Hello all, I am looking for some assistance. I have used MCEBuddy for some time without any issues but recently have been hitting a wall with the software not cutting out the desired times. I mostly use to cut out the beginning and ending of files I recorded with PlayOn which adds in my IP info. …

Based on the log the segments in the EDL are too short (has to be at least 4 seconds). Based on the log entries below you were just under that with 3.941 seconds. Can you verify this and/or post the contents of the EDL? 2022-02-01T09:32:36 MCEBuddy.CommercialScan.Scanner --> ParseEDL: Cut Segment S…

Thank you. I know I have done quick cuts that do not exceed 4 seconds in the past but I changed to make the cut 4 seconds however had the same results. I’ve added the new log file. Dog the Bounty Hunter - s03e03 - You Snooze, You Lose.mp4-Converted-1900-01-01T00-00-00.log (3.4 MB) Please let me …

You attached the same log file based on date/time stamps in log.

Thank you. I cleared out my logs and ran another pass today and it worked. Thank you. So just so I am clear, I need to cut at least 4 sec? I thought I has cuts less than that however I will keep checking. Thank you again for your assistance.

Yes, cuts need to be 4 seconds or more long. This could have changed at some point in a release so you potentially could have had smaller cuts. Glad it’s working for you now.

I did try another go and made certain the cut was 4 seconds but had the same result with the time not being cut. Attached is the log file. Dog the Bounty Hunter - s02e23 - Dog Is Smokin’.mp4-Converted-2022-02-02T15-11-18.log (3.6 MB)

Minimum EDL cut length

General Support / Questions

Goose (Goose) February 2, 2022, 9:48pm 8

The default is 20 seconds minimum to avoid issues with underlying encoders some of which can’t handle too small segments. You can adjust this number from the System Settings page

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Minimum EDL cut length

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