spliting files into many parts

[samibami]

hi there!
how can i split a video file into 2 parts?
can i just read half of it and copy it to a new file and then do the same with the other half?
would it work or the files wont be playable?

what reading format should i use ? (binary i guess)

10x

 

[Totte]

To split a videofile you has to consider the framing and such, just by doing a binary split you would corrupt it and the second half will not be playable.

There is several programs on the net doing this splitting.

AVIChop.exe
mpegtool.exe

is those i have.

Totte
Hardware level is my game.

 

[Supernat03]

It depends largely on the file type. You could split it as long as it's a raw format and as long as you place the correct header data in the new file. If it is compressed, it becomes much more difficult, but still do-able. I agree with Totte. It would be better time spent to find a program on tucows or download.com unless this is something that your program will be doing on a regular basis, i.e. it's a feature of the program.

Chris