m2v and ac3 non destructive editing

[rork]

Hi, I've been browsing the forums, but due to the abundant amount of software and posts i cannot seems to find what i need.
I ripped some DVD material into a m2v and ac3 file, but i don't need the entire lot, just a part of it. I know, ripping the entire thing was the only way :(
Is there a tool so i can set in/out points and save this back as a new m2v file, and something alike for the ac3. I could convert this back to a wav file, but than i have to convert it back to ac3, with all kinds of new problems (synch etc..)

any1??

[Matthew]

headAC3he for AC3, for m2v it's a little trickier. *One* way is to mux and cut with bbmpeg (use a dummy audio file) and then demux afterwards with tmpgenc.

[dvd_maniac]

If I only wanted part of a dvd movie, then I would find out which chapter it is in and in the movie only mode in smartripper I would highlight that chapter and you can even rip only the cells of each chapter to narrow it down more too, I think, never went that far. If you want to get a more precise frame time than I am sorry haven't tried...
hmm but if you have Maestro then you can edit the movie to the exact size you want and input the ac3 file and then hit sync. this has worked for me b4 when cutting out the credits. Just drag the m2v file in the timline to the point that you want.

[auenf]

mux the m2v and ac3 together, and tmpegenc can cut the m2v without reencoding (mpeg tools), but doesnt do the ac3, which you can use headac3e as mentioned by Matthew.

Enf...

[zyzzle77]

Hi,

The TMPgenc cut tool is buggy. I prefer to use MPEG2-VCR to chop portions of my MPEG-2 movies... It seems to do a much beter job and is non-destructive. No reencoding is necessary.

If all you want to do is chop off the end portion, use VOBSplitter, ver 2.6. You can find links to these programs in the download section.

[jbalakri]

I generally use the source range tool in TMPGenc to mark out the portion I want to encode.

[DIggedy]

I prefer to use MPEG2-VCR to chop portions of my MPEG-2 movies...

I can't seem to find this program anywhere, can anyone please provide a link?