Quicktime Question
I am assuming a quicktime question belongs in Digital Hub, if I have gotten it wrong I can also assume that a mod will move it.
Thank you Mod if it has been moved.
Anyway, I have QTpro, and I was wondering if it was possible to open a number of quicktime files in one window, so that they can play back to back.
Or do I have to go into FCP and put them all into a movie and then render that out?
It would be a lot easier if I could do the former and not have to worry about the latter.
Les.
Thank you Mod if it has been moved.
Anyway, I have QTpro, and I was wondering if it was possible to open a number of quicktime files in one window, so that they can play back to back.
Or do I have to go into FCP and put them all into a movie and then render that out?
It would be a lot easier if I could do the former and not have to worry about the latter.
Les.
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I've paid the extra money for QuickTime Pro, but the only thing that seems to have changed is that I don't get the annoying "Upgrade to QuickTime Pro" dialog anymore.
Other than that, I've noticed nothing new. I can't figure out how to get at any of the editing features.
Should I have a new "QuickTime Pro" app somewhere? Should I just use QuickTime player, but expect new editing features or menus or buttons to appear?
Originally posted by shetline
As long as QuickTime questions are being asked...
I've paid the extra money for QuickTime Pro, but the only thing that seems to have changed is that I don't get the annoying "Upgrade to QuickTime Pro" dialog anymore.
Other than that, I've noticed nothing new. I can't figure out how to get at any of the editing features.
Should I have a new "QuickTime Pro" app somewhere? Should I just use QuickTime player, but expect new editing features or menus or buttons to appear?
I don't know what "editing" features you were looking for, but you can do some serious editing with the application. If you look under the Edit menu there are a ton of options that are enabled when you get Pro. Similarly, you can take advantage of all of interactive features like text tracks, flash tracks, QTVR tracks, and so one and so on. Apple's QuickTime developer page has a ton of great resources to use QT Pro.
I'm spending too much time here at AI. I think I need to take a step outside.8)
I also wanted to do it with all the Clone Wars cartoon episodes. Put them all together and them burn them to a dvd and them sell them on the street corner.... Oops, did I say that out loud?
Originally posted by Bill M
QuickTime Pro player only allows for *.MOV files editing, that is, copy/paste stuff. It won't work for *.mpg or other file formats. If you need to string together a bunch of *mpg files, you will have to convert them (Export) to *.MOV with QT Player.
Not true. You can also edit .avi and some .mpg (if they aren't protected).
But... but... you can edit protected mpgs with QuickTime V.4. Heh. T's why I still have QuickTime V.4 installed. And yes it runs very well alongside QuickTime V6.5
Originally posted by shetline
Should I have a new "QuickTime Pro" app somewhere? Should I just use QuickTime player, but expect new editing features or menus or buttons to appear?
It's the same app shetline. All QuickTime Pro does is unlock features to the same app - QuickTime.
What Pro does is give you the ability to edit content, play Full Screen and so on.
Originally posted by onlooker
Actually, some people protect their movies, and you can't copy paste them together anymore. I tried to do it recently with some pR0n clips that were segmented. I was p*ssed. I really wanted to put them all back together.
My friend discovered that you can use the cat command in the terminal to join some video files for exactly this purpose.
Originally posted by iBrowse
My friend discovered that you can use the cat command in the terminal to join some video files for exactly this purpose.
Give me an example of how to do this please.
Say I have a folder of 10 .avi files, all named "clip001.avi" to "clip010.avi". How do I cat them into a new file?
(nothing like that "I did it myself" feeling}
man cat
Originally posted by BuonRotto
Applescript is your friend. See the "Play Movies" script that's in the colection. It's a droplet that plays movies in sequential order with a few other options if you double-click the script instead.
I was about to kiss you... I changed my mind.
This applescript has too many quirks. It does not play all clips seamlessly as if they where all part of the same movie. As each clips ends the window closes then another opens with the next clip. If you want to see it full screen... when the damn clip ends, the next clip goes back to the prefs size and the prefs size does not give you a full screen choice.
Setting your prefs so as to not to have a continuation query before each clip is great if you watch the entire clip collection. If you decide you want to end in somewhere in between you are then stuck with closing e a c h and e v e r y u n p l a y e d c l i p.
I know, i know, whaaaaaaaaaa, whaaaaaaaaa whaaaaaaaa.
I'll pass.
Originally posted by \\/\\/ickes
(nothing like that "I did it myself" feeling}
Code:
man cat
Dont ya just love these sudo (no pun intended) Unix gurus who make simplistic statements like "man foo". Wow. I am SO enlightened, oh great one.
No shit. I know how to use the man pages. I have a BA is CS. Now, back on topic please...
My questions was specific to this Forum topic (QUICKTIME). Not a "Genuis Bar" or OS X topic. I need to understand how the cat command works specifically with multimedia content and various movie formats. I cant seem to cat any of my video files and wanted some more input from the poster I quoted who was experimenting with the cat command (iBrowse), not a random reply from people saying "man cat", and leaving.
\\/\\/ickes: If you have tips and tricks specific to concatation of multimedia files, please help us out and chime in. I would appreciate it. But please refrain from the bumper sticker mentality "RTFM" posts. :0)
Originally posted by iPeon
I was about to kiss you... I changed my mind.
I'll pass.
Well, I didn't much effort into my reply. But still, it's AppleScript! Go into the script editor and see what you can do with it, ya lazy bum!
The cat command does not "work specifically with multimedia content and various movie formats"; some file formats can be concatenated (MPEG) and some cannot (AVI, MOV).
You can use VLC playlists to play multiple videos back-to-back in the same window with no editing.