what program should I use to trim video?
Hi Folks,
I need to be able to trim the beginning piece and end piece off of a few video files. I am having a heck of a time finding a program that will simply just let me trim the ends of my videos. I thought it would be such a simple request, but I am having a lot of trouble finding a program that will do just that. I have .mov files and .swf files. Can someone recommend a free program that will simply let me do this? Thanks!
p.s. I am dropping this in MISC. because I couldn't find a video section in the zones
I need to be able to trim the beginning piece and end piece off of a few video files. I am having a heck of a time finding a program that will simply just let me trim the ends of my videos. I thought it would be such a simple request, but I am having a lot of trouble finding a program that will do just that. I have .mov files and .swf files. Can someone recommend a free program that will simply let me do this? Thanks!
p.s. I am dropping this in MISC. because I couldn't find a video section in the zones
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You can try this
OpoSoft Video Editor 7.0
Home Page - http://www.oposoft.com/
link:http://www.filesonic.com/file/1567461911/OpoSoft.Video.Editor.7.0.rar
or
ImTOO Video Editor 2.1.1.0901
Home Page - http://www.imtoo.com/
link: http://www.filesonic.in/file/1879478111
OpoSoft Video Editor 7.0
Home Page - http://www.oposoft.com/
link:http://www.filesonic.com/file/1567461911/OpoSoft.Video.Editor.7.0.rar
or
ImTOO Video Editor 2.1.1.0901
Home Page - http://www.imtoo.com/
link: http://www.filesonic.in/file/1879478111
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I think I am liking oposoft's editor, but I am not finding user guides for it. It looks like its video cutter would be simple to use if I could find a how-to on it. I am waiting for word from its support on where to find it and will return as soon as they get me that info. Thanks!
Hello mrosier,
one thing i do is make all my training videos at 'screen resolution', therefore no scaling or distortion. Check the 'View Demos' button at xgis.com.au to see the quality of SWF as an output filetype.
If you have made other settings like reduced jpeg quality this may also affect output. One thing I never do anymore is try to 'normalise' audio to save output MBs. This distorted the audio quality in previous versions.
for your task however the other solutions come in at 10% the cost
one thing i do is make all my training videos at 'screen resolution', therefore no scaling or distortion. Check the 'View Demos' button at xgis.com.au to see the quality of SWF as an output filetype.
If you have made other settings like reduced jpeg quality this may also affect output. One thing I never do anymore is try to 'normalise' audio to save output MBs. This distorted the audio quality in previous versions.
for your task however the other solutions come in at 10% the cost
Hi mrosier,
You may want to check out this open-source application http://lives.sourceforge.net/
I hope this works for you.
Sincerely,
GirardAndrew
You may want to check out this open-source application http://lives.sourceforge.net/
I hope this works for you.
Sincerely,
GirardAndrew
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Hi XGIS! Yes, I always set the video quality to best available as I am not at all concerned with file size in my output, but that stretching still occurred. It seems to happen a great deal for different programs as well for these videos for some reason.
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the partials are only because my specific videos were slightly distorted when output, BUT I am confident anyone else using it would probably find themselves to be okay with it.
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