How to cut big mpeg2 file?

ed12 wrote on 9/23/2004, 4:24 AM

I have a big 5.2 Gb mpeg2 file, rendered by Vegas. How can I cut it in DVDA or Vegas to fit 4,7 Gb DVD disk without rerendering?

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Chienworks wrote on 9/23/2004, 4:35 AM

Simple answer: you can't.

You would need other software for this. Supposedly a program named "Womble" can do this.

clearvu wrote on 9/23/2004, 4:50 AM

I believe TMPGEnc MPEG Editor can do this without re-rendering.

clearvu wrote on 9/23/2004, 5:30 AM

On 2nd thought, what exactly are you wanting to do? Do you simply want to shrink the entire file down to a size within 4.7 gig? Or are you wanting to trim off the end and continue with a 2nd DVD?

ed12 wrote on 9/23/2004, 5:36 AM

I want to trim off the end and continue with a 2nd DVD.

clearvu wrote on 9/23/2004, 5:53 AM

Well, then my original reference to TMPGEnc will work. The only thing I'm not sure about is the audio portion. I'm not sure if it can do AC3, if that is what your audio is.

In any event, there certainly are programs out there that will do what you want.

Spot|DSE wrote on 9/23/2004, 6:15 AM

If you have either Ulead Media Studio Pro or Video Studio, it can ingest the MPEG, cut it, and not re-render the MPEG portion. It also accepts AC3 on the timeline.

GTakacs wrote on 9/23/2004, 8:36 AM

You can either use Womble or TMPGEnc to cut the mpeg stream and you should be fine.

As for the AC-3 Audio, it's not a problem, since I assume you made elemetary streams anyway so yuo can just re-render the AC-3 in Vegas, that shouldn't take too long.

johnmeyer wrote on 9/23/2004, 9:40 AM

Womble's MPEG Video Wizard can do this very easily (inlcuding the AC3 portion). I think their less expensive MPEG-VCR can also do it.

Their products are somewhat expensive, given what they do, and their support stinks, but the products work as advertised. Here's the link:

Womble