A minimal, terminal-based video segment cutter written in Rust. It uses ffmpeg for processing and viuer for in-terminal video playback.

This project’s code is under the MIT license.

• In-Terminal Playback: Uses viuer to render video directly in the terminal.
• Two Display Modes:
  • Low-Res: Fast, block-based rendering that works in most terminals.
  • High-Res: Pixel-based rendering using Kitty or iTerm graphics protocols (if supported).
• Segment-Based Editing:
  • Place markers (v) to define segments.
  • Toggle segments (t) for inclusion or exclusion in the final export.
• Interactive Timeline: A simple timeline shows the playhead, markers, and included/excluded segments.
• Dual Output Modes:
  • Multi-File: Exports each "included" segment as a separate video file.
  • Single-File: Concatenates all "included" segments into one continuous video file.
• Non-Destructive: All operations are non-destructive. Your original video file is never modified.

Before you begin, you must have two external dependencies installed and available in your system's PATH:

1. ffmpeg: Used for all video decoding, seeking, and segment exporting.
2. ffprobe: Used to get video metadata (dimensions, duration, FPS).

You also need the Rust toolchain (e.g., rustc and cargo) to build the project.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/pbossev/rve.git
   cd rve

2. Build the release binary:

   cargo build --release

3. The final binary will be located at target/release/rve. You can copy this to a directory in your PATH:

   sudo cp target/release/rve /usr/local/bin/

The binary is named rve. To run it, simply pass a video file as an argument:

rve /path/to/my_video.mp4

Based on the --help menu:

• <filepath>: (Required) The path to the video file you want to edit.
• --single-output, -s: On exit, concatenate all "included" segments into one file (e.g., filename_concat.mp4). If omitted, it defaults to multi-file mode.
• --high-res, -r: Start the application in high-resolution pixel mode. This only works if your terminal (e.g., Kitty, WezTerm) supports the necessary graphics protocols.
• --help, -h: Show the help menu.

I plan to develop this more as I get more time for it.

• Add basic audio preview support.
• Add basic audio editing support.
• Add multi-file importing.
• More advanced editing features (e.g., re-ordering segments, changing playback speed).