How to remove commercials from a movie
with MacVCD X
Mac OS X Video Media Player
MacVCD X allows you to create a small file containing references to sections of a movie that is stored separately. This is called a Movie File. You can use this feature to create a movie file that will play your without the commercials from a VCD or QuickTime movie. This will create a very small file containing references all the parts of the movie, skipping over the commercials. You will need to insert the VCD into the drive (or open the QuickTime movie) to play the movie clip file.
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Requirements
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Instructions
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To run MacVCD X, double click the MacVCD X icon.
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Play the movie and then Pause it. (For step-by-step instructions for your movie type, see the Tutorial Menu to the left.)
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If you are in Full Screen Mode, toggle to small Movie Size (Edit>Toggle Full Scree). This will allow you to see both windows you'll be working with at the same time.
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From the File menu, select New to create a new movie file.
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From the first movie window, select the entire movie using the Select All option from the Edit Menu (Edit > Select All). For more information on the editing commands, refer to the “Appendix A – Controls” section of the MacVCD X Read Me (.pdf).
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Click in the second movie window and from the Edit menu, select Pase (Edit > Paste). You've now pasted the entire movie in to the second movie screen.
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In the second movie window, find the first commerical. Select the entire commercial by holding down the Shift key and then click and drag in the movie controller.
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Then Clear the selection using Edit > Clear.
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Repeat steps 7 through 8 for each commercial you want to delete from your new movie.
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From the File menu, select Save As Movie File.
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To play the movie, insert the VCD into the drive (or open the movie), then open the clip file and play it.
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Notes
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- For more detailed information about MacVCD X for Mac OS X, refer to the
- MacVCD X can play almost every movie, including AVI, DV, DivX, VCD, mov, Quicktime, mpeg, SVCD, WMV, XSVCD, SVCD and XviD. For more detailed information about how to play your movie type, see the MacVCD X Tutorial Menu to the left
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