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Basic Video Snap Editing and Merging Tools

LaunchBox for Windows

📋Summary

Introduce built-in tools to trim, merge, and customize video snaps within LaunchBox. This would allow users to create more personalised and relevant gameplay previews and intro videos—especially useful for Big Box platform and playlist intros.

❗Problem

Currently, users must rely on external video editing software to trim or merge gameplay clips (e.g. YouTube videos) into suitable video snaps. This adds unnecessary friction, especially for users who want short, focused gameplay snippets or want to compile themed intros for playlists or categories in Big Box.

💡Proposal

  • Add a video trimming tool for shortening video snaps directly inside LaunchBox (e.g., select start and end timestamps via a simple UI)

  • Add the ability to merge multiple video files into one, ideal for creating custom intros for platforms or playlists

  • Provide support for importing YouTube-sourced gameplay clips, with optional download and edit functionality

  • Optionally allow saving presets for snap length (e.g., 30 sec, 60 sec)

  • Integrate these features under a “Video Tools” section or as part of the Edit Media workflow

✅Benefits

  • Makes it easier to create consistent, high-quality video snaps for individual games

  • Allows playlist and platform intro videos to be generated by combining themed clips

  • Reduces dependency on third-party editors for simple video tasks

  • Supports more personalized setups in Big Box 📹✂️🎬

Posted by Arthurcoutinho600 ·
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  • AstroBob changed status to Open To Community
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    Apr 30, 2025

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    Hi there!

    Thanks so much for submitting this request and for taking the time to explain your use case — that context is always super helpful.

    I’ve gone ahead and fleshed out the main idea using the info you provided, and I’m opening it up to the community for further discussion and feedback. Please let me know if this fleshed-out version doesn’t match your original intended request.

    Feel free to let me know if you have any extra thoughts, examples, or edge cases you think might be relevant!

    Cheers,
    The LaunchBox team

    • Arthurcoutinho600

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      Apr 30, 2025

      Hello Astrobob

      Yes this is my request

  • Arthurcoutinho600

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    Apr 30, 2025

    Add ability to merge and edit Video Snaps

    My another idea is to merge and edit Video Snaps (Especially YouTube gameplays). Edit videos will made the video snap shorter and customizable (Example a Super Mario Bros Gameplay that the user will made the 40 second Level 1-1 gameplay others will made the 6-4 level 40 second gameplay etc), a basic Video Editor like filmora would be cool to people make the video shorter using the seconds of the video player. merged videos will be useful for Platform Category and Playlist video intro for BigBox because they are endless (Example a Playlist called Sonic Mega Drive Collection, the BigBox automatically make the video using the videos that i scrap).