Is it possible to stitch video files together?

[lazyturbo]

I have 2 mpeg video files. And I want to stitch them into one mpeg file so that the 2 videos would play beside each other (stitched).

So if both of the videos were in 4:3 ratio....then the final mpeg file would be something like 8:3 ratio since there are now 2 videos playing beside one another.

[vhelp]

If these two files are .mpg and no re-encoding is needed, then IF your goal
is for DVD media, then you could try DVDAuthorGUI and let it create a single
VOB file for you.

If your intent is just for .mpg creation (ie, vcd/svcd) then you could try out
the MPEGVCR app (by Womble) trialware.

I'm sure there are other apps/tools, but this is what just came off the top
of my

-vhelp

[lazyturbo]

Where can I download MPEGVCR? I can't find it in the Tools section. Couldn't find it in Google either.

[vhelp]

Sometimes it's labled as MPEG2VCR or MPEG-VCR or something like that.
Should be in the tools section though.

try here:

* https://www.videohelp.com/tools?toolsearch=mpegvcr&section=&orderby=Name&convert=&dvdauthorfeatures=

-vhelp

[Ripper2860]

Just to clarify ...

Are you wanting to merge 2 two MPEG videos composited to play side-by-side as in a split-screen presentation? If I understand your post correctly, you want to to that and not join them to play sequentially one after the other.

I do not know if MPEG2VCR will provide that function, but if it does not, here's one called Edit Studio

Here is the site with Tutorial -- there is a "split/screen tutorial 1/2 down:

http://www.puremotion.com/editstudio/tutorials/index.htm

[lazyturbo]

Yeah, thanks, I want them to play split-screen simultaneously. I was playing around with MPEGVCR and couldn't really find a function that could do that.

I guess I'll try Edit Studio then. Thanks.

[bottle-necked]

I though of doing that on a similar project a few months ago but decided otherwise. I was going to use Ulead VideoStudio free trial.

Place a solid black background on the timeline and stretch it out as long as you need. Drag the first video in the OVERLAY timeline, place and size it as you like, then render that portion of the movie into another file.

Start again but this time with that rendered file and drag your second clip into the OVERLAY timeline and place it on the oposite side. Render this and done.

You could use anything for the background you wanted to.

>>>>>Split screen video --- Low Tech Style<<<<<

Good luck.

[bottle-necked]

Hay, we've been posting to the wrong thread. Not this one, but the other one. :P That was wierd, to say the least. YOu talk about a misunderstanding..... and 1/2!
lol

[lazyturbo]

Hey. Is there a guide somewhere to show me how to use that method in VideoStudio?

Because I'm not sure how to use the software. I can load the video into the timeline....but not sure what you mean about putting a solid black bakckground and overlaying and sizing the video.

[JEEPn]

TMPGEnc works well. you can merge, cut, etc and there are plenty of guides here on this site for what you are looking for.

I hope this helps!

[Gazorgan]

For the last time!!!! He's not trying to merge or cut MPEG's. He's trying to get 2 MPEG's to play side by side.

Adobe Premier will do it easy, but it's not free or easy to learn.

AVISynth can do it with a script, but you owuld need someone to help you with that (it's all text, no gui).

There's a way to do it with VDUB, but I can't find the filter (it's called picture in picture, but it's hard to find and buggy)

[bottle-necked]

Hey. Is there a guide somewhere to show me how to use that method in VideoStudio?

Because I'm not sure how to use the software. I can load the video into the timeline....but not sure what you mean about putting a solid black bakckground and overlaying and sizing the video.

I don't know about a guide but after you play around with the program it's actually pretty easy.

In the program you need to change the view of the timeline. There is a button next to the first inserted clip for changing this. Once you have the timeline showing you will see the Overlay line. Adding a black (or any color background) on the upper right open the file type box and click color, black will be amoung those listed. Drag black to the timeline and place it in the main movie line. Click and drag it out (or adjust the minutes and seconds manually) so it's as long as you like.

Drag in the first part of your two part overlay video. Lets say the left side first. Drag in the clip to the Overlay line then adjust the properties (upper left side) so it is center (top to bottom) and covers about 1/2 of the screen. Now adjust that black color on the main line so their the same length. Do however you want the audio on this first clip to do then click "Share" then produce (render) this clip into a new video.

We now have a black video with 1 of your overlays (split screen) videos inserted on one side and the other side is still black.

Start a new project (just delete everything off the timeline) and drag that new video onto the main line. Drag your second part of the split screen video onto the Overlay line. Adjust its position and size and audio properties by using the controls on the upper left of the screen. Produce this video.

Now we have a split screen video with 2 inserted videos on a black screen with the audio adjusted as we wanted.

