Joining multiple MPEG-2 Elementary Streams... *.m2v *.ac3

[iThinkYouBrokeIt]

I am creating a DVD out of approximately 60 short clips from various sources. I have already converted them to DVD compliant files.

So, what I have is a bunch of *.m2v and *.ac3 files, and I would like to combine them all into one *.m2v and one *.ac3 file, then author the dvd, and use chapter breaks

What program should be used for combining the files?


note: the videos are all encoded as follows...
MPEG-2 (duh) CBR @ 4000kbps
Dolby Digital AC3 stereo CBR @ 224kbps

[bugster]

Let your authoring program join them for you. TmpGenc DVD Author od DVD-Lab are just two options for this.


If you really must join them before authoring, I would suggest Womble mpeg video wizard.

[guns1inger]

DVD Lab won't join them. It will treat them as seperate titles.

DVD Lab Pro has a new option called Movie Segments which will join them, but you can't set chapter points.

Persoanlly, I would have done all the editing becore any encoding. However now that the horse has long bolted, I would look at the trial version of tmpgenc DVD Author as a good starting point.

[The_Doman]

TMPGEnc_DVD_Author will join them , but there will be slight pauzes at each segment when played back on a DVD player.

Mpeg2Schnitt will join the segments properly.
I have done it several times without problems.

[iThinkYouBrokeIt]

Mpeg2Schnitt frightens and confuses me.

actually just confuses

its poorly translated and i can't figure out which option means "combine"

[jimmalenko]

TMPGEnc_DVD_Author will join them , but there will be slight pauzes at each segment when played back on a DVD player.

To get rid of this, delete the automatic chapter point TDA inserts at the start of each subsequent clip

[iThinkYouBrokeIt]

Okay, I've used TMPGEnc DVD Author to author the disc. It combined them and created chapter points just as I had wanted.

Just too bad i can no longer use the program after 30 days...

[mats.hogberg]

Oh, yes you can - when you've bought it

/Mats

[Radixmind]

you want a free tool? Cuttermaran. works for me every time.

[The_Doman]

TMPGEnc_DVD_Author will join them , but there will be slight pauzes at each segment when played back on a DVD player.

To get rid of this, delete the automatic chapter point TDA inserts at the start of each subsequent clip

I tried that.
That does NOT work!!
When i join the parts with Mpeg2Schnitt and author afterwards it plays smoothly.
I also discussed that here:
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=258137&highlight=

[jimmalenko]

TMPGEnc_DVD_Author will join them , but there will be slight pauzes at each segment when played back on a DVD player.

To get rid of this, delete the automatic chapter point TDA inserts at the start of each subsequent clip

I tried that.
That does NOT work!!

What can I say .... works for me