Easily Trimming Video Files With QuickTime Player

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  • Опубликовано: 31 янв 2025

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  • @rickyiglesias5384
    @rickyiglesias5384 Год назад

    I searched "trim MPG video mac" and was VERY pleased to see your face pop up, Gary. I hate weeding through so many awful videos by people who don't know what they're talking about. You have never failed me. I thank you and always appreciate your content.

  • @wolfgang4468
    @wolfgang4468 4 года назад +1

    Great explanation, no stupid talking, just the nitty-gritty. So this turns out to be one of the best instruction videos I've found on RUclips, thank you!

  • @excelence3866
    @excelence3866 День назад

    Thanks a lot!!!!!!! You are a truly hero!!! I had to transfer about 20 VHS tapes to Digital Files through a converter. Each tape is about 3 hours long and to make the transfer you have to actually play each tape individually from start to finish. When the tape is over you have to press Stop on the converter. Since nobody has time to sit down the entire time, I would play the tapes while doing other activities. But I was always late to press the Stop button for each tape and I would end up with extra 30 minutes or even an hour of a blue screen video. So I needed to trim the end of each video, I tried movie maker and besides taking a long time to finalize it (about an hour or even more) I would end up with a HUGE 30 GB video file ! If I wanted to reduce the file size I had to reduce the video quality to a 540 which lowered the video quality drastically . So I wanted a simple and quick solution, I just wanted to trim the videos without having to go to lengthy video editing and without losing video quality !!! Thanks God I came across your video !! It saved my life !!!!! Greatly appreciated !!!!!!!!!

  • @barneyjmusic
    @barneyjmusic 2 года назад +5

    Fantastic---impeccably explained, no frills, just straight to the point, and you even anticipated problems that we might encounter, in explaining how to save it instead of exporting it. Thank you for your hard work.

  • @OneDarkMartian
    @OneDarkMartian 4 года назад +18

    EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thank you!

  • @Slimjimmyjohns
    @Slimjimmyjohns Год назад +9

    I dont know why but for some reason i see the trim option but it doesnt let me click it, the words just stays grey and not black

  • @rekab7070
    @rekab7070 24 дня назад

    Hugely useful tutorial. Simple, straight-forward, easy to follow.

  • @leocruz5586
    @leocruz5586 4 года назад +10

    Perfect quick video to explain what I was looking for. I already knew how to trim the beginning and end, just needed help with the middle parts.

    • @posset51
      @posset51 3 года назад +1

      same

    • @Tech-geeky
      @Tech-geeky 3 года назад

      there's a middle part ?? I must of missed that bit

  • @imacx3230
    @imacx3230 3 года назад +1

    That was EXTREMELY HELPFUL, Thank You!!! It worked just fine for me thanks to your crystal clear explanations! To note, now in 2021 end, QT allows you to save your video after you "Split Clip" and remove your unwanted video section.

  • @lawrencebeck4777
    @lawrencebeck4777 2 месяца назад

    Outstanding video, Gary. Thank you so much for sharing this useful editing information with us!

  • @Billy123bobzzz
    @Billy123bobzzz 5 лет назад

    This is an excellent tutorial since most people have no idea that Quicktime has had this easy to access eating capability. Well Done!

  • @sabinabaxmann8023
    @sabinabaxmann8023 4 года назад +3

    Helped me so much, too! I've struggled for days with tiny pieces I had to strip out, they made me mad.... Now you made my day :-))

  • @zevosh
    @zevosh 4 года назад +2

    Man just wanted to tell you that you're a life saver! god bless ya homie

  • @oconnellfamily8659
    @oconnellfamily8659 4 года назад +2

    Thank you - you just saved me hours as I am converting old super 8 converted video. I appreciate your clear and concise presentation.

  • @sp8zmate65
    @sp8zmate65 5 лет назад

    Thanks very much Gary, I had been using Quicktime 7 and www.elgato.com/en/video-capture for years with ease but since changing to MacOS Catalina nothing appeared to trim my work anymore.
    I spent 4 hours searching web and found you on here.
    Now I realize I was so dumb not even knowing I could be trimming movies in Photo's.
    Thanks again.

  • @taylorwilliams4027
    @taylorwilliams4027 4 года назад

    Gary, Thank you soooo much! I have this project due and I added a voiceover in iMovie. I realized I messed up some audio and couldn't figure out how to fix it and this helped a lot! I really appreciate your video!

