What's the easiest way to get the commercials out from my captured video?

[sonictonic]

I've got some old TV stuff off of my DVR finally and before I put it in my iTunes library I want to get rid of the commercials. What's the EASIEST way to do this? Should I buy Quicktime Pro?

Thanks!

 

[ebel3003]

You can probably use iMovie's "Split at playhead" function and then delete the segments out of the video. I believe it's only in iMovie HD, though.

 

[sonictonic]

Thanks for the reply... but I don't have iMovie HD anymore, I have the new iMovie. Also having never used either program really, would that still be easiest? I'd love if I could just "cut" the pieces out where commercials are, easily. I thought I heard QT Pro can do it but I need to be sure before I buy the key since this is the main reason I'd be buying it...

 

[mackindergarten]

Hi,

QT Pro can do it (see the QT Pro user's manual at Apple).

There is also the free MPEG Streamclip, available here.

Hope this will do it for you.
/Rupert

 

[sonictonic]

Great, thanks very much!