3 Free Apps To Split/Merge Video Files

By: Karan Goel | 31st May 2010

Not so long ago, splitting a video file to send it over the Internet was the only option to defeat the low-bandwidth connections. But, the pain didn’t end there. The receiver had the to merge it too.

Splitting a video or clipping a section from a video file is the easier part of the two. Merging two videos into a single file has a lot to do with formats and codecs. As long as the files that need to be joined have the same codecs, merging two video files is a breeze.

The choices of free video splitters/merge software are somewhat limited, but we still have them. Check out the three below.

Format Factory

Format Factory is a full featured video and audio converter with a subset of tools that handle file splitting and merging. Splitting a section from the video is as easy as selecting your video file, setting the clip range with a start time and end time and starting the process.

The formats supported by Format Factory include – AVI, MPEG, MP4, MKV, WMV, FLV, SWF, and 3GP.

MediaJoin

s the name suggests, MediaJoin is a video/audio joiner. This freeware and user friendly joiner supports WMA, WAV, OGG, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMV, and MP3 formats.

The operation to merge video files is a few clicks affair – you select the files that are to be joined and arrange them in sequence. Choose the media type and the output format from the dropdown.

HJSplit

If you are looking to quickly split a file and send it over the internet without any confusing thoughts of codecs and compressions, HJSplit is the tool. HJ Split splits a file into tinier chunks, which can be joined later using the same program. HJSplit can split files as large as 10GB into 640MB parts that can be fitted into a CD.