Getting started

1. Install FFmpeg

qlipq shells out to ffmpeg and ffprobe for probing and exporting. Install FFmpeg and ensure it is available on your PATH:

• Windows: winget install Gyan.FFmpeg
• macOS: brew install ffmpeg
• Linux: sudo apt install ffmpeg

If FFmpeg is not on your PATH, open qlipq's Settings and set the full paths to the ffmpeg and ffprobe binaries.

2. Add watched folders

In Settings → Watched folders, add the folder(s) where your recordings land (for OBS this is your recording or replay-buffer output path). qlipq scans them on launch and watches for new files while it runs.

3. Choose an output folder and naming template

Set an Output folder for exports. The naming template controls how exported (and renamed) files are named. Available tokens:

{date}      → 2026-06-28
{time}      → 18-09-05
{datetime}  → 2026-06-28_18-09-05
{source}    → game/scene parsed from the filename
{name}      → original file name
{index}     → a number you provide

The default {date}_{source}_{name} works well with OBS filenames.

4. Edit and export

1. Pick a clip from the Queue.
2. Set the in/out points on the timeline (or at the playhead).
3. Optionally enable crop and adjust the rectangle.
4. Toggle audio tracks and set their levels.
5. Click Export clip. Trims stream-copy for speed; crop or volume changes re-encode.

Next: set up the OBS replay buffer →