Joining problems using VirtualDub

[sirgypsalot]

I have several Divx segments of a movie & each plays & is synchronised ok. When i try & stick them together using VDub, the sound becomes out of Sync after the first segment.

Any ideas on how this can be fixed or corrected in the first place?

[setarip]

Using VirtualDub, make a revised version of ONLY the SECOND video, setting the "Audio Skew Correction" to 500 (This may take some experimentation to get it "just right"). Make certain to set bot "Video" and "Audio" to "Direct Stream Copy" when doing this.

Let us know of your success ;>}

[sirgypsalot]

thanx setarip, that seemed to improve it - still need to play around a bit with the delay, but it's just a case of getting the right number I think.

Since they individually play OK, is this a problem with VDub or is there going to be a different delay for every set of avis I combine??

[setarip]

As I said before, This may take some experimentation to get it "just right".

This situation appears to arise only when the files were ORIGINALLY created individually (rather than split from one initial file). Hence, it does not appear to be a "bug" in VirtualDub...

[sirgypsalot]

I usually have to create avi's from each seperate VOB file one at a time because of limited HD space so I kind of have to merge them after using Smartripper & Flask - unless there is another way that you can help me out with??

[setarip]

If you've really got that little hard drive space available (less than 2 Gigs?) and you're into ripping and converting videos, I 'd strongly suggest you consider investing in a larger hard drive. If that's not feasible, I guess you'll just have to continue using your "patching" technique...