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LosslessCut
Developer(s)Mikael Finstad
Initial release2016
Stable release
3.64.0[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 1 November 2024
Repository
Written inHTML5, JavaScript
Operating systemMacOS, Linux, Windows
Available inEnglish
License2021: GPL-2.0-only[a]
2016: MIT[b]
Websitewww.mifi.no/losslesscut

LosslessCut is a free, platform independent video editing software, which supports numerous audio, video and container formats.[4][5]

It is a graphical user interface, with MacOS,[6] Windows[7] and Linux[8] support, using the FFmpeg multimedia framework. The software focuses on the lossless editing of the video files.[9] By copying the selected image sequences without transcoding or re-rendering, it achieves very fast creation of the target file[10] in comparison to tools that re-encode frames.[11]

Completely lossless copying is achieved when the source file is cut at the reference frames of a group of pictures only. This is being visualised when operating the program.[8][9]

With a size short of 100 MB,[6] the software is small and portable, thus it can be started from an external storage medium without prior installation. The FFmpeg framework needs to be present on the computer already.[12][13]

Core functions

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Essential functions of the software are:[4]

  • Cutting videos and reassembling scenes in selectable order.[5]
  • Separation of audio or subtitle tracks from video, or adding of a new track[14]
  • Concatenating multiple tracks with the same codec parameters[15]
  • Multiplexing into selectable container format[9]
  • Saving of single images (snapshots) in JPG or PNG format
  • Adjustment of metadata for rotation or orientation of the video[6]
  • Zoomable timeline with annotation of the reference frames and jump functions
  • Display of thumbnails of the video and the waveform of the audio track
  • Display, name and reorder list of cut segments
  • Automatically saving the cut list in CSV format; import and export cut lists
  • Display the generated FFmpeg command line for individual adjustments

Limitations

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Typically, the segment start will be "rounded to the nearest previous keyframe", thus the author emphasizes that the program is not meant for exact cutting.[7] This limitation is by design to allow the cutting to be lossless, i.e. without re-encoding the frames adjacent to a cut for the codecs using interframe Motion compensation.[16] Though "smart cut", a feature allowing lossless encoding up to the nearest previous keyframe, then encoding the latter part at a cost of small loss, is available experimentally.[17]

The file handling is not fully compliant with operating systems standards, in particular Softpedia reports awkwardness in the input selection window does not filter compatible files, or the output being saved in the same location without prompting.[12]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ GPL-2.0-only since 2021-08-25.[2]
  2. ^ MIT from 2016-10-30 until 2021-08-25.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Release 3.64.0". 1 November 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Relicense to GPL". GitHub. 2021-08-25.
  3. ^ "Initial commit". GitHub. 2016-10-30.
  4. ^ a b "LosslessCut 3.30". Techspot. 2021-01-02. Retrieved 2021-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. ^ a b "LosslessCut" (in German). Computer-Bild. 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  6. ^ a b c "LosslessCut for Mac: Tool for lossless trimming/cutting of video and audio files". MacUpdate. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  7. ^ a b "LosslessCut". Microsoft. 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  8. ^ a b Shekin (2019-02-01). "LosslessCut 3.30". Mint Guide. Retrieved 2021-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  9. ^ a b c Logix (2019-01-29). "Free Video Cutter LosslessCut Adds Multiple Cut Points, Video Merging Feature". Linux Uprising. Retrieved 2021-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  10. ^ Carsten Cashy (2020). "LosslessCut: Open Source-Software schneidet flott Filmclips" (in German). Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  11. ^ Ji M (2020-12-03). "LosslessCut – Super Fast Tool for Trimming / Cutting Video & Audio". Retrieved 2021-01-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  12. ^ a b "LosslessCut". Softpedia. 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2021-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  13. ^ "LosslessCut 3.30". Chip. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  14. ^ "LosslessCut - The Swiss Army Knife of Lossless Video/Audio Editing". Mifi. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  15. ^ "Software: Video Editors: LosslessCut 3.30.0". VideoHelp. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  16. ^ "History of Video Compression". ITU-T. Joint Video Team (JVT) of ISO/IEC MPEG & ITU-T VCEG (ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 and ITU-T SG16 Q.6). July 2002. pp. 11, 24–9, 33, 40–1, 53–6. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  17. ^ Finstad, Mikael (2022-04-22), mifi/lossless-cut, retrieved 2022-04-22
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