Mpg2Cut2 - Intro

Last Revised: 29 May 2009

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Enhancement to Symbiose / Dark Avenger's Mpeg2Cut
2 Based on DVD2AVI by Chia-chen Kuo.

 


This cutter is very suited to use with streams captured from Digital Television broadcasts.

This here is a TEST version:

It is still under development.

Mainly because....

(See note below regarding PVAStrumento and ProjectX).


The remaining known bugs are comparatively minor.



Discussion Forum:

Let me know what problems you are having, and I will see what I can do. Try very hard to include a detailed description of the problem, and what led up to it. If compatibilty issues arise, what product does it relate to ?

Vague complaints are unlikely to be solved.

I do not feed trolls.

Differences between original MpegCut and Mpg2Cut2:

Highlights of the new features in this development version:

Notes:

RTFM - The download includes a Text file - please read it. It is your documentation.

This download is a TEST version, still in development,
so don't expect perfection.

The program does NOT handle "Transport Streams" well.
Input files should be Program Stream or Elementary Stream format.
If you have a transport stream, then convert it using PVAStrumento.

Testing has been on DVB-T standard files, not ATSC.

Mpg2Cut2 can only edit Mpeg-2 or Mpeg-1 - NOT Mpeg-4.
Mpeg-1 is only partially supported.

 

Originally based on DVD2AVI by Chia-chen Kuo,
and then modified by Symbiose and Dark Avenger.

This software is covered by the GNU public license of
the Free Software Foundation.
Meaning you can use it, change it,
but DON'T CHARGE FOR IT.


DISCLAIMER: NO LIABILITY FOR ANY PROBLEMS ARISING FROM USE OF THIS SOFTWARE

** Use at YOUR OWN risk **


If you have a problem...


NOTE:- If you are planning on using the edited output on a DVD,

OR if you have problems in playback, such as bad audio sync:

then I suggest that you ALSO use one of the format conversion utilities, which examine an Mpeg stream in detail, and adjust it to meet DVD or xVCD restrictions:

 

The recommended way to create chapters,
is to save each clip SEPARATELY.
This way each clip becomes a separate chapter.

Minimum Requirements for Mpg2Cut2

The basic editing function does not use much CPU,
so you could get away with using a very basic machine.
I use a P-III 800 Mhz. This is plenty fast enough for editing Standard Definition files, as long as no other high-CPU tasks are running in the background.

For cutting High Definition (HD) Mpeg files, 800 Mhz is OK, but a little sluggish.

Previewing:

The preview function chews up a LOT more CPU than editing does.

600Mhz P3 would probably be minimum for smooth preview of a Standard Definition file.

If your video card does not support YUY2 overlay,
zoom out to reduce overhead of video traffic.

If you are using a slowish machine,
try turning ON the frame dropping option.


High Definition:-

Smooth preview would probably need at least 2 Ghz even for a moderate bit rate HD Mpeg file. For the seriously high bit rates that some countries have, you probably need more than 3Ghz, at a guess.

On slower machines, HD preview will be a bit jerky.
Turn on the option to drop frames when behind (View menu), which allows HD preview on a MUCH more humble machine.



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General Public License does not permit incorporating this program into proprietary programs.
This is free software;
you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the
GNU General Public License
as published by
the Free Software Foundation;

This is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY nor FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

See the GNU General Public License for more details.


Here's the Source
Pre-Alpha is very rough and ready.
Alpha or Beta not quite so bad.

 

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