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Bob All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Aug 2 2008 : 2:23AM
Any suggestions for a program that can join multiple clip files into a single file?
conquistador
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Posted - Aug 2 2008 : 2:31AM
Bob All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Aug 2 2008 : 2:39AM
Thanks for the suggestion, CQ.
I tried that utility the other day, but it joined 10 Hi-Def clips into a very low-resolution file.
Has your experience been different?
conquistador
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Posted - Aug 2 2008 : 2:46AM
I haven't used it extensively for video. It's the joining program I use for everything else (archives, etc) and I knew it did video files so I suggested it. It works well for the applications I have thrown at it.
conquistador
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Posted - Aug 2 2008 : 2:52AM
Right now I am kind of operating with a fresh computer and no arsenal of programs.
Check out Total Video Converter.
 
RandomPrecision
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Posted - Aug 2 2008 : 6:19AM
You can probably do it with Windows Movie Maker (if you use Windows) but I'm not sure if it will preserve the original format. I believe you can adjust the output quality to your liking but I'm not sure. I do know it takes ages, though.
Robert
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Posted - Aug 2 2008 : 10:38AM
I use Intervideo's WinDVD Creator II for most of my video file editing, which includes combining clips. I have WinDVD creator III, but I like II better. It is more flexible and seems to be just a fast as WinDVD III.
Its compression (encoding) algorithm seems to do a pretty good job, not much visual quality loss, but as with any of these encoders, what you start with (pixal density) is an very important factor.
It's encoding speed depends on what format you start with also.
I particularly like WinDVD II since it opens xxx.VOB files (DVD video files) and it gives you a wide choice of output formats. Most encoders don't do that.
It has good frame by frame editing function also.
When I need to do color correction and remove frame flutter, I have to use Pinnacle's Studio 10. That sofware is slower than WinDVD Creator II.
I haven't used Windows Movie Maker for a long time. It does no beter than Creator II or Studio 10 and usually worse. It is format restricted and it crashes a lot. What more could you ask for! [:p)]

I don't use any of these 'editors' for burning.
RandomPrecision
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Posted - Aug 2 2008 : 10:51AM
You get what you pay for. Commercial video editing software tends to be on the moderately expensive side. It might be worth it if you edit video all the time. If you just want to join a few clips, you'll probably want to use the cheapest thing that will work. Buggy or not.
Bob All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Aug 2 2008 : 11:48AM
I tried that too, but it converted 40 minutes of files into a 2-minute montage -- several times. I'm probably not using it correctly, but it's not very intuitive either (at least for me).
Robert
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Posted - Aug 2 2008 : 12:36PM
Randon Presission wrote:
Since WinDVD Creator II was long ago replaced by Creator III (I think the newest version is 9), one can often find older versions of WinDVD Creator for sale (as a download or disk) for a very reasonable price.
My copy came free on my PC and I purchased an original copy of Creator III for $10 plus mailing from a sofware web site.
There are other low cost (discounted packages) out there and a couple of freeware packages also.
As I said, I didn't particularly like Creator III (they changed the menu creation function) and I'll sell my original disk for what I paid for it ($10 + shipping).
Zoid
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Posted - Aug 2 2008 : 1:16PM
I use VirtualDub or VirtualDubMod and AviSync for joining/splitting. The latter program is more extensive and supports more video formats. It's free, but it's not exactly easy. If you have video files encoded with different codecs, in different resolutions, and especially with VBR MP3 as audio, it takes some effort to successfully turn into one video.
I've also used Nero Vision for that which is a part of Nero Express Suite that usually comes bundled with DVD burners and suchlike.
hjsplit (as far as I know) is totally unsuitable for this. It just merges files into one, and in case of video files, that's not enough.



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