Now if you do not like saving to the default video folder, you can change that to any place you like by going to Tools> Preferences>Input/Codecs and then looking for Record Directory or File Name and changing it to wherever you like. You can rename them or move them to another location as you wish. You will find the trimmed video files there with names like VLC-record-YYYY-MM-DD-hhmmss-filename.extension. When you are done, go to your Videos folder. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for any other video parts you want to trim.ĥ. The trimmed video will be saved in your Videos folder by default.Ĥ. Click on Record again to stop 'recording'. Use the slider or arrow keys to move to the video part you want to cut out. This tells VLC Media Player that you want to start recording the video from the current position.ģ. Go to the Playback menu and click on Record.

Move the slider to where you want to start and hit play to start the video. Select Open File and choose the video that you want to trim.Ģ. Open VLC media player and go to the Media menu. Though admittedly could have been more intuitive. You can also trim video with it, and it's easy to do. VLC Media Player is a free and open-source program that can play, edit, and convert almost any video format. Hey Geeks, do you have a video that is too long or has some parts that you don't want to keep? Maybe you want to make shorter clips for your social media reels or save some storage space.

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