ClipSmith v2.0.0

The reframe release. ClipSmith learned to follow the action, gained export controls, and picked up settings + updates.

Highlights

• Auto-Reframe (subject tracking) — crop-to-fill can detect faces and people (in-process, pure-Rust ONNX inference — nothing leaves your machine) and pan the crop to keep the subject in shot, smoothing within a shot and cutting at scene changes. When automatic tracking misses a moment, drag the crop box to fix it and the pan eases back to auto; fixes show as timeline markers and are baked into the export. (Automatic tracking is strongest on ordinary real-people footage.)
• Export-quality presets — a Quality tier (Draft / Balanced / High) and a Resolution cap (Source / 1080p / 720p / 480p).
• Lossless mode — an opt-in -c copy export: instant, bit-identical, keeps the source format and all streams (keyframe-snapped trim, no reframe).
• Audio controls — Mute and a per-clip Volume (0–200%), mirrored in the preview.
• Settings + in-app update check against GitHub Releases (prompt-only), with an optional check on startup.

Install

• Windows: the .msi (or .exe setup). SmartScreen may warn on an unsigned app; choose More info → Run anyway.
• macOS: the .dmg (one universal build for Apple Silicon and Intel). Unsigned, so on first launch right-click the app → Open → Open.

GPL-3.0. Bundled FFmpeg is GPL (with libx264).

ClipSmith v1.0.0

ClipSmith v1.0.0

ClipSmith v0.1.0

First release of ClipSmith — a small, fast desktop app for Mac and Windows that cuts a clip out of any video, with an optional crop.

Features

• Frame-accurate trimming — drag the IN/OUT handles to any exact frame (no keyframe snapping). Re-encodes the selected range with H.264 (libx264).
• Crop — toggle a draggable, resizable rectangle over the video to crop the output frame.
• Import from a URL — paste a YouTube (or other site) link, or a direct video link.
• Zoomable filmstrip timeline, looping playback with audio, frame stepping, and keyboard shortcuts.
• Export to H.264/AAC .mp4 with a real progress bar.

License

ClipSmith is GPL-3.0 (changed from MIT). The frame-accurate cut and crop re-encode with libx264, which is GPL; bundling it makes the whole app GPL — the standard situation for open-source video tools.

Install

• macOS: download the universal .dmg (runs on both Apple Silicon and Intel). Unsigned, so first launch: right-click the app → Open → Open.
• Windows: download the .msi (or .exe). SmartScreen may warn on an unsigned app; choose More info → Run anyway.