Splicing multiple AVI files into one large file

[tjandt]

When I capture video from my DV camera, it splits it into multiple 4GB files. Is there any way to take these files and put them into one large AVI file so I can use TMPEnc to make an MPG from it?

Thanks,
Tim

[lafamar]

1)Encode to .mpg file each .AVI 4GB file.
2)Go to the TMPEng => File =>Mpeg Tools =>Merge&Cut. Then
add by order one by one of yours .mpg files.
Don't forget: set in the windows "Type"=>MPEG1-VIDEO CD if you encoded yours .mpg in VCD. Choose the name of output file to enconde all .mpg files in one large .mpg file and RUN.

[vitualis]

Or, you can try VirtualDub and load up all your AVIs as a sequential sequence. Then, frameserve to TMPGEnc (i.e., no joining required).

Joining MPEGs has its own problems and should be avoided if possible.

Regards.

[Chopper Face]

I load them into virtual dub and by using the "append .avi segment" command it puts them all together. You can then frameserve them to TMPGEnc and convert there... of course I have to use vdub for adding subtitles anyway. This might not be the best way for you to do it since frame serving is kind of slow.

[tjandt]

So I'd have to do an append in virtual dub as one large AVI, then do the rendering in TMPEnc to SVCD, then burn the disc.

Any idea on how long it would take for this process on say, a half an hour TV episode? I'm using a dual PIII 933 with 1.5GB of RAM and a 60GB 7200 RPM IDE hard drive.

[WMike]

tjandt

What I *think* is being said is that you can open in VirtualDub and save as an appended .avi, which will combine the files so you can then process however you want OR you can open in VirtualDub and frameserve to TMPGEnc for processing into an mpeg file.

When I discovered frameserving, I felt like a pig in shit because it's so incredibly convenient. The processing time depends greatly on what editing/filters/setting you use. On my 1 gig PIII, a two hour movie with noise reduction and smoothing filtering in VirtualDub, and on the "high quality (slow) setting in TMPGEnc takes from 15 hrs to 20 hrs or so. I find this no slower than processing the .avi, then processing to a .mpg in TMPGEnc as separate operations.

Good luck
Mike

[Chopper Face]

YOu can't save as an appended .avi without compressing it since the file will still be over the 2gb or 4gb limit that you're faced with. If you compress with pretty much any codec you should be fine though.

You shouldn't have a problem with compression time on your 933. I use a 466 and it takes me 4h30min to compress a 24 minute video. I'd assume you could do yours in about 2hours.

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