Cutting Sections from an Input

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Cutting Sections from an Input

Problem
Given an input media file, the object is to cut pieces from the file and generate an output file from that.

Solution
A sample application is written. It accepts an input URL and a list of start and end points specifying the parts to be kept from the input. A Processor is created for the input URL. A custom DataSource is then created from the output of the Processor. This custom DataSource reads from the Processor's output and cuts out the pieces that are not needed according to the list of start and end points specified. This DataSources is then used to create a second Processor to generate the final edited bits. The output from this Processor is then fed to a file DataSink to generate the final output file.

Limitations

For MPEG-1 input, the data will be transcoded to JPEG video and Linear audio before cutting takes place.
As much as possible, the program attempts to maintain A/V synchronization in the final output file. There are some cases that it may fail.
Specifying the start and end points in video frames unit will only work for files with frame positioning accuracy.

Requirements
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How to run this sample
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Requirements

Platform:	JDK 1.1.6 or later
JMF API:	2.0 or later
Implementation:	AJ, WPP, SPP *

* AJ = All Java, WPP = Windows Performance Pack, SPP = Solaris Performance Pack

Related Classes

How to run this sample

java Cut -o <output URL> <input URL> [-f] -s <start> -e <end> ...
where:
<start>: start time in milliseconds.
<end>: end time in milliseconds.
-f: specify start and end times in video frames instead of milliseconds.
Example:
java Cut -o file:/c:/temp/foo.mov file:/c:/movies/amovie.avi -s 5000 -e 10000

Source Code