Cut commercials from mpeg2 and then encode in megui

[Mr.D]

I have a recorded tv show in mpeg2 format.

I tried using mpeg2vcr to cut out segments.

When I try making a d2v in megui, I get an error. Anyone cut commercials from mpeg2 and used megui to encode?

Thx !

[Selur]

Why not:
1. run the mpeg file through vpastrumento/projectX
2. create an d2v
3. create an avisynthscript with Avisynth Creator in MeGui
4. Use AVSCutter (in MeGui) to cut the file (save a cut list)
5. make video setting
6. make audio settings and select cut list, so that the audio will be cut too.
7. encode it

If you want to cut the mpeg2 file itself use mpeg2schnitt or cuttermaran to do so.

Cu Selur

[LoRd_MuldeR]

You can also use Mpeg2Cut2 (http://www.geocities.com/rocketjet4/) to cut the MEPEG-2 file before indexing it....

[Mr.D]

Thanx to both of u.

Will try it out. Its strange that the cutter I used didnt work. Maybe smthing to do with the timeline that didnt suit megui.

[smok3]

to not open a new thread, is there a mpeg2 cutter that will cut 1440x1080 50i hdv mpeg2 streams?

[NuPogodi]

Just for a case... It might save you a time to detect & cut out commercials. Excuse me, guys, i'm too lazy to write detailed decription by myself, so i just did standard "copy-paste" from official site:
Comskip (http://www.kaashoek.com/comskip/) is a free mpeg commercial detector. It is a windows console application that reads a mpeg file and analyses the content based on a large amount of configurable parameters. After analysis it generates a file in various possible formats containing the location of the commercials inside the mpeg file. The formats include input files for interactive video editors (VideoRedo, Cuttermaran,Mpeg2Schnitt...) command line video cutters (mpgtx, cuttermaran, mencoder) and video players (zoomplayer, mplayer, ...). Comskip can read MPEG PS files upto HD resolution (max 2000x1200) at 25fps (PAL) and 29.97fps (NTSC)