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ADigitalMan's Guide to MPEG2/AC3 Editing
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Possessed
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I think I've discovered a work around for Womble not saving with Subtitles. Add in a long black bar at the bottom or top of the video before editing in Womble, hardcode the subtitles there, then export a lossless avi of it that way. Then use the virtualdub filter to extract hardcoded subtitles (since all the subtitles should be in the black bar it should read it accurately) and crop out the bar with subtitles and re export. Then just mux the new subtitle file when you burn the DVD.
ADigitalMan
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Jedi MasterCool info, Possessed. I haven't edited seriously in a year (Blade Runner 2008 really took it out of me) but this is great info.
AxiaEuxine
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III,V,II,IV,I,VIIs this the best thread for a complete newb/beginner in editing? Example: Lets say I had a movie/dvd I wanted to add or delete a scene from and then make a dvd out of it. Would the first post of this thread be the way to go or do you recomend something else?
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dark_jedi
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Dark Jedi KnightAxiaEuxine said:Is this the best thread for a complete newb/beginner in editing? Example: Lets say I had a movie/dvd I wanted to add or delete a scene from and then make a dvd out of it. Would the first post of this thread be the way to go or do you recomend something else?
Yes this guide would be your best bet,very easy to follow,this is how I do all my edits now also.
LoneDrifter
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Making hollywood's Movies GoodFollowing the edit I did in Womble (MPEG Video Wizard), I discovered that nearly half of the audio file was corrupt, or something, because the sound simply cuts out for half of my project, although the timeline says the file is there. What could cause this? How can it be repaired or corrected?
I spent all evening cutting the little boy out of Superman Returns, and darn it, I was really looking forward to it!
Timstuff
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I'm hoping one of you guys can help me out. I'm on a Mac, and I'm trying to rip The Phantom Menace using DVD Decryptor in my Windows partition, and in my Mac partition I'm using MPEG Streamclip and Premiere. What I'm trying to do is get it so that when I'm finished I'll have 5.1 audio available in Premier, but for some reason it's giving me a hard time. When I export the VOB from MPEG Stream Clip using Save As it plays fine in VLC, but when I import into premier there is no audio attached. I tried using demux to create a seperate audio file, but I've only been able to figure out how to get a stereo audio file out of it so far. I'm kind of flying blind right now, and I could really use some advice on how to make this all work. Thanks in advance!
Doctor M
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Jedi KnightApologies if this has been asked, but I've always removed pulldown flags when editing.
Does it make a difference if you edit at 23.976p or 29.97i? I've always just assumed the editing should be with progressive frames whenever you can.
I think he said, 'death rabbits.'
Doctor M
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Jedi KnightPossessed said:
In case you need to do ac3 editing beyond cutting the whole thing (such as muting a line but keeping the sound effects) the FREEWARE and excellent program Audacity now has full 5.1 ac3 support. No more hypercube transcoder and then wav to ac3 again, you can now just demux the ac3, edit in audacity, save and mux back again. I reccomend this, I've been using audacity for years for other audio, and now it has ac3.
Btw, it should be pointed out that Audicity's hype is misleading. You cannot work losslessly with AC3 (or mp3 for that matter).
If you are separating and then remerging channels from a lossy source, you are reencoding, it's just being done for you automatically.
I think he said, 'death rabbits.'
Chewtobacca
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Doctor M said:
Does it make a difference if you edit at 23.976p or 29.97i? I've always just assumed the editing should be with progressive frames whenever you can.
23.976p is best. Your work can suffer from blending problems if you don't.
It's always better to remove the pulldown flags, then edit. After all, it's easy enough to put them back afterwards with dgpulldown, so why risk problems? :-)
Doctor M
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Jedi KnightThat is what I thought, I'm surprised the guide doesn't have a step for that.
I think he said, 'death rabbits.'
Chewtobacca
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Doctor M said:
I'm surprised the guide doesn't have a step for that.
Do you use dgpulldown's custom setting? i.e. 23.976 to 23.976. That's what I use.
Doctor M
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Jedi KnightChewtobacca said:
Doctor M said:
I'm surprised the guide doesn't have a step for that.
Do you use dgpulldown's custom setting? i.e. 23.976 to 23.976. That's what I use.
Yup. Usually the "In Place" option as well.
I think he said, 'death rabbits.'
Chewtobacca
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Doctor M said:
Yup. Usually the "In Place" option as well.
I've never heard of that one, but I might still be using an old version of dgpulldown. What does an "in place" option do?
Doctor M
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Jedi KnightActually, it's "Modify file in place". It overwrites the old file. You don't need to use as much drive space, and it's pretty safe.
I think he said, 'death rabbits.'
Chewtobacca
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Ah! I understand. Drive space isn't really an issue, so I'd prefer the "old way".
Thank you for your information, Doctor M. :-)
ADigitalMan's Guide to MPEG2/AC3 Editing