In PD9 you can split your video file any way you wish. But you need to consider how the file will be played back after the split. Win 10, i7

I am going to give it to a student for his own keepsake because I do not plan to keep the file on my hard disk. I have already made a MPEG4 and a MPG video file for the student. I just want to give the raw data file to the student for his future reference and usage. However, the file is too big to be put into a DVD. So I thought splitting it into two smaller parts would fit into two DVDs.

Thanks!

PD9 will do the split for you. You will need to "PRODUCE" it into two new files. In the profiles section you can see the h264/AVC option, which is what you should use.

If you know the format of the video (bit rate, aspect ratio, etc) then all you need to do is select the PROFILE that matches your camera's. You know you have the right one when you see SVRT being selected by PD9 as default (at botttom of Produce page). Win 10, i7

Thanks! I'll try that! I appreciate it!

Hi Meng-Yong

Welcome to forum :

Another way to do it is to import the whole clip and do a file>save as (part 2) maybe.

And then 'chop' the file in half - a tip is to write down the time line length where the cut was made - this way you will have two separate PDS file type projects.

Good luck and happy video editing Happing editing

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Thanks, Neil! You guys are so helpful!

Best,
Meng-Yong

You're welcome!

This forum is made up of thousands of video editors with tonnes of experience in all facets of video editing.

We prefer to use the CL product due to its simplicity.

Some editors prefer PD9, some, like me prefer PD8.

Do not hesitate to ask more questions - the more you ask the you know to help someone else Happing editing

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Hi Meng-Yong,

I am not sure you got the answer you were hoping for. Just in case you wanted to know how to save your video in two segments seemlessly, try this: (you can practice on the "Nature" sample.)

Place Nature in the timeline.
Precisely locate the first change of scene.
Split at that point.
Repeat for each change of scene.
Right click on first segment and click on "change alias"
rename segment, say, "Nature1"
repeat for each segment with a new alias (name)
save project to a location which you can find again.
Re-open saved project and place it in the timeline.
You will see that the new project comes reopened precisely as you split it in the first place.
You can then remove all segments except the first and then manipulate, or save, it separately. Save segment.
Reopen Nature1, place in timeline and remove all segments except segment 2, etc.
Your final video should be retrievable or saveable to separate disks and be playable seamlessly and precisely as you wanted it.
Your original "Nature" clip will not be changed or affected by this exercise.

Welcome to the forum. You're going to love this program.

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Thanks, Pax! I have not had the chance to try out all the suggestions yet. I am at The Juilliard School today in NYC and have more videotaping to do. I am a parent making videos for pre-college students. It has been a fun experience learning to do video editing and providing support to the students at the same time. I will "play" with all the suggestions tomorrow on my computer.

I have another question about how to make a simple DVD without the fanciful stuff. I tried using the "No Title" option, but was unable to make any text bigger, change font, or reposition anything.

Heartfelt thanks to you all on this forum!

Meng-Yong