
#CLIPWRAP PREMEIRE MP4#
From here, you can either Export to a variety of different formats (the various File->Export options), but you can also select File->Save As… ( ⌘-S) to save the clipped video without re-encoding (be sure to select MP4 as the filetype). Once you’ve set In and Out points, select Edit->Trim from the menu, or press ⌘-T (on a Mac) to trim the video, and you’re left with a video that contains only the part of the clip you want.

MPEG Streamclip allows quick trimming of videos by setting of In and Out points. This does little to help causal editors who might only want to do things like trim a long clip before sharing the video to social media, or quickly cut a few clips together into an edited video.įor simple trimming (and much more), I recommend downloading the free app, MPEG Streamclip , which is available in both Mac and Windows versions. Higher-end tools like Adobe Premiere Pro CC can export in ways that minimize re-encoding Adobe calls this Smart Rendering, and it only works with certain codecs and containers (for example, ProRes in Quicktime). One issue is that most video editors force video re-encoding upon export, which results in potentially-long render times as well as degradation in quality.

Simple video editing can be frustrating for content creators whom aren’t familiar with the process, and even people who work with video every day can struggle to find the right tools to accomplish quick edits.
