How can I split videos into sections of equal length?

Wreckage

Newbie Location: Brisbane, Australia Joined: Aug 08, 2015 18:46 Messages: 15 Offline

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Jan 03, 2017 02:11

Hello there. I'm hoping there is an easy solution to this but I have not found it as yet.

I have several clips which I want to sync. to music. I know that I would like sections of 1:16 and 0:38 so I can juggle them around to fit with the beat. This would appear to be easy using the Trim tool (scissor icon), but much to my puzzlement when measuring time, PD14 divides one second into 25 parts!

I mean that when dragging over the timeline, a clip will give me a visual count of (for example) 19:22, then 19:23, then 19:24 and then (for reasons I cannot fathom) the next increment is 20:00 !! This makes trimming to specific lengths very tedious as I have to work this out on paper (my head has exploded) to get the clip lengths I want.

This would be simpler if the music had pronounced beats, but my waveform is not that easy to read in that regard so I have to resort to time.

I then discovered that there are 'Single trim' and 'multi-trim' options but that is not so user-friendly. Can somebody please point me to a resource which simply explains these Trim options for me (and will it make my task easier)?

Thank-you so much.

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The Shadowman

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

Jan 03, 2017 05:24

Quote Hello there. I'm hoping there is an easy solution to this but I have not found it as yet.

I have several clips which I want to sync. to music. I know that I would like sections of 1:16 and 0:38 so I can juggle them around to fit with the beat. This would appear to be easy using the Trim tool (scissor icon), but much to my puzzlement when measuring time, PD14 divides one second into 25 parts!

I mean that when dragging over the timeline, a clip will give me a visual count of (for example) 19:22, then 19:23, then 19:24 and then (for reasons I cannot fathom) the next increment is 20:00 !! This makes trimming to specific lengths very tedious as I have to work this out on paper (my head has exploded) to get the clip lengths I want.

This would be simpler if the music had pronounced beats, but my waveform is not that easy to read in that regard so I have to resort to time.

I then discovered that there are 'Single trim' and 'multi-trim' options but that is not so user-friendly. Can somebody please point me to a resource which simply explains these Trim options for me (and will it make my task easier)?

Thank-you so much.

Hi Wreckage

Why don't you use the counter under the preview screen it's accurate to the frame

Also, you say PD divides seconds into 25 parts - while this is true in some cases, it should be noted that PD will divide a second into whatever the frame rate of the material being edited. As an example, if you were editing material of 50 fps, the counter would show 50 frames in each second and so on.

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vn800rider

Senior Contributor Location: Darwen, UK Joined: May 15, 2008 04:32 Messages: 1949 Offline

Jan 03, 2017 12:13

Hi,

The time/frame counter under the preview can also be used to position the scubber, by entering the time position required directly into the counter.

This works in both clip and movie mode, but of course clip mode is restricted to the time available within that clip alone.

This works well if you need to expand the timeline, but you need to locate the scubber waaaaay down to the right at a known time - saves using the scroll bar.

Cheers

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Wreckage

Newbie Location: Brisbane, Australia Joined: Aug 08, 2015 18:46 Messages: 15 Offline

Jan 03, 2017 23:13

Quote Hi,

The time/frame counter under the preview can also be used to position the scubber, by entering the time position required directly into the counter.

Cheers

Adrian

Thanks to you both - by starting the clip at '0' and entering the time (then hitting the 'Enter' key) as advised has solved my immediate problem. The '25' didn't twig as being FPS... <facepalm>

Do any of you know of an informative resource that explains the Trim functions?

Thank-you.

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