  • @anonymousdonor8084
    @anonymousdonor8084 3 года назад

    In typical APPL form: Split Clip - an awkwardly difficult to find term for what should properly be referred to as SPLICE. Thanks so much for the guidance. You’re a ray of light inside the Apple😃

  • @FemaleObserver
    @FemaleObserver 4 года назад +2

    Wow, how can we live wihtout you, my good brother!! I do so appreciate you. I've been subscribing and I am never disappointed. God bless you so much!!! Keep up the good work. You've kept us smiling :))))))))))) Apple should pay you handsomely, and why not!!! :)))))))))

  • @stukenukem
    @stukenukem 3 года назад

    wow, it's like you were answering my questions as I thought about them lol. nice work brotha, thanks for this! super helpful!

  • @tiffanygrace1809
    @tiffanygrace1809 2 года назад

    Thank you, Macmostvideo! This explanation has helped so much! Clipping sections within the video was giving me acid reflux 😆

  • @KerrieRedgate
    @KerrieRedgate 5 лет назад +2

    You've done it again, Gary! You constantly amaze me in how you can unlock these secrets in Apple products! I had no idea this was possible in either Quicktime or Photos! Thank you so much! And very clear.

  • @markschneider1396
    @markschneider1396 4 года назад +1

    This is very nice, thanks for the help. Sometimes you just need to trim a video. (like when you don't shut off your camera and have 8 minutes of video when you only thought you only had 30 seconds...

  • @maksympt1
    @maksympt1 2 года назад

    Thanks. Just moved from Windows. Lots of features come as default. It's beautiful.

  • @DominicDosdos
    @DominicDosdos 4 года назад +2

    Thank you man! You are a life saver! This is exactly what I was looking for.
    Subscribed.

  • @SniperNinjaYT
    @SniperNinjaYT 2 года назад

    That was really helpful, small and straight to the point, Hope you get more subscribers soon 👍

  • @2cn715
    @2cn715 3 года назад

    thank you so much ive been wondering how to edit in quicktime for a long time this was very helpful

  • @TeSageDS
    @TeSageDS 4 года назад +1

    OMG! Yeah, this is a perfect quick video for low-tech teachers. They asked me easiest way to trim and split clip their lecture to the collage students.

  • @TicAッ
    @TicAッ 13 дней назад +1

    thanks! but sometimes it doesnt save when i edit it, even when i edit it. do you have any advice?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  13 дней назад

      You'll need to pay careful attention to what you are doing at the end to make sure it is saved.

  • @karinahavasi5893
    @karinahavasi5893 2 года назад

    This is EXACTLY what I was looking for! Thank you!!!

  • @rlstone286
    @rlstone286 3 года назад

    Great method to trim videos with Quicktime! Thanks again!

  • @Benjamin-fu5ij
    @Benjamin-fu5ij 9 месяцев назад

    Beautiful tutorial - short, succint, informative. Thank you!

  • @retro7utd
    @retro7utd 2 года назад

    Thank you, SO MUCH! God Bless you! You have helped me by 10,000 TONS!! TYSM!! GOD BLESS YOU MAN!

  • @rgarlinyc
    @rgarlinyc 2 года назад

    Thanks Gary - only just needed to do this so of course I checked on MacMost video first! 👍🏻⭐️

  • @LSA223b
    @LSA223b 10 месяцев назад

    This was REALLY helpful. Thank you!! Is it possible to zoom in globally for the duration of a video? I have a video done from a phone of a concert performance of one of my own compositions. The person used a pretty wide view of the people performing and I would like to reduce that area.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  10 месяцев назад +1

      What you want to do is use iMovie and crop that clip. Cropping will fill the video frame with the cropped area, which is the same thing as "zoom in."

  • @pianobar7801
    @pianobar7801 3 года назад +1

    very helpful, thanks. can you fade out in a video using quicktime player?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  3 года назад +1

      No, there's no way to do that in QuickTime Player.

  • @Random39910
    @Random39910 3 года назад +1

    THANK YOU SO MUCH IVE BEEN SPENDING HOURS

  • @carsinthewild7883
    @carsinthewild7883 4 года назад +2

    Awesome video! Concise, detailed, and very helpful!

  • @VillageStreetDogs
    @VillageStreetDogs Год назад

    Saved my life

  • @gldt8541
    @gldt8541 4 года назад +1

    thank you so much! from South Africa

  • @davehugstrees
    @davehugstrees 3 года назад

    Your videos are such a great resource. Thanks!

  • @colinaguiar9682
    @colinaguiar9682 2 года назад

    so SO good! Invaluable information. Plus you get to the point.

  • @lalljp
    @lalljp 3 года назад

    The key thing here is that after you trim, you have to SAVE to get the lossless copy. If you do Export, you get a re-encoded video. Very interesting design choice in the program

  • @FamilyMan938
    @FamilyMan938 11 месяцев назад

    Saved me so much time. Thank you.

  • @cypeman8037
    @cypeman8037 5 лет назад +2

    Excellent, didn't know there was such editing power over the system.

