I'm shooting some longer videos (15 - 30 minutes) and would like to import to I Movie only the best footage that is taken, currently I'm importing the entire video into I Movie which can be time consuming. Is there a way to cut my MP4 file down to smaller clips prior to importing to I Movie?
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Can I Clip Video Before Importing To I Movie?
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You would need to use another piece of software, and the conversion would take more than the time it would take to import into iMovie.
15-30 minutes is not a long movie, btw. the import should not take that long.
15-30 minutes is not a long movie, btw. the import should not take that long.
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If the file you are working with is starting as an mp4 and is going to stay an mp4 throughout the process try Squared 5 - MPEG Streamclip video converter for Mac and Windows. When saving the file, choose Save as rather than export.
As long as you aren't scaling the video or changing format the saves can be pretty quick. Even if you find that it does not meet your needs for this purpose it can be useful for a number of other things.
As long as you aren't scaling the video or changing format the saves can be pretty quick. Even if you find that it does not meet your needs for this purpose it can be useful for a number of other things.
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