Cutting MPEG-1 videos

[Ayrtonso]

Which is the best software to cut and join MPEG-1 videos?
Don't tell me Virtualdub cause it doesn't allow to cut videos in Stream Direct Copy option (sound and video).

cu

[jggimi]

...Stream Direct Copy option...I doubt any tool will; will. But you might try the MPEG tools built into TMPGEnc; they can also be used for cutting/joining, though, because processing is required, won't be any faster than Vdub -- just different.

[Ayrtonso]

Thanks jggimi for answering.

So with MPEG-1 vids, if I have a vid capture from TV with ads, I have to cut the portions vids without ads, save them and finally join all. One portion by one. It's a bit labourius.

There is not possibility to remove the adds "on-line" like Virtaldub (with AVIs) and save the "cleaned" in one time.

cu

[jggimi]

You might try capturing in something other than MPEG1 or MPEG2 -- see the Capture FAQ (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32575), where you can read about AVI based capture codecs such as HuffYUV and MJPEG. At the very least, you might get improved image quality, along with the ability to use Vdub as you want to.

[Fantasma]

Hi

Try using VCDCutter, it is a nice commercial application
that lets you cut, join and play MPEG files.

I am not sure, but you can download a shareware version if you
wish, but most of the features will not work.

http://www.seller-club.com/~vcdcut/

[smiller667]

Not sure if I understood you correctly, but you can open tmpgenc tools, load the same clip several times (in merge/cut), select the parts you want to join & then click "run" ... all in one go.

About vcdcutter: on rare occasions, it produces "dead" streams which you can't demux anymore ... but it will often accept broken streams which other programs won't touch.

[Flame10]

VCDCutter will be perfect for your need, however Virtualdub can do DirectStream Saving also, cutting and joining is also no problem with it, Give it a try, it'll be worth it

[Mole]

For MPEG1 cutting, I've found MyFlix to be superior to any of the above mentioned programs.

It has frame accurate editing. It can even cut on P and B frames because it'll automatically create an I frame for you.

Audio can be demux to .MP2 or .WAV.

Output can be selected as regular MPG or VCD compliant.

It's damn simple to use too.

You can download a demo which you can put in registration number and get full functions.

http://www.mediawaresolutions.com/ProductInfo/Myflix/myflix.html

[duartix]

Which version?
XE, MyFlix or 1.5.3?

[Sp33d]

I have used Cineplayer editor also called IFilmEdit at one point. It works pretty well except when you try to load films that don't match each other (resolution, etc). Otherwise it helps me to trim all the talking parts from pr0n.

[Mole]

I use MyFlix 3.1.2

It only supports MPEG1 though. For MPEG2, you'll need MyFlix XE.

[Ayrtonso]

jggimi,

I'm accoustomed to captured with MPEG-1 cause I do it with the TV-card's software, which hasn't had many options and cause I obtain good quality that way (with 2,5Mbits/s of bitrate). Anyway, I'll try with HuffYUV and MJPEG from Virtualdub despite with Windows 2000, Virtualdub is not the best way to capture (A friend of mine told me...), dont you?


Fantasma, (¿hablas castellano?)

Thanks, I'll download it.


smiller667,

Great! I didn't know it. Good advice!! Thank you very much.


Flame10,

No, I'm afraid it is not possible. I tried it.

Mole Sp33d,

MyFlix & Cineplayer. Thanx. I'll try them too.

Thanks guys!!

[Fantasma]

Ayrtonso

No hablo castellano, pero sí Español. Lol

I really think VirtualDub is the best for video capture, I have
used a few applications and they eat too many resources, normally
when I am doing a capture I use PICVideo MJPEG Codec or Huffyuv V2.1.1 from a source like VCR or Satellite I set my monitor
to 640 X 480 and the CPU load is just 38% with virtualdub, another interesting thing is that if you set the "Disk I/O.." setting to
let's say 12 MB, the data is written to disk in intervals, reducing the heavy direct writing to disk, but you need a fast machine and a good deal of RAM to achieve this.

[callmeace]

I know a lot of people have an mpeg video that they only want a clip out of. I had this problem and found a solution today that does what I want - it cuts out a section including audio & saves it as a new mpeg video! very easily. It is a freeware tool by someone called 'Dino'

You just select your input file, choose where to save the part of it you want, and then choose the start and finish position for the selection you want to save to the new file!

As far as I know it even doesn't reencode! It just saves the section nice and easily :)

http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/downloads/mpegtool.html

I hope that helps people like it helped me :)