How to Edit Video on MacBook with the Help of Quicktime – Guide
Mac users intimidated by sophisticated video editing tools can easily cut movies with QuickTime Player, a pre-installed program on their computers. QuickTime Player allows users to play, record, edit and share movies and photos. Cutting a movie is simple and lets you change the length of any video from start to finish. Here’s how to use it.
How to cut a video on Mac using QuickTime Player
QuickTime Player can be launched by users.
To locate QuickTime, users can search for it with Spotlight or open the Finder app in their Dock and select “Applications” from the left-hand menu.
To open a video file on your Mac, launch QuickTime and select “Open File…” from the File menu.
To edit a video, select “Edit” from the top menu.
Select “Cut” from the drop-down menu or press “command” and “T” on your keyboard to complete the task.
Trim your video by dragging the yellow handles to select the desired duration - everything inside will stay, while anything outside will be cut.
Cropping your video is easy: simply select “Crop” on the right and preview your progress with the play icon.
To finish a movie, click “File” and then “Save…” in the top menu bar.
Save the cropped video to your computer by giving it a name and clicking “Save”.
Final note
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