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Combining Videos
I've downloaded 3 videos that are a tv episode split into 3 parts. Each MP4 video is about 25MB and there are slight overlaps between videos 1 and 2, and videos 2 and 3.
I have Premiere Elements 11 and editing the three to create a single video followed by exporting the result produces an MP4 file that is over 1.1GB, which is humongously big. I have also dug out Windows Live Movie Maker and the resultant MP4 file is a ludicrous 500MB. Using that to edit just one of the videos, cutting the last few seconds from it, still produces an MP4 file that is 180MB.
I'm using Windows 8.1 but have had similar size problems with previous versions of Windows. Am I failing to set options that will result in a file that is roughly the size of the 3 video files combined or can anyone recommend a free video editor that will do the job?
I have Premiere Elements 11 and editing the three to create a single video followed by exporting the result produces an MP4 file that is over 1.1GB, which is humongously big. I have also dug out Windows Live Movie Maker and the resultant MP4 file is a ludicrous 500MB. Using that to edit just one of the videos, cutting the last few seconds from it, still produces an MP4 file that is 180MB.
I'm using Windows 8.1 but have had similar size problems with previous versions of Windows. Am I failing to set options that will result in a file that is roughly the size of the 3 video files combined or can anyone recommend a free video editor that will do the job?
Answers
I'd be inclined to use the FREE "FormatFacto ry" which will allow you to change the output format to a lower (or maybe a better) quality and then use "Avidemux" (also FREE) to edit and re-join the sections. You can Google for both programs.
19:10 Fri 11th Jul 2014
I think I may be out of date here, Bibbles. I was trying to remember the size of the files when I used to record TV onto a Hard Disk. Perhaps the Mp4 format is more gigabyte -hungry.
Doing a bit of Googling, it seems that with phone cards and the like, 1GB might only be around 20mins. It must be the format.
Anyway, no help at all I'm afraid. All I can suggest is file compression software that I mentioned above. I used to use DVDShrink a lot, but I think it's been discontinued. There are newer alternatives though, I'm sure.
Doing a bit of Googling, it seems that with phone cards and the like, 1GB might only be around 20mins. It must be the format.
Anyway, no help at all I'm afraid. All I can suggest is file compression software that I mentioned above. I used to use DVDShrink a lot, but I think it's been discontinued. There are newer alternatives though, I'm sure.
Thanks Wak, I do already have Avidemux installed but in my haste (and never having done any real editing with it) a quick glance made me think that it was just for format conversion.
It can do almost what I want, including creating a final video that is only as long as the 3 components, except that when I join the 3 together the image becomes washed out after the 1st, but if I join 2 and 3 only then that combined video is ok. So I'll have to try to suss out what makes the 1st one different.
It can do almost what I want, including creating a final video that is only as long as the 3 components, except that when I join the 3 together the image becomes washed out after the 1st, but if I join 2 and 3 only then that combined video is ok. So I'll have to try to suss out what makes the 1st one different.
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