Is there a way to edit (cut) an iTunes DRM video file?

[jimdagys]

Is there a way to cut (edit) a DRM iTunes video file (without stripping off the DRM)? I don't need to be able to play the file, I just want to cut out, say, a 30 second segment of the file.
Another question: Is it OK to post a link to a 30 second iTunes DRM video file (for test purposes) on this website?

[Ai Haibara]

No, you most likely wouldn't be able to cut or edit the track without removing the DRM.

What would you hope to accomplish with what you're asking in the second question?

[jimdagys]

I just thought if I can post a link to 30 second Itunes DRM video file, then other people who are interested in testing video DRM removal software, (such as RM Capture) can have ready access to a DRM file. I don't know what is the policy on this
website about linking to a 30 second copyrighted video file that is cut from a 45 minute TV show, is it OK or not?

[Ai Haibara]

It's probably not that difficult to get an iTunes video file (with DRM). But the same would apply about cutting/editing a DRM audio track - you can't just cut or edit a DRM video into smaller playable segments (etc.) without removing the DRM. You CAN cut the binary file, yes, but then the segment would most likely just become a random collection of bytes that a player - or even iTunes - wouldn't know what to do with.

[jimdagys]

Yep, I tried the various video cutting tools and can't input the M4V file which is the itunes DRM video file. I tried using the WM Capture program to record the video when played in itunes player, but I think you could do better just mounting a cheap video camera on a tripod in front of the computer. And this was on a late model Vista computer. The motion was jerky and not as clear as the original. I don't understand why there aren't any programs (from Chinese type countries) that just directly strip off the DRM instead of capturing in real time.