tools that are intended for relatively simple video-editing tasks

Tools that try to avoid the complexity of full-scale non-linear video editors:

• Handbrake
• avidemux
• vidcutter
• ffmpeg front-ends
  • LosslessCut
  • ffe [screenshots]
  • Shutter Encoder [features]
  • axiom
  • XMedia Recode [screenshots]
  • Videomass [screenshots]
  • EncodeGUI [features]