Operation Manual

Chapter 3: Creating Your Story

detect scenes using the Multi Trim tool. Detected scenes, by contrast,

are not split from the original clip, but are simply divisions contained

within it.

• To perform a simple trim a video or audio clip, select the clip you

want to modify and click Trim.

• To perform a multiple trim a video or audio clip, select the clip

you want to modify and click Multi Trim.

Note: To make a more precise cut, click to open the timeline magnifier

and use the zoom in button or zoom out .

Set a Clip’s Duration

Within the timeline you can set the amount of time:

• a single photo clip is displayed

• a title effect is displayed

• a video effect is applied to the Master Video track

• a PiP effect or object is displayed

• a transition takes to complete

To set a clips duration, do one of the following:

• select the clip, click the Duration button, enter the new duration

in the Duration Settings window and then click ok.

• right click on the clip, select Set Duration, enter the new

duration in the Duration Settings window and then click ok.

• select the clip, position your cursor at one end of the it and then

drag the end of the clip to the new position.

Note: Transitions can only be lengthened to half of the duration of the

shortest clip they affect.