Cutting Mpeg-2 files?!

[tutu]

I searched through topics but could not find a satisfying answer for my problem. Anybody knows a good program to cut one mpeg-2 file in pieces and save the pieces as mpeg-2 files also(with the same parameters), having the possibility to play the file in order to determine exactly where you want to cut?

[FreQi]

Did you try using virtualdub, avisynth, and mpeg2dec3.dll ? I'm not sure, but if you used a script like the one below, maybe you could put virtualdub in Direct Stream Copy and make youre cuts that way.


LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\MPEG2Dec3.dll")
MPEG2Source("the mpeg2 file here")
#Crop(?,?,?,?)
#*Resize(?,?)


But then again I do't work with mpeg2's so you got me. *shrug*

[Karyudo]

I think you will be very happy playing with Womble MPEG-2 VCR. It can do all the stuff you've outlined: play a source, decide where to cut, make a number of in/out decisions, and then do all the cuts at once.

I've only ever played with it once or twice, just to test stuff out, but it was pretty impressive.

[tutu]

This Womble Mpeg-2 VCR seems very interesting, I will test and let you know. Tnx.

[symonjfox]

Originally posted by FreQi
Did you try using virtualdub, avisynth, and mpeg2dec3.dll ? I'm not sure, but if you used a script like the one below, maybe you could put virtualdub in Direct Stream Copy and make youre cuts that way.


LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files\AviSynth 2.5\plugins\MPEG2Dec3.dll")
MPEG2Source("the mpeg2 file here")
#Crop(?,?,?,?)
#*Resize(?,?)


But then again I do't work with mpeg2's so you got me. *shrug*

This way is not very easy to do. I always do it, but a MPEG 2 PS cutter will be easyer to use.

For example, I record about 3 hrs of music videos. I select only the ones I haven't or I like. Using my old way, it's diffcult because, I have to DEMUX MPv and MPa tracks and encode them separately and then REMUX together after compression. It works, but it's not my favourite job.

Instead if I cut just the videos I like, and save them as separate MPG PS file, then it's really easy to encode & remux everything with audio always on synch.

I hope you understand.

I heard about PVACUT, but it doesn't work for me because my board records in MPEG 2 PS, not MPEG 2 TS or PVA.

[bb]

Originally posted by symonjfox
I heard about PVACUT, but it doesn't work for me because my board records in MPEG 2 PS, not MPEG 2 TS or PVA.
No problem: you can convert your MPEG-2 to PVA (e.g. using PVAstrumento), then cut using PVACut (I-frames only), then convert back to MPEG-2. As far as I know there are many DVB people doing it that way (even some analogue MPEG-2 capturerers, ugh!). I use PVACut 3.50 quite often, but I record in PVA format.

Instead of PVAstrumento you may want to try ds.jar, which can deal with AC3 streams (Java program, needs Sun's Java runtime):
http://home.arcor.de/matt2/dvb.matt/ds-archive/ds_v060g.zip

PVACut:
http://www.tirtanium.de/digi/PVACut350.zip

DVD2AVI_PVAView:
http://home.t-online.de/home/michael-ring/DVD2AVI_PVAView-1.0.zip

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[symonjfox]

Thanks, I will try!
:D

[Lucike FZ]

a good program to cut mpeg2 files:

MPEG2Cut - is based on DVDAVI
http://darkav.de.vu

or

Mpeg2Schnitt - new, still beta (German)
http://de.geocities.com/martin_dienert/

or

Vidomi - can cut Mpeg2 files
http://www.vidomi.com

cu
Lucike

[cofferscuffs]

demux, cut video with m2edit, cut audio with bsplit remux. m2edit imho is more accurate at cutting video then pvacut.

[Toti]

M2Edit PRO can edit MPEG2 videos with audio. However, I don't like it since it can not edit AC3 or DTS audio with it. If you try to import AC3 it will tell you that it does not support that file.

I got the trial version and I have used it three times the most. I rather use MPEG2Cut. Isn't this ironic? The expensive program works less for me than the free program.