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Smart Scene Split

If you need to split a long video into easier-to-handle clips, start here to understand what Smart Scene Split does and how to use it.

On this page

  • Best for preprocessing long videos and splitting scenes.
  • Focus on the steps, result explanation, and next-read entries.
  • Test the split quality with a short sample clip first.

Smart Scene Split

Uses PySceneDetect to detect scene changes and exports multiple scene clips through FFmpeg.

Parameters and output

  • Threshold (1–100, default 27): higher values are more conservative and produce fewer cut points
  • Minimum scene length (default 15 frames): prevents very short fragments
  • Optional output folder: if left empty, results are saved in the source video directory
  • Outputs multiple scene video files named scene_001, scene_002, and so on

Steps

  1. Open Plugin Center and choose “Smart Scene Split”
  2. Choose the video file and optionally set the output folder
  3. Adjust the threshold and minimum scene length
  4. Start analysis and export the scene clips

Need more plugins?

On first run, make sure scenedetect[opencv] and FFmpeg are available. If dependencies are missing, the plugin returns an error prompt.

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