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Look for a good video cropper I can use on Windows 11
VidPare appears to be an excellent free video trimming tool, but there is a catch for your specific need to crop a video on Windows 11. The Windows version of VidPare is a straightforward tool designed to be an intuitive, open-source way to trim videos, which means cutting from the beginning or end of a clip, not cropping the visible frame area.
Here is what the search results reveal about VidPare:
1. Functionality: The app is built specifically for setting in and out points on an interactive timeline to export a segment of a video. While it is described as a "video cropper" by some sources, the technical term for this action is "trimming." There is no mention of a feature to adjust the visible frame's border, which is what "cropping" typically means.
2. Platforms: The main project page describes VidPare as a native macOS video trimmer. A separate Windows implementation exists, which is the one you're asking about.
3. Availability and Requirements: This video cropper for Windows 11 is an open-source project on GitHub. To use it, your system will need to meet its requirements:
- Windows 11 (build 22000+)
- An x64 machine
- .NET 8 Desktop Runtime installed
- If building from source, Visual Studio 2022 is required
4. Features: The app offers a modern, native interface with drag-and-drop functionality, an interactive timeline with draggable trim handles, playback controls, and export to H.264 or HE VC at multiple quality presets.
If your task is to trim a segment out of a longer video, then VidPare is a perfect and completely free choice for a video cropper for Windows 11.