Digital Media Converter Pro: Split Media File

Split Media File

By default, adding a media file to the list will take the entire duration of the file for conversion. Converting a large duration file may take a very long time and you might be interested in only a part of the file. For instance you may want to convert a single song from the file. Digital Media Converter Pro provides you with a tool to select a portion of a media file and convert only that section.

To select a range of the media file

To manually select the portion to convert:

1. Select the file by clicking on it in the conversion list.
2. On the Tools menu click Split File.
3. Check the option Split the source file manually.
4. Drag the selection slider to your desired start position and click on the Mark In button.
5. Drag the selection slider to your desired stop position and click on the Mark Out button.
6. To add this selected range as a new entry in the list click Add button.
7. Repeat steps 4, 5 and 6, if desired, to select more sections of the file to convert.
8. Click OK.
9. A new entry for all the splits will be made in the main conversion list. The duration of the split will appear in the Selected Range column.
10. Uncheck the items you do not want to convert in the main conversion list.
11. To start conversion click the File menu and then Start Conversion.

To allow Digital Media Converter Pro to auto-split the file:

1. Select the file for which you want to specify a particular range.
2. On the Tools menu click Split File.
3. Check the option Split the Source File Automatically.
4. To split a file into several files of specific duration:
   1. Check the option Limit each clip to.
   2. Specify the duration of the split in HH:MM:SS format. The split duration cannot be greater than the duration of the file.
5. To split a file into specific number of pieces:
   1. Check the option Split into.
   2. Specify the number of pieces.
6. To fit each split into a Standard VCD:
   1. Check the option Split file to fit to.
   2. From the Split file to fit to drop-down select Standard VCD. Standard VCD size is 650 MB.
7. To fit each split into a Standard DVD:
   1. Check the option Split file to fit to.
   2. To fit each section into a standard DVD (Single Layer), from the Split file to fit to drop-down select DVD-Single Layer. Standard DVD (Single Layer) size is 4.7 GB.
   3. To fit each section into a standard DVD (Dual Layer), from the Split file to fit to drop-down select DVD-Dual Layer. Standard DVD (Dual Layer) size is 8.5 GB.
8. Click Add to add the splits into the list.
9. Click OK.
10. A new entry for each of the sections will be made in the main conversion list. The duration of the split will appear in the Selected Range column.

11. To start conversion point to the File menu and click Start Conversion.

Modify an already selected range

1. Select the entry for section that has been created in the main conversion listed by clicking on it.
2. On the Tools menu click Modify Split.
3. Drag the selection slider to your desired start position and click on the Mark In button.
4. Drag the selection slider to your desired stop position and click on the Mark Out button.
5. To update the selected range in the list click Modify button.
6. Click OK.