Recently,
we discussed how we can use Windows
Movie Maker as a video cutter to
separate out segments from videos easily. I agree the process to cut videos is
very simple, but if you are looking for an even easier way to cut out small
video segments and are an ardent VLC media player fan then you could do use it
as a video cutting tool too.
One
more advantage of using VLC is that people, who use other operating systems
like Ubuntu, Fedora or Mac and hence cannot use the Windows Movie Maker, can
also use the cross-platform VLC to cut out video clips.
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What is VLC?
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VLC is a free and
open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most
multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols. VLC is made by the non-profit foundation VideoLAN.
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Features of
VLC
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ØSimple,
fast and powerful media player.
Ø Plays
everything: Files, Discs, Webcams, Devices and Streams.
ØPlays
most codecs with no codec packs needed:
MPEG-2, DivX, H.264, MKV, WebM, WMV, and MP3...
MPEG-2, DivX, H.264, MKV, WebM, WMV, and MP3...
ØRuns on
all platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and UNIX...
ØCompletely
Free, 0 spyware, 0 ads and no user tracking.
ØCan do
media conversion and streaming.
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You must
download and install the latest version of VLC media
player if you don’t have it already. VLC is an excellent player that plays most
of the multimedia files as well as video discs and various streaming protocols.
Once you have installed
VLC latest version follow the following steps:
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Step 1
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Launch the
VLC media player and then click on view
button under menu bar. After click on view the drop down menu is opened select
the advance control.
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Step 2
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When you activate the advanced controls you will see four
extra buttons above the normal play/pause button. We will use
the first button from the left called the record button.
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Step 3
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Once you have these controls activated add your video. You
can use Open File located under the Media menu, but as you know I
always prefer drag and drop method.
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Step 4
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Basically we will not be cutting the video here; we will
rather play the video and record the segment using the built-in VLC decoder. So
seek to the position you want to start your recording and press both play and
record button simultaneously.
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Step 5
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Again press the Record button when you want to stop the
recording. The clip will be automatically saved as an MP4 media file type in
your Libraries/Videos folder in Windows 8. I am not sure
about Windows XP but you can search for it in either My Documents or My Videos.
Similar for the other operating systems.
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