MOVINdow
Real-time video fragmentation — cut a playing video into moving pieces
MOVINdow transforms video from something you edit and watch into something you touch and operate — a technology we call Direct Video Manipulation.
Draw a line across a playing video in MOVINdow and it splits instantly into independent pieces — each one keeps playing, in sync, while you move, zoom, and rotate it freely. This is patented, real-time, on-device technology: no AI, no cloud, no render time. Available free in MOVINdow for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
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Brand film "Fragmented at Inception" — every fragmentation shot was created in real time with MOVINdow. Making-of videos are on the MOVINdow YouTube channel.
Movable video — move it while it plays
Fragmentation has a counterpart: MOVINdow's other patented technology, movable video. Drag, pinch-zoom, and rotate playing videos in 2D, 3D, and 360° — multiple videos at once, all staying in sync. This is also the foundation that lets every fragment be moved freely.
What fragmentation does
- Cut a playing video, live — straight lines, rectangles, circles, triangles, or freehand drawing. Cut before playback or during it, as many times as you like.
- Every piece keeps playing, in sync — fragments are independent playing entities, not overlays. Move, zoom, rotate each one in 2D and 3D while it plays.
- Save & reuse cut lines — store your cut patterns as presets and apply the same shape to any other video. Share cut lines and whole scenes between MOVINdow apps.
- Multiple videos at once — fragment several synchronized videos simultaneously with a single stroke.
How is this different from cropping in ordinary video editors?
Many video editors can cut a shape out of a video — features known as masks, mattes, or rotoscoping. But those only overlay a shape on a single stream: the cut-out piece cannot move on its own. In MOVINdow, each cut region becomes a separate, fully synchronized player: it keeps playing while being moved, rotated, and scaled — and can be cut again at any time. The cut is computed geometrically in real time on-device. There is no pre-rendering and no generation time, which is why fragmentation works live, even on a phone.
What people make with it
- Effects no other app can replicate — videos that shatter and split, every piece alive — for social media and music visuals.
- Fragment analysis for sports — isolate the hands, hips, and feet in separate enlarged zones that all keep playing in sync. See sports video analysis.
- Combined with Motion Trails — stroboscopic phases plus fragmentation for entirely new moving-image expressions.
Patents
MOVINdow's movable and fragmentable video technology is covered by granted patents: US 10275133 · Japan 6754968, 7734894 · China ZL201680005776X — with additional patents pending in multiple countries.
FAQ
- Is there an app that can cut a video into pieces that keep playing?
- Yes — MOVINdow does exactly this, in real time, free, on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
- Does cutting a video change the original file?
- No. Fragmentation happens only inside the player — the original video in your photo library stays untouched and is never overwritten. You can cut, reset, and cut again as many times as you like.
- Can I keep the result after cutting?
- Yes, two ways: save the whole arrangement as a scene and restore it later, or use crop (shapes, freehand cutout, or face-tracking) to save the shape as a new video file. The original stays unchanged either way.
- Does it need AI or cloud processing?
- No. Fragmentation is real-time geometric computation on-device; MOVINdow itself does not upload your videos.
- Can I use my saved cut shapes on other videos?
- Yes — cut-line presets can be applied to any video, and shared between MOVINdow apps.