[MPlayer-users] How to split a big AVI file into smaller ones

[marcogi at libero.it]

On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 12:34:29PM +0200, Hermann Himmelbauer wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> On Friday 04 October 2002 12:17, Cameron Hutchison wrote:
> > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > Once upon a time gabor said...
> >
> > > > On 02.10.04 J.S.Sahambi pressed the following keys:
> > > > > I have a big AVI file which cannot fit in one CD. I would like to
> > > > > know how to split it into smaller segments. what softwares are
> > > > > available in Linux or windows for this task.
> > >
> > > on linux i recommend  avidemux for splitting
> >
> > In my experience, recording TV with mencoder to mpeg4 and cutting out
> > the ads with avidemux, the audio sync stuffs up. So make sure your audio
> > sync is OK on both parts after you cut it before you delete the
> > original.
> 
> I investigated the whole thing a little further: The problem does is not with 
> cutting, it's with joining. I tried to cut an avi (divx) and this works 
> properly (besides the missing index).
> 
> Can avidemux also do joining?

Yes, it does.
I use avidemux to cut/join avi files _encoded_ with mencoder and no problems
about A/V sync occurred.
I think avidemux shoud works fine on mencoder grabbed file too.

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Marco Gigante