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Extract audio from any video file on a Mac

Ever wanted to extract the audio from a movie or video file so you could import it into iTunes or burn it on a CD? There are actually a number of ways to accomplish this task on your Mac! Let’s say you’re a parent who took a home movie of your child during…

Extract audio from any video file on a Mac
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How holding the Option key unleashes features in QuickTime X

Now that we’ve all had some time to get used to QuickTime X in Mac OS X Snow Leopard, let’s dig a little deeper into the new software. One way to do that is simply to press the Option key. It’s always fun to find little goodies that reveal…

How holding the Option key unleashes features in QuickTime X
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An introduction to Snow Leopard’s all-new QuickTime X player

Perhaps the most radical and obvious change in Mac OS X Snow Leopard is the totally revamped QuickTime X player. Taking what they learned from the iPhone’s media player, Apple has started with a clean slate on the Mac side…

An introduction to Snow Leopard's all-new QuickTime X player
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Merge multiple video files using the free version of QuickTime

If you’ve always wanted a simple way to combine movies into a single file, look no further than QuickTime Player. There’s no need to buy the Pro version — the bundled free version is fully capable of handling the task. A lot of times when you’re…

Merge multiple video files using the free version of QuickTime
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How to choose your own video thumbnails in Mac OS X with QT

When Mac OS X automatically generates thumbnails for your videos, sometimes it gives you a dud. If you want to choose a frame that better represents the contents of a video, it’s easy to do using Quicktime. Browsing the videos saved on your…

How to choose your own video thumbnails in Mac OS X with QT
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Control Quicktime playback with convenient keyboard shortcuts

Some hard-core computer users never take their hands off the keyboard. While most people don’t necessarily need to go that far, using these keyboard shortcuts to control media playback in Quicktime can prove…

Control Quicktime playback with convenient keyboard shortcuts
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