Good MPEG Splitting Program ... do they exist?

[distort]

Hey guys,

I've done a search and didn't come up with much on mpeg splitting programs.

I've been converting several xvid/divx movies to SVCD format, using TMPGEnc. The encodes are working perfectly, however my biggest probelm lies in making a good split of the mpeg to burn to 2-3 CD's.

I've tried a few, and have now just given up on AVI/MPEG/WMA/whatever Splitter (2.31). What's been happening is on the 2nd and 3rd mpeg files it messes up the frames for about a half second or so, which isn't a problem on the computer. This is a problem when I'm watching them on my DVD player, because it desynchs the audio by about a half second.

I've tried using Cuttermaran 1.59 and MPEG2Schnitt 0.6l (from the downloads section) but they don't seem to properly open my outputted mpeg's from TMPGEnc.

Any suggestions to a good reliable MPEG-2 splitting tool?


Thanks!

[Nick]

Hi.
Welcome to the forum.

Are you using DVD2SVCD with TMPGEnc to convert your AVI's or just TMPGEnc on its own? If it is the latter case, this thread probably belongs in the VCD and SVCD Authoring forum.

Anyhow, the solutions that spring to mind are to try DVD2SVCD - it has a mode to convert from AVI sources. You instruct the program how many CD's you want from your input file, it encodes to MPEG2 (using CCE, TMPG or Canopus, whichever you have) and cuts the files for you. The only downside is that it chooses where the cutpoint is, not you. However, sync problems are very rare.

Alternatively, TMPGEnc has its own MPEG cutter (File menu > MPEG tools > Merge and Cut (IIRC)). This has always worked for me.

[distort]

thank you very much!

I'll dive DVD2SVCD a shot, im sure the splitting program it uses will do a much better job than the ones I'm used to fighting with!

Sorry for posting in the wrong forum, please move it if you see fit.


Thanks!

[guru1968]

When loading a mpg movie into cuttermaran/mpegschnitt you can NOT use the direct result from tmpgenc - you know that, don't you!?

TmpgEnc renders a complete mpeg program-stream(PS) whereas these two cutters need to have the video/audio elementary-streams(ES) separate!

Just deMux them using whatever deMuxxer you have (project-X, or the mpeg-tools from tmpgenc) and then load the video-ES, the audio-ES will get loaded automatically...

have fun
guru

p.s.
of course, after cutting you have the two elementary streams for each CD which you then have to multiplex to get a playable program stream again...
(bbMpeg's just fine for that)

[Rockas]

?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

there are two possibilities here:

1. I din't understood the problem :o

2. TMPGEnc has its own splitter under MPEG TOOLS, isn't that right?... It's the only mpeg splitter that I use.



Keep it up.

[jorel]

Originally posted by distort
Any suggestions to a good reliable MPEG-2 splitting tool?


tmpgenc(mpeg tools)is a little hard to cut in the exact point needed.
bbmpeg(from d2s)can cut with precision (by size, not so good for transitions)
womble mpegvcr can cut without re-encode but it's not free...some details: "Frame accurate editing"..."Fastest frame stepping of any MPEG2 Editor. Move through your video frame-by-frame at the click of your mouse, or the press of a key. Makes it super easy to zero-in on exactly the desired frame to be edited"
take a look: http://www.womble.com/vcr-text.htm