Searching for auto MPEG cutting alternative to TMPGEnc

[ajmamo]

I have TMPGEnc Plus and find it great to cut my MPG's as well as all its other abilities I use it for, but I am trying to get hold of a more automated MPG cutting tool.

I often have large MPG video files that I need to cut into smaller sections, each as a different file/movie. TMPGEnc cuts perfectly, but it is a manual process to first find the correct time marks using Ulead VideoStudio 8, note them all down, open the file into TMPGEnc, and then manually cut and save each seperate movie, ..... entering each single cut 7mins later.

Surely there is a better and much quicker way that I don't know about.
I wouldn't mind if TMPGEnc Plus had a batch cut ability where I could set up each cut into different files to run, cut, and save overnight.

Can anyone recommend a better process and better tools/applications?

thanks heaps.

[pchan]

You can try either MPEG VCR or MPEG Video Wizard DVD. Accurate and fast.

[olyteddy]

I can do that indirectly in uLead DVD factory. Select the cut you want, and render it to DVD ISO. Then find the \...uLead...\...temp\convert folder (probably in My Documents) and the file will be there as ~convert001.mpg.

[geowharton]

Try TMPGEnc Editor free trial. It will edit at frame level and render only the few effected frames.

Happy Encoding!

[lordsmurf]

Womble MPEG-VCR
http://www.digitalfaq.com/dvdguides/edit/editmpeg/removecommercials.htm

[ajmamo]

Thanks heaps for the replies.

I first tried the Womble MPEG-VCR and after figuring it out, found it was ideal for what I need.
I can accurately find and mark the times/frames and add to the batch cut/save in one step, and then let the batch run in its own time. Mind you, it runs a whole lot faster than TMPGEnc Plus does, as Womble doesn't seem to start from the beginning of 2hour mpeg file to find and start cutting my 5minute section, so the batch cut finishes very quickly. Still, TMPGEnc gets its use for its other stuff.

Thanks heaps for the other suggestions, I will give them a go to compare the process.