The summary of ‘Easily Trimming Video Files With QuickTime Player’

The video demonstrates how to edit videos using QuickTime Player on a Mac, focusing on trimming and splitting clips. QuickTime Player allows users to precisely adjust the start, end, and middle sections of a video. Trimming maintains the original video quality when saved, while splitting and deleting sections require exporting the video in a standard format. Features like merging videos are also available in QuickTime Player. Additionally, the Photos app provides options for precise video length adjustments without altering the original file. The Undo function allows for reverting changes during the editing process.

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In this part of the video, the creator demonstrates how to trim videos using QuickTime Player on a Mac. You can trim the beginning, end, or middle sections of a video using the Edit > Trim option or Command T shortcut. The yellow box indicates the selected trimming area, which can be adjusted precisely by clicking and holding. Additionally, the Split Clip feature (Command Y) allows you to cut sections from the middle of the video. QuickTime Player offers basic editing capabilities, such as trimming and splitting clips, but has limited export options, preserving the original video quality when saving the trimmed version. The Undo function allows you to revert the trimming changes.

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In this segment of the video, the speaker demonstrates using QuickTime Player to edit videos by splitting and deleting sections. They mention that once a clip is split and a section is removed, it cannot be saved like with trimming, and the video needs to be exported in a standard format. The speaker also discusses the ability to merge videos in QuickTime Player and mentions that trimming videos is possible in the Photos app as well, allowing for precise adjustments to video length without permanently changing the original file.