Avid Cutter

Download: avid-cutter-0.1.0-win64.zip (Windows, version 0.1.0, built 2026-06-01 13:32)

Avid Cutter is a small tool for Avid Media Composer editors.

How to use it in Avid Media Composer

Export your timeline as an AAF, with the audio and video linked.
The video you want to cut must be on the timeline in one piece, with no cuts.

What it does

Avid Cutter looks at your video, finds the cuts (where one shot changes to the next), and makes a new AAF. In the new AAF the video is split into those shots, and the audio is split at the same places. You open the new AAF in Avid Media Composer and it links back to your media.

How to run it

Run it on your exported AAF:

avid-cutter --from-aaf yourfile.aaf

This makes "yourfile_cuts.aaf" next to your AAF. Open that file in Avid Media Composer. You can also run it straight on a video file.

Options

--from-aaf <file> – read the video from an AAF
--output <file> – where to save the new AAF
--no-audio – cut only the video, leave the audio tracks out
--detector content – try a different cut detector (default: adaptive)
--downscale 4 – analyse faster (good for long or heavy video)
--probe – just show the video info and stop
--no-update-check – do not check online for a newer version
--version – show the version
--help – show all options

On start it checks once a day for a newer version (a small request to this website). Turn it off with --no-update-check or the AVID_CUTTER_NO_UPDATE_CHECK environment variable.

Note

It works with one video at a time. If the AAF has more than one video, it shows a warning and cuts the first (master) video.

License

Avid Cutter is released under the MIT License. It bundles third-party software (FFmpeg, PySceneDetect, PyAV, OpenCV, pyaaf2, NumPy, platformdirs); the download includes their notices.

Disclaimer

This software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or implied. The author is not liable for any claim, damages, or data loss arising from its use. Use it at your own risk.