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  • Trim original video

    Posted by Andy Baumgartner on June 6, 2014 at 9:21 pm

    Hi, I’d like to share some clips I’ve created in premiere in their original format for use in another production. Is there a way to “trim” clips instead of exporting to a different coedc, so the quality is not degraded?

    I am using windows and I’d like to avoid using a proprietary intermediate codec, but retain the original quality of the video.

    Thanks!

    Steve Brame replied 11 years, 11 months ago 3 Members · 8 Replies
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  • Steve Brame

    June 6, 2014 at 10:33 pm

    What is your original codec?

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  • Steve Brame

    June 6, 2014 at 10:35 pm

    Also…Mac or PC?

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  • Andy Baumgartner

    June 9, 2014 at 3:49 pm

    Hi, Steve. The original codec is h.264 from a Canon T3i. I have a windows machine, but the person who receives the footage may have a Mac or PC.

    Thanks!

  • Steve Brame

    June 9, 2014 at 4:52 pm

    I use SolveigMM Video Splitter to trim the ends off of footage I sell for stock shot with my T3i.

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  • Alex Udell

    June 9, 2014 at 7:40 pm

    Prelude ought to handle this as well..

    Alex Udell
    Editing, Motion Graphics, and Visual FX

  • Steve Brame

    June 9, 2014 at 7:46 pm

    Prelude doesn’t ‘re-encode’? Nice!

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  • Alex Udell

    June 9, 2014 at 9:20 pm

    May have that wrong.

    I don’t think Prelude will allow you to destructively edit your source.

    You can create partials from source though…

    Alex Udell
    Editing, Motion Graphics, and Visual FX

  • Steve Brame

    June 9, 2014 at 9:49 pm

    Oh well. That’s the beauty of a tool like SolveigMM. The interface is a bit clunky, but if you’re only trimming of the head and tail, it’s not so bad.

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