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I'm looking for a tool that will allow me to edit (cut up, move clips, etc) real media movie files.
Moviemaker, Ulead and Pinnacle won't accept the file.
Any tips please.

This post has been edited by Mischcabob: 10 October 2005 - 06:19 PM

did u try sony vegas i think it can edit .mov files or try river past video cleaner/converter cleaner edits .mov 4 sure converter for converting to avi and then using movie maker

Being Quicktime is proprietary... little choice. Quicktime Pro does have simple editing capabilities so might be easier sticking with native app.

I offer you to use Capturewizard program or another capture screen program.You can find them by searching at the Download com.

Thank you all.
And now I show what a total newbie (and dumbass) I am: I wrote Quick Time - what I mean is REAL Video.

How can I edit REAL video? If I need to covert it first please suggest best program for a dumbass newbie!
Thanks again.

Next time use REPORT button and will gladly edit your post.

Real video is not a great format to work with for editing since meant for streaming.
Try converting to a standard format i.e. MPG, AVI for editing. AVSVideoConverter 2.4 should work:
http://www.softforall.com/Multimedia/Video...ter07070023.htm

Thanks for the tip. I were going to convert a Real video for later editing in Windows Moviemaker (which I find quick and simple and gives a fair result - as long as you don't use the 'Save as best for my computer' option which is far from the best) what should I convert it into - or doesn't it matter? Obviously I want to lose the least resolution/clearity/smoothness as possible from the origional.

And while we're at it - and you certainly seem to know your onions 'cos I've seen a lot of your help to other people on this forum - how about this: I have a video file that shows up as a WMV and plays on everything; it has a beginning, middle and end; i want to chop off the beginning and the end and keep the middle: is there any way that I can do this without copying/rendering or whatever. What I mean is, if I run it through Moviemaker I can chop it up but the result will be a copy - right? Is there a tool that just chops bits off leaving the origional un-sullied? Am I explaining myself?

Thanks again.

Posted this 'cos last time I checked, my previous post seemed not to have registered and Mischcabob appears as the last poster to the thread. Let's see if this wakes the system up.

Since you are new to editing, Movie MAker is a good place to start. WMV being MS native format, you may be stuck with exporting in that format. As long as you want to stick with playing video on PC, WMV is good format. Size of file vs quality will will always be a tradeoff. Unless you are using lossless codec, you will always lose some quality during conversion.

Good luck!

Not new exactly - I've been using Moviemaker and Pinnacle for a good while and recently had a crack at the Ulead 9 demo (which I found fiddly and slow responding but gave a whopping file size output) - it's just that I'm coming up against some new formats and situations.
I'd certainly say I was new to converting and new to understanding codecs. But I need to output a burnable product (using Nero Reloaded, whether that's a good or a bad thing) - not just play on the pc. But as a lot of what I'm doing started out as Vhs I'm thankfull for the quality I can get from anywhere.
'Lossless codecs' sounds an interesting proposition.
Thanks for your help.