We could also enter the start and end times directly via counters. We advanced to the section we wanted to extract and set the beginning and end points by clicking each arrow and dragging it into place, much like setting the margins in a word processor. Then set the beginning and end points and press the Cut button. The program's procedure is simple: click the Plus sign, browse to a compatible video file, and click the Play button. Video Cutter's simple interface opens with a Getting Started screen. Video Cutter is free to try, but the trial version is limited to three cuts. But Video Cutter can also convert your files on output, if you tell it to.

Video Cutter works with most video file types, including Flash video, so you won't need to convert your clips to post them on sites like YouTube. You simply drag arrows to set the beginning and end points of the clips you want to extract, and Video Cutter does the rest.

It's designed to make quick work of cutting and saving excerpts from videos. Xilisoft's Video Cutter 2 is an easy-to-use shareware video-editing tool.