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Technically a front end for ffmpeg which does the actual video cutting. Like most other tools like this.

by ilaksh 3y ago

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josteink 3y ago
That’s not to say it doesn’t provide value. Using raw ffmpeg is a pretty technical task, with lots of pitfalls, and not for your average user.
- SparkyMcUnicorn 3y ago
  And it gives you nice drag/drop/seek/preview type stuff. That said, since I've been using an AI assisted terminal (warp.dev currently) my use of GUI wrappers for different tools has faded quite a bit. I like being able to "Clip 0:10 through 0:30 of file.mp4 and turn it into a web optimized gif", and this NLP workflow works as a "wrapper" for almost any CLI. It's a nice interface without the loss of any functionality.
washadjeffmad 3y ago
I was hired recently to author a set of DVDs (yes, I know!), discovered there's almost no commercial software still available outside of Scenarist and TMPGEnc, and tried a dozen modern projects while putting together a FOSS workflow, just in case I couldn't the conjure CDs, licenses, and keys for software I hadn't needed in a decade+. vidcutter ultimately didn't help in this process. I built it from source and then tried the flatpak, but for all of its beauty, it hung or crashed when importing common but dated formats and containers, handling more than a few clips, and didn't allow precise jogging for splitting (when it didn't hang or crash). It's good for trimming up a smartphone video, but it's not on par with an NLE. I ended up giving up and scripting out most of the project in ffmpeg and dvdauthor. If you know how to use core utilities, it's such an exercise in tedium struggling against underdeveloped front ends.
- voltaireodactyl 3y ago
  FWIW, LosslessCut works similarly to Vidcutter except it’s functionality is flawless (within limitations) in my experience. Def worth a look if you run into a similar need in the future.
  - ticoombs 3y ago
    LosslessCut hasn't failed me yet and barely crashes. No matter how bad or corrupted the source is! (Looking at you over-the-air)
  - washadjeffmad 3y ago
    After the recent experience, I decided to build an image for a dedicated legacy media workstation. Thanks for the rec, it'll definitely get added.
    - voltaireodactyl 3y ago
      Excellent idea. Let me know if you end up posting it anywhere — I deal with legacy media all day and am always looking for new tricks.
  - Kraftwurm 3y ago
    +1 I love LosslessCut. Am using it for many months now and it has never let me down. It's a very polished piece of software which is in active developement!
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- qbasic_forever 3y ago
  I've also noticed playback of DVDs is terrible these days too. Long ago I ripped my DVD collection to iso files so I could preserve the full experience of the menus, etc. But almost nothing these days supports DVD iso playback and menus, not even VLC! The only software I can get to work to play them is Kodi. It's wild how much DVD software has disappeared, I don't remember it being this bad 20 years ago.

Technically a front end for ffmpeg which does the actual video cutting. Like most other tools like this.

by ilaksh 3y ago

Technically a front end for ffmpeg which does the actual video cutting. Like most other tools like this.

deleted 3y ago

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josteink 3y ago

That’s not to say it doesn’t provide value. Using raw ffmpeg is a pretty technical task, with lots of pitfalls, and not for your average user.

SparkyMcUnicorn 3y ago
And it gives you nice drag/drop/seek/preview type stuff. That said, since I've been using an AI assisted terminal (warp.dev currently) my use of GUI wrappers for different tools has faded quite a bit. I like being able to "Clip 0:10 through 0:30 of file.mp4 and turn it into a web optimized gif", and this NLP workflow works as a "wrapper" for almost any CLI. It's a nice interface without the loss of any functionality.

washadjeffmad 3y ago

I was hired recently to author a set of DVDs (yes, I know!), discovered there's almost no commercial software still available outside of Scenarist and TMPGEnc, and tried a dozen modern projects while putting together a FOSS workflow, just in case I couldn't the conjure CDs, licenses, and keys for software I hadn't needed in a decade+. vidcutter ultimately didn't help in this process. I built it from source and then tried the flatpak, but for all of its beauty, it hung or crashed when importing common but dated formats and containers, handling more than a few clips, and didn't allow precise jogging for splitting (when it didn't hang or crash). It's good for trimming up a smartphone video, but it's not on par with an NLE. I ended up giving up and scripting out most of the project in ffmpeg and dvdauthor. If you know how to use core utilities, it's such an exercise in tedium struggling against underdeveloped front ends.

voltaireodactyl 3y ago
FWIW, LosslessCut works similarly to Vidcutter except it’s functionality is flawless (within limitations) in my experience. Def worth a look if you run into a similar need in the future.
- ticoombs 3y ago
  LosslessCut hasn't failed me yet and barely crashes. No matter how bad or corrupted the source is! (Looking at you over-the-air)
- washadjeffmad 3y ago
  After the recent experience, I decided to build an image for a dedicated legacy media workstation. Thanks for the rec, it'll definitely get added.
  - voltaireodactyl 3y ago
    Excellent idea. Let me know if you end up posting it anywhere — I deal with legacy media all day and am always looking for new tricks.
- Kraftwurm 3y ago
  +1 I love LosslessCut. Am using it for many months now and it has never let me down. It's a very polished piece of software which is in active developement!
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qbasic_forever 3y ago
I've also noticed playback of DVDs is terrible these days too. Long ago I ripped my DVD collection to iso files so I could preserve the full experience of the menus, etc. But almost nothing these days supports DVD iso playback and menus, not even VLC! The only software I can get to work to play them is Kodi. It's wild how much DVD software has disappeared, I don't remember it being this bad 20 years ago.