VidCutter lets you cut a video into several clips of different durations. With its tools you mark the start point and end point of each clip to slice the video into pieces. This way you get the clips you need from a video.
Another interesting feature of the interface is the ability to combine several sections of a video into a single output clip. This tool is very good for making simple edits on the raw footage.
Downloading and exploring the interface
After you download the program from its official page, you'll see its simple interface. In the center you can view the video, and you also get the time and the number of frames you have played. At the bottom you'll find the timeline to make your clip cuts, and on the right side you'll see the list of created clips.
Once the video file is loaded (it supports drag and drop), you can view it immediately. From the timeline you can move with the mouse or with the arrow keys. When you are at the initial cut, just click the “Clip Start” button. When you have the end point of the clip, click the “Clip End” button. You'll see the defined area shaded on the timeline and the clip will appear in the “CLIP INDEX” section.
Now you'll have to repeat the steps above to create as many clips as you want.
Rendering your clips
At this point we're ready to render. If you click directly on the “Save Media” button, the utility will create a single video by merging all the created clips. But if you want to create an individual video for each clip, you'll have to click on the “Menu” button (located in the bottom left corner), select Settings and check the option “keep individual clips”. This action will create a render for each clip, in the same format as the input video.
When everything is ready, just click the “Save Media” button and the platform will start rendering (MP4, 3GP, AVI, MKV, WEBM, FLV, DIVX, etc.). In our tests, the renders were done quickly and with output quality matching the original file.
The environment is a simple and very effective option to create different clips from the same video. VidCutter is a free program available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
