viewing mpeg2 (vob) timeline & removing commercials

[rancid]

hi,

does anyone know of any freeware that will allow me to view the timeline in "frameshot" manner of an mpeg2 (vob) file?

i'm trying to quickly identify places where there are commercials and subsequently cut/remove them...

VirtualDub_MPEG, mpg2cut2, mpeg Streamclip, etc can do it but I need to go frame by frame to locate where the commercials are... if there's a timeline of the "frameshot", i can easily scroll left / right to locate them...

thanks !

[mats.hogberg]

I use Womble mpeg VCR, or the editor built in, in TDA to cut commercials.
Usually just possible to cut at B frames, but that's good enough for me.

/Mats

[gadgetguy]

Cuttermaran. But you have to demux to elementary streams first. It has a quick jump feature that allows you to easily spot where the commercials are.

[rancid]

thanks mats.hogberg & gadgetguy

[olyteddy]

I use DVD Shrink in re-author mode to cut commercials. Well, you actually have to pick what you want to save...

[rancid]

thanks olyteddy... will try it out...

[hudsonf]

You may also want to give VideoReDo TVSuite a try.

[shashidar]

I use tmpgenc mpeg editor.

[The_Doman]

Also for me Tmpgenc Mpeg Editor is the program of choice for precise MPEG editing.

I use Womble mpeg VCR, or the editor built in, in TDA to cut commercials.
Usually just possible to cut at B frames, but that's good enough for me.

Too bad the build in editor of TDA does not make clean MPEG2 cuts.
(Not sure if this issue is corrected in the new TDA V3?)

Audio/video break in DVD Author?

[mats.hogberg]

Too bad the build in editor of TDA does not make clean MPEG2 cuts.

In what way aren't they clean?

/Mats

[The_Doman]

Too bad the build in editor of TDA does not make clean MPEG2 cuts.

In what way aren't they clean?

I can't say really.
I, and other people, noticed slight pauses with some standalone DVD players on the cut/edit points when editing with TDA 1.6/2.x.
When editing the file with for example Tmpgenc Mpeg Editor before authoring with TDA those pauses are not there.

[mats.hogberg]

OK - I've not noticed any such problems. Probably own players not affected by this.

/Mats