diff --git a/src-lib/src/video.rs b/src-lib/src/video.rs
index c9c245e..6ca64f9 100644
--- a/src-lib/src/video.rs
+++ b/src-lib/src/video.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use core::cmp::Ordering;
+use std::fs;
+
+pub fn clipify(input: &String) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
+   match inspect(input) {
+      Ok(inspection) => {
+         let output_d = format!("{}.d", input);
+         fs::create_dir_all(&output_d).unwrap();
+         let ext = input.split(".").last().unwrap();
+         let mut result = vec![];
+         for i in 0..inspection.len() {
+            let output = format!("{}/{}.{}", output_d, i, ext);
+            let _ = clip(&output, input, inspection[i])?;
+            result.push(output);
+         }
+         Ok(result)
+      },
+      Err(msg) => Err(msg),
+   }
+}
 
 pub fn clip(output: &String, input: &String, content_span: ContentSpan) -> Result<(), String> {
    match std::process::Command::new("ffmpeg")
@@ -11,7 +30,10 @@ pub fn clip(output: &String, input: &String, content_span: ContentSpan) -> Resul
          output,
       ])
       .output() {
-      Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+      Ok(output) => match output.status.success() {
+         true => Ok(()),
+         false => Err(format!("failed to ffmpeg clip {}: {}", input, String::from_utf8(output.stderr).unwrap())),
+      },
       Err(msg) => Err(format!("failed to ffmpeg clip {}: {}", input, msg)),
    }
 }
@@ -201,6 +223,14 @@ mod test_inspection {
    use super::*;
    const FILE: &str = "/Users/breel/Movies/bel_1_1.mp4";
 
+   #[test]
+   fn test_clipify() {
+      let result = clipify(&FILE.to_string()).unwrap();
+      for i in result.iter() {
+         eprintln!("{}", i);
+      }
+   }
+
    #[test]
    fn test_screenshot() {
       let output = format!("{}.clipped.jpg", FILE);