Editing and authoring withquicktime pro, Simple editing, Selecting and playing part of a movie – Apple QuickTime 7.2 User Manual

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Editing and Authoring
with QuickTime Pro

Learn how to use QuickTime Pro to edit movies,
manipulate movie tracks, and much more.

Simple Editing

With QuickTime Pro, you can perform movie-editing tasks.

Selecting and Playing Part of a Movie

To perform editing functions such as Copy and Delete, in most cases you need to first
select the desired portion of a movie. (If you don’t select anything, the edit commands
work on the current frame.)

To select a portion of a movie, move the In and Out selection markers. The darkened
area between the two markers indicates the selected portion. To fine-tune the
selection, select a marker and move it with the arrow keys. You can also move the
playhead and press I (for In) or O (for Out) to set the start or end point of the selection,
even while the movie is playing.

To play the selection, choose View > Play Selection Only (so that the checkmark
appears), then click Play. To play the whole movie, choose View > Play Selection again
(to remove the checkmark).

With QuickTime Pro, you can save the movie (choose File > Save) so that the next time
it is opened, only the part you selected plays.

Tip: To move the In or Out marker
to a different position, drag the
playhead to the desired position
(or use the arrow keys), then press
I or O.

In and Out markers,

showing the selected

portion of the movie

The playhead

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