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Video trimmer

Cut a video down to the part you want. Drag the start and end on a preview, then download the section.

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  • Files deleted after 15 minutes

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MP4, MOV, WEBM, MKV, AVI, M4V, TS, MTS, M2TS, FLV, WMV, MPG, MPEG, VOB, 3GP, GIF

    Settings

    Files up to 100 MB and 60 minutes. Precise mode keeps a section of up to 5 minutes; Fast mode keeps any length.

    Your file is deleted from our server as soon as the result is made, and the result 15 minutes later.

    Result

    Preview before you download

    Add your file to begin. The result shows here.

    Trimming by hand?

    Studio trims the whole recording for you. It cuts every retake and long pause, then adds captions.

    Edit a full recording free
    00:20How it works

    How to trim a video

    1. Add your videoDrop it on the box or browse for it. It opens in a preview on this page; nothing is uploaded yet.
    2. Mark the part to keepDrag the two blue handles, or pause the preview and press Start here and End here. Play the section to check that no word is clipped.
    3. Choose Precise or FastPrecise cuts on the exact frame and re-encodes the section. Fast copies the original picture untouched and starts on the nearest keyframe.
    4. Trim and downloadPress Trim video. The file comes back named after yours, with the length and size shown next to the original.
    00:30The details

    What goes in and what comes out

    Accepts
    MP4, MOV, WEBM, MKV, AVI, M4V, TS, MTS, M2TS, FLV, WMV, MPG, MPEG, VOB, 3GP, GIF
    Returns
    MP4 (H.264, AAC). Fast mode keeps your file type
    Limits
    Files up to 100 MB and 60 minutes. Precise mode keeps a section of up to 5 minutes; Fast mode keeps any length.
    Privacy
    Your file is uploaded to our processing server over an encrypted connection, worked on, and deleted. The uploaded file is removed as soon as the result is ready; the result is removed 15 minutes later. Nobody looks at it and it is never used for anything else.
    Cost
    Free. No account, no watermark, no trial that runs out.
    00:35Worth knowing

    Getting a good result

    Precise or Fast: which one to use

    A video file stores a full picture only every second or two (a keyframe) and small changes in between. Fast mode copies the file as it is, so it must begin on a keyframe: the clip can start up to a couple of seconds before the point you chose, but quality is identical to your original and a 40-minute recording takes seconds. Precise mode rebuilds the section frame by frame, so it starts exactly where you asked. Use Precise for a clip you will post, Fast for cutting a long recording into something smaller to work on.

    Cut on a pause, not on a word

    The grey shape under the handles is the sound of your video. Flat stretches are silence. Put the start handle in a flat stretch just before the first word and the end handle just after the last one, then press Play the section. If the first syllable sounds chopped, move the start back by a tenth of a second.

    What the Precise file is made of

    Precise mode returns H.264 video with AAC sound at 48 kHz, in an MP4 file with the index at the front so it starts playing before it has fully downloaded. That combination plays on iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac and every social platform. It can keep a section of up to 5 minutes; for longer sections use Fast mode.

    00:40Questions

    Video trimmer: common questions

    Does trimming reduce the quality?

    In Fast mode, no: the picture and sound are copied bit for bit. In Precise mode the section is re-encoded once at a high quality setting (H.264, CRF 23), which is hard to tell from the original at normal viewing size.

    Why does my Fast-mode clip start a little early?

    Because it has to start on a keyframe, and the nearest one was before your start point. Cameras place a keyframe every second or so, sometimes less often. If the exact frame matters, use Precise mode.

    How long a video can I trim?

    The file can be up to 100 MB and 60 minutes long. Precise mode keeps a section of up to 5 minutes. Fast mode keeps a section of any length.

    Can I cut out the middle and keep both ends?

    Not in one step. Trim the first part, trim the last part, then put the two together with the video joiner. To remove every pause and retake from a whole recording, that is what Studio itself does.

    Which files does Fast mode work with?

    MP4, MOV, M4V, MKV and WebM. Other formats, such as AVI or WMV, are trimmed in Precise mode and come back as MP4.

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    Guides for this job

    All guides
    Guide · Editing

    Trim a video without cutting off the sentence

    Choose the cut by listening to the whole sentence, not by dragging until the waveform looks quiet. Then check the saved clip.

    Read the guide     Guide · Workflow

    Give editing feedback that can be checked

    Name the version, locate the passage, request one concrete change and state what a reviewer should see afterward.

    Read the guide

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