? Are we talking about the same program ??

Frank had an interesting idea. Although, I'm lazy and just use bbMpeg on a single mpa/mpv. Get version 1.24 beta 18 if you don't have it already. Open the exe (avi2mpeg2.exe) Click "Start Encoding" (lower left, and yes it sounds weird, but bear with me :)

Next, click the General Settings tab, Max-SizeMB = 795
Program Stream Settings tab: Program Stream Type = SVCD
Load and Save Settings tab: Save as default (next time its less BS)
Input and Output files tab: Open PS = foo.mpg
Open VS = foo.mpv
Open AS 1 = foo.mpa

Ok to exit and then "Start Encoding"

If you see the dreaded buffer overflows then go back and encode at a lower rate.

[angelo]

The best and the fastest is Mpack Pro. (Shareware) fully working apart from a nag screen. The only problem it has, it stops dead when splitting a file in 3 sections. I've gone around this by splitting in six files and burning two files per CD.
BBmpeg does not work for me, after splitting the files and burn they wont play in my DVD player even though they play in the computer?!?!
Hope this helps
Ciao.

P.S. Especially good for SVCD

http://www.ordix.com/mpack/index.htm

[ChristianHJW]

I found this nice program called TSCV on the net its freeware and comes bundled with a lot of other software tools like 'VCDImager' and 'mjplex' , get it from http://www.ttools.org or http://www.ttools.de .
It will cut my MPEG2 streams in 795 MB portions precisely if i set it up to do so, but unfortunately the 2nd and 3rd streams are corrupt afterwards :( .....

Will try VCDEasy tonight ....

[macdaddy]

ChristianHJW-

While bbMPEG doeas not have a "cutter" per se, you can set the start and end times in the multiplex dialogue. It takes a little bit of figuring out (seconds, not frames), but this is the only way I know of to get streams that are not corrupted...

This is why if I am doing a movie, I will find my cut space first, and make seperate .d2v files. These can be loaded into avisynth, faded in and out, and then muxed with bbMPEG. That way you do the cutting in DVD2AVI, and the avisynth fades clean up the segment ends (I also fade the audio in and out)...

I hope this helps.