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Jeff Coleman · January 18th, 2009, 12:14 PM

Hi all,

I shoot a lot of footage each week that is turned into video files for the web. Months later these same files are turned into blu-ray's and regular DVD's. So I have to keep the orriginal captured footage until they are burned to disk. I use a tapeless system. One of the cameras is not easily accessible during taping so I get a whole lot of garbage footage that I will never use. Out of 30 minutes I might only keep 10 minutes.
Is there a program that can cut these M2T files without rendering? I would like to chop everything off before and after the good stuff and resave the file.

Thanks.

Howard Churgin · January 20th, 2009, 07:12 AM

Cant you do this in your Capture software (ie Priemere pro) by using a batch capture setting the in and out points. This way only what you designate as start and stop points are captured. You do a rough cut setting the points then a batch capture. If its a lot f footage you go take a nap or something and the batch capture occurs.

Ervin Farkas · January 20th, 2009, 09:42 AM

MPEG Streamclip can find the keyframe, you set in/out points at key frames and save only the desired part. Absolutely no re-encoding.

Jeff Coleman · January 24th, 2009, 03:45 PM

Thanks Ervin, I just downloaded MPEG streamclip. Sounds like it is exactly what I needed.

January 18th, 2009, 12:14 PM	#1
Jeff Coleman Tourist Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 3	Cutting clips without rendering Hi all, I shoot a lot of footage each week that is turned into video files for the web. Months later these same files are turned into blu-ray's and regular DVD's. So I have to keep the orriginal captured footage until they are burned to disk. I use a tapeless system. One of the cameras is not easily accessible during taping so I get a whole lot of garbage footage that I will never use. Out of 30 minutes I might only keep 10 minutes. Is there a program that can cut these M2T files without rendering? I would like to chop everything off before and after the good stuff and resave the file. Thanks.

January 20th, 2009, 09:42 AM	#3
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	MPEG Streamclip can find the keyframe, you set in/out points at key frames and save only the desired part. Absolutely no re-encoding. __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com

January 20th, 2009, 07:12 AM	#2
Howard Churgin Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Marlboro, NJ Posts: 85	Cant you do this in your Capture software (ie Priemere pro) by using a batch capture setting the in and out points. This way only what you designate as start and stop points are captured. You do a rough cut setting the points then a batch capture. If its a lot f footage you go take a nap or something and the batch capture occurs.

January 24th, 2009, 03:45 PM	#4
Jeff Coleman Tourist Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 3	Thanks Ervin, I just downloaded MPEG streamclip. Sounds like it is exactly what I needed.