Quickly cut, edit and paste video
Have you ever wanted to cut out all of the adverts in a movie file? If so, you can with SimpleMovieX, which automatically searches for commercials inside a movie.
SimpleMovieX automatically scans movie files for adverts and then marks where they are. You can then use SimpleMovieX to cut out the ads using a basic editor. Most major formats are supported, including MOV, MPEG, AVI and MP4. It also includes a handy batch converter that allows you to choose batches of files and the formats you'd like to convert to.
SimpleMovieX also includes the possibility to add your own chapters to allow you to mark out direct access to sequences inside the movies or to create compilations of movies or songs. An audio syncing tool also helps iron out audio problems and finally, an audio waveform or thumbnail view helps you find a sequence in a long movie.
The developer of SimpleMovieX considers it a worthy competitor to QuickTime Pro and in terms of looks and feel, it is very similar with the added advantage that it supports far more formats. Unlike the former however, it doesn't feature track level editing, sharing with friends and automation of workflow although the developers claim these features are all coming soon. This is a demo version of SimpleMovieX but is fully functional although its much slower than the full version and is subject to chapter marker limitations.
SimpleMovie X is a powerful tool that's ideal for anyone that wants to remove ads from movie files or audio recordings.
User reviews about SimpleMovieX
by Anonymous
Lousy support.
I bought version 3.12 over a half year ago, filed several bug reports. The most annoying is that the app (under 10.6.8) crashes after every 5th export. Still no updates available. Cutting h.264 video files works well and joining several files in one step is a big help. Overall, it is an improvement over QuickTime Player 7. Nevertheless the crashing is a major problem for my workflow.
Pros:
Joining several videos in one step
Cutting at keypoints
Cons:
Edited (cut) h.264 video has to be reencoded. Simply saving it results in display problems (distortions)
Working bugs out once in a while would be appreciated More