How to Trim and Cut Video with FFmpeg (CLI + API Guide)

Originally published at ffmpeg-micro.com . You need to extract a 30-second clip from a 2-hour video. Or trim the first 5 seconds of dead air. Or cut everything after the outro. FFmpeg handles all of this, but the syntax trips people up more than it should. This guide covers every way to trim and cut video with FFmpeg, from basic -ss / -t flags to keyframe-accurate cutting. Then we'll show how to do the same thing with a single API call using FFmpeg Micro. How to Trim Video with FFmpeg Using -ss