MP4 Cutter: Cut Video Clips from MP4 in Minutes

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MP4 Cutter: Cut Video Clips from MP4 in Minutes

27 December 2018 Amanda J. Brook Senior Product Manager

Last update by William Davis at 9 November 2026

Summary
xcellent videos could be found so often on the Internet. However, such videos are most cut from long videos. However, if we also want to cut some video clips from a MP4 video, how to make it? Here, we are going to get more about how to cut MP4 videos with MP4 cutters.

Some interesting video clips we can watch on Internet are mostly form some long videos. When we want to cut the interesting part from a long MP4 videos, we need to cut the video. Here, we provide some methods to cut the videos, including professional MP4 cutter. And you can choose the one you want.

Content

Method 1: Cut MP4 Video with FFmpeg (Make it with CMD)
Method 2: Cut MP4 Video with Renee Video Editor Pro
Method 3: Cut MP4 Video Online with Aconvert (Can not Protect Personal Data Security)

Method 1: Cut MP4 Video with FFmpeg (Make it with CMD)

FFmpeg is a open source software to help users record, convert, cut and merge digital audio and video files.

Step 1: Please Download the FFmpeg from the Internet.

Step 2: Click Windows icon and then select “Windows Builds”.

select windows version and download builds

Step 3: Select target version which is compatible with your system. And click “Download Build”.

Step 4: After download finishes, please decompress the package. Then please save the ffmpeg.exe file in bin folder to system32 folder in Disk C.

Step 5: Enter “CMD” in Search and select “Run as administrator” in the menu after clicking Command Prompt in the search result.

run command prompt as administrator in start menu

Step 6: Enter “C:WindowsSystem32ffmpeg.exe -ss 00:00:03 -t 00:00:04 -i E:2018.mp4 -vcodec copy -acodec copy E:MP42018.mp4” command in the Command Prompt window and press “Enter”. FFMPEG will help you cut your MP4 video.

Explanation of the Command:
[C:WindowsSystem32ffmpeg.exe] refers to the location of the FFmpeg.exe. You can change it accordingly.
[-ss 00:00:03] -ss here refers to the start time of the target cut video clip.
[-t 00:00:04] -t here means the duration of the cut video clip. Like here, 4 means the videos clip is 4 seconds.
[-i E:2018.mp4] please enter a space after i. And then please enter the path , name and format of the target mp4 file.
[-vcodec] here means the video compression of the video. Copy after vcodec means keep the original video compression method for the cut video clip.
[-acodec] here means the audio compression of the video. Copy after acodec means keep the original audio compression method for the cut video clip.
[E:MP42018.mp4] here means the path, name and the format of the output mp4 video clip.

Method 2: Cut MP4 Video with Renee Video Editor Pro

Renee Video Editor Pro - Professional Vdieo Edit Software

Screen Recording - Record screen and webcam in Windows computer.
Cut Videos - Specify the start and end time in the video to cut a video clip.
Corp and Rotate Function - Support to crop and rotate the video.
Effects - Provides filters, zoom in and out and sound effect to users.
Watermark - Users can add text, image, video watermarks to videos. Also supports to remove watermark from videos.
Music Function - Add background music to videos. You can create the voice over by yourself or add local music as background music.
Subtitle Function - Customized your own subtitle.

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Step 1: Download and install Renee Video Editor Pro.

Step 2: Launch Renee Video Editor and select “Video Toolbox”.

Step 3: Click “Add Files” and select the target MP4 file you want to cut.

Step 4: Click “Cut” function.

Step 5: Move the “Set Start time” and “Set end time” button to cut the target clip you want. Also, you can set the precise time. After set, please click “OK” to cut the MP4 video.

cut video clips in renee video editor pro

Step 6: Besides, you can also adjust the speed of the video in “Adjust Speed” item.

Step 7: If you want to edit the video clip, please select the function you want on the top of Renee Video Editor. You can add special effects, filters, watermarks and background music to video.

edit the video clips with other functions

Step 8: After edit finish, please click “OK” to save the changes you have made. Then please select the target output file format, saving path and output settings accordingly. Click “Start” to output the video clip.

Method 3: Cut MP4 Video Online with Aconvert (Can not Protect Personal Data Security)

Attention: Although we do not need to download or install any software if we use this method to cut the video, we need to go through whole cut process with Internet connection. Besides, if the MP4 files you want to cut is personal, please pay attention to your data security.

Step 1: Go to Aconvert and click “Video” on the left side and then select “Cut” function.

Step 2: Click “Choose File” and select the target MP4 file you want to cut. Then please set the Start position and Duration of the video clip you want. Finally, click “Submit” button.

Step 3: The output cut file will be listed in the “Output Results”. Please click download icon after the output finish.

Attention: MP4 files can not be cut simply. You need to compress the video, audio and subtitle again after cutting the video. If you do not go through it, the audio could not sync with the video. It is recommended to cut MP4 video with Method 2 here which will re-compress the video and audio to make them sync with each other.