[MPlayer-users] cutting a vob file

[Corey Hickey]

Bayrouni wrote:
> Bayrouni wrote:
>> RC wrote:
>>> On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 00:38:48 +0100
>>> Bayrouni <bayrouni at brutele.be> wrote:
>>>
>>>  
>>>> So how to use mplayer or mencoder to cut a big file ?
>>>>     
>>>
>>> mencoder works normally.  Only -dumpstream does not.   
>>
>> Yes you are right.
>> I used this :
>> mencoder -ss 600 -endpos 625 -oac copy -ovc copy file.vob
>>
>> and it works :)  .
>>
>> The default output format is an avi with only one audio track.
>> So I added this: -of mpeg -o file.mpeg
>> mencoder -ss 600 -endpos 625 -oac copy -ovc copy file.vob  of mpeg -o 
>> file.mpeg
>>
>> but still the mpeg file contains one audio track, the default one 
>> (spanish in this case).
>>
>> and I added an other option , the -aid 129 to have the french audio 
>> track.
>>
>> Is it possible to have all the audio tracks when cutting?
>>
>> Or I must use an other tool like dd for linux which is not specific 
>> for video ?
>>
>>
> 
> Really mplayer or mencoder can't just cut|split a vob file in small 
> parts,  without encoding anything?
> 
> example: file.vob --> file1.vob, file2.vob
> Thanks

Nope, mplayer/mencoder can't do that. dd can, however, and the result 
works fine as far as I know. To find the binary positions at which to 
cut, use 'mplayer -sb n', where n is some number that you mess around with.

Of course, if you just want to make several equally-small files, use split.

-Corey