hi, What is the quickest way to split a small mpeg file eg. 300MB, without having to re-render it all again. Is it possible to quickly chop off say 2-3 minutes from the end (like cropping a picture?) I have sony vegas but this takes ages to load->edit->render, is there a faster way? thanks in advance madcow2
If it doesn't have to be super-accurate, TMPGEnc will do it. If it's mpeg2 then you want to get TMPGEnc Plus. You can download a trial version here: http://www.pegasys-inc.com/en/download/tp.html First time you use it, it's a good idea to set Environment and VFAPI options. See the guide for it in the Guides section here on Afterdawn. But basically to save a slice of mpg you open the program and hit Cancel to get rid of the wizard. Then in File Menu select Mpeg Tools, Merge and Cut Tab. Load a file in the dialog, select Edit, and use the slider to select start and end points of the clip you want to write to disk.
Thanks for the help MilesAhed I have downloaded TMPGEnc plus to try the method you suggested - everything is ok with the "merge & cut" page, but after I have added the file to the list and click "edit" tmpenc freezes? If I load a very small file, ie. 2MB it works ok and then after that I can load the larger files, but I don't know why its crashing. I looked through some faq posts on this site and they said change priorites of items in the "environment" section but this didn't seem to help? I just have to remember to load a tiny file first or it freezes up Any suggestions? Thanks again
I haven't run into that. Have you also changed the VFAPI settings? If TMPGEnc isn't working for you then you might try VirtualDubMod. btw what flavor of Windows are you running?
