VirtualDub

VirtualDub is a video capture/processing utility for 32-bit Windows platforms (95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP), licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). It lacks the editing power of a general-purpose editor such as Adobe Premiere, but is streamlined for fast linear operations over video. It has batch-processing capabilities for processing large numbers of files and can be extended with third-party video filters. VirtualDub is mainly geared toward processing AVI files, although it can read (not write) MPEG-1 and also handle sets of BMP images.

I basically started VirtualDub in college to do some quick capture-and-encoding that I wanted done; from there it's basically grown into a more general utility that can trim and clean up video before exporting to tape or processing with another program. I released it on the web and others found it useful, so I've been tinkering around with its code ever since. If you have the time, please download and enjoy.

Modified versions of VirtualDub:

• VirtualDubMod - A popular modified version of VirtualDub with improved stream handling and other features
  
  
• VirtualDub MPEG-2 - modified to support MPEG-2/ASF/WMV input

Guides:

• Using TMPGEnc: Converting DivX/XviD files to MPEG 2
• Using VirtualDub - Re-encode AVI for standalone compatibility
• Using VirtualDub - Removing Logos
• Using VirtualDub - Saving just the audio as a .wav file
• Using VirtualDubMod - Joining AVI Files
• Using VirtualDubMod - Cutting/Splitting AVI Files
• Make the standard version of VirtualDub accept AC3 inputs

For your VirtualDub questions, please refers to our VirtualDub Forum, and let our resident experts answer them for you.

Input Files: AVI, BMP, MPG
Output Files: AVI, BMP, MPG

VirtualDub-1.10.4.zip Description: Download the latest stable version of VirtualDub Version: 1.10.4 (Build 35491) (added Oct 28, 2013 - view changelog) Size: 1.82 MB
VirtualDub-1.10.4-AMD64.zip Description: Download the latest stable version of VirtualDub for AMD64 - You must have the x64 Extended (64-bit) version of Windows to run the 64-bit version of VirtualDub Version: 1.10.4 (Build 35491) (added Oct 28, 2013 - view changelog) Size: 2.11 MB
virtualdub13c.zip Description: VirtualDub 1.3c with ASF/WMV parsing. This is an older version is not an official release, so please don't bother the original author with problems regarding this version Size: 702 KB
VirtualDub_148_AC3.exe Description: VirtualDub 1.4.8 with AC3 support (make AVI files with AC3 audio). This version is not an official release, so please don't bother the original author with problems regarding this version. Click here to find out how to make the standard version of VirtualDub (above) accept AC3 inputs. Size: 400 KB
DeLogo Filter Description: A filter to remove logos from video files - written by Karel Suhajda - guide on how to use it here Size: 311 KB
VirtualDubMod_1_5_10_2_b2542.zip Description: Download VirtualDubMod
Official Download Page Description: Download VirtualDub (and source code) from the official list of mirrors
The Filters of Donald Graft Description: Contains quite a few useful filters for VirtualDub, including the much requested "logo" filter (for adding a small logo to a corner of your converted movies)
VirtualDubMod Surround Edition Description: A specially modified version of VirtualDubMod to work with any surround (5.1 channel) ACM codec, including the Aud-X 5.1 Surround Codec
Deshaker Filter Description: A video stabilizer for VirtualDub. It eliminates camera shakiness and makes panning, rotation and zooming smoother

Old Version Downloads (32 downloads)...

