LOTR dvds....how to merge?

[miTunes75]

I have LOTR movies, like many of you do. I am wondering since each movies is two DVDs long, how do people merge the two .mp4 files together to make one long movie? Is this even possible?

[TuffLuffJimmy]

I thought a DVD holds 5+ hours of video. Why is your copy spread across two disks?

[apfhex]

The LOTR Special Extended Edition DVDs come with the movies spanning 2 DVDs each, apparently so they can hold the bazillion audio commentary tracks.

[TuffLuffJimmy]

The LOTR Special Extended Edition DVDs come with the movies spanning 2 DVDs each, apparently so they can hold the bazillion audio commentary tracks.

ahhh. That sounds entirely needed. :rolleyes: What a crazily over hyped movie.

The only way I can think to solve the OP's problem would be to use iMovie, Final Cut, or maybe even Quicktime.

[Cabbit]

i used final cut express to merge the 6 dvds into the 12+ hour feature as i only watch it together.

[miTunes75]

i used final cut express to merge the 6 dvds into the 12+ hour feature as i only watch it together.


wow, isn't that software pricey?

[TuffLuffJimmy]

wow, isn't that software pricey?

Not really. It's $200, but it'd be a waste to buy it just to watch a peter jackson film. Only buy it if you're into film making.

[Malcster]

VisualHub (http://www.techspansion.com/visualhub/) will also do it

[kornyboy]

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I use Quicktime Pro. You simply open the first part of the movie in Quicktime and then you drag and drop the second part of the movie into the view area of the first part. The save the combined film. Good luck.

[tdhurst]

ahhh. That sounds entirely needed. :rolleyes: What a crazily over hyped movie.


Oh, you shut your mouth! That was the greatest trilogy of all time. That's not even a debate.

[Cabbit]

wow, isn't that software pricey?
£129 and its most use full for other projects for college and hobbling, its not expensive but then i don't really consider anything expensive i look at things as best value and what i would be most comfortable and happy with buying.

Its like if you were to buy a TV, do you buy one with a feature list and spec longer than your arm but looks pug ugly or one that looks really nice, has a few less features and not as good a spec but would sit nicer and be more ascetically pleasing in your living room on a nice unit.

[Cabbit]

ahhh. That sounds entirely needed. :rolleyes: What a crazily over hyped movie.

You like or dislike for any movie or music or anything is irrelevant to this discussion nor to anyone else but yourself. Everyone has different ideas to what makes a good movie/book/music.
Your opinion on other peoples tastes is irrelevant to that person and best kept to your self unless you are in a movie critics forum. Such statement like "you cant like that because it sucks, or its not cool" and all the other tosh are statements children make in school.

[supercooled]

wow, isn't that software pricey?

I think it's more like software piracy or corporate piracy; either works. I think you can use VsiualHub to stitch them together.

[TuffLuffJimmy]

You like or dislike for any movie or music or anything is irrelevant to this discussion nor to anyone else but yourself. Everyone has different ideas to what makes a good movie/book/music.
Your opinion on other peoples tastes is irrelevant to that person and best kept to your self unless you are in a movie critics forum. Such statement like "you cant like that because it sucks, or its not cool" and all the other tosh are statements children make in school.

That wasn't my opinion on anyone's taste it was my opinion on a movie. I answered his question as best I could, I just added something I felt like sharing.

[tdhurst]

I think it's more like software piracy or corporate piracy; either works. I think you can use VsiualHub to stitch them together.

Wouldn't it be copyright infringement? If he owns the movie, he's just using it in an illegal manner, but he's not stealing it.

[gcmexico]

wow, isn't that software pricey?
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that must of took forever to merge

[jmulls]

I have this same problem and tried it in imovie. IT was taking over 10 hours to just import the movies into imovie ... that was even before I stitched them together to make the final render. I have since given up. I guess visualhub is the way to go or QPro.

[garybUK]

hmmm interesting idea, could you........ extract the dvd's as VOB's then merge the vobs into one huge vob, then convert that into a MP4 ?

[miTunes75]

hmmm interesting idea, could you........ extract the dvd's as VOB's then merge the vobs into one huge vob, then convert that into a MP4 ?


I may try viisualhub and/or quicktime pro to see what I can do. But, in the end, I'll definately be needing to convert the files into .mp4

[Keebler]

i'm not sure if it's a possibility.
you could rip them visual hub and import the .mov's into final cut pro for example, but I believe it has a 4 or 5 hour limit per track which means it wouldn't all fit.

It's a neat idea though. Would be neat to have 1 long massive file to play seamlessly.

honestly, it might not be worth the effort.
maybe you could set up a script where after playing part 1, it would automatically play part 2, then 3? that might accomplish the same thing?

[ilovebananas]

ignoring the legality of the operation

convert both discs using handbrake (or program of your choice) into h264 then combine the 2 files using qt pro if you have it or if you don't want to buy it use ffmpegx (don't forget to install the binaries needed. check ffmpegx website)

[mallbritton]

I have LOTR movies, like many of you do. I am wondering since each movies is two DVDs long, how do people merge the two .mp4 files together to make one long movie? Is this even possible?

This thread on the Handbrake forums (http://forum.handbrake.fr/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2937) will tell you exactly how to do what you want to do. Instead of using Fairmount I used Mac The Ripper, though. It works perfectly.

Regards,
Michael

[quid squid]

i used final cut express to merge the 6 dvds into the 12+ hour feature as i only watch it together.

i tried watching all 3 in a row. i got sick and thought i was gonna die. too much straight tv.

