Cut out adverts without re-encode

[daint]

Hello,

I was looking to cut out the adverts from a DVB recording, and then burn to dvd. I've tried TMPGEnc but this seems to re-encode the whole of the file (taking 6 hours) and the quality seems far worse afterwards.

Idealy, I just want to select the advert and delete, but not knowing too much about the technical side, don't know how possible this is.

I apologise if this is a commonly asked question but I couldn't seem to find any help on the matter. And all the software I've looking for says it can cut etc.. mpg but doesn't say how as far as re-encodes.

Thanks

[celtic_druid]

Try TMPGEnc MPEG editor.

[nelson133]

TMPGE's DVD Author will let you cut an mpg2 file wihout re-encoding, you can even cut up an unencrypted dvd (i.e. vob files) without re-encoding.
Nyah Levi

[daint]

Thanks for the responses, I was using DVD author anyway, didn't realise it cut too, so thats the perfect solution.

[The_Doman]

Thanks for the responses, I was using DVD author anyway, didn't realise it cut too, so thats the perfect solution.

Not perfect, At every cut you make there will be a very small pause when you playback it on a (standalone) DVD-player.
(Someone suggested a fix for that, but it did not work for me.)

I am also cutting out commercials from DVB-S streams.
I first demux the DVB streams with Projectx and after that edit with Mpeg2schnitt. Works perfect for me and smooth playback at the cuts it makes.