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I have no idea if this problem exists in other OS:es as I don't run OSX or Linux.

When using the Record option, it always skips the first few seconds. That is, if I start recording at 3:02, the actual recording will start somewhere around 3:05. It's rather unpredictable too, the delay ranges anywhere from 1-3 seconds, so I can't offset the problem by starting to record earlier than I want to. Solution?

There's a similar thread here with no posted solution.

For precise record, use the command line, not the record button. This cannot be solved (or rather would be extremely difficult to solve, and I doubt anybody would ever bother).

For precise record, use the command line, not the record button. This cannot be solved (or rather would be extremely difficult to solve, and I doubt anybody would ever bother).

What command would I use for that? The VideoLAN Wiki says I can use for streaming, but it doesn't have any flags for time- or framestamps.

Edit: I havn't used VLC very much, perhaps this is obvious to most.

There are the start-time, stop-time and run-time parameters.

There are the start-time, stop-time and run-time parameters.

Cool, thanks!

I don't know about the cause, but I get the same symptom with VLC 3.0.20 on Windows 11. I tried one workaround suggested in this discussion but it didn't work. I did not try downgrading to earlier versions, but I tried OpenShot 3.2.0 instead. It doesn't require you to hand credit card info and it too is amateurish, but I nevertheless managed to trim an MP4 in less than 1 person-hour. I had no prior experience with OpenShot. The worst bug I hit was failure to play audio on the initial launch.