How to use Avidemux to create an extracted video and audio

[rudy45]

I have a .VOB file, from a DVD, from which I would like to extract 10 minutes. I am using Avidemux, but find the documentation to be virtually nonexistent. I have a really simple objective: extract a continuous 10 minutes from this original .VOB file.

IF this were an audio file, and IF I were using Audacity, the process is simple: I would highlight the section of audio. Then I would
- "trim" the audio outside the shaded area
- save the result as a new file

Or, I could
- copy the highlighted section
- open a new file
- copy the highlighted section
- save the section as a new file

I can't figure out how to do the corresponding actions in Avidemux. I do see that in Avidemux I can set markers A and B. However, I see now way of doing a "file/new" and copying a section, nor am I able to trim outside the A-B selection.

Thanks for your help.

[TomGuy]

VOB file is basically an MPG format.

Most programs that would ‘cut’ an MPG file should work on a VOB. [If it won’t recognize the VOB, just rename the extention VOB to MPG.

There are numerous freeware programs that could work to cut the desired section. Look for “mpg splitter”

[TNoldman]

ping video cutting

[nevergore]

BTTT....for later review.....

I would also like to know what freeware programs other Freepers have found useful for this....

[rudy45]

Hi, thanks.

I found some documentation. I set the A and B markers, then simply did a file/save. However, Avidemux didn’t tell me what kind of file is saved. When I looked in Windows Explorer, all I saw was a filename, with no recognized filetype. I tried renaming the file as a .VOB, but my DVD player doesn’t recognize it and can’t play it. I then tried renaming it as .MPG, but then Windows Media Player doesn’t recognize it. However, Avidemux does recognize and can play the file, even though it has no filetype. What do I need to do to this file so that my DVD software or WMP can play it as well?

Thanks for any help.

[relictele]

It ain’t freeware but TMPGEnc4 Xpress is a powerful and easy-to-use tool.

[TomGuy]

The Avidemux panel shows the format type (see left column - item just above the counter line).

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Videoinspector (freeware) can tell what type of file, too.

http://www.kcsoftwares.com/?vtb

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In Avidemux, you might click on the Open button to see if it lists your recent saved file. If so, load it and see what ‘format’ is listed in the format box.

[TomGuy]

What do I need to do to this file so that my DVD software or WMP can play it as well?

Most computer players will automatically play the file by intuitively finding the correct video codec based on the file content.

Most DVD players won't. They are stubborn. They are designed to read DVD format.



To get the DVD player to play, you actually have to reconvert the file from AVI or MPG to DVD format. You cannot simply rename the file to VOB--that won't work.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

When you set markers A and B, have you tried right clicking on the selected section? Do you get any kind of a context menu?

I've never used Avidemux but this might be a possibility.