<p>I would like to know the proper term, so I can Google how to reduce the duration of a video with <code>ffmpeg</code>.  For example, assume a 3600 second video that reduced in size by selecting the 2nd and third minute of the video.  This temporal window of time would be from t1=60 to t2=180.</p>
<p>I suspect that cropping would be the correct term because common usage refers to a spacial and temporal reduction of the video.</p>
<p>What is the correct term (i.e. from Google search standpoint) to indicate the said idea of a temporal window?</p>
<p>I would like use this search keyword with ffmpeg to <code>[temporally slice up a video / audio][1]</code>.</p>

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2021-05-14T17:45:58.433Z
Usage in video editing contexts is trimming.
Gyan
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2021-05-14T20:55:14.840Z
"trimming" is correct, and connotes a reductive edit.  "marking a range" means simply selecting it by defining the desired beginning and end or "in/out" marks.  Not sure if FFMPEG uses that terminology, but most NLE's do.
Jason Conrad
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Nomenclature for a selecting a temporal window?
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# Nomenclature for a selecting a temporal window?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-05-14)

I would like to know the proper term, so I can Google how to reduce the duration of a video with `ffmpeg`. For example, assume a 3600 second video that reduced in size by selecting the 2nd and third minute of the video. This temporal window of time would be from t1=60 to t2=180.

I suspect that cropping would be the correct term because common usage refers to a spacial and temporal reduction of the video.

What is the correct term (i.e. from Google search standpoint) to indicate the said idea of a temporal window?

I would like use this search keyword with ffmpeg to `[temporally slice up a video / audio][1]`.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Usage in video editing contexts is trimming.  
> **username_2**: "trimming" is correct, and connotes a reductive edit.  "marking a range" means simply selecting it by defining the desired beginning and end or "in/out" marks.  Not sure if FFMPEG uses that terminology, but most NLE's do.  

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