Digital Dogs Body

As a continuation of yesterdays post here is the step by step process of frame accurate DivX splitting.

Step 1 Set up the Codec that Cut Assistant will use. Go to Options > Settings and make sure Cut AVI Files is set to use Virtual Dub and the XVid Codec. If you dont have it see my post below under 'What Did Work'.

Step 2 Ensure Cut Assistant knows where VirtualDub is. Also make sure the last tick box 'Use Smart Rendering' is checked otherwise the whole exercise is pointless.

Step 3 Once you have opened your file under File > Open Movie, use the controls to find the start cut point. Now its a little archaic looking but F3 plays and pauses while the left and right arrows move frame-by-frame.

Now that you have reached the spot you want to cut hit the 'Set Current' button next to From. (Marked with 1 in the image.) Repeat the process to find the end point then hit the 'Set Current' button for the To area - marked with number 2. Once you are happy, click 'Add new cut' (3).

This is will add an entry to the Cut List and highlight the appropriate area on the frame slider at the bottom of the box.

Step 4 Click File > Start Cutting. It may start prompting you for file names and locations at this point. This can be pre-defined in the settings before you start the project.

Step 5 Watch the magic and you are done. This particular video is about 27 minutes long and 322MB. The cut and edit took a whopping 43 seconds to complete. The final result was a clean smaller video both in length and file size. Not bad. The window on the left is the XVid Codec doing its thing.