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Quicktime Pro Video Recovery
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Context: When I use in and out points in quicktime pro, I can select a part of a video clip and select "Trim to Selection". That then cuts down the length of the video.
After saving the video and closing the file, I cannot undo that trim (which seems natural), BUT the file size remains the same. Quicktime's inspector tells me it is a smaller file. Finder tells me that the file is still the same size that it was before the trim.
Question: Is there any way to recover the full video?
Motive: I have lost something (that I really really love) by accidentally trimming it, and I can't undo it. Apparently the data for the entire clip is still on my disk.
Perhaps even a reference to the best place to ask this question would also be great. Thanks so much.
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I made the same mistake, I trimmed to selection and, I don't know how, I lost part of the video.
If you find a way to recover the original file - because the size still the same - I beg you to tell me!
Thank you
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Columbus, OH
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Originally Posted by joelisfar
Context: When I use in and out points in quicktime pro, I can select a part of a video clip and select "Trim to Selection". That then cuts down the length of the video.
After saving the video and closing the file, I cannot undo that trim (which seems natural), BUT the file size remains the same. Quicktime's inspector tells me it is a smaller file. Finder tells me that the file is still the same size that it was before the trim.
Question: Is there any way to recover the full video?
Motive: I have lost something (that I really really love) by accidentally trimming it, and I can't undo it. Apparently the data for the entire clip is still on my disk.
Perhaps even a reference to the best place to ask this question would also be great. Thanks so much.
Restore from your backup. You don't edit the original, do you?
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Join Date: May 2005
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It won't help you now, but I use MPEG Streamclip for editing. It slices and dices clips with ease and allows multiple undo's. And it won't harm the original clip. It's also great for assembling clips.
Apple - Downloads - Video - MPEG Streamclip
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The issue was just a one-time incident. For actual video editing I use Final Cut, this was just me messing with quicktime, actually testing different export settings. I shortened a video clip in quicktime for an export but then I messed it up.
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Originally Posted by sofia_passosbaptista
I made the same mistake, I trimmed to selection and, I don't know how, I lost part of the video.
If you find a way to recover the original file - because the size still the same - I beg you to tell me!
Thank you
unfortunately, though I posted this in three different places (months ago), I found no answer to my issue! I really hope you can find an answer though, maybe you'll look harder than I did.
I definitely will let you know if I find the answer.
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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Originally Posted by Sourbook
It won't help you now, but I use MPEG Streamclip for editing. It slices and dices clips with ease and allows multiple undo's. And it won't harm the original clip. It's also great for assembling clips.
Apple - Downloads - Video - MPEG Streamclip
Great suggestion. MPEG Streamclip is probably the highest quality freeware app on the planet.
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