How can i shorten my video (MOV file)?

Movie Maker can not access MOV files. They are copyrighted by Apple which will not let Windows use them. Your only option is to buy an Apple and use their "iMovie" program to edit the file, or to convert the file to a format that Movie maker can use. That means downloading (or buying) a video convert program. Or downloading (or buying) a different video editor than can read MOV files.

Windows movie maker supports wmv video, not mov video. You have to convert your video to wmv video for editing on windows movie maker. If you don't know how to convert video, I think this step by step direction would help you a lot http://www.freedvdripper.net/guides/convert-video-to-ipod-psp-zune-cell-phone.html Hope it helps. Feel free to email me if you need further help.

If you have Windows 7, go to Start>All Programs and scroll all the way down and see if you have a Windows Media folder. Double Click it to open it and see if you have Expression Encoder 4. Expression Encoder could be in a folder under its own name. Scroll the list of programs and see if any of these are there. This is a Windows product that you can use to convert video files to another file type (WMV for Movie Maker) You can also trim and do other things to video but, instead of learning to use another program, it would be easier to just convert and then trim in Movie Maker. I know that Expression Encoder 4 will open and convert MOV files. You won't be able to trim that little part of your video without getting the MOV file into a video editor. You can try an online converter. Zamzar has a 100 Mb limit. http://www.zamzar.com/ http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/www.zamzar.com Jay Cut was a great online video editor but it was bought by another company and is no more;-(