How to Combine QuickTime Clips on a Mac
Most people shoot short video clips when using their portable camcorders. Combining video clips creates a continuity that is easier to watch than going from one video clip to the other. QuickTime video clips can be quickly and efficiently combined on a Macintosh by using Apple's QuickTime Pro video program. The program is intuitive and no knowledge of editing is required. The process does not alter the original clips in any way, so you don't need to worry about making a mistake and losing any precious memories.
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Instructions
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Download and install the free QuickTime Player from Apple.com/quicktime. Go back to the Apple website and purchase a serial number that will turn QuickTime Player into QuckTime Pro.
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Run the QuickTime Player program. Go to "Quicktime," "Registration" and enter the serial number you have purchased in the window that appears. Close the window by clicking on the "OK" button. Quit the QuickTime program.
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Run the QuickTime Player program that has now been turned into the QuickTime Pro program. Drag a QuickTime video clip to the QuickTime Pro's icon in the dock that is either at the left or bottom of the screen. Wait as the video clip loads into QuickTime Pro. Move the QuickTime Pro window to the left of the screen.
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Drag another QuickTime video clip onto QuickTime Pro's icon. Press "Command-A" to select all of the video in the new QuickTime Pro video window that appears. Press "Command-C" to copy all of the video to the clipboard of the computer. Press "Command-W" to close the window.
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Click on the first QuickTime Pro window to make it active. Press the small "Next" button that is all the way to the right on the playhead control panel to go to way to the end of the first video clip.
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Press "Option-Command-V" to paste the second video clip at the end of the first video clip.
Repeat the process to paste in additional QuickTime video clips so that one follows another.
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Go to "File" "Save As" and name the combined QuickTime video clip in the open space at the top of the window that appears. Click on the "Save" button at the lower right hand side of the window to close the window and save the combined video clips as as single QuickTime video. Quit QuickTime Pro when done and archive or delete the individual QuickTime video clips.
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Tips & Warnings
Don't have other graphics-intensive programs running while combining video clips in QuickTime Pro.
