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Raw Video Cutter v1.0.0
v1.0.0 — Initial Release
Overview
Raw Video Cutter is a lightweight Windows tool for lossless video trimming. Load a folder of raw recordings, set in/out points, and export a clean cut in seconds — no re-encoding.
Features
Video Player
- Built-in preview player powered by LibVLC
- Custom seek bar — click or drag to scrub
- Audio waveform displayed on the seek bar, generated automatically when a video loads
- Frame-accurate in/out point markers shown as colored triangles on the seek bar with a shaded region between them
- Volume control
- Fullscreen preview (Esc or F11 to exit)
Keyboard Shortcuts
Key | Action
-- | --
Space | Play / Pause
[ | Set cut start
] | Set cut end
← / → | Step one frame back/forward (when paused), ±5 s (when playing)
Shift + ← / → | Jump ±30 seconds
Folder Browser
- Browse a folder of raw videos in the left sidebar
- Double-click any video to load it instantly
- Delete source files from disk directly from the list
- Folder path is remembered between sessions
Export
- Lossless cutting via
ffmpeg -c copy— no re-encoding, exports are nearly instant - Auto-names the output after the source file as
.mp4 - Export folder is remembered between sessions
- Progress bar and estimated remaining time during export
- Automatically advances to the next video in the list after each export
Installer
- MSI installer bundles all required VLC libraries and ffmpeg
- Desktop shortcut created on install
- Unused VLC plugins trimmed to keep the installer lean
UI
- Single-screen layout — folder browser and cutter side by side, no tabs
- Custom frameless title bar with minimize, maximize, and close buttons; close turns red on hover
- Window draggable by clicking the title bar; drop shadow for depth
- Consistent Segoe UI typography with Consolas for time displays
- Dark theme throughout
System Requirements
- Windows 10 or later (x64)
- .NET Framework 4.8 (included in Windows 10+)
- 1280 × 812 minimum display resolution