[mythtv-users] How to make a clip from a recording
Jay Foster
jayf0ster at sbcglobal.net
Thu Oct 29 20:56:03 UTC 2009
> Jay Foster wrote:
>> > I have some HDHR recordings that I would like to make some short clips
>> > from. I don't want to do any re-encoding, just clip a specified portion
>> > out. I tried mencoder with -ss 01:43:00 -endpos 00:01:00 -oac copy -ovc
>> > copy, but can't get it to work. After some experimenting, I think it is
>> > because mencoder can only seek by an amount that will fit in a 32-bit
>> > integer. The file is 2 hours and 14GB in size. mencoder will work if I
>> > keep the -ss value small enough, but the part I want is well past that.
>> >
>> > Is there some other simple way to do this. I would like to be able to
>> > specify the starting point of the clip (relative to the beginning of the
>> > program) and how long (or the end point).
>> >
>> > Jay
>> >
>> >
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> tsMuxeR/tsMuxerGUI has a 'Split& cut' function which will do it for you
> without recoding.
>
Thanks. I'll try that when I get a chance. My pressing need to sort
this out has gone away, so I can try this out when I find a bit of time.
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