Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

It does not compare, because they do not do the same thing. Handbrake is a video transcoder. LosslessCut cuts up videos specifically without transcoding.


They are both GUIs for ffmpeg, I think you're mistaken and they do a lot of similar things


They're not mistaken. They're different programs for different tasks.


Does handbrake supports slicing and moving around segments as well?


Yes, you can reorder the individual segments. If the original video has chapters, these get imported as segments or you can mark them up manually.


It has start and stop times, but that's all.


I see. Thanks.

So, not in reply to you, but the parent. It then seems entirely accurate to say they are not comparable.

Ffmpeg as workhorse is common. But what handbrake and losslesscut are in terms of (mostly) UI, they solve different problems, of which there isn't much to compare.




Consider applying for YC's Winter 2026 batch! Applications are open till Nov 10

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: