Editing a clip - is this the right way to do this?

bryanbloom

Newbie Location: San Diego Joined: Feb 28, 2012 20:28 Messages: 5 Offline

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Mar 02, 2012 19:40

Please don't get mad at the newbie! I could not be sure I am doing this properly.

Say you have a video clip, 3 minutes long. It is an interview and you bring it into PD.

Now you begin to edit it, specifically take out the parts of the 3 minutes that aren't relevant so you end up with the 1 minute that you want to keep.

What I am doing is letting it play, stopping it as close to the place in the clip I want to cut, splitting the clip, then cutting that part out, which leaves me with 2 clips... I keep doing this until I end up with many smaller clips....

Is this the right way to do this? Once I cut out the parts I don't want, they are gone... is that bad? Or is there a better way to do this, to mark it or is that what keyframes are for? If anyone can assit me or let me know if there is a video tutorial on this, I really appreciate it.

Everyone in this forum is really helpful!! Thanks.

Bryan Bloom Bryan Bloom

CubbyHouseFilms

Senior Contributor Location: Melbourne, Australia Joined: Jul 14, 2009 04:23 Messages: 2208 Offline

Mar 02, 2012 19:51

Hi Bryan

The way you describe it is exactly the same way I do it

Our friends at PDToots have two tutorials on the basics of PD. Even though they are using PD8 the basics apply to PD10

Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/user/PDtoots#p/u/9/jXG2jDTHyKw

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/user/PDtoots#p/u/8/ccSNU_Z7BRc

Happy editing Happing editing

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Robert2 S

Senior Contributor Location: Australia Joined: Apr 22, 2009 05:57 Messages: 1461 Offline

Mar 02, 2012 19:54

Hi Bryan and welcome to the PD forum. There are more complicated ways of doing what you are doing with the split function. I do exactly what you do using the split function and find it suits my KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) principle. My youtube channel====> http://www.youtube.com/user/relate2?feature=mhsn

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Mar 02, 2012 20:16

I'm with you Robert & Neil.

I ♥ keeping it simple!

Using the Trim function allows you to go back & modify, but I barely touch it. You're on the right track Bryan - never be afraid to ask questions!

Cheers - Tony

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bryanbloom

Newbie Location: San Diego Joined: Feb 28, 2012 20:28 Messages: 5 Offline

Mar 02, 2012 20:41

OK thanks so much, I think I like the trim function simply because I might cut too much out, or something that I want back in later...

One more question, is there a way to hear the track in slow motion? What I mean is when you are trying to edit to a really close frame area, you are playing the track at full speed to hear it.. then you have to be quick on the trigger to stop it and cut... if I could play it in slow motion or use a toggle to do that and hear it, I would be able to do this more accurately, can you do that?

Thanks again! Bryan Bloom

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Mar 02, 2012 20:53

Bryan -

No - you cannot "hear" the clip in slow motion...

BUT you can
1. expand the timeline out to frame level (!)
2. advance the clip forward one frame at a time using the >/. key (or back using the </, key) to get the scrubber exactly where you want
- N.B. if you're editing by the audio, the wave form (if it's displaying accurately) can help too - look for the peaks

Cheers - Tony

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Robert2 S

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Mar 02, 2012 21:14

One other tip is if you find you split too much off a clip or not enough you can always drag the end of the clip (double arrows) to lengthen or shorten the clip.

This works both ways on the clip left of the split but only shortens for the clip on the right of the split, unless you move the clip down the time line a bit to give you some room to extend it longer. My youtube channel====> http://www.youtube.com/user/relate2?feature=mhsn