How to trim videos using VLC Media Player

Hello guys. Ever wanted to trim a specific section of the video? Well, you have come to the right place. In this tutorial I will show you the cheapest, simple way of doing just that by using the VLC. “VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.” You can download it here. I currently have VLC 2.2.3 "Weatherwax" installed, on Windows 7 Professional, service pack 1. Well, with that note lets get started:

VLC shortcut

Step 1: Install VLC media player if you have not already done so, and have it launched.

Adding Advanced Controls

Step 2: Locate and click on View on the menu bar and click Advanced Controls from the drop-down menu. This will introduce four extra buttons just above the conventional play/stop buttons right at the bottom on the default interface. 

Step 3: When you have activated the Advanced Controls, open the video file that you want to trim. What will happen here is that you will record only a segment of the

Advanced Controls

video that you want to extract. Once you have added the video you want, (whether by drag and drop or open file menu found under Media in the menu bar) proceed to play the video and seek the part where you want to start your recording, then hit Record (the first button on the left of the advanced controls; Tip: Hover your mouse pointer over the controls to locate it). Press Record again to stop the recording. The recorded clip will be automatically saved in the Videos folder if you’re using Windows 7, with the naming convention as vlc-record-date-time-name of original video file. For Example if the you have trimmed a video named Wildlife in HD, the trimmed video will be automatically named "vlc-record-2016-05-25-16h09m39s-Wildlife in HD-" 

Thanks guys. Enjoy trimming those videos.

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How to Setup AVG Intenet Security 2016 to Update via Proxy Server

I recently installed AVG Intenet Security 2016 on my laptop and I couldn’t update it at work because we’re using a proxy for our internet connections. After a simple google search I found out how to go about setting up AVG Intenet Security 2016 to update via Proxy Server. These steps also apply to other versions of AVG. Enjoy...

AVG Shortcut

1. Run you AVG program.  

2. In the user interface that comes up, go to Options, then select Advanced settings. On the window that comes up, find Update and expand it to view the underlying items. 

Options and Advanced settings items...

3. Select the Proxy item; then on the right pane, select one of these options: Use proxy, Try connection using proxy and if it fails, connect directly

4. Select whether you want to use Automatic or Manual configuration. Click APPLY or OK to save the changes.

Expanded update item...

Proxy settings' screen

Note that the options for proxy server configuration are Auto and Manual. 

If you choose Auto you need to specify where the proxy configuration should be taken from:

• From script - the configuration will be read from a script

• Autodetect - the configuration will be detected automatically from the proxy server

If you choose Manual, you need to specify the following:

• Server - enter the server’s IP address or the name of the server
• Port - enter the number of the port that enables Internet access
• Proxy authentication - enter the authentication type, your username and password

Further reading at www.avg.com 

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