{"id":18775,"date":"2020-09-20T04:52:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-19T23:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=18775"},"modified":"2023-08-09T23:06:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T17:36:44","slug":"combine-join-multiple-video-clips-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/combine-join-multiple-video-clips-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Join Multiple Videos in Windows Using Avidemux"},"content":{"rendered":"

Due to file size restrictions or other reasons, sometimes, your friends or co-workers may send videos in multiple parts. This is especially the case when you get the videos from WhatsApp, email, or other social media platforms. Once downloaded, you may want to combine the multiple clips<\/a> into one single video for easier management.<\/p>\n

We’ve seen how to do merge videos using the built-in Photos app<\/a>. But this post tells you how to combine multiple video clips<\/a> into one, using 3rd party freeware like Avidemux, FFmpeg, etc.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong>\u00a0How to Split a Video or Audio into Multiple Equal Parts<\/a><\/div>\n

Merge videos using Avidemux<\/h2>\n

Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering, and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4, and ASF, using various codecs. It also supports the command-line<\/a> feature for batch operations.<\/p>\n

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To merge multiple video clips into a single video using Avidemux, use the following steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Download Avidemux from the following link and install the program:\n
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  2. From the File menu, click Open…<\/strong>
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  3. Browse to the location of the 1st video clip and select it.<\/li>\n
  4. From the File menu, click Append…<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Locate your second video clip in the browse dialog.\n
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    Merging dissimilar video clips<\/h4>\n
    If the 2nd video clip is of a different type, resolution, framerate, bitrate, or made of a different codec than the 1st video clip, you’ll get an error saying, “width and height are different between first and this video stream<\/strong>” & “You cannot mix different video dimensions yet. Using the partial video filter later, will not work around this problem<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n
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    For example, if the clips are of different resolution, you’ll need to find the lowest resolution of the files and resize the rest of the clips them to make them even. For detailed instructions, see the article How to Resize or Change the Resolution of a Video File<\/a><\/p>\n
    However, in this example, I’m trying to merge similar video clips (which were earlier split from a single show.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  6. Similarly, append additional clips (if any) one by one.\n
    (When you append additional clip(s), there wouldn’t be any visible change in the Avidemux user interface. However, upon a closer look, you’ll see that the total video duration in the Navigation toolbar below has increased.)<\/em><\/div>\n
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  7. Leave the Video Output option as Copy<\/li>\n
  8. Leave the Audio Output option as Copy\n
    The Copy<\/strong> option makes sure that the files are merged as-is, without re-encoding. This is the ideal choice, especially if you’re combining video clips of similar specifications — perhaps split from a single video\/show.<\/em><\/div>\n
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    Copy mode<\/h3>\n
    When the audio or video encoder is set to Copy, it means no re-encoding takes place, and the audio or video track from the input file is just copied to the resulting file as-is. This means it is speedy (usually a couple of minutes), and there is no quality loss.<\/p>\n
    Use the copy mode when:<\/p>\n