Downloading and Installing vStrip

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∟Downloading and Installing vStrip

This section provides a tutorial on how to download and install vStrip for DVD video file processing.

"mpgtx" mpgtx a command line MPEG audio/video/system file toolbox, that slices and joins audio and video files, including MPEG1, MPEG2 and MP3. Here is what I did to download and install it:

1. Go to http://mpgtx.sourceforge.net/

2. Click the menu link "Download". Then click the Windows Exe: mpgtx.zip.

3. Unzip the downloaded file to get mpgtx.exe and move it to C:\local\bin\mpgtx.exe.

4. Run "mpgtx" with the "-help" option to obtain usage information:

C:\temp>\local\bin\mpgtx -help
mpgtx : manipulate mpeg files
Usage    : mpgtx [command] [options] [mpegfile [mpegfile | range]...

Commands :
-i         print infos about following files.
-s         split following files according to the specified ranges.
-j         join  following files (ranges may be specified).
-d         demultiplex elementary streams from following file
-T         modify id3 tag.
-h         print this help screen.
-v         print version informations.
-#         where # is a number, split the following file in #.

Options  :
-N         Do not print out excessive information while processing
           If you use MacOS Classic, this is RECOMMENDED
           Otherwise mpgtx will be dead slow!
-f         force overwriting of files, don't ask for confirmation
-P         keep headers of mpegs which sometimes is useful
-X         Try to search for a valid PACK header in the whole file
           This may result in an endless loop if not successful!
-An        While joining or splitting, aspect ratio will be forced
           to: n=1 -> 1:1, n=2 -> 4:3, n=3 -> 16:9, n=4 -> 2.21:1
           All Numbers from 0 - 16 will be accepted but the above
           are valid!
-b NAME    set the basename for the output files
-o FILE    set the output file name (join implied)
           if FILE is - , standard output will be used
--force    force joining of incompatible files
--no-parachute  don't try to catch SIGSEGV (useful for debugging)

Ranges   :
Ranges must follow an mpeg file
[a-b]       from 'a' inclusive to 'b' inclusive. If you want half
            opened
            ranges, you may want to use ]a-b], [a-b[ or ]a-b[ instead
[num/total] the 'num' part if the mpeg file was split in 'total'.
            [1/4] would result in the first quarter of the mpeg file.
{a-b-...}   where 'a', 'b', ... are in ascending order. Split the
            file at given values. {700M} is therefore equivalent to
            ranges [-700M] ]700M-]

Values   :
  Values can be time or offsets in the mpeg file
  Time Format     HH:MM:SS where the HH: part can be omitted
  Offset Format   a number optionally followed by:
                    M : offset is in Megabytes
                    k : offset is in Kilobytes
  An empty value means the corresponding file boundary:
                  [-10M]  the first 10 Megabytes of file
                  [500M-] from 500 Megabytes to the end of file