How To Merge Multiple Clips Using VLC

VLC Media player has a range of function aside being a media player. Amongst this, is the ability to merge multiple video clips into a single file. Most Movie download sites split their movie file into parts which when adding a subtitle file you encounter difficulty.This is a full guide explicitly detailing how to merge clips with VLC through the Command prompt.

How To Merge Multiple Clips Into One File

• The first thing to do is to make sure that the files you wish to merge are in the format. i.e if you have file A and B, then both must be either .mp4 or .avi or whatever format you want e.g A.mp4 and B.mp4
• If clips are in the same format,skip to the next step .If not,You can convert the files using VLC. To convert, open the "Media" menu and pick "Convert/Save." Add one clip, press "Convert/Save" and pick a format from the Profile list. After VLC finishes, convert the second clip.
• Create a new folder and move all clips you wish to merge into it
• 'Shift-Right-Click' on the folder containing the clips and select 'Open command window here' to open the command prompt
• Type in the following command replacing the components in the brackets

"[Location of vlc.exe]" [first_clip.ext] [second_clip.ext] --sout "#gather:std{access=file,dst=[new_name.ext]}" --sout-keep

• For example,if VLC is installed in the default directory, your video files are 0.mp4,1.mp4 and 3.mp4 and you want the video output named 22.mp4. Your command will look like:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLan\VLC\vlc.exe" 0.mp4 1.mp4 2.mp4  --sout
"#gather:std{access=file,dst=22.mp4}" --sout-keep

• Press Enter and wait for VLC to merge the files.
• Once complete, ensure to close the VLC window before playing your file.