just select first video and first audio stream… no subtitle ffmpeg -i input.mkv -map 0:v -c:v copy -map 0:a -c:a copy outputfile.mkv cutting time, you have to set an time marker at which point it will be cut. Example at 0 hour 12 min 16 sec. ffmpeg -i input.mkv -t 00:12:16 -map 0:v -c:v copy -map 0:a -c:a copy outputfile.mkv if you have to select all audio and all video streams map flag will be drop and just do