Getting Started
Source: Tom's Guide | Keywords: video, editing, quicktime | Themes: Software
3. Getting Started
In QuickTime Pro, basic editing, such as trimming the beginning and/or ending from a video, is performed directly on the main interface. The Mark In and Mark Out points are set on the timeline, and the trimming is done via the Edit menu. You can also cut frames from a video by selecting them with the Mark In and Mark Out points and by clicking Edit and then Cut. Copying part of a movie and using it to create a new movie is extremely easy — to do that, all you have to do is use the Mark In and Mark Out points to create a selection, copy it and paste it into a new QuickTime Player.
The time display to the left of the timeline can be set to display frames instead of time. You can move frame by frame with your arrow keys and enter a specific frame number with your keyboard. This all amounts to a very straightforward and convenient basic editing process.
TMPGEnc’s interface for basic editing is slightly more complicated. Still, it offers the expected Mark In and Mark Out tools, the ability to move to a specific frame or time and the ability to trim or to cut out a selection. The only process that’s notably easier in QuickTime Pro is that of creating a new movie from cut or copied frames.
Note that TMPGEnc also makes available a power tool that’s not available in QuickTime Pro: the ability to add keyframes at desired intervals via the keyframe tool. Keyframes are frames that are 100% intact, while frames that follow keyframes may remove some pixels and “borrow” replacements from the nearest keyframe. Although this process enhances compression, it can also lead to poor video quality, particularly in scenes where there is a lot of movement. This ability to add keyframes in TMPGEnc is a nice touch.
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Is it just me or do other think this review is poorly researched. The idea is good. But the review picks a $30 to a $99 product. Once the review looked at TMPGEnc at $99, I seriously question the authors judgment and purpose of the review. There are many other products that are cheaper and could provide better overall solution. I am not biased against TMPGEnc. I actually own it along with many other video editing packages, but if the purpose is a low cost easy to use editing package this would not be the first or second choice. When I read this review it sounds like the purpose of the review was to attack Apple's licensing issue which is fine, but if thats the case then just be upfront about it rather then packaging it as some kind of legit review.
Hi Kito,
Thanks for your comment. Would love to see your suggestions of more comparable video suites to QuickTime Pro.
All the best,
Rachel Rosmarin
Editor, Tom's Guide
Sony's Vegas Movie Studio is generally available for $89.99 or even less, and is basically a full-featured video production tool.
XMpeg
VirtualDUB
Agreed. VirtualDub has been a wonderful program and helped me with loads of projects. If we are having a look at $30 and $90 software, why not throw free in there even if just to show that the interface isn't quite as friendly but has similar if not better functionality in many cases.
I didn't mind the article, but think it left out an important segment of the market.
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I think it's funny how the first comment is "Anonymous" and the next by "TGRachel" refers to the previous commenter as "Kito".
wouldn't it have made sense to put the newest build of windows movie maker in there just for the hell of it?
Also since Adobe is the (seemingly) industry leader, it would have been cool to have a look at what features premier pro includes that the others don't. and like the other guys say, a freeware solution would have been pretty cool as well.