How do I save detected scenes as separate clips?

Forum Index » PowerDirector (previous versions)

PeterC66

Newbie Joined: Jan 22, 2018 06:38 Messages: 1 Offline

Solved by

Jan 22, 2018 07:27

I have a long video file and can detect its scenes. They appear OK in the media library in a sub-folder under the original video. I now want to save those detected scenes as separate clips, so I can manage them and use them in other projects, without their original long video file. I do not see how to do this.

I know I can add them to the timeline. I suppose I could 'produce' a video of each clip and then import each produced video, but this seems crude.

Can you help with an easier way?

The Shadowman

Senior Contributor Location: UK Joined: Dec 15, 2014 13:06 Messages: 1831 Offline

Jan 22, 2018 07:55

Quote I have a long video file and can detect its scenes. They appear OK in the media library in a sub-folder under the original video. I now want to save those detected scenes as separate clips, so I can manage them and use them in other projects, without their original long video file. I do not see how to do this.

I know I can add them to the timeline. I suppose I could 'produce' a video of each clip and then import each produced video, but this seems crude.

Can you help with an easier way?

It's not that crude, but if you want to save each clip as a separate file you can use "produce range". Put the timeline scrubber at the start of the clip, drag the little orange square to the end of the clip. If you do that, "Produce Range" will appear above the timeline.

When the range is produced it will go immediately to the Media Library.

JimIowa

Senior Member Location: United States Joined: Mar 03, 2017 21:59 Messages: 161 Offline

Feb 23, 2018 21:03

Here is a tutorial on the procedure the shadowman wrote about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkdTfFHAvKQ