simplest MPEG2 to AVI converter

[drewson99]

I need to convert some MPEG2 to AVI so I can edit it with VirtualDib. What is the best software to do this.

My parameters:

Ease of use,

zero quality degredation, (straight copy, no-recompress)

and I want to use the output avis from Vdub to re-encode with TMPEGEnc.

I tried to use the output function in TMPEGEnc to do this (output to avi) but I got a wierd messed up clip where the video clip was split into 4 quarters and the audio was messed. If I could resolve this issue I would love to just use TMPEGEnc.

Andy

[KingJohn]

(straight copy, no-recompress)

How are you going to do that then ? Considering the compression of an AVI is nothing like the compression of an mpeg.

recompress !, then the MPEG 2 would be uncompressed and saved to an AVI uncompressed, no re-compress

Why can't you edit them in TMPGEnc ?

[drewson99]

I want to take bits and pieces out, so I wanted to use something like VDub. Is there a function in TMPGEnc that I am not familiar with where you can make multiple cuts at a time like with VDub?

Andy

[KingJohn]

Before you did the encoding you could have cut out sections just like Vdub, but now you have the mpeg the only way you can do this is with Merge & cut, saving out different parts leaving the ones you don’t want, then use the same function to join them all back together.

By the way, have you used
File > output to file > AVI TMPGEnc can convert to AVI also

[homerpez]

DVD2AVI would probably work for this, it supports not only DVD source, but any MPEG-2 video --> uncompressed AVI.

[drewson99]

thanks guys, I think I was being dumb. I am going to capture in 15Mbps MPEG1, which VirtualDub will open, then output to divx avi, then re-encode to mpeg2 with tmpgenc. For what I am using this for, there is no perceptible loss.

One annoying thing: when I used dvd2avi AND tmpgenc, both output to avi fine but no audio, and I could not fix this issue!

Also, I tried to capture straight to .avi, but found that during high motion, I got wierd lines on the leading and trailing edge of moving objects in my video, which does not occur with mpeg capture. Anyone know what this is?

Andy