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I am a judgment broker that writes a lot of articles. Over the last few years I have copied several VHS tapes onto my computer, so I was able to eventually toss out my old video tapes and VCRs. The Elgato Video Captures solution was what I used. I like high def TV and video the same as anybody, although a good plot and entertainment are even more important to me. Because my cable provider's rented digital video recorder was not a high definition model, I found that I could route the DVR's output, and save the video into my Macintosh using Elgato's software, device, and cabling; just like I did previously, with my old VHS tapes. Of course, I only copy videos to my Macintosh for my individual enjoyment; and I only transfer video which I've either created, or already paid for in one way or another. There's usually more in most movies than I wish to keep or watch. I appreciate having the option for removing certain scenes, commercials, ultra-long closing credits, boring parts, etc. I looked for a simple and cheap video editing program for the Mac. Apple's Final Cut Pro and Adobe's Premiere Elements both provide a free 30-day trial period. However, my requirements were very simple, and I found them both way too complex. All I wanted to do, was to remove certain parts of existing movies. I found that Apple's QuickTime Pro version seven was just right for me. Apple's QuickTime Pro is really cheap and simple, and has only three drawbacks. The first is almost each time Apple comes out with a new version, you need to again spend the full price for that new revision. Drawback number two is their confusing naming, because QuickTime Pro isn't what you actually use. If you purchase QuickTime Pro, what you are actually getting, and will use, is QuickTime Player Pro. The last drawback, that might be a feature for some, is that QuickTime Player Pro is very limited and simple to use. QuickTime Player Pro cannot do precise video editing, however it works well enough for me. The way you start using QuickTime Player Pro to trim video movies, is to open the movies, or drag movies onto the QuickTime Player Pro program. There are two "sliders" on the movie progress track, near the bottom of the video window. Note that you may drag the sliders back and forth. There's two types of simple cuts you can perform using QuickTime Player Pro. You can delete any part of your movie from each side, or the middle. To trim your video, drag the left-hand slider to the beginning of the movie that you want to save or delete, and the right hand slider to the end of what you want to save or delete. The 2 options on what's next are Delete or "trim to selection". Trim to selection, removes everything which is not selected (outside the sliders). Delete, will delete any movie portion that is currently selected (inside the sliders). If you are finished trimming, select File:Save as, saving your trimmed video file, choosing a different name than you starting file. Be sure to select the "self-contained movie" option. You can always throw away the original video file later. Have judgments collected at the best realistic price: http://www.JudgmentBuy.com - Judgment Enforcement. Your easy, free, fastest, and best way to begin getting some money back from recoverable judgments. (Mark Shapiro 408-840-4610) Free, no obligation judgment evaluations.
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