Cutting Clips From Videos Without re-encode

[ConanEdogawa]

i have about a dozen videos that i want to take 10-40 sec clips out of so i can just drop them into vegas apply a few fx and render ive tried a few programs but they make me re encode i really jus want to keep the origianl file types and get the clips from them like rip the clip directly from the video i know you can trim and stuff in vegas i just use it apply fx and render cause i coudnt find my subclips that i trimmed

[Baldrick]

Apply fx? What kind of effects?

Because if you change anything in the video must you reencode.

[ConanEdogawa]

i use a color corrector cause some have very dull colors it makes em pop a little better im trying to make a compilation and im not that good with vegas so i was seeing if there was a program i could use so i could drap them into vegas and go from there also all the vids are avc aac

[Baldrick]

You must reenocode then.

You could post some short samples or screenshots and someone might help with filter/effects ideas.

[ConanEdogawa]

thats why i asked if there was a program i could use so i could can trim out the clips without re-encoding i want have the clips already trimmed before i even use vegas so i can just drop them in i really dont want encode again before i use vegas because the files were originally mpg i deinterlaced to avi then to avc aac

[Baldrick]

Oops. I misread your original post.

Yes, you can cut without reconvert with for example solveigmm avi trimmer (avi,mkv), mpg2cut2(mpg,vob), video to video converter(mp4,mkv).

If you want more detailed help then give us more information about your source video.

[ConanEdogawa]

Oops. I misread your original post.

Yes, you can cut without reconvert with for example solveigmm avi trimmer (avi,mkv), mpg2cut2(mpg,vob), video to video converter(mp4,mkv).

If you want more detailed help then give us more information about your source video.

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 1 frame
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 42mn 55s
Bit rate : 2 631 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 5 909 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.095
Stream size : 808 MiB (93%)



i just looked around the site and it seems like Free Video Dub was what i was looking for im also trying video to video i pretty much didnt want to encode again because ive already did it 3 times and if i remember correctly you lose quality when you do didnt want to risk losing anymore quality

[Baldrick]

You can cut without reconverting using video to video , see https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/354976-How-to-cut-any-video-with-the-free-Video-to-...ideo-Converter

[ConanEdogawa]

You can cut without reconverting using video to video , see https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/354976-How-to-cut-any-video-with-the-free-Video-to-...ideo-Converter

Awesome totally what i needed many thanks for the help

[steptoe]

Or try AVIDemux

It might even do everything you want as it supports some basic filtering/editing

http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/

[smrpix]

You're kind of missing the whole point of Vegas. Just import your complete clips and use the sections you need. No re-encoding required until output.

Not being able to find your subclips is just poor organization. They aren't even really necessary.

[ConanEdogawa]

You're kind of missing the whole point of Vegas. Just import your complete clips and use the sections you need. No re-encoding required until output.

Not being able to find your subclips is just poor organization. They aren't even really necessary.

thats why i wanted to have my clips already before i put them into vegas because like i said i said im not that good with the program i found out where my subclips were going by doing a quick search of my hard drives and they were goin to my temp folder on local disk d having my clips before i use vegas is easier to me cause i can just drag and drop but i ended up using video to video did exactly what i needed it to

[smrpix]

For your future reference, subclips aren't physical clips that live on your drive. They are virtual representations of parts of the master clip that exist only in Vegas as a shortcut or marker -- hence quick access and no loss of quality.

Glad your kludge worked for you.