Graphics Programs Reference
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Editing (Trimming) Your Clips
When we shoot digital photos, we wind up taking a lot of shots that nobody ever sees in
our quest to find a “keeper.” Same thing in video. We shoot a lot of footage where some
parts at the beginning or end of our video (like us saying “Cut!” at the end of a clip) just
need to be deleted. This cropping off of the beginning and/or end of our videos is called
“trimming” (you trim off the parts that you don't want anyone to see), but we cover a bit
more here than just this, so make sure you don't skip over it if you already know how to
trim.
Step One:
In the Timeline panel, click on the Get Media icon and open Clip 01.mov and Clip 02.mov
to start a new movie. Now, click the Play icon and you'll see that the first clip (the clip of
the makeup table) has got a few starts and stops in it, so we need to trim away parts of the
video we don't need. All you have to do is click-and-hold directly on the beginning of the
clip in the timeline and a little trimming preview window will pop up (as seen here).
