NAME

       gopchop - Fast, lossless cuts-only editor for MPEG2 video files

SYNOPSIS

       gopchop [ options ] [ file ]

DESCRIPTION

       gopchop  cuts  and merges MPEG2 video streams. gopchop uses a method to cut streams that does not require
       re-encoding, and therefore is fast and not prone to the artifacts and degradation of quality inherent  in
       re-encoding.   However,  cuts  are limited to I-frames or group-of-picture (GOP) boundaries. These frames
       occur frequently enough, and often times at scene transitions, so that gopchop's method is  adequate  for
       many applications.

       The typical use is manually editing commercials out of recorded television programs.

       Another  application  is  splitting  .VOB  files  from dual-layer DVD rips so that the content can be re-
       authored such that each half will fit on one single-layer DVD recordable.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
              Help.

       -p, --pipe CMD
              Use external command for output.  Recommended:  'mplayer -nocache -novm -'

       -v, --vo DRIVER
              Choose internal output driver.  Use 'help' as DRIVER for a list.

       -s, --states
              Show libmpeg2 decoding states during display.  Used mostly for debugging.

       -V, --version
              Display which version of GOPchop is installed.

AUTHOR

       Kees Cook, <kees@outflux.net>

SEE ALSO

       gtkspu(1), mpegcat(1)

                                                  02 March 2009                                       GOPCHOP(1)