cut a video

[flannob]

Greetings
Which is the best way to cut a middle section from a video (without converting it)?
I'm using TMPGenc Authoring Works 6 (on Windows 10 Pro) but it saves output as a DVD thus losing quality.
thank you

[johnmeyer]

VirtualDub using "Direct Stream Copy."

[flannob]

this is well known but VirtualDub doesn't read mkv
thanks for your quick answer

[video.baba]

this is well known but VirtualDub doesn't read mkv
thanks for your quick answer

So why didn't you mention MKV with your original question?

[usually_quiet]

this is well known but VirtualDub doesn't read mkv
thanks for your quick answer

VirtualDub2 can both import and export MKV files but it isn't a smart cutter. (A smart cutter can cut on any frame but only re-encodes incomplete GOPs.)

TMPGEnc MPEG Smart Renderer 5 is TMPGEnc's smart cutter.

[johnmeyer]

this is well known but VirtualDub doesn't read mkv
thanks for your quick answer

VirtualDub2 can both import and export MKV files but it isn't a smart cutter. (A smart cutter can cut on any frame but only re-encodes incomplete GOPs.)

TMPGEnc MPEG Smart Renderer 5 is TMPGEnc's smart cutter.

Yes, as usuall_quiet says, you have to use the correct version of VD.