My Canon digital camera shoots video in a motion jpeg which results in huge files... about 100megs per minute. I typically use Handbrake to encode them to H264 with files about 18% of the original... while preserving quality… ie, all that fine grain.

But Handbrake doesn’t merge files.

What I'd like to do is find a way to batch merge the original .avi files WITHOUT RECODING so they can be processed in Handbrake. I've tried several merger programs that don’t work with these files. One that at least accepts these files is by SolviegMM. But it has terrible audio synch problems.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

@attar... I tried AVIDEMUX and always had problems with it. Something to do with an encoder not initializing or somesuch.

@cyprusrom, hey, just discovered XVID4PSP and it seems to solve a few problems. It can handle my odd Canon AVI videos, has x264, and can merge my files without audio sync problems... and it has a good implemnation of XVID which Handbrake never did. So I think I can now get rid of several tools like Handbrake, MainConcept Reference, GK, and StaxRip for a start LOL.

On edit... interesting XVID4PSP doesn't bring up an autolink in text as so many other terms do. Is there some reason for this? Is it not considered a good tool? Or is it an ommision? More here: http://www.winnydows.com/#News