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Help cutting, synching audio from DivX/Xvid sources

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Hi all,

I am going to have a go at my first editing project.

Basically I am putting together a movie so that it is in it original aspect ratio, original soundtrack and orriginal cut.  Its not a serious project as I don't have the best elements out there.

I have two edits of the same movie in DivX/Xvid format.

CutA has the best video, it is OAR and better transfer.  But it is missing a scene at the end and is dubbed a different language.

CutB is the complete movie, with original soundtrack but image is cropped.

Ok its pretty obvious by now what I want to do.  I just don't know where to start in terms of extracting the video (I managed to get the audio out - wahay!), cutting the movie and resynching the audio.

I had a quick flick through Adigitalman's guide but a lot of it left me confused and it looks like it is aimed at extracting from DVD.

Please help me get started.

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If keeping the current video quality is most important to you, there are some shareware Divx/Xvid cut/mergers out there, but I haven't tried any of them.

What I would do is use something like Virtualdub to convert the videos to a format that my editor can use.  Then edit the videos together and sync the sound inside that editor.

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Thanks Taolar.

VirtualDub cannot open either of my videos.  I take I need to install a DivX and XviD codec?

What video format do I need to convert them to? Which editor do you use for cutting movies together?

Any finally, the bit I'm most worried about is syncing audio to the new cut, what do I use for that? Actually the video will be based about the audio, I won't make any changes to the audio at all.

 

 

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Just discovered CutA video is 23.97 while CutB is 29.97.

How do I convert CutA to 29.97?

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NeonBible said:

Thanks Taolar.

VirtualDub cannot open either of my videos.  I take I need to install a DivX and XviD codec?

Hmm...  I don't have problems opening XVID compressed AVI's in Virtualdub 1.8.6.  You definitely need an Xvid codec.  But if you can view the video in something like Windows Media Player, then you already have the codec installed.

 

What video format do I need to convert them to? Which editor do you use for cutting movies together?

You need to convert them to whatever file format your editor will allow.  If you're concerned with video quality, you might want to consider a lossless codec like Huffyuv or Lagarath.

As for what editor to use, I used Premiere, but don't recommend it.  Others Like Vegas.  I don't know much about the other options.  Since what you're trying to do is relatively simple, pretty much any video editor should work.

 

Any finally, the bit I'm most worried about is syncing audio to the new cut, what do I use for that? Actually the video will be based about the audio, I won't make any changes to the audio at all.

This is what you're using the video editor for.  You'll need to read the manual, or find a tutorial for your editor.

Hope that helps,

-T

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Taolar said:

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But if you can view the video in something like Windows Media Player, then you already have the codec installed.

Not necessarily - WMP uses DirectShow filter decoders for playback, but if you want to edit with VirtualDub you need a VfW (Video for Windows) decoder.

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Moth3r said:
Taolar said:

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But if you can view the video in something like Windows Media Player, then you already have the codec installed.

Not necessarily - WMP uses DirectShow filter decoders for playback, but if you want to edit with VirtualDub you need a VfW (Video for Windows) decoder.

Yes, you're right!  My mistake.

If you install the Divx codec, it should install both directshow and vfw decoders, I believe.

NeonBible said:

Just discovered CutA video is 23.97 while CutB is 29.97.

How do I convert CutA to 29.97?

You can easily do it with Virtualdub.  I'd recommend figuring out why you can't open an Divx file in Virtualdub, because you can do so many useful things with that program.  It's a solution to a lot of video problems.

 

 

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