  • @shahavanee
    @shahavanee 2 месяца назад

    It was really helpful. Thank you so much

  • @tracedef
    @tracedef 3 года назад

    Great tutorial and you seem like a really nice guy!

  • @palomalev8433
    @palomalev8433 3 года назад +1

    Thank you so much! So helpful!

  • @robclarkson2443
    @robclarkson2443 3 года назад

    You just saved me hours of render time. Thanks!

  • @kjfowler1544
    @kjfowler1544 Год назад

    ABSOLUTELY #FANTASTIC!!!! Thank you Soooo much!

  • @hanoi9823
    @hanoi9823 2 года назад

    You are literally the best.

  • @pawandeore1656
    @pawandeore1656 Год назад

    i just love mac so precise

  • @petershaw1975
    @petershaw1975 Год назад

    Very helpful, many thanks! 🙏

  • @MiriamMakEnergy
    @MiriamMakEnergy 4 года назад +1

    So grateful to you for this.

  • @krishanknoles9276
    @krishanknoles9276 2 года назад

    Thank you - so simple !!! They (apple) took this destructive save function from Photos. Thank you so simple

  • @neekerbreeker
    @neekerbreeker Год назад

    Thank you! This was super helpful. Subscribed; I'm sure I'll be back for more tips 😊

  • @jdillon8360
    @jdillon8360 Год назад

    just what I was looking for. thank you

  • @meghaprajapati7831
    @meghaprajapati7831 2 года назад

    Amazing explanation

  • @DavidKnowles
    @DavidKnowles 4 года назад

    Excellent. Terse and complete. Thank you

  • @criticaltheory9820
    @criticaltheory9820 4 года назад

    This was really really helpful! Thank you, Gary

  • @manuelo2898
    @manuelo2898 4 года назад +1

    Very useful. Thank you

  • @INTERBANKDRACO
    @INTERBANKDRACO 3 года назад

    Great video, Extremely helpful

  • @swift71
    @swift71 3 года назад

    thanks for the always useful videos!

  • @Tito1984
    @Tito1984 4 года назад

    Perfect description. Thanks

  • @10stwrld
    @10stwrld 3 года назад

    thanks so much. my iMovie wont allow big files so this helped so much!

  • @jamesmatthews1010
    @jamesmatthews1010 3 года назад

    Love this guy!

  • @isitrainingcenter
    @isitrainingcenter 2 года назад

    GREAT JOB explaining

  • @RickFidelisReed
    @RickFidelisReed 4 года назад

    Awesome and you make it so easy to follow along.

  • @MicahMcLellan
    @MicahMcLellan 3 года назад

    exactly what I needed! Thank you!!!

  • @razielsfire3204
    @razielsfire3204 2 года назад

    This was really helpful! Thanks :)

  • @amolsk86
    @amolsk86 3 года назад +1

    Thank you sir 😊

  • @glacierbreeze8815
    @glacierbreeze8815 3 года назад +1

    Thank you!

  • @patrickdillhunt411
    @patrickdillhunt411 3 года назад

    Is there a way to capture an individual frame within an iphone video with iMovie or another mac friendly app?

  • @erfansyamsuddin5216
    @erfansyamsuddin5216 2 года назад

    Thanks Gary

  • @ichkob517
    @ichkob517 Год назад

    Helpful! Thank you so much

  • @talentedmusicianlive9306
    @talentedmusicianlive9306 2 года назад

    Thank you Gary, really helpful :)

  • @ubeydg
    @ubeydg 4 года назад

    Which software do you use to put smooth cornered square pip video of yourself on the screen?

  • @JayThomasofficial
    @JayThomasofficial 3 года назад

    i love ur videos thanks man cmnd y just saved me from buying a second 2 tb hard drive

  • @leoflowers
    @leoflowers 3 года назад

    extremely informative

  • @SoNowWhat
    @SoNowWhat 5 лет назад

    Gary, when you trim a file and then either save it or export it, will the new file size be smaller than the original (depending on how much you trimmed)? Thanks for another very helpful video.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  5 лет назад

      Yes, naturally a shorter video would be a smaller file.

  • @honestheartedtruthseekerso6864
    @honestheartedtruthseekerso6864 3 года назад

    Thanks so much you made my day

  • @LisaRothstein
    @LisaRothstein 4 года назад

    WOW!! YOu saved me money and time. So easy! THANK YOU!!

  • @yeezy7751
    @yeezy7751 2 года назад

    thank you! so simple, yet took me way too long to figure out lol

  • @stevefury90
    @stevefury90 3 года назад

    This was really useful, thank you.

  • @achraflouch5430
    @achraflouch5430 3 года назад

    Thanks a lot . This is working with some videos , but some other videos it s allowing to edit or to trim ..

  • @mrportfoleyo
    @mrportfoleyo 4 года назад +1

    Excellent and informative.. i need this. thank you!

