Cutting video w/VirtualDub. Save as MPEG?

[firebirdude]

I have several MPEG video clips that I need to cut parts out of. I'm using VirtualDub because it seems very easy to me. Plus it's a program I already had.... anyway... After I cut the portion I want out, I have to click "Save as .Avi" to save the new edited version. But I don't want my video in .avi format. I'd like to just keep them in MPEG. How can I do this?

And on a seperate, just curious, note. The original unedited MPEG is like 70MB, but the new edited .avi file is like 1.2G! WTF?

[lumis]

no, you cant save as mpeg

when you saved the avi, you probably saved it as uncompressed avi, so it was huuuuge.

you could try tmpgenc, but i like womble mpeg-vcr

[firebirdude]

I have TMPGEnc, but do not see anyplace to edit MPEG in there...? If there is, great I guess. But if there isin't what is a great program to cut MPEGs and maintain max quality? Thanks guys.

[Baldrick]

in tmpgenc under file->mpeg tools. but mpeg-vcr and videoredo is much for mpg editing.

[jimmalenko]

no, you cant save as mpeg

You can in fact save out to MPEG in virtualdub, by using YMPEG. It's not free though, and IMHO it's kinda beside the point ....



... but it can be done .

[celtic_druid]

You can do it with ffdshow (for free) to, but you don't get audio and you have to recompress.

[lumis]

no, you cant save as mpeg

You can in fact save out to MPEG in virtualdub, by using YMPEG. It's not free though, and IMHO it's kinda beside the point ....



... but it can be done .

thats a different/non-free program.. thats like someone from arizona asking if they can drive (save) their car (virtualdub) to the bahamas (mpeg).. i say no, not possible.. you say yes, but you have to have an airplane (ympeg)..

[jimmalenko]

YMPEG is used as a codec from within Virtualdub.

I said that it's not free, and IMHO it's a waste of time, but the point is that it can in fact be done. Basically you're paying for the codec to use from within virtualdub (or your favorite encoder) - not a different program.


... and to continue your analogy, provided your airplane has car-carrying capabilities, then sure, why not ?



What more do you want ?

[Bjs]

Use vdubs job control and frameserve to bbmpeg (aka - avi2mpeg)

[firebirdude]

K guys. Thanks. I have been using TMPGEnc. It has given me a little trouble, but is still decent. It clips where it wants to clip. Takes my setting into recommendation and then clips somewhere around that. lol Pretty close though.....

[gadgetguy]

That's because it only clips at I frames. This is common for editing mpeg without re-encoding.

[cd090580]

You can also use tmpg mpeg editor which allows you to cut at a precise frame without needing to reencode the mpeg file.