MPEG2 Editor

[tr0utman]

Hello,

I have small and large MPEG2 files (50 - 900MB). I am only looking to simply cut out 30 - 60 sec worth of mpeg video and save as .mpg files. I have tried the following with not so good results:

- Ulead Video Studio 7 (whenever I try to skip around through the mpg small or big, it just hangs)
- Womble MPEG2 VCR (looks quite grainy even though says supports MPEG2)
- TMPG DVD Author (says video bit rate supported up to 9800 kbps, and the mpeg file I have is 9802 kbps, goes no further)

Any help is appreciated. My system has a 2000+ AMD CPU with 1GB of RAM.

Thanks,

Tr0utman

[tr0utman]

Sorry folks. Wouldn't you know it. I just figured it out. Answered my own question. Guess I don't know Ulead Video Studio as much as I thought I did.

If I bring in an mpeg, it hangs whenever I skip around or advance in it. However, if I "save the trimmed video" within Ulead even before I actually do any trimming, it renders it and I guess somehow caches it? Anyway, after doing that, I was able to skip around/advance within the video clip and save and trim whatever I wanted to.

Troutman

[OldAmateur]

The image in Womble MPG-VCR looks grainy, but the output MPEG file does not. I have found Womble much faster and easier to use than Ulead.

VideoReDo also does a fine job in cutting out ads, etc., and its editing image is first-rate.

[lordsmurf]

The MPEG images are quick-parsed in Womble. This makes it fast. But looks grainy. This is not the real quality, just editing preview mode.

This is like pro photo software from Nikon and others, that use quick-larse of the JPEG images.

[tr0utman]

Thanks folks for clarifying the Womble product and other tools mentioned. I'll keep that in mind.

Tr0utman

[VCDmonger]

To further prove that Womble isn't actually grainy, you can change a setting to show you the true quality of the mpeg while editing. Go to the "Tools" menu, choose "Options...", then under "Video Display" change it from 8-bit dither to 24-bit true color. You may have to restart Womble.

VCDmonger

[hech54]

Sorry to revive such an old thread but the info here is relevant to my question:
In Womble - is there a trick to using the drawbar to advance forward(or backward) in the .VOB I place in it? Actually even the play/pause buttons have the same effect.....which is the video is VERY jumpy for quite a while and sometimes the audio is out of sync although briefly when I try to move about the video clip. My system isn't the greatest but hey...it should be a little better than this.
I'm still in my trial period of the program but may consider another program if this will happen all of the time.

Thanks....

[gshelley61]

Sorry to revive such an old thread but the info here is relevant to my question:
In Womble - is there a trick to using the drawbar to advance forward(or backward) in the .VOB I place in it? Actually even the play/pause buttons have the same effect.....which is the video is VERY jumpy for quite a while and sometimes the audio is out of sync although briefly when I try to move about the video clip. My system isn't the greatest but hey...it should be a little better than this.
I'm still in my trial period of the program but may consider another program if this will happen all of the time.

Thanks....

Are you saving the VOB/MPG to your hard drive first?

[hech54]

Yep.....though not the C drive where the program is located.

[gshelley61]

MPEG-VCR or MPEG Video Wizard? I'm using MVW.

[hech54]

VCR Version....what's the difference in the two?

[gshelley61]

MPEG Video Wizard has a much nicer GUI - looks more like an editing program. Re-sizeable input and output windows, drag and drop file loading, intuitive user-friendly controls, text, transitions, filtering, etc.

You can check it out for free, too (30 days unrestricted). I think it's worth the extra money over MPEG-VCR. Your mileage may vary.

[DVD_Ripper]

MPEG Video Wizard has a much nicer GUI - looks more like an editing program. Re-sizeable input and output windows, drag and drop file loading, intuitive user-friendly controls, text, transitions, filtering, etc.

It is one of the fastest MPEG video editors I've used... and most of the time it doesn't have to re-encode the video or audio streams. I have had some problems with jerkiness when inserting transitions or titles within MVW -- Womble sent me a new version and I haven't tried that function again.