Cutting video troubles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Crispy]

I deal mainly with mpg1 video that is captured from my capture already in compliant bit rate etc. for vcd.
I have the worst luck when it comes to cutting out the commercials or just cutting in general. I hope cutting is the correct term. For cutting I mean highlighting a specific area of the video file that I want and cutting it out to its own file.
All of the software that I use gives me trouble. TMPGenc gives me way out there results eg. I highlight 01:35.06 to 07:22.42 then save that section in a folder as pt1.mpg. The file that it spits out is only 4 some minutes long. Everytime is cut with tmpgenc the file file that it spits out is different in length but never the lenght that I specified.
Then I was using asf mpg avi wmv cutter which worked fine for 2 days then stopped working. When I hit split button it now just sits and does nothing.
Can someone let me know of a user friendly program that will cut mpg1 files easily and accurately?
I also tried running virtual dub but all these warnings come up that I have illegal codecs installed. The program itself to me is confusing and I didnt even see in there where you can highlight sections of video and cut it out as a new file. All the codecs that I installed are from this site so I cant figuew out why it would say that.
I just need a basic proggy that will let me edit out the commercials from captured mpg1 video.
Help Please and Thanks Guys!
This is by far the best site around!!!!!
Crispy.

[lacali]

Hi there,

Try MPG2VCR V3.1. This is a much better cut/join software compared to TMPGEnc. It supports mp1, mp2, and even VOB format with very precise frame to be cut.

[Crispy]

Thanks will try!

[thayne]

mpeg2vcr is awesome, very precise and easy to use....

[Crispy]

Where can I find this proggy? Did a search on the net and just cracks came up. Didnt see it in the tools section or maybe I'm blind.

[frankb]

Hi,

Go to www.womble.com as they are the makers of MPEG2VCR. As for being blind: I think womble changed the name of their proggie around a few times. If you look for "MPEG-VCR" you'll find it in the Tools section on this site.

No experience with the prog myself, just thought I'd offer some help.

Frank

[Crispy]

Found it and it works great. They have a trial version which is not a full download called mgegvcr. Then they have a full version in the pay section called mpeg1vcr which only works for mpeg1. They have mpeg2vcr in the pay section as well which works for mpeg2 and mpeg1.
I downloaded and am running mpeg2vcr and it cuts any mpeg video I throw at it very well.
Thanks guys.