Avidemux Help required for Joining

[kabiraftab]

Hi All,

I have bunch of videos where i would like to add Intro clip at first. I used Avidemux to join them, but it doesnt work. What I know is that for Joining both files, they both have to be very similiar resolution, econding etc.

Infact It will take a long time to encode 1 hour movie,, than encoding 11 second video. I have tried to re-encode my intro video to similar resolution of other file, but somehow i miss the match all settings of video to match with other file. Is there any tool or convertor who can convert video to completely same settings of the other file?

[Bernix]

I think there is only resolution the problem. You can append only videos with same resolution f.e. 640x480 etc.

You can use Mediainfo to get the full information about video.

[redwudz]

Joining both files, they both have to be very similar resolution, encoding etc.

They have to be exactly the same most all times.

What Bernix said, use MediaInfo to compare the two, then change one or the other.

We don't know what codec/format your files are using, but AVIDemux can likely convert the files and join them.

And welcome to our forums.

[kabiraftab]

Thank you Bernix and redwudz for your suggestions. And yeah,, i am new here

I think there is only resolution the problem. You can append only videos with same resolution f.e. 640x480 etc.

I have made the exact same resolutions too. But i dont get the desired result.

They have to be exactly the same most all times.

What Bernix said, use MediaInfo to compare the two, then change one or the other.

Thats what I am desired to do. I tried to convert with normal converters available to me, and most of them were converting with varying rates like in kbits etc. Can you please suggest me the convertor - easy to use with GUI - and does not vary the values?


I have been into this task since two days Hopefully help of you guys, can make me achieve my target.

See ya!

[Bernix]

If you have same resolution you can use mkvtoolnix GUI. It will merge your videos without reencoding. But it will be *.mkv and not *.avi
Simply load your welcome video, RMB click in source video windows and then choose append (your desired 2nd part)
Then press Start Muxing and it is done. (I hope)

Bernix

[kabiraftab]

If you have same resolution you can use mkvtoolnix GUI. It will merge your videos without reencoding. But it will be *.mkv and not *.avi
Simply load your welcome video, RMB click in source video windows and then choose append (your desired 2nd part)
Then press Start Muxing and it is done. (I hope)

Bernix

It didnt worked as well dear. Let me show my video's detail. Following is the my Intro Movie details:

General
Unique ID : 226361995485931662904583935619308094365 (0xAA4BBC0AAAAAA36B3221D0B3AE6E839D)
Complete name : D:\Logo Orientation\Intro.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 4 / Version 2
File size : 2.21 MiB
Duration : 11s 144ms
Overall bit rate : 1 665 Kbps
Writing application : Lavf56.36.100
Writing library : Lavf56.36.100 / Lavf56.36.100

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L3
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 11s 144ms
Width : 640 pixels
Height : 272 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.35:1
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Writing library : x264 core 146 r2538 121396c
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=hex / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / lookahead_threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=20.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : A_AAC
Duration : 11s 144ms
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Frame rate : 46.875 fps (1024 spf)
Compression mode : Lossy
Language : unknown
Default : Yes
Forced : No

And here is the other file which is big in duration etc. I want to make Intro (the file above) be joined with this file below.

General
Complete name : Movie2.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 1
File size : 699 MiB
Duration : 2h 27mn
Overall bit rate : 664 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2016-05-08 04:48:39
Writing library : WonderShare Matroska Muxer

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Baseline@L3
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 1 frame
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 2h 27mn
Width : 640 pixels
Height : 272 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.35:1
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) fps
Original frame rate : 29.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : A_AAC
Duration : 2h 27mn
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Frame rate : 46.875 fps (1024 spf)
Compression mode : Lossy
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Mkvtoolnix also did not worked. First video plays perfectly and then "play bar" just skip to the the end. While file's size increases and it shows the whole duration. But it just does not play it.

[Bernix]

Sorry to ask you, but are you sure you appended these files, not only add as next video track. Try it again if you can, it should work. Open first file, then in source window click with right mouse button and choose append. Select second movie. And then start remux.
As you described it, it behaves like you simply Add files, not append.

[kabiraftab]

Thanks Bernix, You're right. I was doing it wrong (stupidly )

However, now even after appending it, first video plays well and the other gets green with scrumbling audio.

[hech54]

What part of this are you not understanding?

They have to be exactly the same most all times.

[kabiraftab]

What part of this are you not understanding?

They have to be exactly the same most all times.

Sorry bro, but not all are expert. I am newbie here and trying to learn this. The Problem with this part is how to completely clone the setting of a video to another one? I have done bit rates, fps, audio/video encoder, resolution but still something gets missed..

[smrpix]

Your best bet is to use a smart renderer like TMPGenc Smart Renderer. You can set your long clip as the master and your short clip as a rescue clip. I suspect you can do something similar in VideoReDo.

Matching all parameters exactly is almost impossible.