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Making Cuts and Deleting Segments

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This guide will demonstrate how to make cuts and delete segments from videos in EchoVideo.

It is recommended to use the Save As button to create a duplicate of the video prior to editing. This is helpful if you want to be able to make multiple short clips from one longer video.

Editing A Video

Image of a thumbnail of an echo360 video showing the button in the upper right hand corner of the video, with an arrow pointing to it and arrows indicating to click the button. An arrow is pointing to the Edit Video option in the menu with instructions to select edit video

From the content library, hover over the video you wish to edit, click the button in the bottom right hand corner of the video thumbnail, and choose Edit Media from the menu that appears.

Making Cuts from the Beginning or the End of the Video

screen shot of editing timeline with numbered items to indicate editing functions

To make a cut from the beginning or end of the video, or from the beginning or end of a segment,  (1)you can either drag the pink end frame pieces to the desired start or end point, or you can use the pink editing cursor and click on either the video start (2) or video end (3) symbols to snap the pink end frame pieces to the desired point. The video will be grayed out in the timeline where the start or end point has been changed (4).

Making Cuts and Deleting Segments from the Middle of the Video

Specifying Beginning Cut Point

Image showing the cursor at the beginning cut point.

To make a cut in the middle of the video, you will first want to insert your first cut point:

  1. Slide the pink cursor or enter the time point in the time field for the time you wish to start the cut.
  2. Click on the middle button in the pink cursor.
  3. Select Split Clip from the list.

Specifying Ending Cut Point

Image showing a video with the first cut point made and the cursor positioned at the second cut point

After you make the first split, you would then need to specify your ending cut point.

  1. Slide the pink cursor or enter the  time point in the time field for the time you wish to end the cut.
  2. Click on the middle button in the pink cursor.
  3. Select Split Clip from the list.

Cutting the segment

Image showing a video with two cut points and with the selected segment for cutting selected.
  1. Once you have made both cut points, click on the filmstrip between the two cut points. The section will then be framed by two pink vertical bars.
  2. Click the trash can icon in the upper right corner to remove the selected section.
image showing a cut video segment

Once you have deleted the segment, it will be replaced with a blank section.

Finishing Up

image of the actions menu and save button
  1. To publish the video with the edits, click the Save button at the right of the editor toolbar.
  2. To save the edited video as a new video, click the Actions button and then  Save As.
  3. If you wish to remove all edits in progress and return to the original video, click the Actions button and then the Restore to Original option.
  4. If you want to remove any unsaved changes, click the Actions button and choose Clear Unsaved Changes.
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