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# Video Clip

This block extracts a specific time segment from a video file, allowing you to trim videos to precise start and end times.

## Video Clip

### What it is

Extract a time segment from a video

### How it works

The block uses MoviePy's `subclipped` function to extract a portion of the video between specified start and end times. It validates that end time is greater than start time, then creates a new video file containing only the selected segment. The output is encoded with H.264 video codec and AAC audio codec, preserving both video and audio from the original clip.

### Inputs

| Input          | Description                                | Type                              | Required |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------- | -------- |
| video\_in      | Input video (URL, data URI, or local path) | str (file)                        | Yes      |
| start\_time    | Start time in seconds                      | float                             | Yes      |
| end\_time      | End time in seconds                        | float                             | Yes      |
| output\_format | Output format                              | "mp4" \| "webm" \| "mkv" \| "mov" | No       |

### Outputs

| Output     | Description                           | Type       |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| error      | Error message if the operation failed | str        |
| video\_out | Clipped video file (path or data URI) | str (file) |
| duration   | Clip duration in seconds              | float      |

### Possible use case

* Extracting highlights from a longer video
* Trimming intro/outro from recorded content
* Creating short clips for social media from longer videos
* Isolating specific segments for further processing in a workflow

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