Cutting Out Parts

[xXGokuXx]

OK. I have something recorded on a DVD but there are some parts I dont want to have in it and I want those specific parts to be removed. Is there a program which I can use to cut out specific parts from a movie?

[daamon]

Hi xXGokuXx,

You need to provide a little more detail:

What format is the stuff on the DVD? Normal VOBs etc., or recorded from a DVD recorder?

What type of DVD is it? DVD+/-R(W), DVD-RAM etc.

[ZippyP.]

You might want to read this: https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=224833

[xXGokuXx]

Hi xXGokuXx,

You need to provide a little more detail:

What format is the stuff on the DVD? Normal VOBs etc., or recorded from a DVD recorder?

What type of DVD is it? DVD+/-R(W), DVD-RAM etc.

Actualy, the video is saved on my computer as a .avi. Its not on DVD yet. But before I will put it on DVD I want to cut out the parts I dont want.

[daamon]

Actualy, the video is saved on my computer as a .avi. Its not on DVD yet. But before I will put it on DVD I want to cut out the parts I dont want.

VirtualDub will do the job for you. Beware - It saves to uncompressed AVI by default, so you'll need to set it to use the same (if any) codec the AVI is in at the moment in the Video -> Compression settings.

[ZippyP.]

Actualy, the video is saved on my computer as a .avi. Its not on DVD yet. But before I will put it on DVD I want to cut out the parts I dont want.

VirtualDub will do the job for you. Beware - It saves to uncompressed AVI by default, so you'll need to set it to use the same (if any) codec the AVI is in at the moment in the Video -> Compression settings.

Actually, if you're doing simple cut/splicing then set both the audio and video to "direct stream copy" before saving. No need to select a compression type, no huge files and no re-encoding which takes time and causes quality loss. Alternatively, if you are converting to mpeg/dvd you can frameserve direct to your encoder. Look in the "Edit" section to your left for a Vdub editing or frameserving guide.

[xXGokuXx]

Actualy, the video is saved on my computer as a .avi. Its not on DVD yet. But before I will put it on DVD I want to cut out the parts I dont want.

VirtualDub will do the job for you. Beware - It saves to uncompressed AVI by default, so you'll need to set it to use the same (if any) codec the AVI is in at the moment in the Video -> Compression settings.

Thanks. Is there a tutorial I can use for that program?

[daamon]

Thanks. Is there a tutorial I can use for that program?

No problem. There's plenty of guides on using VirtualDub in all sorts of ways - and it's fairly intuitive too.

These should be listed underneath the detail on the tool in the "Tools" section - just click on VirtualDub above (it's a link) and off you go...