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    Easy Video Joiner

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Sahugani, May 26, 2009.

  1. Sahugani

    Sahugani Notebook Consultant

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    not so easy. lately its been hit and miss, mostly missing. i put 2 files in, get 1 file out. that one file is usually the first file i put in. checking the website shows that it hasnt been updated in 6 years shows little promise. i have been using format factory's merger capabilites to some sense of success. i would like something quicker though. any suggestions? :p
     
    Sahugani, May 26, 2009
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  2. PCDude2143

    PCDude2143 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just convert them to wmv with something like vlc and use movie maker to join them.
     
    PCDude2143, May 26, 2009
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  3. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    But both of those steps require reconversion, right? The "beauty" of Easy Video Joiner was its ability to stitch files together WITHOUT a reconversion step.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, May 28, 2009
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  4. ravenmorpheus

    ravenmorpheus Notebook Deity

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    Yeah and look how rubbish it is.

    I use xilisoft video converter, if the videos aren't avi files. If they are avi files I put them through VirtualDub and join them that way.
     
    ravenmorpheus, May 28, 2009
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  5. Convoluted

    Convoluted Notebook Evangelist

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    Another great option is to use Format Factory (freeware). There is a video merger feature under the advanced tab.
     
    Convoluted, May 29, 2009
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  6. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    AVIsynth :p
     
    ViciousXUSMC, May 29, 2009
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  7. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Can ANY of these alternatives folks are suggesting join two WMV files WITHOUT having to reconvert the entire video? The operative word being WITHOUT???

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, May 29, 2009
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  8. Convoluted

    Convoluted Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't think this is possible. Videos are not like PDFs, they all have several variables which need to be addressed (bit rate, file type, sampling rate, etc etc) so you can't just "join" them together. You will need to re-encode the two videos together.
     
    Convoluted, May 29, 2009
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  9. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    It sure is possible. Easy Video Splitter and Easy Video Joiner, as out dated as they are (they won't run under Vista), will let you split and join WMV files without the need to reconvert the video. I am doing so right now as I type this. It can only split and join at keyframes of course. But it does work on my old XP machine which still has Windows Media Player 9 installed on it.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, May 29, 2009
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  10. Sahugani

    Sahugani Notebook Consultant

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    actually EVJ can run on vista. i also stated in my first post that i do use format factory. and windows movie maker takes an really long time to join vids together. every time i have used wmm i set up and let it go overnight while sleep.
     
    Sahugani, May 29, 2009
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  11. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Sorry, I miss spoke. It was the companion Easy Video Splitter that complained when I tried to run it on Vista. It threw a message about needing the most recent version of Windows Media Player. (I think it wants version 9, which is what I have on my old XP box, where it runs just fine.) I have not tried the Joiner app on Vista.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, May 29, 2009
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  12. olyteddy

    olyteddy Notebook Deity

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    They All can. As long as the format of both files is identical otherwise you'll be reencoding at least one of them. I'd use AVIDeMux.
     
    olyteddy, May 30, 2009
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  13. Estlander

    Estlander Notebook Consultant

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    Tbe best and easiest video joiner is AVI MPEG RM WMV joiner. No need to mess with codecs, it maintains your file type. And it's fast too. http://www.boilsoft.com/
     
    Estlander, May 31, 2009
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