Destructive editing before and after import

Hi,

I want to permanently (that is, destructively) shorten certain video clips before import to Final Cut Pro X 10.1.3, and in some cases after import.

I use iZotope RX 4 Advanced to do this with audio clips, but I would appreciate advice on what software to use to do this with video clips.

I realize that some people may be inclined to respond to my question by saying that any destructive editing is unwise. I'm happy to read posts about that, but I'm really looking for substantive responses to my question.

Thanks, and Cheers.

Without knowing the media specs of the media you're talking about, a simple way, if you don't need real precision, is to use the QuicKTime player to trim the file. This is actually non-destructive.

Thanks Tom,

The camera is a Leica M (Typ 240) and the format is Motion jpeg.

I'm looking for a way to permanently delete parts of a video clip before and/or after import in the same way that I can use something like iZotope RX to permanently cut/delete part of a .wav audio clip. I don't need precision.

By the way, congratulations on your new book.

No idea. M-JPEG is an old codec that I thinks been deprecated by QuicKTime, which would probably convert it. You can try opening in MPEG Streamclip. You can trim it there and export it into QuickTime in ProRes.

FCPX & QuickTime 7 Pro read Motion JPEG files. Open them in FCPX, set a range, export as ProRes 422 files. Move the original M-JPEG clips to the trash, import the trimmed ProRes files. I'd just do it in QT7Pro.

Thanks Tom and Ben. Really helpful.

Apple Compressor 4 allows you to destructive edit by outputting edits to Apple ProRes 422 files using video pass-through and audio pass-through.

BenB wrote: I'd just do it in QT7Pro.

Used to have QT7 Pro through FCS, which I sold long ago. How do I upgrade now?

Look in your Utilities folder, you should still have it.