Mpeg "direct stream" clip extracting?

[mltwitz]

Virtualdub has a "direct stream" processing feature feature that lets you exctract clips out of avi video retaining all the video/audio properties. How do I do the same with mpeg, i.e. I want to exctract a clip out of an mpeg file but want to keep the resolution, bitrate etc. (keep it DVD compliant).

[redwudz]

You can't. VD only outputs different 'flavors' of AVI, not MPEG. If you wanted a low compression codec for output, you could use HuffUV or even DV. (Install the Panasonic DV codec or similar.)

Then you could re-encode it to MPEG-2, DVD compliant video with a MPEG encoder like TMPGEnc or similar. But you can keep the same resolution.

For MPEGs, you might look into one of the MPEG editors listed in 'Tools' to the left. <<<<<< VideoReDo and MPEG VCR are a couple of popular choices. You can also do some editing with TMPGEnc encoder (Merge & Cut) or TMPGEnc DVD Author.