VLC is undoubtedly the most popular media player for Windows & macOS users. It is also, one of the first applications that people install on a brand new computer system. While we can go on and on about the list of features and what makes VLC the G.O.A.T among other media players, in this article, we will be talking about a rather not-so-well-known feature instead. It is its ability to cut or trim videos. Very few are aware of the advanced media controls in VLC that allow users to trim out smaller sections from videos and save them as completely new video files. Read below to find out how to trim video in VLC Media Player in Windows 10 PCs.
How to Cut/Trim Video in Windows 10 using VLC Media Player
The feature to trim video in VLC can come in extremely handy
- to isolate certain bits of a family or personal video to post on social media platforms with time constraints,
- to clip out a particularly exquisite background score from a movie, or
- ບັນທຶກ any GIF-able/meme-able moments from a video.
In all honesty, trimming or cutting videos in VLC is also fairly easy as it involves clicking on a button twice, once at the start of the recording and then, at the end. Having said that, if you wish to perform advanced video editing operations, we suggest specialized programs such as Adobe Premiere Pro.
Follow the given steps to cut or trim video in Windows 10 using VLC:
Step I: Launch VLC Media Player
ກົດປຸ່ມ Windows + ຖາມ ໃຊ້ ພ້ອມໆກັນເພື່ອເປີດ Windows Search ເມນູ.
2 ປະເພດ ຜູ້ນສື່ມວນຊົນ VLC ແລະຄລິກໃສ່ ເປີດ, ດັ່ງທີ່ສະແດງ.
Step II: Open Desired Video
3. ທີ່ນີ້, ຄລິກ ສື່ມວນຊົນ ຈາກແຈເທິງຊ້າຍແລະເລືອກເອົາ Open File… ດັ່ງທີ່ອະທິບາຍໄວ້ຂ້າງລຸ່ມນີ້.
4A. Navigate to Media file in File Explorer ແລະຄິກ ເປີດ to launch your video.
4B. Alternatively, right-click on ວິດີໂອ ແລະເລືອກເອົາ ເປີດດ້ວຍ > ຜູ້ນສື່ມວນຊົນ VLC, ດັ່ງທີ່ສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນຂ້າງລຸ່ມນີ້.
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Step III: Trim Video in VLC
5. With the video now playing, click on the ເບິ່ງ ແລະເລືອກເອົາ ການຄວບຄຸມຂັ້ນສູງ, ດັ່ງທີ່ສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນ.
6. Above the standard ຫຼິ້ນ / ພັກໄວ້ button & other control icons, four advanced options will appear:
- ການບັນທຶກ
- ຖ່າຍຮູບ
- Loop from point A to point B continuously
- ກອບໂດຍກອບ
All of these controls are pretty self-explanatory.
7. Next, drag the playback slider to the exact point where you would like the cut to begin.
ຫມາຍເຫດ: You can fine-tune (pick a precise frame) the starting point by using the ກອບໂດຍກອບ ທາງເລືອກ.
8. Once you have decided on the starting frame, click on the ປຸ່ມບັນທຶກ (ເຊົ່ນ ໄອຄອນສີແດງ) to start the recording.
ຫມາຍເຫດ: A Recording message will appear at the top-right corner of the Window confirming your action. ປຸ່ມບັນທຶກ will carry a ສີຟ້າ when the recording is on.
9. Let the ຫຼິ້ນວິດີໂອ ກັບທີ່ຕ້ອງການ End frame.
ຫມາຍເຫດ: Manually dragging the slider to the end timestamp may not work when the recording is on. Instead, use ກອບໂດຍກອບ option to stop at the desired frame.
10. ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນ, ໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ ປຸ່ມບັນທຶກ once again to stop recording. You will know that the Recording is done once you see the blue tint gets disappeared on the ການບັນທຶກ ປຸ່ມ.
11. ອອກ VLC Media Player.
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Step IV: Access Trimmed Video in File Explorer
12A. Press ປຸ່ມ Windows + E ໃຊ້ ຮ່ວມກັນເພື່ອເປີດ File Explorerທີ່ຢູ່ ໄປຫາ This PC > ວິດີໂອ folder. The cutout video clips will be available here.
12B. If you do not find the trimmed video inside the Videos folder, it is likely that the default record directory for VLC has been modified. In this case, follow ຂັ້ນຕອນ 13-15 to confirm and change the directory.
13 ໃຫ້ຄລິກໃສ່ ເຄື່ອງມື ແລະເລືອກເອົາ ຕາມທີ່ໃຈມັກ, ດັ່ງທີ່ສະແດງ.
14. ຈາກນັ້ນ, ໄປຫາ ການປ້ອນຂໍ້ມູນ / ຕົວແປງສັນຍານ tab ແລະສະຖານທີ່ Record Directory or filename. The path where all the recorded videos are being stored will be displayed in the text field.
15. To change the record directory, click on ຊອກຫາ… ແລະເລືອກເອົາ Desired location path, ດັ່ງທີ່ສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນຂ້າງລຸ່ມນີ້.
If you plan to cut a lot more videos using the VLC media player in the future, consider using the Shift+R shortcut keys combination to Start & stop recording and speed up the process.
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Trimming videos using VLC media player is a fairly simple task however, the results are not always satisfactory. Some users have reported that:
- the recording only displays a black screen while the audio plays on,
- ຫຼື, ໄດ້ audio does not get recorded ຢູ່ໃນທຸກ.
If such is the case with you too, consider using the native Video Editor on Windows 10. Yep, you read that right! Windows 10 does come with a video editor application built right into the operating system and it is surprisingly powerful. Read our guide on How To Use The Hidden Video Editor In Windows 10 to Trim Videos? here.
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We hope that you were able to learn how to cut/trim video in VLC ໃນ Windows 10. Also, if you have any queries/suggestions regarding this article, then feel free to drop them in the comments section.