Fast and Easy Video Editing using QuickTime on a Mac

Perhaps you've known that you can easily remove the beginning or ending of a video using QuickTime. But did you know that you can quickly edit out a section in the middle? Just follow the instructions below.

First open your video in QuickTime:

1. Find your video file
2. Right-click the file
3. From the context menu select Open With > QuickTime Player.

Trim the beginning or end or both

1. In QuickTime select Edit > Trim from the menu
2. You'll now see a series of video frames representing your entire video
3. Drag the yellow handle on either end of the video. The area outside of the yellow handle is the area that will be trimmed.
4. To make a more precise edit, click and hold the handle to see individual frames
5. Click Trim and save your file

Trim from the middle of a video

1. From the menu select View > Show Clips
2. Advance video to where you would like to make the edit
3. From the menu select Edit > Split Clip
4. Click on the new clip that you would like to Trim
5. Drag the yellow handle to shorten the video. The area outside of the yellow handle is the area that will be trimmed.
6. Click Trim
7. Then click Done and save your file