Summary
Video Trimmer is a GTK3-based application that is designed for one task and one task only — trimming video. Simplicity personified.
As it’s powered by FFmpeg, Video Trimmer supports a wide range of videos. And with no re-encoding performed, even a low specified machine will perform trimming quickly.
If you need to quickly edit a video, Video Trimmer might just be the ticket. You might find the software too basic for your needs. For example, we would love the option to preview the cut video instead of having to view the cut in a separate video player. And the option to make multiple selections would be useful for many situations.
You can pass the input video path and the default output video path as command-line arguments.
Website: gitlab.gnome.org/YaLTeR/video-trimmer
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Developer: Ivan Molodetskikh
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Video Trimmer is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Introduction / Installation
Page 2 – In Operation
Page 3 – Summary
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