Video Editing Tools

[Cadavre777]

Ok, I dont like using my original DVD's so I make images and *TRY* create VCD's instead (quality isnt bad and CD-R's are cheap to replace) and clean them up. Now not a damn am I going to go out and buy some buggy product that is going to restrict me. Open source FTW!

After some searching I found some programs that may be of use, thought I'd share the results. I'm not going to break them down by OS because a few are cross platform.

Kino
Jahshaka
DVDx
VirtualDub
VirtualDubMod
LiVES
Cinelerra
Cinelerra (Community Version)
Avidemux
AviSynth

Over the next few days I'll be experimenting with them and hopefully give feedback. Enjoy

 

[pope24]

I have to ask why you don't simply buy a DVD player that has DivX capabilities and just rip each file as a 700MB Avi. This is what I did and it saves masses of time and energy.

I use Toast by Roxio (and I think they make a PC equivalent) and that allows me to take any video file and drop it onto a VCD.

http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/creator/suite/features_copy.html

This seems to be the closest, it is probably more than you need though.

 

[Cadavre777]

I have one, but I like to adjust the sound to my liking and cut out credits, etc. Cant stand it when the sound is low in some scenes then all of a sudden its too loud. Being painfull and fussy has its disadvantages

The applications might be usefull to someone in creating a youtube masterpeice.

 

[bwana]

Ok, I dont like using my original DVD's so I make images and *TRY* create VCD's instead (quality isnt bad and CD-R's are cheap to replace) and clean them up. Now not a damn am I going to go out and buy some buggy product that is going to restrict me. Open source FTW!

Why VCDs? I know you said cds are cheap but dvd's arent exactly bank breakers anymore. By using DVD Decypter then DVDShrink you can fit any dvd onto a 4gb dvd and there will be minimal loss in quality.

Popcorn does a fine job of shrinking dvds on the OsX platform.

 

[Cadavre777]

Havent got around to purchasing a dvd writer yet (lol i know i know), will get one in the next major change to my system. Some components have a higher priority

 

[bwana]

Havent got around to purchasing a dvd writer yet (lol i know i know), will get one in the next major change to my system. Some components have a higher priority

Ok - VCD makes a bit more sense now

 

[ldmelsa]

Ok, I dont like using my original DVD's so I make images and *TRY* create VCD's instead (quality isnt bad and CD-R's are cheap to replace) and clean them up. Now not a damn am I going to go out and buy some buggy product that is going to restrict me. Open source FTW!

After some searching I found some programs that may be of use, thought I'd share the results. I'm not going to break them down by OS because a few are cross platform.

Kino
Jahshaka
DVDx
VirtualDub
VirtualDubMod
LiVES
Cinelerra
Cinelerra (Community Version)
Avidemux
AviSynth

Over the next few days I'll be experimenting with them and hopefully give feedback. Enjoy

Just buy a DVD burner and use one of those shrinking programs. Your method is cumbersome, time consuming and lossy. I just don't see the point. Why don't you like using your DVDs?

 

[bwana]

Just buy a DVD burner and use one of those shrinking programs. Your method is cumbersome, time consuming and lossy. I just don't see the point. Why don't you like using your DVDs?

I've got one destructive toddler and another one waiting to fill her footsteps - DVDs are a bad idea which is why even before the shrinkwrap has hit the floor it is being converted to h264.

I only wish I could do the same with my even more expensive Xbox 360 games.

 

[ldmelsa]

lol

 

[getafix33]

For video conversions, google for a program called super. It will do pretty any conversion.