How do I clip parts out of video files?

[joeAgain------]

I want to shorten a video file, and want to remove other portions and then splice the pieces together with as little distortion as possible.

How do I do that with VirtualDub and/or TMPGenc?

Or is there another free video editing program that will do those things?

thanks

[neomaine]

just answered this in another post...and has been answered a number of times before. But I'm feeling benevolent today 8) You may have to change a couple of the item and play with it, but the basics are right there.

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bob12345,

If you have TMPGenc you already have what you need. I literally use it everyday to cut out the commercials of my ATI captures.

Go to FILE-> MPGEG TOOLS-> CUT/MERGE. If your capturing as an VCD compliant MPEG (cbr/1150k/224audio), be sure to choose MPEG1-Video CD in the drop down box.

Then, ADD your mpg file, EDIT it by using '[' and ']' to choose your beginning and ending segment. Do the same thing for each segment around your commercials. When done, click on RUN and a couple of minutes later you have your VCD compliant capture sans commercials.
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Have a good one,

neomaine

[cramon]

Have you checked this guides? For mpg..
http://www.vcdhelp.com/edit.htm

Or avi's Virtual Dub.
http://nickyguides.digital-digest.com/join-split-avi.htm