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Edit MPEG files using QuickTime Player Pro
Authored by: epicycle on Feb 23, '04 12:47:21PM

I am a bit confused, so does this automation run it through the tools just to get it to the point to where you can edit it in QTP? What if you have say 40 seconds in the beginning that you don't want? So after it is processed can you go in and cut out the pieces of the segment you don't want (i.e. commercials)? Sorry for the questions ... I am using some command line tools now for my Replay 5040 and would love to be able to automate a lot of this or at least use a GUI to remove the segments I don't want.

I appreciate the article, kudos!

Sean



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Edit MPEG files using QuickTime Player Pro
Authored by: Mitchell on Feb 23, '04 04:35:28PM
Basically, in a nutshell, the AppleScript I wrote does all the stuff necessary to get you a .mov file, containing your original data, which you can edit reasonably well in QuickTime Player Pro. All you need to do is run the position marker to the beginning of a commercial, Edit --> Select None, then to the end of a commercial, and run the small AppleScript I put in the hint. I can do a one-hour drama's necessary editing in a little over a minute.

Once you have the movie, as edited, transcode it or do whatever you like to put it in a DVD or VCD compatible format.

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