Cutting and Splicing - making a longer video shorter (Staff and Students)

Introduction

In this video we will learn how to cut a piece out of a video to make it shorter.

Step by Step

• Log in to QMplus.
• Click on your name in the top-right corner and select My Media from the drop-down menu.

• The videos you own or have been given access to will load within your library. 
• Find the video you want to edit and click on the title to open it.

• Click on Actions. 
• Within the dropdown menu that appears select launch editor .

This will open the video editor. 

• 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 blue line is the vertical playhead,  move it to whatever point in the video where you wish to add a split.
• When you move the playhead the image in the preview screen will change.
• You can also try to play the video to check which point is the correct one.

• Once you have found the correct part of the video, click on scissor icon to add a split. 

• The video is now split into two separate parts.
• The next step is to add  the end to the second of the two separate parts.
• Move the playhead to the correct point.
•   You can use the preview screen and play it to locate it.
•  Once happy it is in the correct position, press the split button again which is the scissor icon.

• The video will now be split into three parts.

• We now need to delete the middle part to remove the element we do not want.
•  Click on it. You will know it is selected when both sides of the clip have orange bars. 
• Once highlighted press the bin icon. 

• You will see the deleted part is greyed out or blurred out. 

• The cut can see quiet abrupt.
•  To improve the transition we recommend you use the Fade in/out feature. 
• Go to the end part of the first part and click on the line icon.
•  Enter a duration into the out box.
•  Repeat this for the start of the split  on the second  part. 
• This time enter in the In field.

• You can click on save or save a copy. 
• If you click on save it will remove the original.
•  If you select save a copy it will keep an alternative copy. 

• It will take  a while to process. However if you selected save a copy eventually you will have two separate parts.