TrimmerTool

A simplistic clip trimmer designed for automating the annoying task. Better than Pickleknotts' version, guaranteed.

Notes

This program is WINDOWS ONLY. This program requires FFMPEG to be installed and in the PATH environment.

Command line

Usage

program [input_video] [output_video] [-time=X-Y]
If no parameters are given, the values will be considered empty.

Parameter	Description
input_video	Optional. The video path of the file to clip. If not provided, it will ask.
output_video	Optional. The video path of the file to save to. If not provided, it will ask.
-time=X-Y	Optional. The time to clip to (X) and from (Y). If Y is not provided, it will assume the end of the clip.

Examples

# Clip the video to the times between 5 and 10. A 5 second clip.
program "C:\My Clips\My Video.mp4" "%dir%\%file_name% - Trimmed.%ext%" -time5-10

# Clip the video only 15 seconds in. Meaning the first 15 seconds of the clip are removed.
program "C:\My Clips\My Video.mp4" "%dir%\%file_name% - Trimmed.%ext%" -time15

Custom Variables

For output file variables:

Variable	Replaceable?	Description	Example Value
file_name	false	The name of the file.	My Video.mp4
dir	false	The directory of the file.	C:\My Clips
ext	false	The extension of the file.	mp4
name_no_ext	false	The name of the file without the extension.	My Video
drive	false	The drive the file is in.	C:
date	false	The current date (yyyy-MM-dd).	2022-12-31
time	false	The current time (HH-mm-ss).	14-59-59
date_time	false	The current date and time (yyyy-MM-dd HH-mm-ss).	2022-12-31 14-59-59
now	false	The current date and time without the fanciness (YYYYMMDDHH24MISS).	20221231145959
now_utc	false	The current Coordinated Universal Time (YYYYMMDDHH24MISS).	20221231145959
rand	false	A random number between 0 and 100.	34
username	true	The username set on this computer.	George
documents	true	The current user's documents folder.	C:\Users\%username%\Documents
appdata	true	The current user's appdata folder.	C:\Users\%username%\Appdata\Roaming
desktop	true	The current user's desktop folder.	C:\Users\%username%\Desktop

Custom variables can be put in the Custom Variables text file. For example:

# Steam path.
steam_path = D:\Steam

# Clips folder.
clips = C:\Users\%username%\Videos\Captures

# TF2 and CSGO path.
tf_path = %steam_path%\steamapps\common\Team Fortress 2
csgo_path = %steam_path%\steamapps\common\Counter Strike Global Offensive

# The username I wanna use.
username = JoeSmith