Is there an AVI cutter that does in-place cutting?

[cheerful]

I know VirtualDub can do cutting but you have to save result to a different file. Is there one that has more intuitive interface?

Thanks!

[redwudz]

Actually, you can save to the same file, but you will overwrite it and if you make a mistake, it corrupts the original. I usually save to a different file, then delete the original when I have it 'right'. There are other AVI type editors in our 'Tools' section: https://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/video-editors-wmv-avi

Or one of our members may be able to suggest a payware AVI type editor.

[CogoSWSDS]

Actually, I use the trim() function of AVISynth and VirtualDub to find the frame numbers. It may not be a pretty GUI but I use it all the time to select the clips I want within multiple AVIs, then I feed the AVISynth script to my favorite encoder to get the MPEG-2 I need for authoring to DVD.

I mention this because it looks like you're already familiar with VirtualDub. My AVISynth scripts generally look something like this:

a1=AVISource("c:\path\to\first.avi")
a2=AVISource("c:\path\to\second.avi")
...
o1=a1.trim(startframe,endframe)+a1.trim(secondstartframe,secondendframe)
o2=...

o=o1+o2...
return o

Like I said, I use VirtualDub to find the start and end frame numbers that AVISynth requires for its trim function, then I save my script as an AVS file, which I then feed to an MPEG encoder (or if your destination is an AVI file, you can feed it to VirtualDub, select your codec, and save). Not a pretty GUI interface, but definitely simple to work with, especially if you already know how to use VirtualDub to find the start and end frame numbers.

CogoSWSDS