watching 2 video files at the same time

[TheTwigletsZone]

Hi all

First of all i would like 2 say a BIG thanks 4 all the info and guides that can be found hear for everything related to video stuff as this has helped me out manny times in the past

this is my first post so please move this post if this is in the wrong forum

i have some video files of days out , xmass , new year , partys etc etc.
i can convert and burn them to a vcd but is it possible to have two video files playing at the same time like xmass on the left side and new years on the right side , then burn that to a cd so as you watch it you can see xmass on the left of the tv , and new years on the right .
kind of like two people playing a ps2 or xbox game in split screen
do you know what i meen

i hope someone will be able 2 shead some light on this
thanks

[dphirschler]

I've done it using a combination of AVIsynth and VirtualDub. In AVIsynth, use a 'weave' followed by 'assumeframebased'. In VirtualDub, use the 'deinterlace - unfold fields side by side' filter. Then resize to suit.


Darryl

[Gazorgan]

No.

DVD Players don't support dual monitors/outputs. Some have multiple outputs (composite/S-Video/Composite), but they all output the same thing.

You can combine 2 seperate videos into 1 screen. AVISynth can do this easily, so it's a split screen. You will want to do SVCD/DVD and not VCD since a low-resolution encode (VCD is low res) would look terrible with 2 screens worth of images.

Basically use AVISynth (freeware) to combine the 2 video's. Then encode in TMPGEnc (or CCE or Mainconcept). Burn with your favorite burning application.

A little searching should give you the AVIsynth script you need, someone else asked for that last week.

[TheTwigletsZone]

A little searching should give you the AVIsynth script you need, someone else asked for that last week.

sorry i did look for some info on this but i did'nt find any
so AVISynth first , then encode 2 svcd format using TMPGEnc , then burn

thanks 4 the feedback

[SLK001]

Yes, it can be done. I often do this to evaluate the performance of filters that I am using. Use a script something like this:

V1=mpeg2source("your path here\VID1.D2V")
V2=mpeg2source("your path here\VID2.D2V")

stackhorizontal(V1,V2)


You can crop/resize either or both videos to your viewing preferences.

[dphirschler]

Well, that's a hell of a lot easier than my old method of using weave! haha. I somehow knew in the back of my mind that I was doing it the hard way. That's the beauty of AVIsynth, there's almost always mre than one way to do what you want.


Darryl

[badgerboy]

I believe you could also do this very easily in EditStudio, merely by placing one video on one track and the second on another, then using the placement command to resize each of them so they appear side-by-side. I tried this without burning and it appears to work. However, I think you could only get one audio track to play. There might be a way in an advanced authoring app to put both audio tracks in and switch between them, but that is beyond my current skill level. Good luck!

[TheTwigletsZone]

now ive got a few things to try out
thanks for your help people

[feenix]

I don't know if anyone is interested but the following script will also provide audio for both clips as well:-

vid1=directshowsource("d:\capture 1\file1.mpg").LanczosResize(352,288).killAudio
vid2=directshowsource("d:\capture 1\file2.mpg").LanczosResize(352,288).KillAudio
vid=StackHorizontal(vid1,vid2)
track1=directshowsource("d:\capture 1\file1.mpg")
track2=directshowsource("d:\capture 1\file2.mpg")
aud=MixAudio(track1,track2,0.50,0.50)
audiodub(vid,aud)