This is all certainly accomplishable without converting the video file twice.  &lt;video&gt; tags support a mute attribute, and with minor javascript you can set a looping playback from a timestamp.  Best of both worlds if you really want that.<p>I can&#x27;t help but feel these tools are evolving in the wrong direction.  And not even in a &quot;Stop liking what I don&#x27;t like!&quot; kind of way; simply that the solution could have been reached with far fewer steps.