Combine Same parts of Videos with Better parts

[kucing]

sorry if my English is bad,

I got this task from my acquaintance,
he likes to watch certain old tv series,
after I googling for 2 hours, the series is not avaliable in anywhere(cable tv, internet tv, streaming services)
but some good news: some people record it using their tv recorder and upload it on the internet,
and the bad news is: an episode may:
-record it in 480p but some of the contents are missing,
-record it in 360p but the content is complete
-record it in 480p but some of the sounds are silent or static,

and he ask to me: can you just overwrite the bad parts?
if just 1 or 2 videos it may be doable using a video editor,
but the series is 300 episodes,

I just need a/some software to :
-arrange the part of the video by similarity,
-set overwrite priority
-overwriting and encoding stuff

is there any software to do this?

thanks for reading, have a nice day

[davexnet]

Any video editor can do this. KDenLive, Shotcut, VSDC are popular
https://www.videohelp.com/software/sections/video-editors-advanced

I don't know what you mean by "overwrite". Anything created is written out as a new file

[kucing]

thanks for the reply davexnet,

"overwrite" : let said you have 40 seconds of Good quality video but incomplete, and 60 seconds of bad quality video,
when you "overwrite" them, there will be a new video with 60 seconds, with 40 seconds of it is good quality, and the rest of 20 seconds is bad quality

and of course, the result is written out as a new file

the main issue is an episode may contain dozen(s) of differents of "completeness",
it will be nice if there any software tell which "scene" is same, different, or missing between two videos and combine them,
(the sync between videos is taken too much time if done by manually)

thanks again for the reply, I really appreciate it

[Cornucopia]

Can be done, but not automatically. One MUST manually line up like segments (via timecode, waveforms, or overlay differencing, or stutter alternating playback, etc), after having segemented whole show. Then once lined up, make visible only stream that you prefer, which could vary depending on your criteria (may need to remove/make transparent other simultaneous stream layers). What you end up with may look like a checkerboard on the timeline prior to exporting.

Lots of work! Not dozens, but hundreds.


Scott

[kucing]

thank you Scott / Cornucopia for the reply,
yes, that is the main problem in this task,

manually line up hundreds of segments (via timecode, waveforms, or overlay differencing, or stutter alternating playback, etc) is a nightmare,
combine with I need to do this for 300+ episodes, I quite an impossible task,

I hope somebody else will reply to this Thread to help me

[Cornucopia]

No, not Impossible just lots of work (I have done more/worse on a number of projects).
Which, if you want it to get done, will most likely be done by you.

"The best way to get a project done faster is to start sooner." - John Highsmith
(Wish I had learned this earlier)


Scott

[kucing]

impossible is for me, because this job is not much money, and the employer will give up if it requires more than a week.

thank again Scott,
I Still hope somebody else will reply to this Thread to help me

[smrpix]

impossible is for me, because this job is not much money, and the employer will give up if it requires more than a week.

Assuming these are half-hour episodes, it will take you 150 hours just to check your work....

It's going to take more than a week.

[Hoser Rob]

thank you Scott / Cornucopia for the reply,
yes, that is the main problem in this task,

manually line up hundreds of segments (via timecode, waveforms, or overlay differencing, or stutter alternating playback, etc) is a nightmare,
combine with I need to do this for 300+ episodes, I quite an impossible task,

I hope somebody else will reply to this Thread to help me

As Cornucopia said, there's no way to automate this, and he bloody well knows what he's talking about. This is a BIG time consuming task. No magic answer is likely forthcoming, sorry.

[kucing]

thank you smrpix & Hoser Rob for the reply,

I am afraid your(s) answer is right,

anyway, let said I take this "job" what is the recommended software to do this?,
I hope it is free, I don't have the budget to buy software

[smrpix]

what is the recommended software to do this?,
I hope it is free, I don't have the budget to buy software

There are a number of free multi-track Non-linear editing programs available at the software section of this site. The only one I am personally comfortable recommending is DaVinci Resolve -- though other folks have good luck with some of the others.

Free is the issue. I would also have no hesitation in recommending Vegas or Premiere.
https://www.videohelp.com/software/Vegas-Movie-Studio
https://www.videohelp.com/software/Adobe-Premiere-Pro

[rrats]

impossible is for me, because this job is not much money, and the employer will give up if it requires more than a week.

Assuming these are half-hour episodes, it will take you 150 hours just to check your work....

It's going to take more than a week.

But you don't watch every minute don't you?

[kucing]

thank you smrpix for the answer,
after I post the previous reply,
I google and found video editor software called "OpenShot",
and you can change the view in "track" between "normal video" or the sound pulse/waveform,
this sound pulse/waveform view is making the comparison easier,

thanks again for your reply I really appreciate it

[davexnet]

thank you smrpix for the answer,
after I post the previous reply,
I google and found video editor software called "OpenShot",
and you can change the view in "track" between "normal video" or the sound pulse/waveform,
this sound pulse/waveform view is making the comparison easier,

thanks again for your reply I really appreciate it

Give it a try, another one aimed at beginners, in a similar class to those I mentioned in
my post above

[kucing]

I sorry davexnet for not mention you,
turn out I got the link from you,
thank you again davexnet.

[smrpix]

But you don't watch every minute don't you?

Remind me never to hire you.