Digital TV to AVI Conversion Guide         Description: A guide on converting a Digital TV stream to AVI
Using TMPGEnc: Converting DivX/XviD files to MPEG 2         Description: A guide on converting DivX/XviD files to MPEG-2 (eg. for making a DVD)
Using VirtualDub - Removing Logos     Description: A guide on how to remove logos from AVI files using VirtualDub and the DeLogo filter
Le Manual pour ripper ses DVD Description: A French DVD to DivX conversion guide using EasyDivX, RipItAll and VirtualDub
FLV to AVI Conversion Guide Description: A guide that tells you how to convert Flash Video (FLV) files to AVI (DivX/Xvid or using the original FLV1/FLV4 video without quality loss)
How to Extract AC3 Audio Using VirtualDubMod Description: Basic guide on how to extract the audio from a avi file and save it in AC3 format
How to Convert Real Media (RM) to Avi (DivX/XviD) Description: Simple guide on how to convert Real Media (RM) to AVI (DivX/XviD)
Using VirtualDub - Saving just the audio as a .wav file Description: A guide on extracting the audio from an AVI file using VirtualDub
WMV9 to AVI Guide Description: A guide on how to convert WMV9 to AVI
WMV2AVI Guide Description: A guide on how to convert WMV to AVI
Syncronizing and merging subtitles into an AVI file Description: A guide that lets you know how to create permanent subtitles in AVI files using Subcreator and VirtualDub
RM to AVI/DivX Conversion Guide Description: Find out how to convert Real's RM movie files to AVI using TINRA
AVI Audio Normalize/Increase Volume Guide Description: Find out how to increase and/or normlize the volume of AVI files
MOV to AVI Conversion Guide Description: Another method to convert MOV to AVI using Rad Video Tools
Conversão de Formatos (DVD - DivX) Description: A guide on DVD to DivX conversion using Flask Xis Expert
Making of Matrix DVD-RIP (German) Description: A German guide on converting the Matrix, from ripping and all the way to making a MicroDVD-CD
Joining AVI files Description: Find out how to join multiple AVI file into on AVI file
ASF to AVI Conversion Guide Description: Convert your ASF file to AVI so you can easily edit/convert them to other formats
DVD to DivX 5.02 (German) Description: A German guide for DVD to DivX 5 conversion (with Xmpeg, GordianKnot, VirtualDub/NanDub ...) using the Lord of the Rings DVD as an example
DVD Rip Tutorial Description: A guide for DVD to DivX conversion
Converting DVD Videos to DivX Videos (The Easy Way) Description: A guide for DVD to DivX conversion using DVD2AVI and VirtualDub
DivX to VCD Conversion Guide Description: A guide written by "Legs" and "tCi" which details some of the things you need to convert your DivX movie to VCD
Cutting AVI Files Description: Find out how to cut an AVI file into several parts
Making streamable AVIs Description: A guide that tells you how to make streamable AVI files
AVI to VCD conversion guide Description: A guide on how to convert your AVI/DivX movies to MPEG-1/VCD
AVI to DivX Conversion Guide Description: Convert your AVI file to DivX easily
ASF/WMV to AVI/MPG Conversion Guide Description: Convert your ASF/WMV file to AVI/DivX/MPG

Version 1.10.4 (Build 35491)

• Release Date: Oct 28, 2013
• Download(s):
  VirtualDub-1.10.4.zip
  VirtualDub-1.10.4-AMD64.zip
• [features added]
  • ExtEnc: Added %(outputbasename) to insert output filename without extension.
  • ExtEnc: Editor UI now has a drop-down for tokens.
  • Filters: Expanded color space support in resize filter.
  • Preview: Return now also stops preview.
• [bugs fixed]
  • AVI: Added Copy button to AVI file information dialog.
  • AVI: Fixed bitsPerPixel value for NV12 output.
  • Capture: Improved error handling in screen capture module.
  • Capture: Fixed sporadic errors in DXGI 1.2 screen capture mode related to tracking pointer shape changes.
  • Capture: Spill drives can be adjusted on Windows XP.
  • Display: Fixed regression in D3D effects display mode.
  • ExtEnc: Fixed weird selection behavior when duplicating item.
  • Filters: Fixed script operation for Convert Format filter for the new modes.
  • Filters: Fixed crash when attempting to crop video in a format that isn't AVI-compatible.
  • Filters: Fixed cropping errors on alias format filter.
  • Filters: Fixed issues with interpolate filter in nearest mode.
  • GIF: Fixed shifted presentation timings when reading animated GIFs.
  • Render: The processing priority setting now correctly adjusts the priority of filter and compression worker threads too when multithreading is enabled.
  • TARGA: Fixed vertical inversion issues during read.
  • UI: Add Windows 8.1 per-monitor DPI awareness support.

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