You made a video or downloaded one from a YouTube download site, but you prefer certain fragments, like that annoying end credits or that disturbing part in the middle. You can do that in a surprisingly easy way with VidCutter.
VidCutter
PriceFor free
Language
English
OS
Windows 7/8/10, macOS and Linux
Website
github.com/ozmartian/vidcutter 6 Score 60
- Pros
- Accurate Positioning
- Easy operation
- Negatives
- No conversion option
- Minor imperfections (crash)
You can of course use a thoroughbred video editor to cut out excess fragments from a video. However, if you don't have such an editor on your system (or don't have a good grasp of it), it quickly becomes overkill and you're better off with a user-friendly tool like VidCutter. In any case, you can complete the installation with a few mouse clicks.
cutting work
The lion's share of the program window is taken up by the preview of the loaded video (VidCutter can handle the most common video formats, by the way). At the bottom you notice the corresponding timeline. To keep a clip, simply drag the indicator on this timeline to the beginning and end of the clip and press a button. You repeat this process for all desired fragments. These are then listed chronologically in a panel to the right of the program window, including the exact start and end times of each clip. By the way, you can easily place these fragments in a different order by using the mouse. It is of course also possible to remove a fragment from this list. The selected fragments can then be saved as one separate video clip, always in the same format as the original video.
Fine tuning
VidCutter offers a few options to make this digital cutting job even more efficient. For example, the tool lets you navigate through the video for exactly two seconds in both directions using the arrow keys, or five seconds with the Shift key pressed. These time jumps are also adjustable. You can also navigate one frame at a time using the scroll wheel. The latest version of VidCutter also provides a 'SmartCut' mode, which allows you to cut more accurately to the frame.
Annoying detail: the program kept hanging every time we let the tool check for any updates.
Conclusion
VidCutter relies mainly on simplicity, not so much on functionality. If you want to quickly yet accurately extract fragments from a video clip and glue them together into a new video, VidCutter is a very handy and light-footed tool.
