After you've added a video asset to a scene, you may want to trim parts of it off and keep only the footage that is relevant to your story. You can do this easily with SundaySky's trimming tool.


Trimming a Video Asset

1. Select the video asset that you want to trim.
2. On the toolbar, click the Edit media icon.
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3. Click the Edit asset icon.
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  The video asset is opened in the Media Editor, ready for trimming.
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4. Drag the handle on each side of the timeline bar to trim the desired portion of the video.
▶ As you trim, you can preview your work by clicking the play button.
▶ The new duration of the video is displayed to the right of the timeline bar.
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5. When you are happy with the result, click Apply in the bottom right corner.
6. Note the new duration of the video asset.
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7. Click anywhere outside the Media dialog window to close the window.
  The video asset is updated in the placeholder.
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Notes

1. While you are working, you can always click the Reset button in the upper right corner to discard the changes and start again.
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2. After trimming, you can always access the video asset again in the Media Editor and trim a new section.
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