MPEG2Schnitt

MPEG2Schnitt is a lightweight cross-platform utility designed to help you cut streams from video or audio files.

The user interface is clean and allows you to add items to the list by using the built-in browse function. It works with the following file formats: MPV, M2V, MP2, MPA, AC3 and WAV.

MPEG2Schnitt comes packed with many dedicated parameters, but it lacks a help menu, so you may spend some time trying to understand each built-in feature.

The uploaded videos can be previewed in the main window, and you can play, stop, or pause the current selection, skip to a position in the video stream, and increase or decrease the playback speed.

When it comes to cutting the video streams, you are allowed to pick a start and end position, and you can also save the cut files to a separate list.

Other important features worth mentioning give you the possibility to replace the markers and chapters at the current position, as well as create a list with them. Plus, the application gives you details about the uploaded files, namely size, bitrate, frame width and height, frame rate, VBV buffer, color format, frame type and structure, and others.

You can delete the selected cut points, apply video and audio effects (e.g. fade in or out), delete, import or export the chapter list, and save the cuts as separate files.

The program allows you to pick default directories for saving the chapters, video and audio files, and make file associations. It is important to mention that hotkeys are also available for a better control of the entire process, and they can be reassigned.

MPEG2Schnitt bundles many useful features for helping you cut video or audio streams. Unfortunately, the entire process is not very intuitive, so you need computer knowledge to configure the dedicated parameters.