VidEdit: Combining .AVI Files with Different Frame Rates (94710)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Sound System 1.0
This article was previously published under Q94710

SYMPTOMS

When you use VidEdit to combine .AVI files with different frame rates, the frame rate of the .AVI file into which the "paste" is being made will be used. For example, if <FILENAME1>.AVI has a frame rate of 10 frames per second and <FILENAME2>.AVI has a frame rate of 5 frames per second, pasting <FILENAME2>.AVI into <FILENAME1>.AVI results in a file with a frame rate of 10 frames per second.

In this example, each frame in <FILENAME2>.AVI would be duplicated during the paste process to accommodate the higher frame rate. If <FILENAME1>.AVI is pasted into <FILENAME2>.AVI, an appropriate number of frames are dropped during the pasting process to allow for a reduced frame rate.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. Open an .AVI file in VidEdit (check this file's frame rate using the Convert Frame Rate command from the Video menu).
  2. Start a second instance of VidEdit and open another .AVI file with a different frame rate.
  3. Use the Mark In/Mark Out tools to select a portion of the first file.
  4. From the Edit menu, choose Copy to place the selection on the Clipboard.
  5. Paste the selection into the second .AVI file and note this file's frame rate is unchanged.
NOTE: The actual number of frames added/dropped may be seen by comparing the number of frames copied to the Clipboard versus the number actually pasted into the second file. This number may be calculated from the frame numbers indicated in the lower left-hand field of the VidEdit window (provided the scale is set for Frames in the Preferences dialog box accessed by choosing Preferences from the Edit menu).
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/30/2003
Keywords:KB94710
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