splitting wmv files

[drpp]

I have a few cartoons that I have recorded from TV that I was going to put on DVD. I am trying to edit out the commercials but the progam I using "AVI/MPEG/RM/WMV Splitter v4.28" doesn't seem to work.


I am trying to find a program that will have a timescale when the movie is playing. example 7:30:12:13 7 minutes and 30 seconds into it, where the :13 is, is how I want to edit it. The splitter I have can edit this way, but when you save it, it only does the :12 part, even though it says I can do the :13.

I hope this makes sense and someone can help! Thanks

[olyteddy]

Most compression schemes use some variation of a Key (full) Frame followed by frames that record only the changes since the key. To cut between Key Frames you would need to re-encode the non key frames or they would have no reference frame. Therefore many simple editors only cut to the Key Frame. Since your target is DVD which is MPEG and not WMV, you might try uLead DVD Movie Factory, or similar authoring products. uLead has a 21 day free trial.

[guns1inger]

As they are WMV you could use Windows Movie Maker to cut them up, and save them to DV-avi before encoding to DVD

[BiggerJim]

Asfbin 1.5 or later can do frame accurate cuts with the "-rkf" option. It reencodes only the small part between cut and next keyframe, so it can cut very fast preserving the original quality.

Cut Assistant is a GUI for Asfbin.

NOTE: if you try -rkf and asfbin gives you this error: "Decompression error: VCM decoding driver is not available", the you must install the VCM driver from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/de/9series/codecs/vcm.aspx