diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bceef800..e0d02201 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
         "express": "^4.18.1",
         "express-rate-limit": "^6.3.0",
         "ffmpeg-static": "^5.1.0",
+        "ffprobe-static": "^3.1.0",
         "hls-parser": "^0.10.7",
         "ipaddr.js": "2.1.0",
         "nanoid": "^4.0.2",
diff --git a/src/modules/stream/cut.js b/src/modules/stream/cut.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5328f846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/stream/cut.js
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+import { strict as assert } from 'node:assert';
+import { spawn } from 'node:child_process';
+import { path as ffprobe } from 'ffprobe-static';
+
+function mapFormat(format) {
+    if (format?.includes('webm'))
+        return 'webm';
+
+    if (format?.includes('mp4'))
+        return 'mp4';
+
+    throw new Error(`unknown format: ${format}`);
+}
+
+const close_enough = (a, b) => Math.abs(a - b) < 0.02;
+const last = arr => arr[arr.length - 1];
+const output = process => last(process.stdio);
+const lerp = (a, b, α) => Number(a) + α * (b - a);
+
+function getKeyframesAround(url, { start, end }) {
+    start = Math.floor(start), end = Math.ceil(end);
+    assert(end > start);
+
+    const ε = 30;
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        let process;
+        try {
+            process = spawn(ffprobe, [
+                '-loglevel', '-8',
+                '-of', 'json',
+                '-skip_frame', 'nokey',
+                '-show_entries', [
+                    'stream=duration,codec_name,bit_rate',
+                    'format=bit_rate,format_name',
+                    'frame=pts_time'
+                ].join(':'),
+                '-select_streams', 'v:0',
+                '-read_intervals', Object.values({
+                    startInterval: `${start}%+${ε}`,
+                    endInterval: `${end - ε}%+${ε * 2}`
+                }).join(','),
+                url
+            ]);
+
+            const bufs = [];
+            process.stdout.on('data', buf => bufs.push(buf))
+            process.on('exit', (code) => {
+                if (code !== 0) {
+                    return reject('non-zero/unexpected return value');
+                }
+
+                const data = JSON.parse(Buffer.concat(bufs));
+
+                if (!data?.streams?.[0]?.duration) {
+                    return reject('could not get video duration');
+                }
+
+                if (Number(data?.streams[0]?.duration) < Number(end)) {
+                    return reject(
+                        'cut out of bounds: ' +
+                        `(duration ${data?.streams[0]?.duration} < end ${start})`
+                    )
+                }
+
+                const stream = data.streams[0];
+                const out = {
+                    keyframes: data.frames.map(f => f.pts_time),
+                    codec: stream?.codec_name,
+                    format: mapFormat(data.format?.format_name),
+                    bitrate: data?.format?.bit_rate
+                };
+
+                if (!out.codec || !out.bitrate || !out.format) {
+                    return reject('could not get stream info');
+                }
+
+                return resolve(out);
+            });
+
+            process.on('error', reject);
+            process.stdout.on('error', reject);
+        } catch {
+            process.kill('SIGKILL');
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+async function getBoundingKeyframes(url, { start, end }) {
+    const { keyframes, ...info } = await getKeyframesAround(url, { start, end });
+    const afterStart = keyframes.find(k => Number(k) >= Number(start)),
+           beforeEnd = keyframes.findLast(k => Number(k) <= Number(end));
+
+    const afterStartNext = keyframes[keyframes.indexOf(afterStart) + 1];
+    const beforeEndNext = keyframes[keyframes.indexOf(beforeEnd) + 1];
+
+    if (!afterStartNext || !beforeEndNext)
+        throw 'not enough keyframes'
+
+    return {
+        afterStart, beforeEnd,
+        cleanCut: {
+            start: close_enough(afterStart, start),
+            end: close_enough(beforeEnd, end)
+        },
+        shifted: {
+            /* we need to provide a timestamp that is little bit after the actual keyframe
+             * this is due to the fact that ffmpeg's lossless cut actually cuts on the
