cut/edit .wmv-files with VirtualDub-Mpeg2 - Settings?

[nbarzgar]

Hello,

I want to edit out commercials from downloaded .wmv files and convert to mpeg2 afterwards (DVD authoring). The files are (unfortunately) corrupted at times, audio/video errors now and then, so I get problems in the first-class encoders like CCE, with AviSynth-Script (DirectShowSource()).

I found WinAvi Video Converter to be well in encoding 'over' the corrupted parts and keeping synch, but I like to retain the perfect picture-quality (apart from those very small "glitches").

I tried NERO Vision and like the resulting picture-quality very much, but the video-bitrate is not correctly kept during the process and the file has to be patched for authoring. Also the audio-bitrate can not be chosen, BUT a/v-synch is great.

So my questions:
1. Would you recommend settings in VirtualDub-MPEG2 for saving after edit?
2. Has anyone additional suggestions how to deal fast and easy 8) with such files?

Thanks.

[Baldrick]

Maybe try edit with asfbin, it can cut without reencoding. Then convert.

If it wont work you can edit virtualdub-mpeg2 and frameserve to your video encoder, www.videohelp.com/virtualdubframeserve or export to dv-avi.

[nbarzgar]

Fast answer!

I would like to cut precisely, I tried asfbin and it cut at keyframes only (also AsfTools). I know about frameserving (s.a.) and f.-serving with VirtualDub, but if frameserving is neccessary, I rather like using AviSynth, as it is MUCH faster. Yet that way the synch-problem occurs.

But if I use one of the "all-in-one"-tools for encoding, since they seem to be able to keep synch and still do the job comparatively fast, I would like to spare precious hours by cutting the unwanted parts...

[BiggerJim]

Fast answer!

I would like to cut precisely, I tried asfbin and it cut at keyframes only

Try Asfbin V. 1.5 or later, with option -rkf it can cut at non-Keyframe positions. GUI for Asfbin: Cut Assistant

[Baldrick]

BiggerJoin: Please stop dig up so many old topics. We all know that asfbin can cut at non-keyframes now.