Questions tagged [video]
Video is series of still images played back at high speed to give the appearance of something moving.
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How can I watch an AVI file on my iPhone?
I understand that the bundled apps for iPhone does not support AVI files. However, I have lots of these files which I want to watch on my iPhone.
Can you suggest a streamlined, automatic way of ...
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Recording video on mac without mirror inversion
What's the best way to record a video on Mac without the camera flipping right and left?
QuickTime doesn't seem to have this option. I tried QCamera as it was posted as the answer to a similar ...
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Record video while playing TV on Jio Phone
I connect my iPhone to the AUX cable in my car and play TV. This one time I wanted to video record, but when I switch to the video camera, it turns my TV off.
Is there anyway to record video on ...
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Can I watch 3D movies on my Mac?
Can I watch 3D movies on my Mac? If not, can I just watch them normally in 2D (not having 2 pictures side by side).
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OSX / Chrome keeps jumping back to video when in fullscreen
When I am playing a video in google chrome on fullscreen, for example netflix or a youtube video, my macbook seems very determined to keep me focused on that video.
If I try to go to any other ...
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Are there video players that display milliseconds on Mac?
I need to view a video in "mp4" format with an accuracy of minutes, seconds and milliseconds for a specific task - analysis.
Operating system: macOS Catalina, version: 10.15.7
As I ...
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Software for splitting or trimming MP4 video without transcoding
I occasionally need to trim an MP4 video or split a clip out of the middle. Up to now I've been using a great app called MPEG Streamclip which has all the features I want:
super light weight, opens ...
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Split audio and video into two separate files
Is there a way (I'm thinking using QuickTime perhaps) of taking a video+audio file and splitting it into two separate files, one of just the video, and one of just the audio? I know that in Finder, ...
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Is it possible to record iMovie voice over with AirPods?
I'm using iMovie 10.1.9 on High Sierra. My AirPods are paired and all of my audio is playing through them but I am unable to choose them to record a voice over in iMovie. I've even set them as the ...
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How to move all iPhoto video files to an external disk or a NAS?
The main harddrive of my MacBook Pro is filling up. So I need to move some files to an external medium.
I use iPhoto to import my photos and (HD) videos from my digital camera. I want to keep all my ...
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Why does handBrake rotate my original videos?
tl;dr stop hanbrake from rotating my original videos once it compresses them.
I know that similar questions about rotating have been asked, but they are more in the lines of "how do I rotate a video"....
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Subtitles in videos don't appear on iPad?
I've searched around for an answer to this, but I can't seem to find it. Perhaps someone here can help?
I've created several M4V files through Handbrake from a DVD I own, and added them to iTunes. ...
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What format and encoding does iPhone save video clips in?
Using the default Photo/Video application. Tried to find any info regarding this on Apple's web site with no success. Does anyone have the specs on this?
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Send iPhone slow-mo video to non-iPhone user
I recorded a slow motion video on my iPhone and I can play it back on my phone just fine (with the slow-motion effect), but when I text the video to someone who has an Android phone, they don't see ...
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Show thumbnails of AVI and WMV files in finder
In OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, I could view thumbnails/previews of .wmv and .avi files in Finder through the software Flip4Mac. However in Mavericks, I cannot see previews although I've installed the ...
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How to prevent html5 videos from using built in mac fullscreen
The mac fullscreen mode has a slow animation which I have tried disabling but it seems that there is no way to do that as of now, so my question is, does anyone know of a way to disable html5 videos ...
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Cannot import video into iMovie
I have an avi file that takes 350mb; I go into iMovie and i create a new project, then i create a new event and then i click on import video, i go to the right directory, to the avi file and click on ...
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How can I cut down on the size of iMovie Library.imovielibrary?
I recently noticed that the file at ~/Movies/iMovie Library.imovielibrary is taking up an awful lot of space:
Is there a way to make it smaller? I don't have anything important in iMovie - what ...
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How can I avoid re-encoding of video in iMovie and use it for cutting only?
I have a video that was created on a surveillance camera with the (for video) unsusual resolution of 1280x1024. It's encoded with H.264 and encapsulated in an MP4 AVC container. The quality is rather ...
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How can I disable sending 'Reactions' that appear during video calls that I join from macOS?
With macOS Sonoma, 'reactions' like balloons, thumbs up, and fireworks appear during video calls (FaceTime, but also Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams meetings etc). Depending on the meeting, I feel ...
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Is there way to crop the output of a camera for a video chat?
I'd like to use Zoom, Google Meet, etc. with my built in camera, or an external webcam.
However, the camera is too wide and shows parts of my setup that I'd prefer it not to. Is it possible to crop ...
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Disable QuickTime setting time in status bar to 9:41 for screen recording of iOS device
When you record a video of your iOS device QuickTime helpfully tidies up your status bar, including setting the time to 9:41.
This is great in many cases, but I have several apps which display the ...
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Convert animated gif to mp4
I'm looking for a tool (GUI would be best) to convert an animated gif to a mp4-video to send it via WhatsApp.
Do you have any suggestions that get this job done?
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Convert a bunch of MKV files to MP4 to read them in iTunes
I have a bunch of mkv files that are encoded as MPEG-4 video and AC-3 audio. I usually use Subler to convert the mov into mp4 to read them in iTunes, but the AC-3 audio is unreadable by Subler or ...
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How do I make multiple screen recordings with the exact same portion of the screen
I can only select the portion of the screen to record manually. I want them all exactly the same so that when the videos are played sequentially, it all lines up.
I'm using quicktime and would ...