  • @T4ckyy
    @T4ckyy 3 года назад

    For short, right click the clip or screen recording on your desktop and press trim and save.

  • @jordicowern6632
    @jordicowern6632 4 года назад

    Just a tip, this also works on audio files.

  • @ApneaPlanet
    @ApneaPlanet 5 лет назад

    Hi Gary, hope you find time to answer my question - for just trimming: is this the same function as (on OS Mojave) you have in the finder window? and most important: Is there a quality loss if you trim a video with this??

    • @macmost
      @macmost  5 лет назад +1

      You have more options if you use QuickTime Player, but use whichever you want. There should be no quality loss, but test for yourself to see.

    • @ApneaPlanet
      @ApneaPlanet 5 лет назад

      @@macmost Thanks! About the quality loss - I cannot see any but is this somehow measureable that it is after trimming like original quality?

    • @macmost
      @macmost  5 лет назад +2

      @@ApneaPlanet Lots of ways to test. For instance, trim almost nothing (a second) from a video and compare the size. See if it is only a tiny bit different. But anyway, if "I cannot see any" then what difference does it make?

    • @ApneaPlanet
      @ApneaPlanet 5 лет назад

      @@macmost Thanks a lot!

  • @randomsam2015
    @randomsam2015 4 года назад +1

    Perfect and excellent explanation,,... thank you...

  • @Allbbrz
    @Allbbrz 4 года назад

    Thanks buddy ! That is 100% helpful.

  • @travelwell8098
    @travelwell8098 4 года назад

    This was very helpful!! Thank you!

  • @uecoaching
    @uecoaching 4 года назад

    Super helpful and great clip. Thank you!

  • @steveunderwood5800
    @steveunderwood5800 4 года назад +1

    Hi Gary, I'm really appreciating your daily/weekly subscriber offerings. Do you know if there is a way to batch convert (.mov) files? I've got some high res clips that I'd like to re-save as "Apple1080p" in Quicktime. I know how to do that one at a time, wondering if there's a quicker way for a bunch of files? Thanks!

  • @adeledeasy6484
    @adeledeasy6484 4 года назад

    Such a useful video, thank you!

  • @carlroe3077
    @carlroe3077 5 лет назад

    Using quicklook in Mojave have similar features. Do you happen to know if trimming using quicklook is lossless like using QuickTime? I can't final anything anywhere that talks about that. I need a fast way of trimming clips without losing quality. Thanks! Love your videos.

    • @macmost
      @macmost  5 лет назад

      Yes, it should be lossless.

  • @RedAngelSophia
    @RedAngelSophia 3 года назад +1

    The only complaint that I have with this QuickTime feature is that I am stumbling deaf when I use it. As in -- I can only rely on visual cues to make sure I am placing the start and endpoint correctly. This is only a _slight_ inconvenience where placing the _start_ of my clip is concerned - but _very_ cumbersome where placing the _end_ of my clip is concerned.
    I wish they had the option that would enable me to hear the sound as I move the start-point or the end-point. If only it had this feature, QuickTime would fulfill this purpose PERFECTLY.

  • @Rich7714
    @Rich7714 Год назад

    Great, thanks for the video! Certainly a help!
    @2:04 Is it really lossless when you Save a video? If so, that's great news! (P.S. I'm using the PC version)

    • @macmost
      @macmost  Год назад +1

      Yes, it just clips the ends. Try it and compare.

  • @kevbomb
    @kevbomb 4 года назад +5

    Oh my god. Thank you so much for this. Exactly what I needed

  • @SpaceSleptfr
    @SpaceSleptfr 4 года назад +1

    Is there a way to just trim sections of the video?? And also how do u get the full footage back after trimmer

    • @macmost
      @macmost  4 года назад

      Yes, you can trim sections. Try it. Once you save the new version, the trimmed parts are gone. So make sure you save the original if you think you want it.

    • @SpaceSleptfr
      @SpaceSleptfr 4 года назад

      macmostvideo also when i try uploading a quicktime video to youtube after i press share why does the blue bar immediately go to full bit i just pressed share and it doesnt upload for some reason

    • @SpaceSleptfr
      @SpaceSleptfr 4 года назад

      macmostvideo its making it so hard to upload vids when it doesnt even let me

    • @macmost
      @macmost  4 года назад

      @@SpaceSleptfr Are you using Share, RUclips in QuickTime Player? Never use that or similar things in iMovie, etc. Instead, export to a file and then use RUclips's web interface to upload. That is the best way to do it and gives you all of the options.

    • @SpaceSleptfr
      @SpaceSleptfr 4 года назад

      macmostvideo oooooohhh thank you alot

  • @proddy.g.proddy
    @proddy.g.proddy 3 года назад

    Thank you for this video dude