"boka_do" wrote in message .. .

"dwolf" wrote in message
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Hi Group,

I downloaded a series of MPG files that had been posted on the web. They
are all segments of one longer video. What software (preferably low-cost
or
free) can be used to merge these separate files back into a single video?

Thanks for the advice.

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RAS

if the files are named something like this
file name.mpg (01/27)
file name.mpg (02/27)
all the way to
file name.mpg (27/27)
and you use OE you can select all the files
and then combine and decode the files into
1 big file, for most file types you need all
of the parts of the file or you end up with a
corrupted file but with mpg and mpeg files
if you are missing parts the file will still play
it will be a bit jumpy.
ps. you need to have part 1 of the file as in
file name.mpg (1/27)

Or, if the files are individual clips and they have the same bitrate
and other parameters, you can simply use the COPY command
to combine them. Open up a DOS window or Command Prompt
and type:

COPY FILE1.MPG + FILE2.MPG + FILE3.MPG FINAL.MPG

RickW