How to Easily Cut Videos with VLC Media Player

VLC Media Player, commonly known as VLC, is free and open-source software, a portable and cross-platform media player and streaming media server publically released in 2001 by non-profit organization VideoLAN Project. VLC can also be used as a video editing tool, with which you can cut or trim any video into smaller clips and segments for free. Here we will give you a simple guide on how to easily trim and create video clips with VLC Media Player.

Part 1. Trim and Cut Videos with VLC Media Player

Step 1 Install and launch VLC Media Player

Firstly you should download and install the latest version of VLC media player if you don’t have it already. Once installed, double click the icon to launch it.

Step 2 Activate Advanced Controls in VLC

Click “View” > “Advanced Controls” in the menu bar of VLC to activate the advanced controls. Then you will see four extra buttons above the normal Play/Pause button.

Step 3 Play and record the video file you want to cut

You can add the video file either by clicking the “Open File” located under the Media menu, or directly drag and drop the video into the VLC media player. Then you should begin to play the video and record the segment using the built-in decoder. Simply seek to the position you want to start your recording and press both Play and Record button simultaneously.

Note: You can also use the Frame by frame button (the last button from the left in advance control) to navigate to the exact frame you want to start recording.

Step 4 Finish cutting the video clips with VLC

Again press the “Record” button when you want to stop the recording.

Note: The clip that was cut from the original video will be automatically saved as an MP4 video file in your Libraries/Videos folder on Windows.

Part 2. Cut Videos with VLC Alternative –  Joyoshare Media Cutter

The video cutting process of VLC media player is extremely easy to handle that doesn’t require any technical skill. But the downside of using VLC to cut the video clips is that the media player records the video frame by frame, so that it’s suitable only for small cuts. You must sit and watch the process while VLC is recording in the background. And there might be some quality loss during the recording.

So, if you are looking for a more professional and smarter solution to cut your videos with lossless quality, you are suggested to try out Joyoshare Media Cutter, a powerful video and audio splitting tool.

Joyoshare Media Cutter for Windows can help you cut any video and audio, including MP4, AVI, MPEG, MPG, VOB, RM, ASF, WMV, 3GP, MKV, FLV, MOV, MP3, M4A, M4R, WAV, etc. without re-encode. Besides, it supports a great amount of preset formats and mobile devices, such as Apple iPhone, iPad, Samsung Galaxy S, Note, Nexus, HTC, PS4, Xbox, and so on. In addition, it’s also an easy-to-use video joiner that could merge video cuts into one file according to your own needs.

Step 1 Add the video to Joyoshare Media Cutter

You have two choices to import the video files. The most common method is to use the “Open” button to add videos directly. The other way is to drag and drop media files to Joyoshare. You should notice that you can only import a file once to the right area.

Step 2 Select the video segment trimmed

There are two different methods for you to remove unwanted scenes:

1) Use the control key or drag the mouse below-mentioned;

2) Set the temporal interval.

Note: you can have a real-time preview on the source video.

Step 3 Set the output format and destination folder

Click the “Format” button to enter the output window that has two choices for you to select the output format and destination folder. When you choose the high-speed mode, you can export split video with high quality at a fast speed. While you elect the encoding mode, it allows you to customize the edited video file, such as file format, quality and codec.

Step 4 Start to cut the video file

Click the “Start” button after you have completed all settings. Then the only thing you need to do is to wait for a minute until the cut process has been done. After that, you can find the video file cut by clicking the icon to open the destination folder.

If you want to know more information about Joyoshare Media Cutter, please visit its official website: https://www.joyoshare.com/video-cutter-win/