Splitting up movie files

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » July 8, 2005, 8:37 pm

Ok, I just downloaded war of the worlds, and I am having a problem that I have had on a few other movies. It won't fit on one disc, and I dont know how to split it up, just looking for advice that hopefully doesnt involve buying any software or lessening the quality of the file , thanks ahead of time.

Mr Bacon · Post by **Mr Bacon** » July 8, 2005, 9:02 pm

DVD or CD?

PS. shame on you!

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » July 8, 2005, 9:09 pm

DVD

The file is something like 5.5 gigs or something and only 4.7 or whatever fit on the dvd.

And I know.. I download them cause I don't want to wait for dvd, and I end up buying half them when they come out anyhow.

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » July 8, 2005, 9:19 pm

Watch it and delete it. If it's a good movie then buy the DVD when/if it's out.

Hesten · Post by **Hesten** » July 9, 2005, 7:44 pm

Pffth, just admit you need to cut all the boring stuff out of your porn collection .).

Mr Bacon · Post by **Mr Bacon** » July 9, 2005, 8:59 pm

Download a smaller one.

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » July 9, 2005, 10:56 pm

I have to believe there is a way to do it.. I wouldnt think all the movies that I have downloaded in two parts were filmed in two parts and uploaded that way.. so there has to be a way dang it..

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » July 10, 2005, 1:01 am

Try typing "movie splitter" in google and click on the first thing that comes up.

Google is your friend in almost all cases.

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=n ... e+splitter

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » July 10, 2005, 9:03 am

Mount the .iso w/ daemontools and shrink it to 4.7gb w/ dvdshrink.

Most people won't notice the difference in quality and it's better than farking about w/ 2 discs...

Fash · Post by **Fash** » July 10, 2005, 1:28 pm

http://download.microsoft.com/download/ ... nel_21.exe

A microsoft power-tool for mounting iso's easily without daemontools, for using the dvdshrink method from zaelath.

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » July 10, 2005, 2:53 pm

Only problem is, I just tried using both those programs and the video file does not even come up as supported and won't work with either of those two programs.

Fash · Post by **Fash** » July 10, 2005, 9:00 pm

thats makes it highly likely that your dvd player would not read it either.

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » July 10, 2005, 9:03 pm

Well, it is an .avi file like all the others I have burned.

The weird thing is with that method that was suggested, the version of war of the worlds I downloaded that is just two folders that say cd1 and cd2 - and does not play reguardless of what I have tried, registers with those two programs.. who knows.

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » July 10, 2005, 9:22 pm

so what's the file extension?

Fash · Post by **Fash** » July 10, 2005, 9:26 pm

oh.. you just want to split up an AVI file?.. use VirtualDub 1.3c (google for this specific version). pick start and end points, and save them out as new avis.

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » July 10, 2005, 9:35 pm

cool, thanks. Out of curiousity, what would i use that other method you guys were telling me about for ?

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » July 10, 2005, 9:38 pm

Damnit.. Its not a avi, its .xvid

well, i thought it was avi.. damn filename is .xvid.net.avi.. lol, but when i tried to use that program fash, it said xvid

Fash · Post by **Fash** » July 10, 2005, 9:45 pm

xvid is a codec used to encode movie data. i think it is still a .avi file, and 1.3c is needed because future versions do not support xvid.

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » July 10, 2005, 9:50 pm

The error code I get says
"couldn't locate decompressor for format xvid (unknown)"

I double checked to make sure I got the right version and everything.

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » July 10, 2005, 10:20 pm

Are you able to play it? Sounds like you don't have the codec installed.

Fash · Post by **Fash** » July 11, 2005, 12:45 am

xvid codec: http://files.divx-digest.com/software/c ... 122004.exe

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » July 11, 2005, 1:54 am

I can play the file just fine, so im not sure. That link you gave brought me to their anti-leaching page fash. I am thoroughly confused right now.

Mr Bacon · Post by **Mr Bacon** » July 11, 2005, 7:52 am

Download a different one!

Syenye · Post by **Syenye** » July 11, 2005, 8:50 am

use VirtualDub to split .avi files.

http://www.divx-digest.com/articles/cutavi.html

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » July 11, 2005, 8:52 am

Latest Virtualdubmod handles XviD just fine... http://virtualdubmod.sourceforge.net/

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » July 11, 2005, 1:17 pm

I agree. Download a different one. There is a good quality one that's only 1.5Gb (2 files, 750Mb each). I'd say don't even bother. It wasn't that good of a movie to go through all that. 5.5Gb? wtf!

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » July 11, 2005, 1:46 pm

Yeah, I will probably just re-download it. Where is the file you are talking about aslanna? Thanks for all the help guys.

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » July 12, 2005, 12:43 am

One of the usenet movie groups. Don't remember but the file names are wotw.tc.xvid.cd1.avi and wotw.tc.xvid.cd2.avi if you're looking elsewhere.

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » July 12, 2005, 1:37 am

cool, thanks again