Edit Mp4 Format Video

[zingo1327]

I downloaded a Youtube video in mp4 format and want to edit out the intro and applause etc.Windows movie maker doesn't seem to accept mp4 format for editing.Is there any free program out there to do this.
Thank you in advance

[treetops68]

I believe there are quite a few,but I use VLC (Videolan) which is probably the most comprehensive and free.

[RATTER15]

or you could convert it to a different format using this: http://download.cnet.com/Any-Video-Converter-Freeware/3000-2194_4-10661456.html

[society]

Take your pick - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2329222,00.asp

[Buenchico]

VLC is a video player (rather than an editor) but it does have a simple facility for removing unwanted parts of videos. You simply need to go to View > Advanced Controls to bring up an extra toolbar at the bottom of the screen. The left-hand button (red) is a 'Record' button. Play your video and, at the point where you want the edited version to start, click 'Record'. Click again when you want the shortened version to stop. VLC will then automatically save the edited version to somewhere on your computer. (In Windows 7 it's, unsurprisingly, the Videos folder. The location might be slightly different with other versions of Windows but a search for *.mp4 will always find it).

That suggestion isn't just derived from a bit of googling. It's the way I do it myself.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html

[zingo1327]

Thanks buenchico, it's exactly what I was looking for. .....but...there was no video, just the audio????
As I say , it was only the music I wanted this time but can you do it and get the audio/video??

[Buenchico]

>>>there was no video, just the audio?

Well that's weird! I've used VLC loads of times for the type of video-editing I described above and the 'cut' version has always looked and sounded just like the original one. It's possible that your video uses an unusual codec that VLC can't cope with but I'd have expected that to affect the playback of the original video, not just the edited one. Very odd!