[MacDV] Re: Eye TV editing question

[Dennis R. Cohen]

On 5/14/07 at 7:58 AM, Jack Hodgson <jack.hodgson at okstate.edu>
transmitted the following electronic message:

>
>I recorded a special on PBS with Eye TV that I want to burn to DVD.
>
>I can burn it directly to DVD with Toast, however, I'd like to trim a  
>few minutes of promos from the beginning and the end so it's just the  
>program I recorded.
>
>I have Toast Titanium 8, FCP, iMovie, and Quicktime available.
>
>Suggestions?
>
>Thanks,

Use the EyeTV software to trim off the unwanted segments, choose
"Compact" from the action menu popup at the bottom right of the editing
window, then burn the compacted recording. (Toast doesn't get the "in"
and "out" points right if you don't compact, at least in my experience.)

-- 
Dennis R. Cohen