Looking for simple DV editor that doesn't do any recompres..

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I'm working on a simple project that needs to have some
DV material trimmed, I'd like to avoid any editor that
decompresses and then recompresses it. In other words I'm
looking for a "native" dv editor.

A perfect tool would just be some kind of preview window
where I could see the movie and a timeline where I could
mark the cut points.

Are there any tools like this? Please send replies to
the newsgroup.

Thanks.

Aaron

 

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"Aaron Nabil" wrote ...
> I'm working on a simple project that needs to have some
> DV material trimmed, I'd like to avoid any editor that
> decompresses and then recompresses it. In other words I'm
> looking for a "native" dv editor.
>
> A perfect tool would just be some kind of preview window
> where I could see the movie and a timeline where I could
> mark the cut points.
>
> Are there any tools like this? Please send replies to
> the newsgroup.

Most (all?) NLE applications I've ever heard of work
like that. The only time the DV is "rendered" (which
involves "recompression") is where you *change* the
image (special effect, title overlay, etc.)

 

[george]

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Virtualdub will allow you to trim and cut without recompressing. It
makes a bit-for-bit copy of what you select. No codec is engaged when
you use it in Direct Stream Copy mode.

Perfect for what you need!

<www.virtualdub.org> it is freeware

George

Aaron Nabil wrote:

> I'm working on a simple project that needs to have some DV material
> trimmed...

 

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It only supports VFW-type AVI's, which mine aren't.

Turns out that the free microsoft movie maker does exactly what I
want, it doesn't re-render the DV is the output format is set
correctly.

George <tfg1@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:<4076B81A.549F33D@mindspring.com>...
> Virtualdub will allow you to trim and cut without recompressing. It
> makes a bit-for-bit copy of what you select. No codec is engaged when
> you use it in Direct Stream Copy mode.
>
> Perfect for what you need!
>
> <www.virtualdub.org> it is freeware
>
> George
>
> Aaron Nabil wrote:
>
> > I'm working on a simple project that needs to have some DV material
> > trimmed...