DVD Knife

DVD Knife is a straightforward and simple-to-use program which allows you to split DVD videos (namely VOB files) into multiple pieces. It can be easily figured out, even by less experienced users.

The interface of the application is plain and simple to work with. Loading a DVD can be done by using either the file browser because the 'drag and drop' functionality is not included. Unfortunately, you cannot cut multiple selections from the same DVD clip at the same time.

You can preview the movie in a built-in media player and use standard commands (such as pause and stop), navigate back and forth within the clip by using a slider, adjust the volume, zoom in and out.

From the 'Options' section, you can modify some settings regarding performance (e.g. connection speed, network buffering, DVD and video playback), plug-ins and network (e.g. allow the player to receive multicast streams).

All you have to do is move the slider and mark the start and end position, in order to make a selection. Before saving the piece to file (by establishing the output directory and name), you can view the start and end position, total length of the clip, along with the current time.

The DVD processing tool runs on a high amount of CPU and system memory, has a good response time, quickly finishes a trimming task, and includes user documentation. We have not come across any problems throughout our testing; DVD Knife did not freeze, crash or pop up error dialogs. Although the tool has a limited functionality, it can be seamlessly figured out, even by less experienced users.