Avidemux: Is it possible to index file types other than just mpg

[Replicon]

Hey all,

I've been looking around for an answer to this, but haven't found anything yet. Maybe someone here can help.

When I open an MPEG file with avidemux, it pops up a dialog asking if I want to build an index, which it stores in a file. Once built, I can scroll really smoothly through the video and everything, and I love it.

Unfortunately, it does not give me that option for other file types (e.g. mp4), and so I can only scroll in too-large chunks (1-10 second intervals), or frame-by-frame, neither of which is appealing.

Is there a way to force it to build a proper index for all file types, or is MPEG somehow special? I don't see any obvious menu items (like "Video -> Build Awesome Index" hehe).

Since I can always go frame by frame, it would stand to reason that it should be able to index anything in the same manner.

Thanks much!

[poisondeathray]

Use a newer version. The 2.6.x branch can scrub frame by frame with h.264/mp4

However, you can still only cut on GOP boundaries if you are using stream copy

[Replicon]

Ah, thanks, I installed the 2.6 version from their repositories. Looks like Ubuntu stable still has the old 2.5.4 version.

It seems to work a little better, but still skipping multiple seconds on mp4. wmv seems to work well half the time, and just crash avidemux the other half (though IIRC it was always super-flaky on wmv).

[poisondeathray]

It works ok on Windows for h.264/MP4. Avidemux 2.6.8. Maybe something wrong with the linux version or something specific to your file ?

[Replicon]

Oh yeah it's definitely the file. I have a bunch of WMVs, and it's all the same ones causing the crash. The others work fine. It's no biggie. Thanks for the help!