Help with virtualDub

[iKon]

hello
I am having trouble with virtualdub

i am trying to cut the production ads off the begining of a move like forinstance "20th Century Fox" when i select that part in vdub and delete it then save the avi again it cuts most of it but leaves about 10 second there.

i have tried reloading it into vdub and cutting off that 10seconds or so and it doesn't do it

any ideas?
thanks in advance
iKon

[chickeneater]

set the mark in "10 seconds" into the original file and then set the mark out at the end. then wait 5 minutes, have a cinnamon roll and check it out.

[iKon]

nope didn't work
still has the same bit at the beginning

[chickeneater]

does it play 10 seconds worth, or the movie untouched?

[iKon]

no it plays the entire movie untouched exactly the same as the original

[setarip]

Set "Selection Start" to the beginning of the file
Move to the keyframe immediately after the part you wish to delete
Set "Selection End"
Select "Delete frames"
Set BOTH "Video" and "Audio" to "Direct Stream Copy"
Save with a new filename

[iKon]

i have done exactly work and it does the same thing
i have tried it with three different movies and the same thing happens over and over

are there any other free tools that can do this like vdub does?


thanks for all the prompt replies by the way

[The Edge]

Hi,
Your problem here is keyframes as Setarip pointed out.
Any clip MUST begin at a keyframe so one must take this into consideration when cutting. You could use AviUtl to force a frame to a keyframe. Can be downloaded on the software page.
So what you do is, decide where you want your clip to begin, make it a keyframe and delete all other frames that proceed it. I've posted a screenshot.
Good luck.


Edge

[iKon]

can you give me a direct link to the page with aviutl? i can't find it.

Thanks

[The Edge]

Can also be found here. (AviUtl 0.96i)
I think the one on the DivX Digest software page is Japanese only?



Edge

[iKon]

ok i found it but when i start it up instead of the menus at the top like the one in ur screen shot i have a bunch of unrecognized characters like squares


Any help

[The Edge]

Japanese only.......English here. (AviUtl 0.96i)


Edge

[iKon]

thanks guys that aviutl worked a charm
one more question can i use this same program to get rid of the ed credits of a movie if so how would i do it?

Because when i create a key frame like The Edge said then i save it it automatically takes everything b4 the keyframe out while saving

Thanks The edge and you other guys

[The Edge]

For end credits it's easier again. Because your cutting AFTER a keyframe (hence, there is a keyframe at the start) then VirtualDub/AviUtl will have no problems.
Just select the begining credit frame and the end credit frame, cut them out and resave AVI with directstreamcopy.

Edge

[iKon]

ok i tried it with another movie and the create key frame thing didn't work this time

and vdub did the same thing it left a bit

is there any tutorials about using both these programs together?

Thanks again