How do I save changes in virtualdub w/o creating a new avi ?

[John Bluming]

I have a 2 hour, 23 gig movie that I would like to edit and save. I do not have the space to save another 23 gig file. Virtualdub does not seem to have the option to just save changes.

I am pulling my hair out here trying to figure this out. Am I overlooking something silly?

Thanks.
JB.

[LetsRip]

Well, if you think about it, the source has to be stored somewhere in order to create an updated copy. Since 23 GB of RAM is likely not available on your PC to store the modified source, it HAS to be stored on disk in order to create the new file.

If your end goal is to encode the AVI file to MPEG, try using the Frameserve option in VirtualDub to feed your encoder the modified movie (I would actually suggest VirtualDubMod). I've used it a number of times with CCE-Basic, and it works great.

[lgh529]

I don't think the original posters question was answered. What he wants to do is save a "project" file. I have the same wish list item. For example, if I capture a TV program and want to edit out the commercials with the intent of burning to DVD, it would be nice to be able to save a "project" type file where VDub would remember all my cuts. Similar to how Vegas Video saves your edits without altering the original file.

Why would I want to do this? Well it takes a while to frameserve the video to TMPGEnc, which I always do as an elementary stream. On one occasion I forgot to also save the .wav file before I closed VDub, so all my effort in cutting commercials and encoding was lost because I didn't have the audio.

It was stupid of me I admit, but hey, its problems like this that create better software is it not?

The answer to the original poster is - no, you can't.

[John Bluming]

Thanks.

Would it be possible to bypass this problem by outputting the edited avi directly from Virtualdub back thru my firewire connection to tape(Sony minidv)?

If so, how?

I appreciate the info.

[FOO]

What do you finally intend to do with the video ?
If your final goal is to have the large edited DV on HD (unlikely)
you need to go get another disk.
Otherwise there are always ways....

[John Bluming]

"What do you finally intend to do with the video ?"




I would like to convert it and burn it to dvd.

Maybe it would be best to split it and burn it to a single dvd as 2 parts. That way I could edit it and save the edited file one half at a time.

[bugster]

Frameserve it from virtualdub to your mpeg encoder. Look in the guides for details on frameserving.

[John Bluming]

Will do, much thanks.

JB.

[TheInformer]

Everyone seems to think that you cannot save your edits to a file in VirtualDub. Humor me and try this little experiment:

1. Start up VDub and load your video file.

2. Make a few changes, such as editing out a section of video near the start. Make this an obvious edit, one that's easy to notice.

3. Go to FILE / SAVE PROCESSING SETTINGS. Use LETSSEE as the file name.

4. Exit out of VDub.

5. Start VDub back up again.

6. Load your video file again, just like you did in step #1.

7. Now, go to FILE / LOAD PROCESSING SETTINGS and choose the LETSSEE file.

8. Go and check to see if the edits you made are still there.

Interesting, huh?

[puddle]

hmmmm...

just tried that. did not get to see my edit come back.