Merge AVI-files without recoding in Mac OS X Lion

Question

Is there a (at best free) solution to merge AVI-Files in Mac OS X Lion without the need to recode them? (Until Snow Leopard I used D-Vision 3, which won't run on Lion because it's PPC.)

Answer 1

To make your copy of avidemux2.app work, simply open the application bundle (show package contents in finder) and remove the files libxml.2.dylib and libiconv.2.dylib from the Contents/Resources/lib folder.

This will make avidemux2 use the versions that ship with Lion and which seem to work just fine.

Answer 2

This works for me:

cat part1.avi part2.avi part3.avi > tmp.avi && mencoder -forceidx -oac copy -ovc copy tmp.avi -o output.avi && rm -f tmp.avi

Then output.avi should not only have the whole content but also have the indexes recalculated so the whole movie plays.

Answer 3

Avidemux is an open source tool for editing/combining videos, and there is a Mac port:

http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/

Answer 4

Try this Lion-compatible Version of D-Vision 3: D-Vision 3 (Intel)

Answer 5

D-Vision will work with OS X Lion. Just use mencoder and not the default avimerge.

Answer 6

1. Download newest version of ffmpegX.
2. Right click “Show Package Contents”
3. Copy avimerge located in Contents > Resources > avimerge.
4. Paste the avimerge file in the same location within D-Vision.app file. To do this, right click “Show Package Contents” at the "D-vision.app" icon and paste it in "Contents > Resources".

D-Vision will then work a treat in Lion OS X.

Answer 7

Here is a way that requires absolutely no additional software. If you have OS X, you can do this. Open Terminal and do this:

cat /path/to/part1.avi /path/to/part2.avi > /path/to/where/you/want/whole.avi