It's easy once you play around with the program alittle.

Version 6 is far better than V7.

The reason for rendering this project twice is because Ulead only supports using one overlay video on top of the background video. This project required two overlays side by side over the background image. So you haft to create the background with one overlay (side) then use that video as the background then add the video overlay to the other side. See?

I think I said that right
Good luck.

[andkiich]

EditStudio

DVD-Lab(if you use the motion menu option and place the videos side by side, it will create an AVI with the 2 clips.)

[bottle-necked]

I realized I forgot to mention a few things about working with Ulead.

Once you change the timeline view so you can see all the basic elements you might want to click the Icon for that line to activate it before you can drag a video or color onto it.

Located on the lower left side, besides the time line view switch, is a couple buttons to make the timeline fit your screen. This way you can view the entire timeline without scrooling it.

And, if you don't 'crop' your overlay clips in advance they won't be very big on the screen when you put 2 of them up there side by side. You will need to 'zoom' each to 50% size so they are going to be kinda small. This can be corrected somewhat by cropping them and using some wierd framesize beforehand.

You need to adjust the audio for each clip as you go or you can do the audio portion after you have the split screen created. Just drag the original video files onto one of the audio timelines (ulead will use the audio portion without any problems). It might be a little hard with the sync but aligning the beginning of the clip should fix that problem.

Anyway. Good luck. It's easy to do, just hard to explain.

and, It's probably better to work with AVI instead of MPEG files. You won't loose as much quality during the rendering, but this may not be a problem.

[feenix]

I don't know if you're interested in using avisynth(2.5) but this script will do what you want - 2 clips side by side

vid1 = directshowsource("d:\capture 1\clip1.mpg")
vid2 = directshowsource("d:\capture 1\clip2.mpg")
StackHorizontal(vid1,vid2)

A simple feed of two identically formatted clips that you can then frameserve to another encoder (works with Tmpegenc so should work with Virtualdub or whatever else accepts avisynth scripts).

[duhmez]

Directshowsource won't work unless you specify the framerate. Im no sure of the syntx.

i recommend Nic's mpegsoure plugin for this, then you put the mpegsource dll in visynth plugin directory, change homeboys all the same exept "mpegsource("clip.mpg") instead of directshow.

directshow is really annoying, avoid it whenever possible. Directshow is not frame accurate seeking and you must manuall specifiy framerate.

[feenix]

duhmez,

Do you think I would post a script I hadn't tried ? I've never had to specify the framerate! Anyway,my experience is the opposite to yours in the sense that Mpegsource gives me a crap picture

[lazyturbo]

hey feenix,

what would I type in avisynth if I wanted to put 4 videos together?...like in a tile pattern?

[duhmez]

duhmez,

Do you think I would post a script I hadn't tried ? I've never had to specify the framerate! Anyway,my experience is the opposite to yours in the sense that Mpegsource gives me a crap picture

That's weird. When i do directshowsource, avisynth says "framerate must be specified" or similar error. thuis is with every filetype I have tried. Also avisynth guide and faq2 says framerate must be specififed......

here's a link to say so.

From avisynth homepage "You have to specify the frame rate using the fps parameter, like this: DirectShowSource("video.asf", fps=15).
"
here is the link http://www.avisynth.org/index.php?page=DirectShowSource

by the way I am using qavcisynth 2.5x in case this matters

[feenix]

duhmez,

Dunno - never read that bit before. I usually just try things and sometimes get lucky but all I know as it's ok for me. Maybe it's something you have to use in NTSC land but I'm on PAL and it's fine.

lazyturbo,

This is only theory as I've never tried it but this should work but I can't test it at the moment.

vid1 = directshowsource("d:\capture 1\clip1.mpg")
vid2 = directshowsource("d:\capture 1\clip2.mpg")
vid3 = directshowsource("d:\capture 1\clip3.mpg")
vid4 = directshowsource("d:\capture 1\clip4.mpg")
StackVertical(StackHorizontal(vid1,vid2), StackHorizontal(vid3,vid4))

Cheers

[rain88]

Hi guys,

Relatively new to video editing so bear with me.

I'm hoping to split the rendering process so that I can perhaps use multiple computers to render my edited dvd product in Adobe Premiere. So, perhaps like VCD format where we can use multiple .DAT files to combine ... can we split the rendering process of a DVD?

Thanks in advance. Let me know if question requires clarification.

[celtic_druid]

That has nothing to do with what this post is about.

So you want to split your source up, encode on different PC's and then join back together into one DVD?

[rain88]

Yeap tat's exactly what I am after. Is it possible? Sorry for posting in wrong area ... I thought it was similar