Merge or cutout sections? Which is best?

[LSchafroth]

I have to capture my video in short segments to keep audio in sync. I capture then stop when there is a scene change. Since there is a little overlap of footage from one AVI to the next, I select my range in VDub then frameserver to the encoder. I then MERGE all MPG files together when done.

Is there a way to load all teh segmented AVI files and remove the overlapping portions then frameserve?

LS

[erratic]

After opening all the segments with VDub you can easily remove the sections you don't want.
http://www.doom9.org/capture/postprocessing_vdub.html
Read part 7.1.11 about cutting out commercials (bottom of the page).

[Dr. DOS]

Personally I use the Womple MPEG Editor.

[LSchafroth]

After opening all the segments with VDub you can easily remove the sections you don't want.
http://www.doom9.org/capture/postprocessing_vdub.html
Read part 7.1.11 about cutting out commercials (bottom of the page).

I took three avi files that had a few seconds of overlapped video sections. When I loaded the first then did a append with the next two, there were no overlaps anymore. Does VDub know when there is duplicate frames then merge them when loaded? I searched the video over and over and could not find any overlap. Very nice...

LS

[LSchafroth]

After opening all the segments with VDub you can easily remove the sections you don't want.
http://www.doom9.org/capture/postprocessing_vdub.html
Read part 7.1.11 about cutting out commercials (bottom of the page).

I used the DNR and HiQuality Smoother like the article suggested and I cannot find a spec of difference in the video. The file size was 1K larger then the unfiltered. I think the footage is clean enough to not need it.

Thanks!!

LS

[LSchafroth]

After opening all the segments with VDub you can easily remove the sections you don't want.
http://www.doom9.org/capture/postprocessing_vdub.html
Read part 7.1.11 about cutting out commercials (bottom of the page).

It looks like I have to revert back to the old meathod. If I load the avi file and append all the rest then encode the audio is just as far off as if I captured it all in one shot.

If I encode all the sections into multiple mpg files then merge them it's fine. What a pain but it works.

Thanks!

LS