Help me cut up a giant video clip - easily!
April 17, 2011 8:29 AM Subscribe
I ripped a DVD of music videos, and now have one giant .m4v file. What's the easiest way to cut it down to separate videos?
I used handbrake to rip it, but the chapters don't correspond to the videos - there are intros, etc. that i don't want. I have access to iMovie and maybe Final Cut Express, but that seems like overkill.
There's gotta be a simpler way, right?
It sounds like he/she's running a mac. iMovie is probably going to be the simplest option for this. If all you're doing is cutting the movie down a bit, FCP is going to definitely be overkill.
posted by thsmchnekllsfascists at 8:41 AM on April 17, 2011
posted by thsmchnekllsfascists at 8:41 AM on April 17, 2011
I think I'd rerip. Handbrake allows for queuing, so as it's doing the first you add the next chapter, etc. Just go ahead and do them all. The videos will be over 25 mb, the intros less. Trash the files you don't want, rename the ones you do.
This would beat opening them in iMove (which will create a much bigger file) and then exporting the part you want, and repeating this.
posted by cjorgensen at 8:48 AM on April 17, 2011
This would beat opening them in iMove (which will create a much bigger file) and then exporting the part you want, and repeating this.
posted by cjorgensen at 8:48 AM on April 17, 2011
How about Quicktime? You can chop up videos with cut, copy, paste in QT.
posted by olecranon at 8:59 AM on April 17, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by olecranon at 8:59 AM on April 17, 2011 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: oops - yes a mac. I see how you can trim in QT and re-save file - not sure how to pull out a shorter clip from the master.
posted by smelvis at 9:38 AM on April 17, 2011
posted by smelvis at 9:38 AM on April 17, 2011
You could use MPEG Streamclip to separate the film into different parts.
posted by neurodoc at 9:43 AM on April 17, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by neurodoc at 9:43 AM on April 17, 2011 [1 favorite]
Best answer: In my experience MPEG Streamclip works a little better than Quicktime for this. To avoid possible audio sync problems, use the "Go to Keyframe" command before setting the in and out point.
posted by mr frosted at 12:00 PM on April 17, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by mr frosted at 12:00 PM on April 17, 2011 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Thanks all -
Yes, ripping it correctly would be the best course - MPEG streamclip did a nice job of slicing and dicing after the fact.
posted by smelvis at 8:16 AM on April 18, 2011
Yes, ripping it correctly would be the best course - MPEG streamclip did a nice job of slicing and dicing after the fact.
posted by smelvis at 8:16 AM on April 18, 2011
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posted by Chocolate Pickle at 8:36 AM on April 17, 2011