Quicktime Pro editing capabilities?

Using a VHS-to-DVD burner, I copied some short films I made in college (i.e. no copyright issues). I'd like to cut the test patterns I have at either end, and I'd like to lighten some of the footage. The files are VOB format. Can QuickTime Pro do this?
I also have some MPG files I'd like to lighten and/or boost the audio on. Does it do that?
Thanks --
Christine

I really appreciate all of your help and advice, onetime!
Just to be sure I'm understanding the instrux:
* I use Handbrake to export to mp4, selecting "large file size" and "constant quality 65%" (or are those options in Quicktime Pro?)
* In Quicktime Pro, can cut the footage using sliders, and then there's an export function called "mpeg4 passthrough," which saves it as a higher-quality mp4 file.
* To brighten, I would re-save it as an MOV (using handbrake?), and in QuickTime Pro I'd reopen it and use filters to adjust brightness/contrast.
Sorry if these questions sound dumb -- I have not yet purchased QuickTime Pro because I wanted to be sure it would be usable for my purposes before I did, and so I don't know what the interface is like.
Also, just curious -- do you know why one couldn't brighten footage in the same step and/or format as when one cuts footage in QuickTime Pro? To me, the analogy would be adjusting the color of a JPEG in Photoshop, then having to close and save to a GIF before you could reopen it and use the cloning tool or something. Just wondering why you can't do all your work in one go.
With much appreciation,
Christine

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Will QuickTime Pro Edit mp4?
Yes, but it may not be the best solution in all work flows. Converting and then clipping into segments is a viable solution that will save the final product as an .mov file even though the movie is still in its original format. Reversing the work flow, however, and clipping the file into segments first is not very accurate owing to the way in which the sequential blocks of audio and video data are stored in the file.
Every video is included in the one file. I want to break the videos down individually for my iPod. I don't mind spending the $30 to upgrade my QuickTime to pro it it will allow me to do this. If not, does anybosy know another program ($50 or less) that will?
A cheaper and perhaps better solution would be to dowload the free Windows version of MPEG Streamclip and use it. Since it employs an MPEG based player/editor window, you can accurately set in and out points for the decrypted VOB and convert the segments directly to individual iPod compatible files. In addition, filters are available to change brightness, contrast, saturation, and/or volume, as well as, custom cropping with improved scaling as part of the conversion process. In some ways, it is also easier to use than QT Pro.
I've also read some user reviews on QuickTime. Are there a lot of bugs/issues with Windows XP?
If you really don't want to use Apple's QT tools, MPEG Streamclip for windows will also use the QT Alternate software instead. I personally don't find QT to be "buggy" to any real degree. Most of my problem have been traced to use of the QT H.264 codec at low video data rates. The "predictor-corrector" routines appear to be written for use at higher data rates (my guess would be in the 2.0 mbps to 5.0 mbps range) and so tend to be slow to "clamp" video data rate excursions in excess of user settings below 1.0-1.5 mbps with certain vintage video content. As I use the Mac version, I'm stuck with QT 7 and simply make adjustments as needed for a 100% conversion success rate for the nearly 400 videos currently on my iPod.

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i just had a quick question, does quicktime Pro edit movies?? my main interest is in aligning dialogue and scenes. i downloaded a few videos off of google video and the sound is 2 seconds ahead of the picture, so was just curious if this could edit that or if any other programs can me recommended
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I was new to the program and studied the possibilities by doing it.
I'm not aware of a tutorial that explain in detail what to do.
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iMovie is a digital video editing app. If you add a still image to 10 seconds of audio it becomes 300 "copies" (30 fps) of the file.
QuickTime Pro allows you to keep the total file size much lower by using just the data from your source image file (say 30KB's) as it doesn't convert your single image into a "time" like video.
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Both of these examples have a total file size lower than the original audio source file.
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Quicktime Pro edits like "cut" lossless? No re-encoding, re-compression...?

Hi,
Does importing, for example, a Motion JPEG file into Quicktime Pro to remove a segment in the middle, or cut off material from the ends, leave all original settings (compression, quality, etc.) intact?
Or might it change settings to match those in Quicktime Preferences or re-encode in some way?
From playing with the app:
It looked to me that "Save" only changes how the file is played, skipping the "cut" segments, as the file size is the same.
"Save-as a self contained movie" appears to actually remove the cut material as file size decreases. No mention is made of settings.
Export seems to re-encode etc., as many options are presented - and the original format in the example, Motion-JPEG, is not even one of them.
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Does importing, for example, a Motion JPEG file into Quicktime Pro to remove a segment in the middle, or cut off material from the ends, leave all original settings (compression, quality, etc.) intact?
Yes. Even the file container remains unchanged.
Or might it change settings to match those in Quicktime Preferences or re-encode in some way?
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It looked to me that "Save" only changes how the file is played, skipping the "cut" segments, as the file size is the same.
This is essentially true. Basically, the blocks of data are just "re-linked" to "skip" the unwanted segment. The file container size is not changed and the "skipped" data remains essentially present but no longer accessible.
"Save-as a self contained movie" appears to actually remove the cut material as file size decreases. No mention is made of settings.
In this case, an entirely new MOV (generic QT) file container is created and the "retined" data is "copied" from the original file to the new one. The file is smaller because the "skipped" data is not copied. Original compression formats (i.e., a copy of the very same data) is contained in the new file. A "Reference" file does something similar. However, it does not actually copy the actual data from one file to the new file. Instead, it mearly copies pointers to the original data allowing you to create one or more playback variations of the original file. This can be a handy expedient when creating "what if" versions of the same master file since the references files are much smaller than the original file. The only thing you have to remember is that the original file cannot be deleted since the "reference" file only contains instructions as to how the original file is to be played back in some "modified" manner.
Export seems to re-encode etc., as many options are presented - and the original format in the example, Motion-JPEG, is not even one of them.
Correct. In this case, the original data is re-compressed as a new file and in a new container. Remember, however, that re-compressing data does not enhance or improve quality since it can't add or create details lost during previous compression. It can, however, reduce further loss of details/quality by selectively using a low compression format which retains all/most of the detail/quality in the source file. This is often done where a user wants to edit highly compressed data which cannot be edited natively in the original compression format otherwise.

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