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Copy Video from Mac to iPhone
How can I copy my video from my Mac and send it to my iPhone via a cable or wireless?
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How can I import mini-DV content onto a Mac?
I have a number of old mini-DV tapes that I would like to import into my Macbook.
I want an app to read the contents of these tapes
It should be able to produce a single MP4 combining all of the ...
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Can you change an MOV to an MP4 without transcoding?
How can change video container from .mov to .mp4 without touching the video itself? Preferably a GUI app.
I have a bunch of videos in .mov and since .mp4 is more widespread I want to use that, but I ...
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How can I easily transfer videos from iPhone to iPad
iPhone records nicer videos than iPad, but working with iMovie on iPad is more pleasant than on iPhone. How can I easily transfer recorded videos from iPhone to iPad, preferably without using a ...
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Where to view photo and movie metadata on iOS
I noticed today when a friend emailed me a movie he shot on his iPhone XR that the quality was only 568 x 320. While trying to get to the bottom of that mystery, I asked my friend to check the video ...
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Hardware acceleration for flash videos in Google Chrome
Is there any way to enable flash video hardware acceleration in Google Chrome? I get up to 300% cpu usage, while playing flash video.
Using OSX 10.9.5 and latest Chrome on a MBPr 13" late 2013.
In ...
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How do I delete just the videos from my iPhone?
So I'm running out of space on my iPhone (iOS 4.3) and the quickest thing to do is delete the videos that are already backed up in iPhoto.
How can I do this quickly? That is, without scanning through ...
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How can I wirelessly transfer video from iPhone to Mac?
I took some video on my iPhone and would like to transfer it to my Mac. However, it happens that I don't have my iPhone-to-USB cable with me today, so how I can I do it? If it was a photo I would just ...
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Apple/iOS: record videos via iPod touch; reduce video size?
I have the latest gen iPod touch: which has an HD camera with mic. I
want to record class lectures and such but the files are massive that
it produces: 4+ gigs for 1 hour using the built in app. Is ...
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OpenGL acceleration with Intel HD 3000
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I own a Macbook Pro 15" from Early 2011, which suffers from the well-known-but-denied-by-Apple GPU problem.
TL;DR: the AMD Radeon HD 6XX0M is dead and the Macbook can't boot, or ...
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VLC keeps freezing on Mac OS X El Capitan
I have the latest versions for both El Capitan and VLC, however, ever since I've upgraded to El Capitan, VLC keeps freezing during playback. Generally to solve this: I have to pause, exit fullscreen, ...
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Does iPhone record GPS info for each frame of video?
When a video is shot using iOS standard camera app on an iPhone 6 Plus and location is enabled.
I want to shoot video to record GPS data in text on each frame of the video. I'm open to third party ...
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copy the link of the current played video/stream in iOS
Is it possible to copy the link of the current played video/stream in iOS in the Safari or another 3rd party Browser? Have a look at the screenshot below in the bottom left corner.
In OS X I'm able ...
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I Cannot Play Any Videos On My Mac Computer Using Multiple Browsers [closed]
Until a few weeks ago I was able to play videos on Facebook, YouTube and many other websites on my Mac Mini Server (mid-2011) running High Sierra. Now when I attempt to play videos they either just ...
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How to save a shared video to my Camera Roll on iOS?
I have the app Photos on my iPad mini, on iOS 7.
I am viewing a stream shared by a friend.
When I am on a photo, I can save it to my Camera Roll.
But, when I am on a video, I cannot save it to my ...
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How to transfer videos from Mac to iPhone so I can post a video to Instagram?
I created a 15 second video on my Mac and want to post it to Instagram.
I've tried converting it to Quicktime with iTunes and adding it to the iPhone that way, but I can't see the video in the Photos ...
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Is it possible to extend Quick Look to support h.265?
H.265 (or HEVC) is the official successor to H.264, with a significant reduction in bitrate for the same picture quality.
However it's not supported widely yet, including in Quicktime, iTunes or ...
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Efficient MKV H.264 player with GPU decoding for Mac OS X
How can I play MKV files from QuickTime in Mavericks?
I used to use Perian but it hangs and the other third party players are very inefficient as QuickTime is the most optimized software among the ...
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How do you convert video within 10.7 without any 3rd party software
Is it possible to convert video resolution within 10.7 without the use of Handbrake.app or other 3rd party software? I'm not allowed to install any apps on this machine so hence not being able to ...
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iPad app with variable speed video playback?
I would like to watch recorded lectures at 1.7x of their original speed.
Which app will allow me to do that?
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How to fully automate video conversion to mp4, iTunes friendly format?
I am looking to implement a fully automated solution that will pick video files from an incoming directory, process them and put the result to iTunes special "Automatically Add to iTunes" directory.
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Making HEVC Files
What settings do I need to use to make HEVC video in Handbrake?
I encoded a h.265 video and it will not play on my new iPad(5th Generation)
I am trying to open them in the iOS 11 files app.
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How to order and merge many .ts files?
I have many small files (about 500). They are in right order. I would like to merge them.
Linux commands are also welcome because I can compile them in my OS X.
The command cat *.ts > masi.ts ...
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Play folder with right button with VLC
as a "switcher" I have discovered one functionally that I like in Windows and I don't see in Mac.
I want to play all the media files in a folder with VLC with the right click and "Play all" but in ...
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iMac won't recognise .MTS videos on my hard drive, how can I play them?
We just purchased an iMac yesterday to view our travel videos. The thing is, all the videos we have stored on our external Hard Drive are in the .MTS file format (AVCHD). The thing is, the Mac or ...