need something for editing. please help

[marcel-v]

hi all, i have made some tv recordings that i have now stored as mp4 video files and am just wondering what the best software would be to edit out commercials etc.. i have quicktime pro and imovie already. is there a simple way to just cut the commercials out without then recoding the whole file and consequently lose video quality???

thanks you :)

[r.j.s]

Quicktime pro will do it, just set the in out for start/ end of commercials and cut them out - then save. It will not re-encode the file.

[marcel-v]

Quicktime pro will do it, just set the in out for start/ end of commercials and cut them out - then save. It will not re-encode the file.

ok thanks, but how do i actually select the part i want to delete? there is only one scroll bar.

[marcel-v]

also, i'm not quite sure why but with some of my recordings there is no sound and quicktime prompts me to download some additional components. does anyone know what those are?? i already have divx

[OttawaGuy]

Drag the little triangles at the bottom The one on the left is the in point and the one on the right is the out point.

http://support.arkaos.net/gfx/qt_screen.jpg

[marcel-v]

thanks for your effort, i i dont have an in and out bar though, just the scroll.

[r.j.s]

You dont have two little hash marks at the beginning of the clip? You should. Anyway, you can also mark the in by pressing I and out by pressing O.

[r.j.s]

also, i'm not quite sure why but with some of my recordings there is no sound and quicktime prompts me to download some additional components. does anyone know what those are?? i already have divx

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