# Cut a 15-second clip from a video as MP4

**Use case:** 

Trims a video to the range you give in seconds and re-encodes it frame-accurately as an MP4 (H.264 + AAC) that plays everywhere. Use it to pull a highlight, a quote or a scene out of a longer video for sharing or for a model. Charged only for the minutes of the range, not the whole file.

## Input

```json
{
  "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mediaelement/mediaelement-files/4d21a042353022326071acb0251ab75cd6bae114/big_buck_bunny.mp4",
  "operation": "trim",
  "audioFormat": "mp3",
  "videoFormat": "mp4",
  "start": 10,
  "end": 25
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "ok": {
    "label": "OK",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "operation": {
    "label": "Operation",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "format": {
    "label": "Format",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "width": {
    "label": "Width (px)",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "height": {
    "label": "Height (px)",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "durationSec": {
    "label": "Output duration (s)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "sizeBytes": {
    "label": "Size (bytes)",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "minutesCharged": {
    "label": "Minutes charged",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "event": {
    "label": "Event charged",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "warnings": {
    "label": "Warnings",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "outputUrl": {
    "label": "Output URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "key": {
    "label": "Output record key",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "object"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Audio and Video Convert — extract audio, transcode, trim, GIF Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Cut a 15-second clip from a video as MP4". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/d8gNBrhZwwXma0Utg) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Cut a 15-second clip from a video as MP4" task

The Audio and Video Convert — extract audio, transcode, trim, GIF Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like media file url, operation, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Cut a 15-second clip from a video as MP4" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as URL, OK, operation, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Cut a 15-second clip from a video as MP4" task via API](https://apify.com/hermeskd/audio-video-convert.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Audio and Video Convert — extract audio, transcode, trim, GIF](https://apify.com/hermeskd/audio-video-convert.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/hermeskd/audio-video-convert.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/hermeskd/audio-video-convert.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).