# Video Trimmer

> Trim videos down to the useful part for creators, ecommerce teams, and operators who need shorter, cleaner clips fast. Use when a video has dead air, unnecessary intros, trailing filler, or only a small useful segment.

- Skill: `leooooooow/video-trimmer` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add leooooooow/video-trimmer`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/leooooooow/video-trimmer/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: Leooooooow (https://skillmd.com/u/leooooooow)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/leooooooow/video-trimmer

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# Video Trimmer

Cut away the boring or unnecessary parts and keep the useful segment.

## Problem it solves
Teams often have a usable video buried inside a longer file: dead air, rambling intros, setup delay, awkward endings, or one important moment hidden in a longer recording. This skill isolates the useful section quickly and cleanly.

## Use when
- A video has slow intros, long pauses, dead air, or trailing filler
- A team only wants the key product demo, quote, answer, or proof segment
- A long clip needs to become a reviewable, usable excerpt

## Do not use when
- The user needs full creative editing across multiple scenes
- The main problem is resizing, not shortening
- The clip requires script-level restructuring instead of simple trim logic

## Inputs
- Source video file
- Desired keep range or rough target duration
- Optional start/end points or scene markers
- Goal: publish, review, ad, product demo, highlight, etc.

## Workflow
1. Identify what should stay versus what should go.
2. Remove dead sections, filler, or setup time.
3. Preserve a natural start and finish where possible.
4. Export a shorter clip matched to the use case.
5. Note if additional editing would still help.

## Output
Return:
1. Selected trim range
2. Reason for cut boundaries
3. Resulting clip use case
4. Any remaining rough edges to fix later

## Quality bar
- Avoid awkward cut points unless speed is the priority
- Preserve context needed for the clip to make sense
- Keep the trimmed result purpose-fit, not merely shorter
- Prefer clean beginnings and endings over exact but ugly cuts

## Resource
See `references/output-template.md`.