Can you no longer edit mpegs in Quicktime Pro?

airweasel45airweasel45
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in Mac Software edited January 2014
I used to be able to select and drag portions of one mpg to another and then save as a new file, but now that doesn't seem to work. I think it was QT 4 or 5 last time I tried until now. Do you have to use Imovie to do the editing now and then just export to quicktime?

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  • Reply 1 of 5
    mcqmcq Posts: 1,543member
    If it's a muxed mpeg (do a get info while it's opened in quicktime), you'll probably have to demux it into separate audio/video files, and try to copy the audio onto the video track. Look around for mpgtx if you have to do it.
  • Reply 2 of 5
    ipodandimacipodandimac Posts: 3,273member
    final cut pro 4 (not express) allows mpeg2 editing.
  • Reply 3 of 5
    airweasel45airweasel45 Posts: 42member
    How about VOB files? Is there a good utility for converting a VOB into an mpg1 or 2 or avi even?
  • Reply 4 of 5
    mcqmcq Posts: 1,543member
    Do a search on VersionTracker... things like ffmpegX, OpenShiiva may be of use.
  • Reply 5 of 5
    akumulatorakumulator Posts: 1,111member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Airweasel45

    I used to be able to select and drag portions of one mpg to another and then save as a new file, but now that doesn't seem to work. I think it was QT 4 or 5 last time I tried until now. Do you have to use Imovie to do the editing now and then just export to quicktime?



    No... you can still do it. You COPY and the ADD (not paste).
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