Problems splitting VCD-format MPEG

[Budmo]

I've searched the forum and haven't come upon an answer to this problem.

I have about 10 VCD's that I want to chop some time off the beginning (get rid of show intro and go right into the show.)

I've tried TMPGENC's MPEG tools to cut and either the audio stops halfway through the truncated MPEG or Nero doesn't recognize it as a VCD compliant MPEG anymore. Then I tried MPEG Corrector. No luck. Then I tried cutting using MPEGTool. Four of the videos, no problem... the other six can't be played by anything, including Windows Media Player. I've tried cutting a few frames forward or backward, no luck. I've even tried cutting on I,B, or P frames... still no luck.

Has anyone else had this problem and have a solution? It shouldn't be this difficult...

[pepehdez]

Try VCDCutter, if the movies are regular VCD not xVCD or any other VCD variant it will cut perfectly.

[Budmo]

Looks like VCDcutter will split the MPEG into even portions... not something I want to do. I want to chop off a specific number of frames at the beginning.

[dinesh]

This method works for me. Try it out.
Cut the portion off the MPEG using TMPGEnc.
Open the resultant MPEG file in the main window as Video Source and Audio Source.
Re-encode again with the same parameters as original to a new MPEG file.
Encoding will be faster and no quality is lost.