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. |
3. | Click the Edit asset icon. |
The video asset is opened in the Media Editor, ready for trimming. | |
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. |
5. | When you are happy with the result, click Apply in the bottom right corner. |
6. | Note the new duration of the video asset. |
7. | Click anywhere outside the Media dialog window to close the window. |
The video asset is updated in the placeholder. | |
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. |
2. | After trimming, you can always access the video asset again in the Media Editor and trim a new section. |