Trimming original clip

Mark

Newbie Joined: Dec 09, 2008 11:59 Messages: 17 Offline

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Dec 28, 2008 22:02

I have a feeling this is a bit of a FAQ but I haven't been able to locate an answer in researching this. Any help would be appreciated.

Let's say I have a clip of, say, 1 minute but only the first 10 seconds is of interest. Obviously it's pretty simple to trim that when I place it on the timeline. But I still have a rather hefty file taking up real estate on my hard disk (the useless 50 seconds). Is there a way to trim the original (on disk) clip itself, rather than just what would be brought into the timeline.

I have a tendency to take a bunch of video and then throw a bunch out when editing. It would be a shame to have to retain a 1 minute clip on disk when only 10 seconds is of interest.

Thanks.

Mark

Walker

Member Joined: Dec 19, 2008 18:57 Messages: 97 Offline

Dec 28, 2008 23:43

The solution would be to trim the section you want to keep and then produce that. By producing it, you will make a file that will be auto-added to your media library for the project you're on. Then you can delete the original file from your library and from the timeline.

Mark

Newbie Joined: Dec 09, 2008 11:59 Messages: 17 Offline

Dec 29, 2008 12:30

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The solution would be to trim the section you want to keep and then produce that. By producing it, you will make a file that will be auto-added to your media library for the project you're on. Then you can delete the original file from your library and from the timeline.

Thank you for the response, Walker. I am somewhat surprised that a (relatively) cumbersome workaround like this is necessary in what is now a pretty mature video editing application. It would seem to me not that uncommon a task (and presumably not a technically complex implementation) so I am a little disappointed that this isn't supported in a more intuitive way ("trim clip" agains the original).

Thanks again for the response.

Mark