joining two mpgs?

[Dude_Son]

ok I have two mpgs that I need to join together, cause when I put them back to back in DVD-Lab and then burn it messes it all up. so what is the easiest way to convert to one mpg?

[Tommyknocker]

The easiest is with Video Studio.

[Dude_Son]

Thank u TommyKnocker,

is there a free ware program that will do this? just a simple lil program?

[SaSi]

How about Tmpgenc? It has an MPEG Util submenu which is really handy for splitting, joining, demuxing and muxing MPEG files.

It's free to try and the MPEG util portion never expires.

[Tommyknocker]

TMPGEnc will only do it if the files have identical frame and bit rates. Stick with Video Studio. It's free for thirty days.

[Dude_Son]

I tried to use it, but when I press Run it gives me a error that the mpegs are not the same. is there another program that will let me do this

[Tommyknocker]

I tried to use it, but when I press Run it gives me a error that the mpegs are not the same. is there another program that will let me do this

What do you mean by "it"? Video Studio or TMPGEnc?

[Ejoc]

How are they different? I know when making a DVD using TMPGEnc DVD Author, inorder to put different video types/different resolution, different framerates, you need to put each on its own track, they will still play after the other, but they need their own tracks.

[Dude_Son]

using TMPGENC, I go to mpeg tools, then Merge and Cut, I then add the 2 mpegs I have, (they must be the same framerates cause its part 1 and 2 of the mpeg) then I click RUN and I get a error. it doesnt make any since please help

[mats.hogberg]

they must be the same framerates cause its part 1 and 2 of the mpeg

Why? I admit that in a perfect world, this would be true, but even I ( ) have at times found that I had to decrease the bit rate a little to get the second part of a 2 SVCD rip to fit on a 800 MB CD. So, just beacuse they are 2 parts of the same movie doesn't make them identical to the point where TMPGEnc treats them as such.

/Mats

[tweedledee]

Doesn't vcd cutter do joins very easily?

[mats.hogberg]

I don't think it matters - if the mpegs aren't identical (specswise) they can't be joined to one mpeg (without reencoding). I may be wrong, but I doubt it...

/Mats

[Hardcoreruss]

I agree with you mats, without reencoding it is not possible

[draganong]

DVTool 0.51

[mats.hogberg]

From a merge guide for DVTool:

You have to make sure that the videos you are combining are encoded and multiplexed in the same way. You can use MPEG Properties to verify that.

/Mats

[Gazorgan]

Unless you encoded the files in TMPGEnc, it usually won't merge them.

If you making a DVD, you don't need to merge them, quit trying and make them sequential chapters.