Apple QuickTime 7 - Manual (Page 30)

30 Chapter 3 Editing and Authoring With QuickTime Pro
Note: By default, the selection markers hide when nothing is selected, making it easy
to determine whether or not a frame is selected. To turn off this option so that the
selection markers appear even when nothing is selected, choose QuickTime Player >
Preferences, click General, and deselect “Hide selection indicators for empty selection.”
Cutting, Copying, or Deleting a Section of a Movie
Selecting and moving, copying, or deleting (trimming) part of a movie is easy in
QuickTime Pro.
To cut, copy, or delete part of a movie:
1 Move the playhead until the desired frame appears, or select the part of the movie you
want to modify (use the In and Out selection markers and the arrow keys).
2 Choose Edit > Copy, Cut, or Delete.
If you choose Copy or Cut, you can paste the selection elsewhere.
3 Position the playhead where you want to paste the selection and choose Edit > Paste.
QuickTime Pro inserts the selection you pasted at the position of the playhead.
You can also delete all parts of a movie that are not selected by choosing Edit > “Trim
to Selection.”
Note: After you delete parts of a movie, the file size stays the same until you choose
File > Save As and select “Save as a self-contained movie.”
Combining Two QuickTime Movies Into One
With QuickTime Pro, you can easily add one movie to another to make one longer
movie.
To combine two movies:
1 In QuickTime Player, choose Edit > Select All to select the entire contents of the first
movie.
2 Choose Edit > Copy, then open the second movie.
3 Move the playhead to the point at which you want to insert the movie (usually the very
beginning or end of the original movie), and choose Edit > Paste.
4 Choose File > Save As to name and save the new movie.
Working With Tracks
A QuickTime movie is made up of one or more “tracks.” Each track stores a particular
kind of data. For example, a QuickTime movie could have a video track, music tracks,
and sound effects tracks.