[MPlayer-users] MEncoder - Split AVI Files

[Fredrik Kuivinen]

On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 04:56:46PM +0200, Martin Hoffmann wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> I want to split an avi into 2 or more parts, which should be equal size !
> However the video is mpeg4 with variable bitrate so one cannot cut equal size 
> pieces by using -ss and -endpos with time values !
> So, i need those size values !
> For example i have a 200 MB AVI and want to creat 2 equal size pieces:
> I wanto to use -endpos 100mb for the first part

-endpos 100mb will stop the encoding when the _output_ file has
reached a size of 100mb. Stopping when 100mb of the input has been
read isn't implemented (yet). Probably isn't very hard to do though.

> and -ss 100mb for the second !
> 
> Or how do i know which value to specify for -ss ??
> 
> To be precisely this should be done by a script job ! 
>

/ Fredrik