Video compositiing (SKUZZY help)

[Wolfala]

SKUZZY

I am trying to find a way to combine several videos (i.e. FRAPS) into one big file. I am joining MP4 files from a GOPRO HERO HD - which are fairly large since none of the compression is done on board. So there are several files of multi gigabyte range that need to be merged and then compressed outside of the video joiner.

The problem I am running into, is I can specify a specific ordering of the files to be merged, i.e. 1.mp4, 2.mp4, 3.mp4, 4.mp4 - but the program (Boilsoft Video Joiner) was merging them out of order (2.mp4, 1.mp4, 3.mp4, 4.mp4)
I'm a flight instructor, and its quite a problem when you have 6 files that have to be merged but not transcoded. I'd rather not use Adobe Premiere and have to deal with re-encoding for 12 hours.

Secondary to that, I need to replace the audio from the compiled very large video file with an MP3 from a cockpit CVR. I had been using YAMB (but it only seems like to deal with single files - not multiples, which would be fine if the video joiner did things in the correct order.

[steely07]

Have you looked at SUPER Wolfala?

http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

Salute

Steely

[Wolfala]

Have you looked at SUPER Wolfala?

http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

Salute

Steely

Downloading now. Never heard of it. Have you used it in a similar way?

[steely07]

I've played around with it, and I know it will join MP4's, not a serious user of it however.

The other tip I found was avidemux

http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/

Also, I know you've named the clips sequentially, but it might be worth trying this method in YAMB, drag them into the editing window in the correct order (instead of file/open), then do your usual joining method when all looks right.

PS : Have been enjoying the GOPRO footage, keep it coming!

[Wolfala]

I've played around with it, and I know it will join MP4's, not a serious user of it however.

The other tip I found was avidemux

http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/

Also, I know you've named the clips sequentially, but it might be worth trying this method in YAMB, drag them into the editing window in the correct order (instead of file/open), then do your usual joining method when all looks right.

PS : Have been enjoying the GOPRO footage, keep it coming!

I was using YAMB, but it is crashing out when I try to combine all of the files. Did it on both my dev box and laptop. Can't explain why - it would just die when everything was at 99% done. Super is, well...man I can't make sense of it.

[steely07]

Tried this one?


"My MP4Box GUI is a Graphical User Interface for the well-known command line tool mp4box. My MP4Box GUI, like mp4box, is freeware. MP4Box is an MP4 muxer. It can import MPEG-4 video (H.264 or ASP, encoded for example with x264, DivX, Xvid, 3ivx or FFmpeg) and audio streams into the MP4 container. The end result is ISO compliant MP4 streams. It can also produce MPEG-4 Timed Text streams by importing subtitles formats such as srt. It can also split MP4 files into sections, which can be useful when transferring files to portable media players. Join and Split"

http://my-mp4box-gui.zymichost.com/

Steely

[Wolfala]

Tried this one?
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"My MP4Box GUI is a Graphical User Interface for the well-known command line tool mp4box. My MP4Box GUI, like mp4box, is freeware. MP4Box is an MP4 muxer. It can import MPEG-4 video (H.264 or ASP, encoded for example with x264, DivX, Xvid, 3ivx or FFmpeg) and audio streams into the MP4 container. The end result is ISO compliant MP4 streams. It can also produce MPEG-4 Timed Text streams by importing subtitles formats such as srt. It can also split MP4 files into sections, which can be useful when transferring files to portable media players. Join and Split"

http://my-mp4box-gui.zymichost.com/

Steely

I was able to cobble together a somewhat workable solution. Ultra Video Joiner would merge all the files with zero re-encoding. Then YASU would replace the audio with what I needed - all without 12 hours of re-encoding. Then I compress everything down when all that stuffs recompiled into a workable subunit. Will post results when they come out.

[steely07]

Excellent!

[Skuzzy]

Good you found a solution you can live with.  I would not have been that much help, as I only have experience with Sony Vegas Pro, and Adobe Premiere Pro.  Both of which would do all you need, and more.

There are other programs I use for effects, titling, scene cuts, direct audio editing and so on, as well.