Is it possible to extract a range of video using vb.net and not just a single frame??

[adrian1906]

I'm looking to write a program to make it easier to a create highlight video at season's end. During the season, as the games are initially viewed, a spreadsheet is kept that tracks an individual, video filename, as well as the initial rame number of the possible highlight. My current technique is to load the video into my video editing program, navigate to the frame, and extract the range of video containing the highlight... I'd like to automate this.

I'd like my program to read from my spreadsheet, open the image file, extract a given range and save it as a new file in a newly created folder for the target athlete. This will significantly reducing the editing time.

I don't think I'm looking for a frame grabber since I am also interested in the audio.

Is this possible?

Thank you.

[dunfiddlin]

Yes. But only with some help from ffmpeg!

[adrian1906]

Thank you. I read up on ffmpeg...very promising.

I will post a solution, should I come up with one. If others have used ffmpeg before with vb.net, what pitfalls should I look out for?

[dunfiddlin]

You have to remember Hofstadter's Law ...

It always takes longer than you think even when you take Hofstadter's Law into account

... but apart from that I don't remember finding any unexpected hiccups.