Smallville

[barry]

I have been recording some episodes of smallville from the tv and would like to save them as SVCD to a single CDR , 1 episode 1 cdr. It can be done but takes time as all the adverts have to be edited out . Seems to take such a long time using power producer are ther any ideas about what is the best way to do this including the final burn to svcd. Thanks to all

Barry

 

[celtic_druid]

What format are you capturing to? Direct to SVCD compliant MPEG2 or are you re-encoding.

If you are reencoding, then I would suggest using AVISynth to edit the ads out using the trim() command.

 

[barry]

I am using medion tv capture (power Cinima). and I have a selection to chose from anf normaly go with capturing at mpg 2 ( dvd compliant capture) I have tryed to use vertual dub and it loads the file edits it but I cannot save it as any typ of file apart from AVI a massive file.

I can use power producer`s burn wizard for the svcd burn is there an easyer alternative

Thanks for replying

Barry

 

[celtic_druid]

Well if you are capturing to DVD compliant MPEG2, then you are going to need to re-encode if you final goal is a SVCD.

So as I said, I would suggest AVISynth, you can also do the 480x576/480 resize, then use CCE or whatever to encode. No need for intermediate files, although you will probably need to demultiplex the audio.

You will still need to use something like VirtualDub so that you can note the frame numbers to edit.

PS. How exactly are you getting the file into VirtualDub? Because the standard version can not directly open MPEG2.

 

[barry]

He version of Vertual dub 1.5.1, that I have will input all types of files ( even Vobs). Build 15654/realease by Avery Lee.
Will import the files and I can cut them but I cannot save as anything even in direct stream copy mode.

Using vertual dub. It would be great If I could save them back out as the same format they went in because that would cure my problems.
Is there a mpg 2 codac that I can install that vertual dub will use in this mode that will allow it to save mpg2 files.

Barry

 

[celtic_druid]

realeased by Avery Lee? I don't think so. If it can open MPEG2, then it is a modified version.

There are MPEG2 codecs, however they are I frame only and it is not that simple. VirtualDub uses the VFW interface and can only output AVI's. When you open MPEG1/2 files you can not use direct streaming, they must be recompressed using a VFW codec.

Even if it were possible, I can't see the point, I mean your output is still going to need to be re-encoded as it is not SVCD compliant and you said that you were creating SVCD's.

 

[barry]

I have given you the information from the about menu. I can promise you I am able to import this file and edit it. If I could save it back out as the mpg2 file that went in ( as I can do with DIVX) then I could send the file to power directors burn wizard and creat my svcd.

Barry

 

[celtic_druid]

I know there are versions of VDub that can open MPEG2, I never disputed this. However the stock standard version as released by Avery Lee on virtualdub.org or virtualdub.sourceforge can not.

This is all somewhat irellivant though, the fact is that the idea behind the modification was to enable direct encoding of MPEG2 VOB's, etc. to DivX, etc. AVI's and not for MPEG2 editing. Not really that usefull though, as most people do not encode at full DVD res and loading any filters to crop/resize would force RGB32.

 

[barry]

Funnily enough The reason I started to use vertual dub was for that purpose, to transfer dvd vob files to Divx. The problem that I had was that I could not get vertual dub to load more than 1 vob at a time . I tryed all the methods advised but failed . I do find it valuble for editing the length of DIVX files as often bit rate calculaters get the predicted length wrong and some removal of credits will do the trick.(fitting on to one CD at maximum volume

Is there any way of geting a mpg2 file out of vertual dub.
Thanks for all your trouble

Barry

 

[celtic_druid]

Not using direct streaming. Like I said, I would just note the frames where you would cut and then just do it with AVISynth, then encode to SVCD compliant MPEG2 and author/burn.

Whilst we are covering things that I already said. You could use a VFW MPEG2 I frame only codec to output an AVI containing MPEG2, which would technically qualify as a "yes" to your question, however it would not serve much purpose.

Not sure about loading multiple VOB's, but like I said I wouldn't recommend it for that anyway, much better to frameserve with AVISynth so that you can crop, resize, etc. and encode in YV12 or in the case of the regular version YUY2.

You could also frameserve from VirtualDub to something capable of MPEG2 encoding, which I guess whilst technically slower than AVISynth, could actually be quicker as you have already done all of the work.

 

[ipdave]

Though expensive, the best program I have yet found is M2-Edit (version 4 or 5). This is the follow-on to iFilmEdit of days gone by. Using drag bars, you set the points to start & end, cutting out the good parts (trimming to files). Then using the same app, drag all the parts into and render to a single file.

I have captured all 5 seasons of B-5 to VHS, captured with Dazzle DVC-II PCI, trimmed with M2Edit, and fit exactly 1 episode per SVCD. The SVCD was MPG2 at 2100 bitrate (standard is 2500) to fit 43 mins per disk at about 800-810mb per SVCD mpg file.