# editing quicktime .mov files

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-quicktime-mov-files/225187>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 19, 2004, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-quicktime-mov-files/225187 "2004-01-19T08:42:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![capnfutile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@capnfutile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capnfutile)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2004, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-quicktime-mov-files/225187/1 "2004-01-19T08:42:29Z")

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I’ve got a digital camera that takes Quicktime .mov files. Invariably, the last second or two needs to be cropped off the end. I’ve googled, forum-searched, and checked [pricelessware.org](http://pricelessware.org) but can’t seem to find a free/shareware utility to edit these. Can anyone suggest an option?

I find it ironic that my $1000 (in 2001) digicam takes video that almost matches the quality of the 8mm camera my Dad had 40 years ago!

Capn

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**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2004, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-quicktime-mov-files/225187/2 "2004-01-19T08:52:25Z")

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I don’t do video editing, but my recently aquired Olympus D-40 has a video “editing” option, which is actually a really basic start/end trimming feature.

Perhaps your camera has something similar.

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2004, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-quicktime-mov-files/225187/3 "2004-01-19T15:09:02Z")

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I found a Shareware program called Quickeditor several years ago. It’s mainly a Mac program but there was a version for Windows and it works OK. It’s not full of bells and whistles, but it allows you to trim, add captions and music, etc.

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**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2004, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-quicktime-mov-files/225187/4 "2004-01-19T18:36:10Z")

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Is $30 too much to pay? If not, Apple’s own [QuickTime Pro](http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/) has some rudimentary editing abilities, including trimming sections off a video.