avi to mpg

[mikeylikess99]

hi there, hopes im not duplicating here, and i apologize if i am, what my question is , im using tmpgenc to convert avi to mpg, for full divx movies, however if i just want clips out of particular divx movies, am i still required to convert the whole file to mpg, or is there a way around this. my standalone dvd player does play mpg files....thanks in advance for your help...mike

[atifsh]

u can use virtualdub or like to open ur avi file and save the clips u want. then make mpeg out of it/them.

[UncasMS]

no idea if tmpeg might let you select a range of the file to be converted, but you could open your avi in virtualdubMOD, make your selection and save the marked framerange to a new file that will be converted afterwards via tmpeg.

selecting/cutting with virtualdubmod is similar to what i've described here:

http://uncas.atlandide.net/en/index.php?page=muxing

[mikeylikess99]

how to use virtualdub...

hi there and thanx for quick response. can someone help me with the basics steps on how to use virtual dub. i am trying to cut out a ten min clip, and i get as far as loadingt the file in vdub. thanks in advance mike

[setarip]

Cutting with VirtualDub (or any of its variants)


1)Load your original (DivX-compressed or otherwise) .AVI into VirtualDub
2) Set BOTH "Video" and "Audio" to "Direct Stream Copying"
3) Move slider to the starting point of the scene you wish to delete
4) From the "Edit" dropdown menu, select "Go to next keyframe"
5) From the "Edit" dropdown menu, select "Set Selection Start"
6) Move slider to the ending point of the scene you wish to delete
7) From the "Edit" dropdown menu, select "Go to next keyframe"
8) From the "Edit" dropdown menu, select "Set Selection End'
9) From the "Edit" dropdown menu, select "Delete frames"

(Repeat steps 3-9 for each part of the video you do NOT wish to retain)

10) Save with a new filename

[mikeylikess99]

results

ok so i tryed the steps, which seem opposite of tmpgenc, which require you to cut the scenes you wanna save , right. vdub, you cut the scenes u wish to delete and you save the rest. i had to take direct video of to save also because this setting wouldnt allow me to save the file..i originally started with an mpg which had to be interweaved i guess the process is called..thanks again for your help..mike

[mikeylikess99]

results

ok..i tryed it, and the file was hugearound 1.7 gig for a ten min segment of movie, yikes, i must have done something incorrect right. it cant be that big...i mean i know its an mpg but still that huge..and when i go to save my ownly options are to save as avi....? thinks im doin something wrong..thanks in advance mike

[mikeylikess99]

settings for virtual

hi there using virtualdub, i tryed cutting an mpg format movie and the file is huge...i wasnt able to use direct settings in audio or video, rather i hhad to go with full compression, the last selection. is there a way to do the process in a smaller file..thanks mike

[videocharge]

Hi!

Sorry.

[techno]

you can use TMPGEnc to select a part of the file to encode, using the source range. or if the file is already an MPEG file, you can cut that part out and save it in another MPEG file using the MPEG Tools in the file menu and then selecting merge & cut on the tab