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Last updated: 1 November 2016

How to Split Video With VLC Media Player

November 1, 2016 By Lalit Kumar 11 Comments

Learn how to split video using VLC media player. It is very easy to cut a video into many small parts with VLC without downloading another software.




A friend of mine had a big video file of about 2 hours duration and he wanted to upload a ten-minutes long portion from it on YouTube. He asked me if there was an easy way to extract part of a video from a big file. I told him that there are many ways but because he asked for an easy one, I told him about probably the easiest one! We all know VLC is a great media player and a lot of people have it on their computer. My friend also had VLC Media Player already installed on his laptop. So, why not split video with VLC Media Player?

In today’s tutorial I will tell you how you can extract one or more parts from a video using VLC. Let’s jump right in and learn a new use of our beloved VLC!

Split Video with VLC Media Player

STEP 1: Open the video file in VLC

STEP 2: Forward the video to the starting point where from you want to split the video. Pause the video at the starting point.

STEP 3: Go to View menu and select Advanced Controls. A new set of controls will appear near the Play button.

split video with vlc step 1

STEP 4: Go to Tools > Preferences > Input/Codecs and look for Record directory or filename. Make sure that there is a directory name given in this box. You can select any directory. This directory will store the video that we will split from your original video file.

split video with vlc step 3

STEP 4: Now play the video and click on the record button

split video with vlc step 2

STEP 5: Let the video play up to the end point of the portion you want to extract.

STEP 6: Click record button again when you want to stop recording of the part to be extracted.

STEP 7: Open Windows Explorer or File Explorer and go to the directory that you had set to store the recording. Here you will see the extracted part saved as a separate video file.

Wasn’t it easy?! Well, now let’s look at the merits and demerits of using VLC to split a video.

Merits of Splitting Video with VLC

  • The foremost merit is the ease. It is likely that you will already have VLC Media Player installed on your computer. Thus you would not need to install a new software just to split your video. Also, the steps to be taken are pretty simple — anyone can easily follow the instructions given above.
  • The same instructions are also valid for an audio file as well. So, you can also split an audio file with VLC.
  • Output quality of the video part will be exactly same as the original video. You will not lose anything on quality account.

Demerits of Splitting Video with VLC

  • If you are looking for very finely cutting video (for example, to the precision of milliseconds), then you should go to Google and look for a software tailor-made for splitting videos. VLC may not be able to give you such precision cut. One of the good choices for precision split would be MKV Extractor.
  • Splitting takes as long as the extracted part runs. For example, if you want to extract a 20 minutes portion, the splitting process will also take 20 minutes.
  • If you consider it a demerit, then let’s also admit that VLC is not exactly splitting the video. It is essentially re-recording the part and saving it as a separate file. But for most of the people this is more than OK!

We hope that this tutorial on how to split a video with VLC Media Player was useful for you. Should you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the comments section. We will try and assist you. Thank you for using TechWelkin!

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Last updated: 1 November 2016 | Published on: 1 November 2016 | Authored and Edited by: Lalit Kumar and Team | Filed as: Home » Tips and Tricks » How to Split Video With VLC Media Player

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Lalit Kumar is the Principal Author and Founder of TechWelkin. He is a web explorer and he enjoys finding useful information on the Internet. He loves to put things together to create a bigger solution. Lalit is passionate about technology, languages and literature. You can contact Lalit via email (techwelkin [at] gmail [dot] com) or Facebook (facebook.com/techwelkin).

Comments

  1. Islam says

    September 16, 2019 at 11:21 am

    My re-recorded file only show audio. what mistakes I am making?

    Reply
  2. MALA CHANDRASEKARAN says

    July 17, 2019 at 5:05 pm

    Sir,
    Hats off to you sir.Very useful information.
    I am 60 years old lady who served in BSNL. I was struggling to send a video of our reunion party of nearly 50 collegues which is about 9.5 GB capacity. Each one was curious to see the video.
    Now with your guidance I have split into part videos and I am happy to share the same to all.
    May God bless you with still more skill and the mind to share to the needy.

    Reply
  3. chandra says

    November 1, 2018 at 9:07 pm

    Hello sir
    Unable to save video. Where does cut video stay otherwise?

    Reply
  4. Matt says

    July 22, 2017 at 7:09 pm

    Works for audio files too, really helpful, many many thanks!!

    Reply
  5. Gaurav says

    July 15, 2017 at 3:42 pm

    Thank You Sir. It was really informative and Useful.

    Gaurav

    Reply
  6. BEHZAD says

    February 22, 2017 at 7:38 pm

    How can we join or attach the split videos that are already done by VLC.

    Reply
    • Lalit Kumar says

      February 23, 2017 at 12:34 pm

      You can use software like Audacity to manipulate videos.

      Reply
  7. Sandeep Kumar says

    November 4, 2016 at 5:31 pm

    This process is more easier/safe than installing malware type free video cutting software. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  8. CSBhargava says

    November 3, 2016 at 12:23 pm

    useful information…
    but dear Lalitji, a request of mine is still pending

    Reply
  9. Asif Osman says

    November 3, 2016 at 12:14 pm

    Very useful information, especially if you only need small portions of video. I used to use camtasia for such things. Now this option is also in hand.

    Reply
  10. C M Rawal says

    November 2, 2016 at 2:48 pm

    Very useful information. Kudos!

    Reply

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