Have to go to QuickTime Pro just to crop videos?

Just venting here -- not likely anyone can offer any suggestions.
Very disappointed to find that I will have to spend $60 ($30 for me and $30 for my 93-year-old dad) just to crop off the beginning and end of the MP4 videos that we load onto our PCs from our new Kodak cameras. (The cameras were only $65 each, which was the only reason I could afford them.) Bought the cameras for myself and my dad this spring, but most of our videos are of wildlife and pets. That means waiting before and after the animal does something interesting, and that means cropping the beginning and end. With our old Kodak cameras (videos were .mov format) we could do that with basic QuickTime, but not anymore. Apparently gotta go Pro just to make basic cuts. Phooey!
Actually, I don't expect Apple to give away everything free, and wouldn't mind paying something for basic editing options. But Pro isn't basic, and it isn't cheap, especially considering I'd have to pay for it twice.
IMO, Apple should offer a cheaper version that just does the basics.
Not happy with Apple right now.

99 tracks?
While most people may npt ever use all of the possible track allocations, it is still nicle to have the capability available. Here is an example of the most tracks I've ever used for a homemade movie file (which requires QT 7 for playback). It was a Christmas Card I posted for my relatives several years ago...
http://idisk.me.com/jrwalker4-Public/ChristmasCard.mov
It sounds like QT Pro is being left to stagnate if it only works with QT 7. Or maybe they are just in the middle of readying a new version.
The current version of QT 7 Pro is the product of nearly two decades of development. Unfortunately, it is based on "old" technology which is being phased out in favor of QT X's "new" technology which is still in its infancy as it continues to be developed over the next decade. Possibly in another 10-15 years, it may (or may not) include (?most?) of QT 7 Pro's current features—but frankly, I doubt it.

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