Sounds strange, there must be an explanation somewhere in MPEG VCR...
Anyway, aspect ratio is just a simple setting in the first header of the video file, so you can change it back 4:3 without re-encoding or even writing a new file, using for example the freeware DVDPatcher : http://kickme.to/dvdpatcher
It should take about 2 secondes...
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Originally Posted by lchiu7
I've been using Adobe Premier Pro 7.0 all day, and it's very easy to remove the ads from an MPG-2 file with that program. -
Originally Posted by Milo
Larry -
Originally Posted by PolarBearWY
Also when outputting the file via the MPEG Media Encoder, using the same settings it is taking twice as long to re-encode the video. I can't see an option to not re-encode the video so that's twice the work
Larry -
Suggest you use TMPenc DVD author. Isue it all the time for just what your doing and it is fab.. Even has its own burning software built in. go through the timeline, place start and finish points and edit out the stuff you dont want. Not free but fab
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Originally Posted by bigeck
Larry -
I've been using Adobe Premier Pro 7.0 all day, and it's very easy to remove the ads from an MPG-2 file with that program.
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Originally Posted by qlizard
I find Womble's MPEG2 Wizard editor pretty good - I like the way it shows all the frames. I am trying it out and have 30 days to evalulate it but so far it looks good
Larry -
I'm sorry $495.00 is way too much money just for the purpose of cutitng out commercials!!
Ulead mediastudio pro is not the program for joe shmoe who wants to trim commercials before burning. (Unless Joe shmoe has alot of cash and doesnt care, or is a filthy pirate)
If Ulead has gotten the technology down for non recompressing mpeg 2 cutting/joining, suporting ac3, mp2, and pcm, a good idea would be to release a small shareware for this exact purpose,and can only do merge and cuts.. And sell it CHEAP, like $10.00. I'd buy that.......
I am personnaly really in pain, I can capture mpeg2 video with ac3 audio, so it's fast, if only I could easily and cheaply cut and merge these files, cap to DVD would take no time!
Currently I use huffyuv+ pcm because I want exact cuts and no loss until final mpeg2 compression. -
Originally Posted by duhmez
For editing mpeg2 files, I am finding Womble's MPEG2 Wizard pretty good and it's only $99 (after a $50 rebate they send you when you download the trial). Plus it does more than just edit - can do transitions etc. For purely removing commercials Womble MPEG2 VCR seems fine but for the same money I would buy the Wizard program
Larry -
If you do some shopping, you can find ULEAD MediaStudio Pro 7.01 for far less than advertised on the Web site.
For example, my search on http://www.pricegrabber.com resulted in the following link...
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=703841/search=mediastudio%20pr...a188fdebe66208
...which reveals $312.25 for the FULL program...
...and there are "VE" versions that come with capture cards:
http://www.adstech.com/products/PYROProDVD/bundledsoftwares/API408bundle.asp?pid=API-408
The ADS PyroPro bundle includes:
- VE version of Ulead MediaStudio Pro;
- SE version of Ulead DVD Workshop;
- SE version of Ulead DVD PictureShow;
...for $329.
These SE and VE versions, however, might support AC-3 audio.
One would need to check into that.
The point is this:
Shop around.
Jerry Jones
http://www.jonesgroup.net
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Originally Posted by duhmez
Larry -
Originally Posted by cazeek
However since everybody else gets a dig in, let me just do the same and complain about Tmpgenc which has never been able to handle the mpeg2 files i give it, they always go out of sync, and it takes forever for it to clip - and with the latest blacklist of mpeg2 codecs i'm not sure its worth it anymore.
Anyway, you might want to have a look at the nanopeg editor, not the bloatware of Ulead nor the obscure nerdware of avisynt, it makes straight cuts, doesn't recode anything, doesn't require you to fiddle around with matching configs or input tons of weird stuff.
Step by step is:
- 1. Select "File/Select Output file" to enter the name of the new file.
- 2. Click on "Add a new file" and select the file you wish to edit(it will start playing in the window).
- 3. You have to select segments you wish to *include* (not remove), so grab the slider move to where your first segment starts and click "in"
- 4. Find where it ends (ie before commercials) and click "out" then click "Add Interval", and this bit is added to the "clip list"
- 5. Repeat from step 3 until you have all you wish to retain, then press "Generate movie" and that's it.
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Originally Posted by branch
Larry -
Originally Posted by "lchiu7
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Originally Posted by branch
Larry -
FYI, if you really want to go cheap on editing commercials and want to use Ulead's programs, get MovieFactory2. The latest versions have the "extract video" feature that makes removing commercials very simple. $49 retail, you can beat the price if you shop around a bit. Don't get MF2 SE, it lacks the "extract video" feature, you need the full version of MF2.
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This thread has a number of refernces to Mpeg2Cut.
The old version 1.x of Mpeg2Cut has a lot of compatibility problems.
Try version 2 - Mpg2Cut2 - which resolves a number of issues from Version 1, and adds a number of new features.
Download the latest version of Mpg2Cut2 at
http://www.geocities.com/rocketjet4/
If you are having problems with Version 1,
then definiately give Version 2 a try.
For cutting VOBs, I recommend the following::
- "menu - Output - Preamble - MAXIMUM"
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Actually I hardly ever use mpeg2 editors to edit out commercials. I capture the TV show with ads in MJPEG format using IUVCR. Then open up the (10G file)in Virtualdub, apply filters I want (deinterlace, resize to get over overscan issues), cut out the ads (fast and easy in Virtualdub) and then frameserve the output to mainconcept or tmpgenc. Works really well
Should I need to edit mpeg2 files I still find Womble the best -
Originally Posted by lchiu7
900 Gig of HD space so I always got some room somewhere. -
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Amen brother. If you got the space on the hard drives and a little extra time for processing, this will always get you the best results. (Personally I use huffyuv instead of something like mjpeg, preferring lossless)
900 Gig of HD space so I always got some room somewhere.[/quote]
I used to use Huffyuv also but found that you couldn't do much of anything else (Athlon 2400+, 250G drive on secondary master) while capturing else you would drop frames. With MJPEG at 18 or 19 I can even burn a DVD to a drive on the other IDE channel and not miss a beat! I am happy with the quality and 10G/hour is okay for me (get it down to 1.9G for an hour TV show removing the ads) -
Originally Posted by SeeingMoleCode:
MPEGSource("d:cazeek.avi") Trim(0,99)+Trim(201,699)+Trim(801,1000)
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