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    I've been playing with a lot of the programs mentioned here, and they all seem great for cutting out segments. I'm looking to split a 30 minute clip into 5 min clips, which would give me 6 clips. This is just an example.

    I find that when I have an mpeg from a crappy VHS source, the audio/video loses sync. if I author with the whole mpeg file. So, I cut it up into 5 minute chuncks, and use that inside of TDA. The resulting video is seamless, and in sync.

    As of now, I just use Womble MPEG-VCR to manually cut and save 5 minute segments, and it takes FOREVER. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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    TMPGEnc's MPEG Tools > Merge & Cut ?
    If in doubt, Google it.
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    I'll give it a look again. I don't recall that feature being able to do more than simple cutting and selecting of preferred parts.
    Thanks.
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    Womble is about the fastest
    "Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems." - Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
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    BJ_M: So, you're saying just do it the manual way? No batch process?
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    i dont know of any batch method ... i would just fix the sync problems myself ...
    "Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems." - Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
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    Thanks. I don't usually encour sync. problems when I convert my own Hi8 camcorder tapes. I started a small business to cover the costs of my new toys ($350 JVC VCR and other hardware). I have since recouped all my investments, and that kept the wife happy that I wasn't just blowing money. Anyway, my sync. issues come with videos that other people send me. Like old wedding videos from the 80's. I use the ADS Instand DVD 2.0, which uses an external hardware codec to do the analog to digital conversion, and it locks the audio to video.
    So even on a crappy video, the resulting MPEG file has perfectly sync'd audio/video throughout. The problem only arises when I feed that into TDA. It throws the audio/video out of sync during the VOB creation. If you or anyone else has any suggestions, I'm all ears.
    Otherwise, I guess I'm stuck doing my 5 minute clips.
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    Is it Mpeg1 or 2 ? If it's Mpeg1, you can use MPGTX

    http://mpgtx.sourceforge.net/


    "Suppose you want to split matrix-trailer.mpg into 166 playable chunks with the basename mychunk

    mpgtx -166 matrix-trailer.mpg -b mychunk
    Now processing Chunk 1/166 ... 100.00%
    Now processing Chunk 2/166 ... 92.79%
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    You will then have 166 files named mychunk-001.mpg to mychunk-166.mpg "
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    Crap. No, I have MPEG 2 files. The Instant DVD 2.0 captures directly to DVD compatible MPEG 2 files. It's great, but I guess I need a TBC.
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    Don't give up yet. I'm not.

    Paydirt - http://www.offeryn.de/pvas_2_1.htm


    Just tried it on an Mpeg2 file. Works !
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    So apparently you have the same desire I have. But what are your resons?
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    I like to help out, just like the other folks around here.

    http://www.offeryn.de/pvas_2_1.htm

    Choose the "Make PS" Button, and you'll see the option to split the file in even chunks.
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    Originally Posted by briandugas
    So apparently you have the same desire I have. But what are your resons?
    Originally Posted by soopafresh
    I like to help out, just like the other folks around here.
    Hey, briandugas, you've been around for a year, and haven't found this out yet!?!

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    Originally Posted by mats.hogberg
    Originally Posted by briandugas
    So apparently you have the same desire I have. But what are your resons?
    Originally Posted by soopafresh
    I like to help out, just like the other folks around here.
    Hey, briandugas, you've been around for a year, and haven't found this out yet!?!

    /Mats
    Well, he said he wasn't giving up, so I figured he was also trying to figure it out for a specific reason. And I haven't quite been here a year yet, but thanks for noticing.
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    Originally Posted by Soopafresh
    Don't give up yet. I'm not.

    Paydirt - http://www.offeryn.de/pvas_2_1.htm


    Just tried it on an Mpeg2 file. Works !
    Holy cow!!! I just got around to trying it, and it worked. How awesome. Funny thing is, I just ordered a DATAVIDEO TCB-1000, so I hopefully won't have any problems that need me to split my files up. Thanks for finding that program.
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    Glad to be of service
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