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I've been searching for how to merge two files into a single file. I have two files cd1.avi and cd2.avi
In all my searches I have found example of cat, ffmpeg, avconv, avidemux. In each of these programs they all have the same problem they can not read the file. I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 Server. I have even tried to copy the file to a windows machine and still I can not read the files. I know that if I place the folder into my DLNA server I can watch the movie, but I would like to compress the movie and be able to take it on the road with me on a tablet.

ralieghnet wrote:I've been searching for how to merge two files into a single file. I have two files cd1.avi and cd2.avi
In all my searches I have found example of cat, ffmpeg, avconv, avidemux. In each of these programs they all have the same problem they can not read the file. I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 Server.

Post the command you used, plus the output

Here are the commands I've tried.

avimerge:
avimerge -o test.avi -i The\ Raid\ 2\ cd1.wmv The\ Raid\ 2\ cd2.wmv
scanning file The Raid 2 cd1.wmv for video/audio parameter
[avilib.c] AVI open: avilib - Not an AVI file

avconv:
avconv -i The\ Raid\ 2\ cd1.wmv -i The\ Raid\ 2\ cd2.wmv -vcodec copy -acodec copy test.wmv
avconv version 9.18-6:9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, Copyright (c) 2000-2014 the Libav developers
built on Mar 16 2015 13:19:10 with gcc 4.8 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1)
The Raid 2 cd1.wmv: Invalid data found when processing input

avprobe:
avprobe The\ Raid\ 2\ cd1.wmv
avprobe version 9.18-6:9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, Copyright (c) 2007-2014 the Libav developers
built on Mar 16 2015 13:19:10 with gcc 4.8 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1)
The Raid 2 cd1.wmv: Invalid data found when processing input
# avprobe output
(no output shown)

This is the same results for any other format I try.

ralieghnet wrote:
avprobe:
avprobe The\ Raid\ 2\ cd1.wmv
avprobe version 9.18-6:9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, Copyright (c) 2007-2014 the Libav developers
built on Mar 16 2015 13:19:10 with gcc 4.8 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1)
The Raid 2 cd1.wmv: Invalid data found when processing input
# avprobe output
(no output shown)

That seems the answer to your question, I suppose.
And thus not a problem with merge, or post processing, or SABnzbd

I just need help in post processing and merging the files into a single file

ralieghnet wrote:I just need help in post processing and merging the files into a single file

No, that's OK. The problem is the content you try to use: the tools you use say it's invalid. So solve that. As this SABnzbd, I would say: find other WMV-files