Convert .d2v to m2v without encoding?

[Murdock0815]

Got a simple one here (I suppose...)

Is it possible to "convert" a .d2v file to a m2v/mpv file directly, without encoding?
IE, just outputting the in DVD2Avi selected movie range to a new file?

[E-Male]

AFAIK d2v is just an index-file for an mpeg-file
so it doesn't work without the mpeg-file
why don't you just use the mpeg-file itself?

[Guest]

Load the VOB using VobEdit and then punch the Demux button.

Also, see here:

http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/downloads/showcategory.php?cid=12&detail=high

[Murdock0815]

Its quite easy and fast to cut a certain movie range with dvdavi and get the ac3 sound with it- sure, I can use VobEdit, but Id save a lot of time if I could just load the d2v in a program and save the stored info as a new m2v without encoding (like virtuadub: load the avs and store as a new flick with direct stream copy)

[jggimi]

...oad the d2v in a program and save the stored info as a new m2v without encoding

A .d2v project file is text information, it is not video. An .m2v file is an MPEG-2 video stream.

...load the avs and store as a new flick with direct stream copy...

In Vdub or it's variants, opening an AviSynth script and then using Direct Stream Copy will frameserve uncompressed video, and store it in an .avi (or .ogm or .mkv) container.

I do not believe what you are asking for is possible, since AviSynth and VFAPI only frameserve uncompressed video. The technology will not frameserve MPEG-2.

[Murdock0815]

Originally posted by jggimi

A .d2v project file is text information, it is not video. An .m2v file is an MPEG-2 video stream.

In Vdub or it's variants, opening an AviSynth script and then using Direct Stream Copy will frameserve uncompressed video, and store it in an .avi (or .ogm or .mkv) container.

I do not believe what you are asking for is possible, since AviSynth and VFAPI only frameserve uncompressed video. The technology will not frameserve MPEG-2.

Yes, I know about the d2v file only being a text file, I was using VDub only as an example.

Maybe, on a clearer noter, Im looking for something to open up vobs and cut out a certain range of a movie with the exact audio for it (something that saves a few steps from using Vobrator and the resulting editing steps)

Thanks for the feedback already guys.

[jggimi]

The tool you're looking for has been mentioned. VobEdit. It does not re-encode the video, though you don't care for its speed.

[Murdock0815]

I can select which part of a movie Id like to be saved instead of the whole thing with VobEdit ?

Nice, Ill give it a shot, thx.

[jggimi]

It does not have the frame level selection capability of .d2v, but you can demux by cell-id.

[eb]

@Murdock0815,

I am sure that you are looking for something like ProjectX.
(see today's Doom9 news). You can cut there files with 1 frame accuracy together with audios and subtitles.Resulted files are also time synchronised.
For cuting video and audio only you can use MPG2CUT2.
eb

[Murdock0815]

Alright, that shed some light in the dark for me.

Thanks people!