Split MP4 or MKV into 2 or more files without re-encode? GUI, Paid/Free

[ping182nz7]

Hi,

I am looking for the best software to split a MP4 or MKV into 2 or more files without re-encode.

The program can be paid or free, but I would like to have a GUI to select split/cut frames.

Can anyone provide me with some of the top applications out there to do this and also what they recommend?

Thanks...

[redwudz]

Three possibilities. But with any you will need to cut on a 'I' frame, or you will need to re-encode, at least at the cut point, so frame accurate cuts are not usually possible. Others here may have better suggestions.

MP4Tools / MP4Joiner / MP4Splitter
H264TS_Cutter
AVIDemux

[Budman1]

It is possible with ffmpeg to encode just the part before the I frame but after the cut point but getting the specs to match the rest of the film so it can be put back together without glitches is the main problem. I have had great luck in doing it manually through all the steps but an automated version still eludes me.

[hello_hello]

Video To Video Converter has a cutting/splitting function with a preview. There's a portable version you can download, unzip and run. I think the installer comes with adware. You don't have to install the adware, but sometimes it's easy to do so without realising.

[netmask56]

For MKV use MKVMergeGui - select the split point

[ping182nz7]

Thanks all, has anyone used boilsoft or Pavtube ByteCopy?

[Tomaswhite]

Thanks all, has anyone used boilsoft or Pavtube ByteCopy?

You should use Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate not ByteCopy. ByteCopy only can split BLu-ray and DVD. Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate not only can split Blu-ray and DVD but MKV, MP4, etc video. I have never used Brorsoft. But I goolged it and found these two software have similar interface.