[Lebowski]

So merging in FCE (import, edit time & export to any decent quality) probably took roughly 20 some odd hours to do, if not WAY more depending on your machine... all so you can have an uncut 12 hour feature (which you watch in one sitting)... sounds like ALOT of wasted time when you can easily just plop in a DVD every few hours... no day job?

[tdhurst]

So merging in FCE (import, edit time & export to any decent quality) probably took roughly 20 some odd hours to do, if not WAY more depending on your machine... all so you can have an uncut 12 hour feature (which you watch in one sitting)... sounds like ALOT of wasted time when you can easily just plop in a DVD every few hours... no day job?

Visual Hub would have taken a lot less time. I did this because I no longer own a DVD player.

[Lebowski]

Visual Hub would have taken a lot less time. I did this because I no longer own a DVD player.

sure, visual hub would take less because its dealing with compressed files... to do this in FCP it has alot more to render, crunch, process etc... I can understand merging a 2 disc concert DVD to one file, but all that work just so you can watch it as a 12 hour show all at once, seems insane to me.

[tdhurst]

sure, visual hub would take less because its dealing with compressed files... to do this in FCP it has alot more to render, crunch, process etc... I can understand merging a 2 disc concert DVD to one file, but all that work just so you can watch it as a 12 hour show all at once, seems insane to me.

I concur. Maybe he was too busy playing D&D to change the DVDs?

[mchalebk]

ahhh. That sounds entirely needed. :rolleyes: What a crazily over hyped movie.

That wasn't my opinion on anyone's taste it was my opinion on a movie. I answered his question as best I could, I just added something I felt like sharing.

And just why did you feel the need to share this opinion? Whether or not you intend it to be taken this way, you are insulting a movie that the OP (and a great deal of other people) obviously likes. It is an unnecessary comment.

If someone asked you their opinion on how to get tar off their car, would you give them advice and then say “that sure is a hideous color”?

If someone asks for opinions on something, it is certainly proper to tell them what you think. If someone asks for technical advice, it is just plain rude to make a derogatory comment that is unrelated to the question.

[TuffLuffJimmy]

And just why did you feel the need to share this opinion? Whether or not you intend it to be taken this way, you are insulting a movie that the OP (and a great deal of other people) obviously likes. It is an unnecessary comment.

If someone asked you their opinion on how to get tar off their car, would you give them advice and then say “that sure is a hideous color”?

If someone asks for opinions on something, it is certainly proper to tell them what you think. If someone asks for technical advice, it is just plain rude to make a derogatory comment that is unrelated to the question.

You really have derailed this thread, it was just my opinion I stand by it. Want more of my opinion? Peter Jackson is a horrible director, but he knows how to market. A good movie only has what it needs. A good director knows what to cut out, there are many scenes in the film that aren't needed, are too long, or just seem out of place. The transitions between scenes are repetitive, and the second and third movie are exactly the same. Want to hear more?

In my opinion it is just plain rude of you to attack me for one snide comment. It has been dealt with, another poster already said exactly what you said (way to be redundant, maybe you should read the thread).

[mchalebk]

You really have derailed this thread, it was just my opinion I stand by it. Want more of my opinion? Peter Jackson is a horrible director, but he knows how to market. A good movie only has what it needs. A good director knows what to cut out, there are many scenes in the film that aren't needed, are too long, or just seem out of place. The transitions between scenes are repetitive, and the second and third movie are exactly the same. Want to hear more?

In my opinion it is just plain rude of you to attack me for one snide comment. It has been dealt with, another poster already said exactly what you said (way to be redundant, maybe you should read the thread).

And just how many snide comments is one allowed before it’s okay to take them to task for it? If you had responded to the first guy who chastised you with something along the lines of “sorry, I just never liked the movie, but I probably shouldn’t have mentioned it”, we wouldn’t be having this little sidebar. However, you responded by stating why you made the original comment as if it were a valid reason. It was not. Your initial comment on the film had no place in this thread, yet you seem to think it's okay to throw in insults simply because you feel like it.

Oh, it's not an insult, it’s only your opinion? When you insult an entity without provocation or invitation to the (virtual) face of someone who has already made it clear that he likes that entity, you are not only insulting the entity, you are insulting the person. If you understood this, you would probably learn when to express your opinions and when to keep them to yourself.

[TuffLuffJimmy]

And just how many snide comments is one allowed before it’s okay to take them to task for it? If you had responded to the first guy who chastised you with something along the lines of “sorry, I just never liked the movie, but I probably shouldn’t have mentioned it”, we wouldn’t be having this little sidebar. However, you responded by stating why you made the original comment as if it were a valid reason. It was not. Your initial comment on the film had no place in this thread, yet you seem to think it's okay to throw in insults simply because you feel like it.

Oh, it's not an insult, it’s only your opinion? When you insult an entity without provocation or invitation to the (virtual) face of someone who has already made it clear that he likes that entity, you are not only insulting the entity, you are insulting the person. If you understood this, you would probably learn when to express your opinions and when to keep them to yourself.

That sounds like an attack on my character. Is that really needed? Why don't you take your own advice before you post?

[mchalebk]

That sounds like an attack on my character. Is that really needed? Why don't you take your own advice before you post?

If someone insults someone else without cause and refuses to admit they did anything wrong, is it an attack on their character to point it out?

You have given me good reason for what I've said in this thread. You had no good reason for your "snide" comment and don't seem to think there was anything wrong with it.

I don't see that there's any point in dragging this out any longer, so I will now bow out.