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  1. I am trimming an MP4 video file in AVIDemux. Is there a way to trim with out having the video being re encoded? Or if it has to be re encoded when I trim ... is there some setting that will re encode using the exact same specs that the original clip was encoded with??

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    It wont be reconverted if you set video and audio to copy.
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    ....and if you only cut on key frames.
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  4. OK, but when I try to play the trimmed video in QuickTime I get the error ...

    Error -2048: Couldn't open the MyFile_trimmed.MP4 file because it was not a file that QuickTime understands.
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    Does the original open in Quicktime?
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  6. Yes, the original opens in QuickTime. The triimmed one does not when I use Copy and Copy and Format MP4.

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  7. The original MP4 file is from a Flip camera if that makes any difference. The original plays in Quicktime but the trimmed one gives that error message when trying to play it in QuickTime if I use "set video to copy" in AVIDemux.

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  8. In avidemux, did you cut on keyframes?

    You should be able to cut it in quicktime pro as well
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  9. Would key frames be the I or P frames, or something other?

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  10. I frame

    you can use the "<<" and ">>" buttons to advance to the nearest one, use those keys to navigate

    did you set video , audio to copy , format to .mp4 , and save with extension (e.g. "myvideo.mp4")
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  11. Yep, I was using I frames, Copy video, Copy audio and Format MP4 and still the error. I guess I will just put in settings and get it to recompile the video to get around the error. Tks all!
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