tool for cuting MPG-2 file at/from the exact point of time!!

[paparazzo79]

I need to cut 5-6 parts from my MPG-2 video file.I marked the exact point of time in minutes and seconds,where to cut but I was wondering which tool could I use,it would be good if it's freeware??I know VirtualDUb can cut to one file but I need to for cutting to minimum 5 clips.I have Speed Video Splitter but it can't cut at the exact point of time (e.g I need to cut from 23:05s but when I move the slider it can cut from 23:15s,so the program becomes usless).unfortunately I can't input time from where to cut,I only can move the slider fro mleft to right with this program.WHICH TOOL DO YA GUYS SUGGEST??

[dohcmark8]

VideoRedo will do you well.

[Revgen]

If the exact point that you want to cut is not a key frame then you can't cut it.

[ilpippo80]

You can use cuttermaran (http://www.cuttermaran.de/) and hcenc if you want to cut in a point which is not a key frame (it simply reencodes the needed frames of the gop where you are performing the cut).
It also does a pretty good job in keeping audio and video synchronized...

[Lester Burnham]

If the exact point that you want to cut is not a key frame then you can't cut it.

... unless the cutting software can intelligently re-encode the minimal required frames around the cut-point.

VideoReDo does this, as likely do other commercial editors.

It also appears that Cuttermaran using HCenc can now do this.

[ricardo.santos]

you can try Mpeg2schnitt (http://www.mdienert.de/mpeg2schnitt/), the site is german but english is available, you'll need to demultiplex the video first.

Hope it helps

[Pookie]

http://www.geocities.com/rocketjet4/


Mpeg2cut2 is very good

[urvieh]

You can use cuttermaran (http://www.cuttermaran.de/) and hcenc if you want to cut in a point which is not a key frame (it simply reencodes the needed frames of the gop where you are performing the cut).


It can't set the starting point of a cut at other than an I-frame. It needs a P-frame to set the end.

[ilpippo80]

It can't set the starting point of a cut at other than an I-frame. It needs a P-frame to set the end.

I just retried, cutting from a B frame to a B frame, checking the result with virtualdubmod, and it did it correctly.
remember to enable "use encoding mode" in the settings...

[urvieh]

I didn't know this. Did you really encode or is it just the settings that have to be tweaked? Does it re-mux fine without encoding?

[urvieh]

Forget the answer. I must see this myself :).

[urvieh]

Done it. Looks nice. I've just checked the resulting file with PVAStrumento and received the following warning:

ALERT> -31486 video frames missing at 00:20:59.224.

This happened twice. Do you think authoring software like Pinnacle Studio will be confused?

[urvieh]

No, it will not. The dvd is finished. Great hint, ilpippo80.

[ilpippo80]

You're welcome! ;)