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I'm not sure what software you've tried, but I've found Kdenlive to be pretty good for video editing. It's best if you can use a recent version though, old ver

I'm not sure what software you've tried, but I've found Kdenlive to be pretty good for video editing. It's best if you can use a recent version though, old versions that some LTS distributons picked up were not great. https://kdenlive.org https://kdenlive.org

j_s 9y ago
The issue I ran into with Kdenlive was that I couldn't figure out how to cut within a clip without saving to a separate file. I don't have much experience with Kdenlive or video editing in general but am looking for an Audacity-like tool that can slice out useless portions of longer videos (and also mute sections of audio). For now I use ffmpeg on the command line, but wrangling timestamps is cumbersome.
- Mister_Snuggles 9y ago
  When I need to trim part of a clip in Kdenlive, I just use the Cut tool on the timeline and delete the portion I don't need. This doesn't create a separate file, it just tells it to only use a portion of the original file. It's been a while since I've used it though, so there might be an even easier way. For muting you can apply the Mute audio effect for the required portion of the video.
  - ConfucianNardin 9y ago
    You can also just drag the edges of the clip in the timeline.
    - Mister_Snuggles 9y ago
      Nice - I forgot about that!
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  - j_s 9y ago
    I think I was expecting cutting to work with a selection (a click + drag to select a range) rather than clicking to cut at the start, then again at the desired end, and finally removing the newly segmented portion. Appreciate the help as I learn how to properly use this tool!
- ConfucianNardin 9y ago
  Have a look at avidemux, which can even cut videos without re-encoding.
  - Mister_Snuggles 9y ago
    Avidemux is a great tool, but it would require creating a second file I believe. My workflow is usually to use Avidemux to do a rough trim of a clip (e.g., to take a five minute clip and trim it down to about a minute with the interesting parts in it) and get it into the format I want, then I use Kdenlive for the finer work.

j_s 9y ago

The issue I ran into with Kdenlive was that I couldn't figure out how to cut within a clip without saving to a separate file. I don't have much experience with Kdenlive or video editing in general but am looking for an Audacity-like tool that can slice out useless portions of longer videos (and also mute sections of audio). For now I use ffmpeg on the command line, but wrangling timestamps is cumbersome.

Mister_Snuggles 9y ago
When I need to trim part of a clip in Kdenlive, I just use the Cut tool on the timeline and delete the portion I don't need. This doesn't create a separate file, it just tells it to only use a portion of the original file. It's been a while since I've used it though, so there might be an even easier way. For muting you can apply the Mute audio effect for the required portion of the video.
- ConfucianNardin 9y ago
  You can also just drag the edges of the clip in the timeline.
  - Mister_Snuggles 9y ago
    Nice - I forgot about that!
  - deleted 9y ago
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- j_s 9y ago
  I think I was expecting cutting to work with a selection (a click + drag to select a range) rather than clicking to cut at the start, then again at the desired end, and finally removing the newly segmented portion. Appreciate the help as I learn how to properly use this tool!
ConfucianNardin 9y ago
Have a look at avidemux, which can even cut videos without re-encoding.
- Mister_Snuggles 9y ago
  Avidemux is a great tool, but it would require creating a second file I believe. My workflow is usually to use Avidemux to do a rough trim of a clip (e.g., to take a five minute clip and trim it down to about a minute with the interesting parts in it) and get it into the format I want, then I use Kdenlive for the finer work.