How do you split a large MPEG-4 video file into smaller files?

How do you split a large MPEG-4 video file into smaller files? I have an hour of raw footage from a users group meeting that I want to split in to 10-minute chunks so I can upload them to YouTube. I did some searching and couldn't really find a good way to accomplish this. Do you know of a good method or tool for splitting video? I have access to Adobe software from work.
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bert [Entry]

"If you're not afraid of the command line ffmpeg is the tool to use.

It's a bit complicated, but most free tools are based on ffmpeg because it's the most powerful one out there. This is a sample of a command to split out 30 seconds of a video.

ffmpeg -i input.avi -vcodec copy -ss 00:00:10:15 -t 00:00:30:00 output.avi

If you're on windows, it's a little tough to get installed, but here are some good links to get it. http://ffmpeg.arrozcrudotorg/wiki/index.php?title=Links"

bert [Entry]

"ffmpeg -i input.avi -acodec copy -vcodec copy -ss 00:00:00:00 -t 00:10:00:00 output.avi

This will copy the audio as well...just uploaded a mute video to YouTube of a musical performance. -an is the culprit. Manpages FTW."