How to cut out commercials using MPEG Video Wizard?

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The following is one way to cut out commercials of an MPEG recording using the Input Monitor and the Video Clipboard in MPEG Video Wizard. Step 1 : Install and run the latest version of MPEG Video Wizard. Download the latest version 'MPEG Video Wizard' from http://www.womble.com/download/ . Install and run it. The latest version is June 2006 Update. Step 2 : Open the MPEG file in the Input Monitor. With a right mouse click on the Input Monitor, click the 'open...'. Then you can select the file in the Open Dialog. You can also drag the selected file icons from a Windows Explorer file folder directly to the Input monitor. Suggestion: For fast selection, you may set the Input Monitor to full screen display mode by double clicking on the Input Monitor or selecting 'Full Screen' from the monitor menu (right mouse click). Step 3 : For fast preview and selection, set the play speed to 'I-only' ('F') You can do any one of the following: 1) Press the speed button twice(or the 'S' key). 2) Select the 'I-Only' from the monitor menu (right mouse click). Step 4 : Press the Space bar to start the fast play (or the 'A' and 'D' keys). Step 5 : Use the mouse scroll wheel or the Left/Right key buttons to stop the player. Step 6 : Exact mark the segment. 1) For exact selection, reset the play speed to 'Normal speed' ('N') by pressing the speed button or selecting the 'Normal' from monitor menu (right mouse click). 2) Use the mouse scroll wheel to set the exact position, and mark the segment you want to keep. Click the 'Mark In' button to set the start position. Click the 'Mark Out' button to set the end position. Step 7 : Save the segment. Select the 'Add to clips' from the monitor menu (right mouse click) to save the segment to video clipboard in the project manager. Then you can repeat the these steps above for all the segments of a show. Step 8 : Save a single file. Select all the clips in the "Clips->Video" page in the Project Manager, drag and drop them on to the Timeline. Click the 'Export' button to save the segments to a single file.

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