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Jimt1199 Author

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Quicktime "Export As" and "Save" menu is grayed out

I recorded a fiddle class on my laptop and when the screen recording file is open in Quicktime, the export and save options are both grayed out. the original file is almost 12 gigs and I want to export it to a smaller size.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Mar 7, 2024 10:20 AM

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