[mythtv-users] Looking for a Windows H264 editing app

John Pilkington J.Pilk at tesco.net
Mon Nov 4 09:34:20 UTC 2013


On 04/11/13 08:34, ajp at cantabrian.co.nz wrote:
>>> I like to take recorded DVB-S movies, mpeg2, and remove the adds with MPEG Streamclip on my WinXP laptop. Works great and StreamClip is a great little app >>that works well.
>>> I am now recording from DVB-T in New Zealand which is apparently “H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part 10) (h264)” according to VLC. StreamClip barfs with these files ☹
>>>
>>> I am looking for a light replacement for StreamClip which works with these H264 files on Windows, anyone know anything ? I have done a lot of Googling and >>testing but nothing so far. It’s a little OT but I am running light on ideas.  I know there may be solutions for Linux but my laptop is Windows.
>>
>> Try avidemux.
>>
>>> Any gems of info are much appreciated.
>>
>> Have you tried the lossless_cut code referred to on the mythtv-user mailing list.
>>
>
> I have tried Avidemux previously and it didn't work. I just now tried the latest version and it read it but produced a file larger
> than the original. It still seems buggy
>
> If there is nothing else I will look at it more but at the moment it appears buggy especially with H264.
>
> I assume the lossless cut code is automatic add removal which I don't like nor trust :-) that is why I like to remove adds by hand
>
I think that's a bad assumption.  AIUI it will use a myth cutlist that 
you can create with the myth frontend editor.  So, of course will my 
mythDVBcut, but that's likely to give short audio glitches at internal 
cuts.  It wasn't intended to work in Windows, though.

John P




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