I've got some of the DVDsoft programs including the Flash converter and uploader. I think I'll do a deeper spyware scan tonight. I'm also happy so far with SolveigMM AVI Trimmer for cleaning up the clips before joining them. On the above suggestions, I was leaning towards Machete for joining my simple AVIs, but I'll look at Virtualdub too.
I appreciate all the help. My old number one favorite computer help forum is getting kind of slow, this might be my new go-to site.
So far I've tried Machete-lite and it did the job fine. There's a black blip between the joined clips, but when I get time tomorrow I'm sure I can neaten that up. I downloaded and played with Windows Movie maker and it looks pretty useful too. I'm sure it will also join two videos, I just need to learn all of its features. I plan to try some others including VirtualDub.
Y'all got me on the right track, thanks.
I had made a few simple video tutorials on how to use the WLMM. Maybe they are useful for you:
http://www.vimeo.com/14699151
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0wNLCy4SPI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ey_jN5ISMg
I almost installed some DVDSoft programs, just to see how they would stack up to the programs I already have. It was then that my firewall warned me that Open Candy was trying to connect to the web & I aborted the installation.
If you have an earlier version, it may not be there. If they recently added this, I don't know. The tools sound like good performers, but I tend to shy away from anything with tracking software. But I would like to see how they perform.
While I was doing a full system scan one time, MSE popped up a warning about a DVDSoft program I had yet to install. Not a virus warning though, just "Potentially unwanted software".
The best program to join multiple .avi format videos into a single .avi format video is Avidemux ..... free obviously .
File > Open for the fist clip
File > Append for the subsequent clip/clips
File > Save > Save video to combine clips (in the save dialog box. you are to provide both the output file name and output extension name, say video.avi .
Works much faster, and provides identically equal output quality of your input files .
EDIT : If you want the output to be a .mkv file, use megui .... it also doesnot compromise with quality at all, and free absolutely .
use virtual dub 1.9.10
Merging 2 AVI Files
- Run VirtualDub
- Load your original file (File -> Open File...)
- Load your second file (File -> Append AVI segment...)
- Choose 'Direct Stream Copy' in the Video menu
- Choose 'Direct Stream Copy' & 'Source Audio' in the Audio menu
- Choose 'Save as' from the File menu and save the file with a new name.
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If you really want a video editor that will provide a lossless encoding, you should use any GUI that uses h264 codes and capable to make B frame .
Gordianknot, AutoGK, VirtualDubMod, Handbrake, megui, avidemux, etc are just different GUIs, not mot than that . They all are based on h264 .
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