can I join multiple avi files?

[afteryouwho]

I just downloaded and installed ffmpegX and it seems a good program.
However, I have 5 avi files that I want to join into one.
In the join option, it seems that I can only select two files to join.
Can I work around this or configure it to choose, say, the five files to join?
thanks for any help on this.

[Case]

- All parts should have the exact same characteristics, like when the parts were encoded and split by the same encoder in one session.
- For joining five parts, you could proceed as follows: join part 1 and 2, join the result with part 3, join the result with part 4, join the result with part 5.

[afteryouwho]

Case:

Thanks for your reply.
It sounds like a long boring process and something the ffmpegx team should work on. Especially since they now make you pay for the program.

After writing, I discovered D-Vision 3 which joins multiple files in one process. Plus it's free.
I also found out that Visual Hub also does it easily. But since it is no longer being developed, it's a little hard to find.

In any case, thanks for confirming what I thought out on my own!

[Case]

I discovered D-Vision 3 which joins multiple files in one process.

It's a good app, highly recommended to have in your video toolbox.

Especially since they now make you pay for the program.

The shareware status of ffmpegX, what you gain for paying, and the fee itself haven't changed since I registered in 2004.

[afteryouwho]

Thanks again, Case, for your reply.

D-Vison 3 solved my problem very well for this time.

I will keep your comment in mind and leave ffmpegX on my computer in case I need it for something else. then decide to buy or not.

Cheers.

[hubbabub]

You can always use Avidemux (Linux, Windows & Mac OSX)