+             * "previous" keyframe, so if we supply the exact keyframe timestamp, it won't
+             * line up and the start/end transcodes will not sync up with it */
+            afterStart: lerp(afterStart, afterStartNext, 0.2),
+            beforeEnd: lerp(beforeEnd, beforeEndNext, 0.2),
+        },
+        ...info
+    };
+}
+
+function spawnStream(args, inputs = 0) {
+    return spawn(
+        'ffmpeg',
+        [ '-loglevel', '-8', ...args, 'pipe:' + (inputs + 3) ],
+        {
+            stdio: [
+                'inherit', 'inherit', 'inherit',
+                ...Array(inputs).fill('pipe'),
+                'pipe'
+            ]
+        }
+    )
+}
+
+function makeStream(...args) {
+    const process = spawnStream(...args);
+    output(process).process = process;
+    return output(process);
+}
+
+function transcode(url, from, to, { bitrate, format, codec, filter }) {
+    return makeStream([
+        '-ss', from,
+        '-i', url,
+        '-copyts',
+        '-to', to,
+        ...(filter ? ['-filter:v', filter] : []),
+        '-an',
+        '-b:v', (bitrate * 1.2).toFixed(6),
+        '-f', format,
+        '-movflags', 'frag_keyframe+empty_moov',
+        '-vcodec', codec
+    ]);
+}
+
+function cut(type, url, from, to, info) {
+    let toggles;
+
+    switch (type) {
+        case 'audio':
+            toggles = ['-vn'];
+            break;
+        case 'video':
+            toggles = [ '-c:v', 'copy', '-an' ];
+            from = info.shifted.afterStart;
+            to = info.shifted.beforeEnd;
+            break;
+        default:
+            throw `invalid cut type: ${type}`;
+    }
+
+    return makeStream([
+        '-ss', from,
+        '-i', url,
+        '-copyts',
+        '-to', to,
+        '-f', info.format,
+        '-movflags', 'frag_keyframe+empty_moov',
+        ...toggles
+    ]);
+}
+
+function mergeVideoOnly(streams, info) {
+    let fd = 3;
+    const input = streams.map(
+        () => `file 'pipe:${++fd}'`
+    ).join('\n')
+
+    const args = [
+        '-f', 'concat',
+        '-safe', '0',
+        '-protocol_whitelist', 'file,pipe',
+        '-i', 'pipe:3',
+        '-c', 'copy',
+        '-movflags', 'frag_keyframe+empty_moov',
+        '-f', info.format
+    ];
+
+    const process = spawnStream(args, fd - 2);
+          process.stdio[3].write(input);
+          process.stdio[3].end();
+
+    return process;
+}
+
+function mergeAudioVideo(info) {
+    return spawnStream([
+        '-i', 'pipe:3',
+        '-i', 'pipe:4',
+        '-movflags', 'frag_keyframe+empty_moov',
+        '-f', info.format,
+        '-c', 'copy',
+    ], 2);
+}
+
+export async function makeCut(url, { start, end }, audio) {
+    let processes = [];
+
+    try {
+        const {
+            afterStart, beforeEnd,
+            cleanCut, ...info
+        } = await getBoundingKeyframes(url, { start, end });
+
+        let streams = [];
+        if (!cleanCut.start) {
+            streams.push(
+                transcode(url, start, afterStart, {
+                    filter: `select=not(eq(t\\,${afterStart}))`,
+                    ...info
+                })
+            )
+        }
+
+        streams.push(cut('video', url, afterStart, beforeEnd, info))
+
+        if (!cleanCut.end) {
+            streams.push(
+                transcode(url, beforeEnd, end, {
+                    filter: 'select=not(eq(n\\,0))',
+                    ...info
+                })
+            )
+        }
+
+        processes.push(...streams.map(s => s.process));
+
+        if (audio) {
+            audio = cut('audio', audio, start, end, info);
+            processes.push(audio.process);
+        }
+
+        const videoMerge = mergeVideoOnly(streams, info);
+        processes.push(videoMerge);
+
+        for (let fd = 0; fd < streams.length; ++fd) {
+            streams[fd].pipe(videoMerge.stdio[4 + fd]);
+        }
+
+        let finalMerge = videoMerge;
+        if (audio) {
+            finalMerge = mergeAudioVideo(info);
+            const [,,, audioIn, videoIn] = finalMerge.stdio;
+        
+            output(videoMerge).pipe(videoIn);
+            audio.pipe(audioIn);
+        }
+
+        return output(finalMerge);
+    } catch {
+        for (const process of processes)
+            process.kill('SIGKILL');
+    }
+}
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