Quicktime Pro - get rid of excess file size

Hi,
I have FCS2 on some computers, but not on others (licensing) so I want to use Qt Pro to do simple editing on those.. mainly to cut off extra blank footage when I capture too much from an analog source.
I know how to edit the footage in QT Pro, but even though the finder shows the new duration, and if I import it into FCP it shows the new duration, the finder shows the file size as the original huge size..
Eg. I capture a 30 min tape, but let the capture run for 2 hrs say.. So the DV codec file I have is 25 Gb or so.. I edit it down to the 30 mins, and it shows in Finder as having this new 30 min duration, but the Finder also says the 30 min file is still 25GB.
I understand non-destructive editing in FCP, and one can use Media Management to get rid of the excess footage.. (to kinda make it destructive..?)
Is Quicktime Pro a non-destructive editor only? I'd love it if someone could tell em that it's not... that with a certain quick action or two I could scuttle the excess footage without having to go through an export scenario..
Pete

Is Quicktime Pro a non-destructive editor only?
No, not as long as you trim the content to your selection and then saved the result as a separate, independent file. (Most use the "standalone" option here and either archive or delete the original content.)
I know how to edit the footage in QT Pro, but even though the finder shows the new duration, and if I import it into FCP it shows the new duration, the finder shows the file size as the original huge size..
Just ran a quick test on my system (G5 2.0 PPC under Leopard 10.5.8 using QT Pro 7.6.4 and FCP v6.0.6) with the result that the Finder Info, QT 7 Inspector, and FCP Properties windows all agreed that the trimmed content file was indeed smaller (in my case about half the size) than my original file.

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