How to cut a fragment from a video and music

Video cropping is the basis of any video editing. It is not difficult to master it, but it can come in handy in different situations, for example, if you want to record video greetings or send a fragment of the recording from surveillance cameras. In this article we will tell in detail how to cut a video, we will analyze the most convenient services and programs for this.

Online Video Editors

Online services are perfect for trimming videos, because for this you do not need to install any programs on your computer. Almost all online services related to video processing offer a fairly wide functionality for free, which is quite enough for the task. Next, we’ll look at how to cut a fragment from a video using specific Internet video editors.

Online video cutter

This service is designed specifically for trimming video. It has a simple interface and a small set of tools that are only enough to cut a fragment. You can use it for free, but the processed video should not be heavier than 500 MB.

How to cut video using Online Video Cutter:

1. Go to https://online-video-cutter.com/en/.
2. Click the “Open File” button.
3. Select the file from which you want to cut a fragment, and click "Open." You can also download video from Google Drive cloud storage or any video hosting service by providing a link to it.
4. Wait for the download to finish.
5. Now you can select the desired fragment of the video using the blue sliders, as well as set its format and quality.
6. Click the “Crop” button and then “Download”.

YouTube

If you are going to upload a video to YouTube, then do not rush to trim it in advance, because you can do this through the functionality of video hosting.

The advantages of this method are quite a lot:

• Unlimited video size.
• The ability to cut out not one, but several fragments at once.
• The service is free.

How to cut a fragment from a video using YouTube:

1. Register or log in at https://www.youtube.com/.
2. Download the video you want to process by clicking on the “Add Video” button.
3. After downloading the video, click on the profile icon in the left corner and select “Creative Studio” in the menu that opens.
4. In the left menu, go to the "Video" tab.
5. Click "Edit" next to the video you want to trim.
6. At the top, select the “Enhance Video” tab.
7. Click the Crop button in the menu on the right.
8. Now, under the video, you can select fragments with two carriages and delete them by clicking on the “Delete” button. Please note that the selected item does not remain, but is deleted.
9. Save the video.

Third party programs

Unfortunately, the Windows operating system does not have built-in tools for video processing, so you will have to install third-party programs. They have a convenient interface and make it possible not only to trim the video, but also to impose various effects, cut music and much more. Also, the great advantage of third-party programs is the ability to process video even when there is no access to the Internet. In this article, we will analyze only free programs whose functionality is enough to trim a video.

Free video editor

In this program, you can cut the video for free, as well as extract the audio file. To get started, consider how to cut out part of a video:

1. Download the program and install.
2. Open the program and click "Add File".
3. Select the desired video and click "Open."
4. Move the slider to the beginning of the fragment you want to cut, and click on the button with scissors in the tool menu.
5. Now move the slider to the end of the fragment and click on the same button.
6. Select a video format in the lower left corner of the program. Better to choose MP4.
7. Click the “Save” button.

Unfortunately, this program is only shareware, like most other video editors, so a watermark will appear on the video.

How to cut music from video using Free Video Editor:

1. Open the program and add the desired video.
2. In the lower left corner of the program, select "Convert to MP3 audio".
3. Click save.

The resulting audio file will be saved in the same directory as the video.

Boilsoft video splitter

This program is better for trimming a video once, since it does not leave watermarks on the cut fragment. The program is paid, but the developer provides you 15 days for free testing.

Cut a fragment:

1. Before you cut the video, download and install the program from the official site.
2. Run the program and select the video you want to crop by clicking the Open button.
3. Under the video window, set the slider to the beginning of the fragment and click the left bracket in the toolbar.
4. Next, move the slider to the end of the fragment and click on the right bracket.
5. Click the Split Now button.
6. In the window that opens, select Direct Stream Cut and click OK.

Conclusion

Now you know some free ways to cut videos. However, if for some reason you are unable to use any of them, then on the Internet you can find many other programs for video processing. Their interface is similar, so you can easily figure them out by following the above instructions.