How to merge files using fsVideoMergerSplitter.
Merging - Step 1 - Place clips in the same folder as the .exe
Cut and paste the clips to be merged into the same folder as the “fsVideoManipulator.exe”. Each clip should have the name of its video and funscript files be identical.
Merging - Step 2 - Create the merge CSV
Copy the example merge .csv from the examples folder, or just save this text with whatever name you want.
mergefilename;speed
part1.mp4;
part2.mp4;
part3.mp4;
part2.mp4;100
part2.mp4;150
part3.mp4;50
Again, you can modify this as needed. This is literally just a list of the videos to be merged. You can leave the speed number blank. So for my example, I would just have this:
mergefilename;speed
part1.mp4;
part2.mp4;
part3.mp4;
The .csv you created needs to be put in the same folder as the videos and the exe.
Merging - Step 3 - Run the exe
Run the exe just as before. There are 3 buttons to pick from: FAST, MEDIUM, and SLOW BUT SAFEST. If you are merging videos that have the same resolution, framerate, etc (i.e., multiple clips from the same video), then the FAST option is fine. Otherwise, try out the MEDIUM and the SLOW to see what works best for you. You can just check the output and decide which turned out better.
Yellow highlight - Ensure that you’ve given the filepath to your installation of ffmpeg. If you don’t have ffmpeg installed, that is why you’re having problems. However, I’m pretty sure you already needed it for OFS and any video editing software, so you probably just need to find it. I’m pretty sure the path in my screenshot below is the default one.
Blue highlight - Set the output resolution. I think this should only matter if you are using the MEDIUM or SLOW options.
Click your choice and then select the .csv you created. It should run and the output should look something like this:
Merging - Step 4 - Find the output
The output video and funscript should be found in the “merge” folder. Don’t forget to move or rename the output files, because next time you run the tool if there is already an output.mp4, the tool will fail until you delete that file. In other words, it will just fail rather than replacing the existing file.
And there you have it! Feel free to hit me up with questions. Happy scripting!