Splitting an MPEF file

[John Wray]

I have an MPEG-1 file I'd like to split at "chapter" boundaries, without re-encoding any of the file. What do people recommend for something like this?

[wkulecz]

MSP DVD plugin or Ulead DVD Factory should work to "author" the disk. It won't actually produce *.mpg files from the cuts on your hard drive.

You can download a fully functional 30-day trial of DVD Factory from Ulead's website. Sorry I don't have a URL handy.

--wally.

[Sciascia]

Womble MPEG2VCR sounds like exactly what you need. If you just want to split the file then it does it without recompression. It is lightning fast and is free for MPEG1. MPEG2 costs you some bucks, but for what you want it is the best option in my opinion.

http://www.womble.com/download.htm

sorry but the darn http:// thingy dorked up twice

[John Wray]

I looked at Womble MPEG1VCR, and couldn't see how to use it to split a file. The closest I got (RECORD) seems to require you to purchase the tool, and it's not at all clear that it won't re-encode that way (you have to set the MPEG parameters for the recording).

Am I missing something simple with the Womble tool, or can someone suggest another tool to split MPEG-1 files?

[Rob100]

Other options which I know work well are IFilm Edit (best choice for MPEG1 IMHO) and Vitec Mpeg2Pro (great for MPEG2 and works well with MPEG1 also).

Rob.

[miya]

Tmpgenc has a feature call cut and join which is fast and easy to use. It's hidden in the "mpeg tools" under the file menu. From my research (I've tried everything mentioned here and more) this tool is the only way to go. In fact, Tmpgenc should be the first place you check for anything that needs to be done in the world of MPEG.

[John Wray]

Thanks. I used TMPGEnc to encode the file I want to split in the first place; I didn't think to look under the MPEG tools tab.