# How do I cut an MPEG file?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cut-an-mpeg-file/55000>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 18, 2001, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cut-an-mpeg-file/55000 "2001-02-18T17:05:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![cerebrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@cerebrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerebrum)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2001, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cut-an-mpeg-file/55000/1 "2001-02-18T17:05:08Z")

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In effect I want to cut an mpeg file but still View both halves seperate from one another…without having to reJOIN them again…Anyone know what program I can use that will allow me to do this?

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**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2001, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cut-an-mpeg-file/55000/2 "2001-02-18T18:16:34Z")

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A few months ago, I downloaded a program called [mpeg scissors](http://www.tfm.profm.ro/mpegedit/mpegscis.html). It purportedly did just that. However, my processor (PII, 300mhz) wasn’t fast enough to do the job.