Making videos into shorter ones

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1. How do I make my long video into several shorter ones? [edit]

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How do I make my long video into several shorter ones? [edit]

Profile picture and My Media in a drop down are in a red circle

Find the video you want to split into shorter videos and click on the title.

Example of a a video with the title highlighted in red

Click on Actions followed by launch editor

The drop down menu accessed from clicking on the profile icon and the My Media option in a red circle

1- An example of the video editing screen
2- This is the video preview panel
3- The duration of the video and the time it is currently at
4- The timeline

The video editor

The blue line is the vertical playhead it can be moved to whatever point in the video where you wish to divide the video.
When you move the bar the image in the preview screen will change.

Vertical playhead

Move the playhead to the start point of the video you wish to separate. Click on the set in button which resembles a bracket This will create a yellow line at the start of the clip which indicates the start point of the separate video and another later in the video which represents the end. You can click on the yellow line to adjust the timings.

The set in button on the video timeline

To set the end of the point of the video click on the second yellow line and drag it to the desired point in the original video.
Select set out to add the end point.

Set out on the video time line

This will create a separate video . If you want this to appear a in your media library select save a copy. Do not select Save as this will overwrite the original recording.

Save a copy button

You will be asked to enter a name for the separate video. Please do this and then select create.

Field to enter the name of the video and a create button

Click on the ok button of the confirmation message

Confirmation message that the video was saved

If you wish to make an additional separate video/s from the original. You can keep within the original video editing screen and simply move the yellow bars to reveal the content.
You can then repeat the previous steps to create another video. Please just remember to only save a copy.
To exit the video editor please click on the arrow which is in the bottom left side.

Exit arrow

You will be able to see the separate video/s you created in the media gallery.

The separate video is listed in the media gallery

You will also be able to see the original video.

The original video which is full in the media gallery