Software to cut video without saving a new file

Question

I need a application to cut video files. I have tried some applications and they require me to save the cut video into a new file rather than overwriting the original file.

This is quite annoying because I won't regret cutting those junk part of a video and I wish to save it and overwrite it.

Any suggestion please?

Answer 1

When you are cutting a video, you are really just pointing how where you would like the new clip to start and stop - it doesn't actually create the new cut video file until you save it.

At this point, it reads the original video file, and writes a new one based on the cuts you have decided upon.

This is why you cannot overwrite the original, it is required during the saving process.

Answer 2

If all you want is automating the process of replacing the file after its done, you could use any software you want that provides a line command (such as HandBrake) and use any shell script to do it for you. Being in windows, use a batch such as this:

handbrakecli ref=1:weightp=1:subq=2:rc-lookahead=10:trellis=0:8x8dct=0 -i %1.mp4 -o %1.tmp
del %1.mp4
ren %1.tmp %1.mp4