


A faster computer cuts quickly while slower PCs take a lot of time. The speed with which VLC cuts the video will depend upon your computer's specifications.

If that happens, just close VLC Media Player with the Task Manager. Note: On some older PCs, after the cutting process is completed, VLC may become unresponsive. Do not close the player at this stage as it will result in the output video getting corrupted.
#Vlc edit video how to
To see the steps on how to convert a video, see this post.ĩ) In the following dialog box, click on browse to select the destination where your trimmed video will be saved.ġ0) Click on Start to begin the cutting process. For our example, the edit option text field should look like that in the image given below:-Ĩ) Click on Convert/Save on the bottom right side and follow all the steps to convert a video in VLC. add " :stop-time=#" without quotes in the edit options where # is the stopping time in seconds. So, you need to add the stop-time in the same format in the edit options manually, ie. There is not an option to add the stop time. Notice that in the Edit options field, a :start-time=# string will be added. Alternatively, you can press Ctrl+R shortcut key combination to directly reach media options.ĥ) Click on the Add button on the right of the File selection box to load the video which you want to cut.Ħ) Tick show more options on the bottom left side of the dialog box to show extended options.ħ) In the extended options, enter the start time which you noted earlier. These values will be needed later.Ĥ) In the dropdown menu, click on Convert/Save. For example, if you want to start cutting from 2 minutes and 30 seconds and end cutting at 5 minutes and 4 seconds, the start time will be (60*2 + 30)=150 seconds and stop time will be (60*5 + 4) = 304 seconds. How to use VLC as a video cutting toolTo cut videos in VLC, follow the steps given below:-Ģ) Play the video which you want to trim and note the time in the video from where you want to obtain the trimmed video and also note the end time up to which you want the video to be trimmed.
