Merging 2 files before Encoding

[niteghost]

Is it possible to merge 2 Avi files together before encoding in TMPGENc Xpress V4.0?.I know it can be done in ConvertXtoDVD.

[johns0]

You can have the 2 files merged while encoding with tmpenc express,in the format screen choose output all clips into one file.

[jman98]

@niteghost - Bold and italics is serious overkill here. We like it a lot more when your entire post is like mine - regular text.

Well, I don't know about TMPGenc, but you certainly can merge 2 AVI files together in Virtual Dub or Virtual Dub Mod (both free). A web search can find guides on how to do this. Just remember to choose Direct Stream Copy when saving so you don't have them re-encode your merged files.

[niteghost]

@niteghost - Bold and italics is serious overkill here. We like it a lot more when your entire post is like mine - regular text.

I guess I must be going "Blind", encoding all those Pr0n....LOL

[niteghost]

You can have the 2 files merged while encoding with tmpenc express,in the format screen choose output all clips into one file.

What if I want to do this:

File 1

File 2 : Part A & Part B

File 3

all in 1 DVD - SL5??

[johns0]

Encode file 1+3 and choose output each file separately,encode file2 a+b and merge by itself.

[niteghost]

@niteghost - Bold and italics is serious overkill here. We like it a lot more when your entire post is like mine - regular text.

Well, I don't know about TMPGenc, but you certainly can merge 2 AVI files together in Virtual Dub or Virtual Dub Mod (both free). A web search can find guides on how to do this. Just remember to choose Direct Stream Copy when saving so you don't have them re-encode your merged files.

What I do NOT understand is , if I ouput Each Individual File, iit looks like it won't fit, when I load them up into TDA later. I did a 700MB avi file, and when finished encoding I saw the size to be 4.2 Gigs, Mpeg II?[ I set the output to fit a DVD-5]

Now, If I input 3 or 4 files, simultaneously and have Xpress, fit it into a Format of a DVD-5 it;s fine too, , ...so I am confuse, working back and fourth between Xpress and TDA

[johns0]

Seems like you need to do more reading about bitrate and how much time you put on a dvd,usually you put 2 hours of 720x480/576 video at 4600 kbps and audio at 448kb.

If you put more than 2 hours then you gotta lower the bitrates accordingly so about 4.37gb can be burned to dvd5,tmpgenc automatically adjusts the bitrates so several files will fit on a dvd5 and if the time is over 3 hours then the bitrates are so low your picture will start looking like crap.

[niteghost]

Seems like you need to do more reading about bitrate and how much time you put on a dvd,usually you put 2 hours of 720x480/576 video at 4600 kbps and audio at 448kb.

If you put more than 2 hours then you gotta lower the bitrates accordingly so about 4.37gb can be burned to dvd5,tmpgenc automatically adjusts the bitrates so several files will fit on a dvd5 and if the time is over 3 hours then the bitrates are so low your picture will start looking like crap.

I have put on as much as 5 hours with several Files, on a single layered DVD, using ConvertXtoDVD setting the picture quality as medium and I would have to say 90% of the time, it comes out GREAT!!, just that I wanted to try TDA, because of their Excellent choices of Menu Templates, and authoring flexibilities.