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Created: 28/Nov/2001 Last updated: 28/Apr/2002
Ok, it happens often that you need to split AVI into smaller files -- maybe you want to fit your DVD rip
into 2 CDs or something. Anyway, this process is extremely easy to do.
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Collector v1.3 (build 13)
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Collector v1.2 (build 6)
You really don't need much for this process. First of all, you need to have -- at
free space on your HDD
least the . Then, only tool you need for this process is
same amount free that your AVI currently takes
. After you've got these, you're good to go.
VirtualDub
Registered users:
Name:
· crow44: "Gardenia"
Open the original AVI
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Pwd:
· KEEN:.: "Brain is Dead"
LOG IN
· Gerry.: "Get Ready"
First, open and then from menu
VirtualDub File
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select . Now locate your original
Open video file...
AVI and click .
Open
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Adjust audio and video settings
Basically only thing in VirtualDub's video settings that we need
to deal with in this guide is the video processing mode.
Go to menu and select . This is
Video Direct Stream Copy
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Remember to check also that is selected
Direct Stream Copy
and click ADD...
from menu as well -- normally it should be, but check it
Audio
(and change it, if it's not selected) anyway.
ADD
Check the length
We need to know the length of the
video clip in so we can
frames
accurately determine how to split the
file -- normally people want to split
files in half, so we will do it like this in
this guide.
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You see the in the bottom of the VirtualDub window? The text below the slider should say
sliders Frame
currently. Ok, move the slider in the end of the clip (as far right as you can)
Frame 0 (0:00:00.000) [K]
and now you should see the in the bottom of the window -- it's the , not the
number last frame integer
time counter. Now just divide this by two using calculator or your brain.
Select the first part
Ok, move the slider back to the
beginning (so that the frame counter
shows 0) and click button from your keyboard.
Home
Then, press button on your keyboard and and start moving the slider with your
Shift keep it pressed
mouse. Move the slider that you got by dividing the total frame numver by two.
near the value NOTE!
Holding the makes VirtualDub to jump between , not frame by frame.
Shift keyframes This is
!
important, because we need to have keyframes in beginning and end of the clip
Once you've found the correct place (don't get too paranoid about this -- anything nearby should be ok :-
), release the Shift key and press button from your keyboard. Now you should see that half of the
End
timeline (the thingy with the sliders) is blue. That means that we've selected first part of the movie.
Save the first part
Now go to menu and select
File Save
and select a drive that has
as AVI...
enough free space and name your clip
something like The Movie - Part 1 of
2.avi and click .
Save
After this VirtualDub starts processing
the first file. This shouldn't take too
long, it's basically up to your HDD how
quickly it can write data.
Select the second part
Ok, now your slider is already in end
of the first clip. Just press
Home
button from your keyboard to set this point as a beginning for the next clip. Blue section disappears from
the timeline.
Then drag the slider in the end of the timeline -- make sure it is really in the end. And then simply click
key from your keyboard.
End
Save the second part
Ok, you know this one already. Go to
menu and select
File Save as AVI...
and select a drive/folder with enough
free space and name your clip as The
Movie - Part 2 of 2.avi and hit
Save
and the process begins.
Final words
Older DivX4 codecs, such as DivX v4.02, have had major problems in splitting DivX3 encoded movies,
so we recommend that you upgrade your DivX4 codecs to new ones. But other than that, I can't think of
any problems that you can achieve by following this guide. Audio synch problems relate normally to the
fact that some peopl split files by using regular frames as their cutpoints, not keyframes.
Anyway, in case you actually do have problems with this or any other of our guides, please feel free to
post your comments and questions to our discussion forums.
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