making 3 videos into one

[killadoob]

i have 4 video that are 32 meg in size they where incoded into 4 files due to the size how do i make them into one?

 

[bdt]

Not having done this myself (but curious enough to want to know the outcome ), why not look at VirtualDub (for the light end) and Jahshaka on the "swat a fly with a Buick" rather more heavy end..

HTH
-bdt

 

[zefram]

wow, that jahshaka looks cool. haven't seen that before.

depending on what type of videos they are, there may be a way to combine them all without loosing any quality.

otherwise, it may be unavoidable to recompress them, and thus loose some quality. you can use avidemux (www.avidemux.org) for this.

if they are totaly different (like avi's and mpeg's with different resolutions and frame rates), then you can convert each one individualy to something universal, like uncompressed. Then afterwards link all the uncompressed files together, and compress that. all this can be done with avidemux.

avisynth (www.avisynth.org), is also great for combining video files (the alignedsplice function can link video's together without losing a/v sync). but that may be a little difficult to learn.

 

[zefram]

have tried that jahshaka out now, but it runs very unstable in my windows (crashes every nou and again). it probably runs better on linux.

 

[lord_spaceman]

Windows Movie Maker

 

[Myrrdin]

If they are mpeg format use zip and zip them into one file using no compression (note when you select the files use <cntrl> and select files from last to first in sequence). When complete rename file to whatever.mpg and say yes when it asks you if you are sure you want to change the extension.

Done

 

[arf9999]

If they are mpeg format use zip and zip them into one file using no compression (note when you select the files use <cntrl> and select files from last to first in sequence). When complete rename file to whatever.mpg and say yes when it asks you if you are sure you want to change the extension.

Done

does this work???

 

[dualmeister]

I've done this from the command prompt before. Files must be same codec + resolution though.

Command

copy /B file1.avi+file2.avi+file3.avi newfilename.avi

 

[mancombseepgood]

Yep - duelmeister has it - I've done this too... You may want a space between the + though
copy /b file1.avi + file2.avi + file3.avi newfilename.avi

 

[sparklehorse]

I've done this from the command prompt before. Files must be same codec + resolution though.

Command

copy /B file1.avi+file2.avi+file3.avi newfilename.avi

That might work - but it won't be the proper way for avis or any other video format with an index. Mpeg1/2 might be more forgiving. Depends on which video player you use.

http://www.videohelp.com/faq

 

[Juggy]

How about Ulead Video Studio?

 

[sparklehorse]

http://www.google.co.za/search?hl=en&q=avi+join&btnG=Search&meta=

 

[Myrrdin]

does this work???

Yes

 

[Urbanbeats]

i use TMPGenc

Very simple.
File-mpeg tools-merge and cut-add files and voila!
2 min job

You can also just cut out the exact parts you want to join.
Avi has to be converted first with same proggie.