Help with Windows Media Files (MPEG): Slicing, Editing and So Forth

Mike_AA · 03-16-01, 02:01 PM

I have a 800 MB movie file (a great overseas movie everyone has raved about) and as much as I'd love to keep it on my Hard Drive, I can't. I need to trim this baby down to under 700 MB so it can go on a CD.

Basically, I just want this movie for some of it's scenes...I can cut out the beginning and end of it and maybe slice it down to 700 MB. Couple questions, or several actually.

1) Can I slice MPEGS without totally f*cking it up?
2) Is there a free program that does this?
3) What are the best programs for this.
4) Also, how do I connect two MPEG files (like one is 300 MB, the other 150 MB) into one big MPEG file?

Help is appreciated, thanks

twikoff · 03-16-01, 03:37 PM

try vcdhelper.com
you should find all the info you need

twikoff · 03-16-01, 03:39 PM

btw.. how many minutes is the file? size in mb does not matter if you burn the movie as a vcd.. as long as its under 80 minutes (or 74 minutes for a standard cd)..
generally 800mb equals 80minutes, so you should be able to burn it as one file to a 80 minute cd, if you do it as a vcd.

Mike_AA · 03-16-01, 04:11 PM

I want to burn it to a CD-R.

It's a 2 hr movie and in pretty high quality. All I want is to cut and slice the movie to remove a ton of wasted MB and time that I don't need/want.

Mike_AA · 03-16-01, 04:19 PM

Sorry, this is an AVI file not MPEG.

My bad, just realized that

Soooo, can we edit/slice an AVI file at all?

cry havoc · 03-16-01, 06:20 PM

http://www.geocities.com/virtualdub/

Virtual dub is supposed to be pretty good.

Mike_AA · 03-18-01, 03:51 PM

Anyone else?

twikoff · 03-19-01, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mike_AA
Anyone else?

did you go to vcdhelper.com? its not just info on mpg, its all formats.. and should answer any question you could possibly come up with.

Beno · 03-19-01, 11:31 PM

All I can say is if you plan to edit an AVI file, you can expect some serious crunching when your machine tries to resave it!

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03-16-01, 03:39 PM	#3
twikoff DVD Talk God Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Right Behind You!!! Posts: 79,337	btw.. how many minutes is the file? size in mb does not matter if you burn the movie as a vcd.. as long as its under 80 minutes (or 74 minutes for a standard cd).. generally 800mb equals 80minutes, so you should be able to burn it as one file to a 80 minute cd, if you do it as a vcd. __________________ Do you live in Idaho or Wyoming? If so, its time to Check In!

03-16-01, 04:19 PM	#5
Mike_AA Banned Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: So Cal Posts: 868	Forgive me Sorry, this is an AVI file not MPEG. My bad, just realized that Soooo, can we edit/slice an AVI file at all?

03-19-01, 11:31 PM	#9
Beno DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,995	All I can say is if you plan to edit an AVI file, you can expect some serious crunching when your machine tries to resave it! __________________ I got a sweater for Christmas...I really wanted a screamer or a moaner.

03-16-01, 02:01 PM	#1
Mike_AA Banned Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: So Cal Posts: 868	I have a 800 MB movie file (a great overseas movie everyone has raved about) and as much as I'd love to keep it on my Hard Drive, I can't. I need to trim this baby down to under 700 MB so it can go on a CD. Basically, I just want this movie for some of it's scenes...I can cut out the beginning and end of it and maybe slice it down to 700 MB. Couple questions, or several actually. 1) Can I slice MPEGS without totally f*cking it up? 2) Is there a free program that does this? 3) What are the best programs for this. 4) Also, how do I connect two MPEG files (like one is 300 MB, the other 150 MB) into one big MPEG file? Help is appreciated, thanks

03-16-01, 04:11 PM	#4
Mike_AA Banned Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: So Cal Posts: 868	I want to burn it to a CD-R. It's a 2 hr movie and in pretty high quality. All I want is to cut and slice the movie to remove a ton of wasted MB and time that I don't need/want.

03-16-01, 06:20 PM	#6
cry havoc Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 214	http://www.geocities.com/virtualdub/ Virtual dub is supposed to be pretty good.

03-18-01, 03:51 PM	#7
Mike_AA Banned Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: So Cal Posts: 868	Anyone else?