Joining Mpeg2 files from the command line

[roden]

Are there any good command line tools for joining mpeg 2 files? I've tried mencoder with no luck. The same for mpgtx, tccat, and others. I want a tool that will join the two files correctly, ie. the time duration information is correct, and the join spot when played doesn't have artifacts. Basically a tool that does the join as well as TmpEnc, but on the command line. At this point I'm more than willing to pay for a tool, so long as it actually works.

Thanks for any suggestions

[JohnnyMalaria]

Often you can simply join them together using a command like this:

copy /b file1.mpg+file2.mpg+file3.mpg+......

It doesn't work all of the time if each file has different video dimensions etc.

John.

[Soopafresh]

You also ought to be able to do it via a script in Videoredo. As John mentioned, there might be limitations in the source files, and there could be visible errors at the join spot with the Copy /B command. Videoredo should be able to fix that during the join. Try out the 15 day trial if the Copy /B doesn't cut it for you.

http://www.videoredo.com/HowTos/HowToContents.htm


VOB2MPG also has command line support, you might have to rename your source files to .VOB before you try it, but it is a possible option.

[roden]

Thank you, I'll give VideoReDo a try.