On Sun, Jun 18, 2017 at 9:50 AM, Carlos E. R. <robin.lis...@telefonica.net> wrote:
> On 2017-06-18 15:02, Frank Tetzel wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I'm new to this list. > >> > >> I'm seeking for a tool to remove the start and end sections of a movie > >> recorded from TV, plus sections on the middle (commercials), in > >> Linux. I have tried several GUI tools and they are either too complex > >> or lack some crucial feature (like handling two language audio > >> tracks). Some tools are obsolete and abandoned, do not work > >> (gopchop...). > >> > >> I have found that ffmpeg can do the perfect conversion and cutting. > >> > >> My problem is finding out the cut points. > >> > >> Thus what I seek is a GUI Wrapper for ffmpeg that allows me to move > >> around the movie selecting start, end, and middle remove sections, and > >> just generate a script for ffmpeg that I can then edit and adjust with > >> my own options and run. > >> > >> I have tried, for instance, ffmpegyag. Well, it is incapable of > >> visualizing my videos, so I can't select the cut points... > >> > >> > >> The closest I have is finding the points with Xine, then manually > >> concot the command line to generate sections, then concatenate using > >> method in https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Concatenate > >> > >> I seek a GUI to automate generating the cut points in a list or > >> script. > >> > >> Thanks :-) > >> > > > > In the past I used avidemux for simple cutting jobs: > > http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/ > > > > Not sure if it can handle multiple audio tracks. > > It can't. > > I was told that version 3 can do it, but I tried and couldn't. > > > This is a full GUI application, not a ffmpeg frontend that you want. > > Just mentioning it... > > I ultimately run avidemux as a frontend to ffmpeg. I have avidemux save (copy video and audio) to a FIFO which is then the input for my ffmpeg command. From my limited testing that way supports multiple audio tracks. It's not a perfect setup because you have to end cuts on key-frames, not usually a problem for me though (you can start your cut wherever). Also, you can see the PTS for a given frame in avidemux. So in the rare-case I can manually tell ffmpeg where to cut a given segment. Generally, this is the workflow I use. Someone suggested mplayer with "--edlout=your_filename". I haven't tried it, but it could give very accurate times without having to type them yourself. The problem I foresee is that you cannot do backward frame steps. That would end up frustrating me because I would likely go a frame too far and then not have an accurate time. Back in the day when I ran MythTV it was very easy to this kind of thing. Their interface for this is great in my opinion. Within a couple minutes, I could have all the commercials from a movie marked with accuracy to a single-frame. MythTV is a lot to setup and run if you just want to cut commercials though. Good luck and let us know what you decide to use. -James _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org http://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-user-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".
