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How to download x seconds of a video hosted on an HTTP server?

There is an HTTP video http://example.com/video.mp4 and I want to download x seconds of it. How to do it?

Requirements:

  • Use less bandwidth than downloading the whole video, and then cutting it (can download a bit more if necessary and then cut).
  • Result should be a valid video file, not corrupt.
  • The more formats the better.
  • Free.
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    Maybe you can use VLC's network streaming/converting feature in conjunction with its stop time option. (Note: this is a wild guess, I've never tried it before.)
    – ComFreek
    May 12, 2014 at 21:19
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    This should work. Read this link for more information: videolan.org/doc/streaming-howto/en/ch06.html
    – VicAche
    May 13, 2014 at 20:59
  • Actually I searched for a program which can download x seconds of a stream, but VLC can do both (partially downloading a file or a stream, actually anything VLC can play)! It can be even done with GUI. @ComFreek convert your comment to an answer and I'll accept it.
    – Smit Johnth
    Aug 23, 2014 at 5:41

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  • Is there a way to provide time in h:m:s without converting it to seconds?
    – Smit Johnth
    Aug 26, 2014 at 9:36
  • @SmitJohnt There is no way to do that, as far as I know. You can write a shell/Batch/PowerShell script to automate the conversion.
    – ComFreek
    Aug 26, 2014 at 10:55
  • I want to use it from GUI
    – Smit Johnth
    Aug 26, 2014 at 11:09

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