Video Clip

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This block extracts a specific time segment from a video file, allowing you to trim videos to precise start and end times.

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Video Clip

What it is

Extract a time segment from a video

How it works

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The block uses MoviePy's subclipped function to extract a portion of the video between specified start and end times. It validates that end time is greater than start time, then creates a new video file containing only the selected segment. The output is encoded with H.264 video codec and AAC audio codec, preserving both video and audio from the original clip.

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Inputs

Input	Description	Type	Required
video_in	Input video (URL, data URI, or local path)	str (file)	Yes
start_time	Start time in seconds	float	Yes
end_time	End time in seconds	float	Yes
output_format	Output format	"mp4" | "webm" | "mkv" | "mov"	No

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
error	Error message if the operation failed	str
video_out	Clipped video file (path or data URI)	str (file)
duration	Clip duration in seconds	float

Possible use case

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• Extracting highlights from a longer video
• Trimming intro/outro from recorded content
• Creating short clips for social media from longer videos
• Isolating specific segments for further processing in a workflow

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