# Simple PC Video editing software that doesn't re-encode saved segments?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 21, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-pc-video-editing-software-that-doesnt-re-encode-saved-segments/514675 "2009-10-21T23:17:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-pc-video-editing-software-that-doesnt-re-encode-saved-segments/514675/1 "2009-10-21T23:17:11Z")

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I would like to find software that allows me to easily cut segments out of existing video files, and keep the exact format of the original without re-encoding it to another format.

I’ve tried Windows Live Movie Maker (latest version as a couple weeks ago, the goddamn thing doesn’t have a Help-\>About for me to check version #) and CyberLink PowerDirector 8.00.2013, but these both force me to re-encode to a different format.

I just want to cut segments out and save them, at the same bitrate/frame rate/frame size of the original.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_the_turtle/32/2926_2.png) [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_the_Turtle)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-pc-video-editing-software-that-doesnt-re-encode-saved-segments/514675/2 "2009-10-21T23:50:21Z")

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Virtual Dub (freeware) will do it if they are avi’s. If they are mpgs it will only convert them to avi’s.

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**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-pc-video-editing-software-that-doesnt-re-encode-saved-segments/514675/3 "2009-10-21T23:54:33Z")

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[Womble’s](http://www.womble.com) MPEG Video Wizard does exactly that, and does it perfectly.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_the_turtle/32/2926_2.png) [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_the_Turtle)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-pc-video-editing-software-that-doesnt-re-encode-saved-segments/514675/4 "2009-10-22T14:27:30Z")

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Forgot to add:

[http://www.videohelp.com/](http://www.videohelp.com/) is the greatest web site ever. Tutorials and search engines for whatever kind of video conversion you might ever want to do. Links to all the s/w that is covered and whether it is freeware, shareware, etc. Plus a message board to ask any addressed questions.

When I first started editing (cutting and pasting of parts of existing clips, which is what it sound like you want to do) and burning onto DVD, I found everything I needed to know there.