Hi Greg;

Split it at the point where the 'good' bit ends; then select the other portion so has blue border round it then delete it.

Produce whats left as a separate file in whatever format you choose

Hope that helps

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Thanks Ed, for the reply!

Just so I'm clear on this, will that also delete the blank portion (permanently) from the original file on my computer? I was assuming it wouldn't because I thought that working in the timeline was non-destructive to the original file?
In my case I DO want to change the original because I want to permanently get rid of the blank footage to reduce the size of the file stored on my computer.

Greg

Hi Greg,

I thought I would add a bit of personal experience to lend a hand.

I use a Sony HD SR12 camcorder and it came with its own software to edit the movie clips that were taken. It allows you to "Split" the video and then "overwrite" the original file. I am not sure what setup you currently have but many Digital Cameras come with it's own software that allows you to do some basic editing. The Sony camera will even allow you to do this from within the camera itself. For instance, you forgot to hit the "Stop Record" button and you have a 60 minute shot of the camera being carried on a strap around your neck focusing on your feet walking along!! Now I am not admitting publicly that I have actually done this....but if I did, I can edit the bad footage right in the camera.

If this is not the case for you ( no software available) there is third party software out there that can "Cut out pieces" of the video clip and then save it to a new file. It does not require the clip to be "Rendered" (reprocessed), thus saving valuable time if you have lots of clips to do this to.

I hope this adds some information that is helpful to you.

Kevin
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HI Greg, I just recently asked a very similar question. When you go through the produce process, you are creating a whole new file, so the original is going to still have all the junk on it you don't want.

Check the thread I started to see about rendering quickly using the same format you captured with to save you the most time.

http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/0/10502/ENU.page#46696

Thanks so much for your replies, I really appreciate it.

I think, in my case, I'll just re-capture the video and make sure I stop it when it's over (as opposed to what I did last night which was start the recording/capture process on a two-hour vhs tape and let it run over night). I was hoping that PD8 would automatically stop recording when the video signal was no longer there but it just kept right on truckin' and that's how I ended up with about 7 hours worth of blank footage at the end of the clip.

It would be handy if a person could directly edit the original clip by splitting or trimming it, etc., by just highlighting the original clip and clicking on a Split or trim button and then delete the unwanted portion of the clip.....hint hint.

Thanks again,
Greg

Greg,
If all you need to do first is trim the unwanted footage, do a google search for mpeg splitter or avi splitter. There are plenty of freeware options out there and they may do the job for you. You can then edit in PD as you wish.

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Thanks Adrian.

Maybe that feature will be in a future upgrade.

Greg

Quote: I was hoping that PD8 would automatically stop recording when the video signal was no longer there but it just kept right on truckin' and that's how I ended up with about 7 hours worth of blank footage at the end of the clip.

You can use the time limit feature when you are capturing. That's what I used on my stuff.. I would first go to the end of the tape, reset the counter and rewind on the VCR/Hi8 then set the timer in PD8 to stop after x amount of time. It works pretty well...

streamclip is a free splitter that does a really good job on sd and windows xp
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You can use Windows Movie Maker to do the same thing.... Thats what I use to clip videos apart... __________________________________________
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