hernan peniche

Hi all,

I am making my first DID from an old VHS,
I was able to capture the video to an MPG2 file, but now I don't know what
to do with the file called ***.mpg.
Nero does not want to do anything with the file, I guess that is looking for
the *.MOV, etc.
How can I get my file *.mpg into the DID?

Thanks

tiger

You need a DVD authoring program such as Adobe Encore, DVD-Lab, TMPGenc DVD
Authoring, DVD Movie Factory to name a few. Not sure if Nero can author a
DVD but can burn the resulting .vob files and all the above programs can
also burn the DVD from within the program.

hernan peniche

Thanks for the answer..

Now I have another question, what is the SW that will allow me to split a
big MPEG file into several files? I tried TMPEGENC but the results are not
that satisfactory, there is no sync between audio/video.

tiger

I am not familair on freeware or shareware programs but I think there is one
called MPEGCut or something like that which may do the job. I have used
Media Studio Pro mainly to do what you want to do or Adobe Premiere can also
do it but both are pricey. Did you want to split the MPEG file up to do
chapter points? If that is the case, you can add chapter points in most of
the DVD Authoring programs and keep the one big file.

billy joe

If your captured mpeg2 is in synch, tmpg's tools should not
cause problems (unless there are video problems that might cause
frames to be dropped).

If your intent is to make a DVD from the mpeg2, may I ask why
you need to split the file? Is it because your authoring
program won't take it? Or is it because you had several things
stacked on the VHS tape and want to de-stack them now? Or is it
because the result of authoring will be larger than a DVD5 ? Or
is it simply because you think you need to for some reason?

BJ

hernan peniche

Hi,

The reason why I wanted to split the big MPEG file is because when I tried
to create my DVD with the SW that came with my capture card (Ulead
VideoStudio 7.0) it takes a lot of time for the SW to load the original
file.

My idea is that it is because the original file is too large for the SW to
process it. Have you experienced similar cases with large files?

Thanks
/Hernan

hernan peniche

Hi,

The reason why I wanted to split the big MPEG file is because when I tried
to create my DVD with the SW that came with my capture card (Ulead
VideoStudio 7.0) it takes a lot of time for the SW to load the original
file.

My idea is that it is because the original file is too large for the SW to
process it. Have you experienced similar cases with large files?

Thanks
/Hernan

tiger

how big a file is it? I have never had a file bigger than about 4-5gb and
had no problems so far but use Ulead Media Studio Pro which may handle
larger files.

hernan peniche

My file is 2 Gig

billy joe

Yes, some software pre-****yses mpeg files, others dive right
in. If the file is too large for the software it probably won't
know, you'd have to wait for it to go thru what it thinks the
file size is before finding out!!! One program I use for video
has a 4 gig limitation, but displays the incorrect file size so
that it's obvious. However, it attempts to operate, if asked.

The H-250 capture card/software which I'm using can produce DVD
compliant MPEG2/MP2 files. With these I could just run them
thru DVD Lab for authoring (I don't use Ulead, tho its crippled
version did come with some gizmo I once bought) or I could play
them without authoring on the LiteOn 2001 stand-alone player.
In the latter case I'd need to split up any file larger than 2
gig, as that's the only DVD format the LiteOn will deal with.

The Hauppauge software includes nanoPEG Editor, a very simple
and fast cutter. It checks for the presence of the capture card
as a piracy measure. Alternatively, TMPGEnc has a set of MPEG
tools which includes a cut/merge program. This is by no means a
fast program, as it passes the entire file up to the cut point
for each video cut, again for each audio cut, and again when
"remuxing"

The programs which handle these large video files really need
several disk drives available to perform well. At the very
least, an authoring program has to wrap the a/v into a VOB
shell, effectively duplicating the file and adding to it. The
disc head action for this, while also attending to regular OS
demands and any other thing the user might feel inclined to ask
of the system, is extraordinary. Personally, I keep video off
of the OS drive and edit onto other non-OS drives. You can hear
the difference and the result is faster processing.

So, once again, if you intend to make a DVD, you're going to
have to pass the mpeg file thru Ulead. I'd suggest that you
make a small file, 5 minutes of video or less, and test the
whole procedure before diving in with your large file. If your
capture card allows you to select bit rates, experiment to what
different settings produce for you. And by all means see if
your DVD player will play MPEG directly without authoring.

Once you know what quality settings and file sizes work for you,
don't be afraid to hit the stop or pause button on the VCR so
that you can make smaller files. At the settings I'm using, I
get slightly more than 2 gig of MPEG2 every 30 minutes.

BJ