Trim A Master Clip

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Trim A Master Clip

Well, after doing a poor job searching the FCP manual and this forum, I'm posting my question here, since I can't seem to find the answer on my own.

How can I trim a clip I've captured?

More specifically. I am capturing some old 8mm video using Capture Now. Most of the time I wind up with a longer clip than needed, since many of the old video tapes were never used up to the end. So, I would like to trim off the blank portions at the end of the clips. Can that be done?

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Aug 1, 2010 6:11 AM

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Answer 1

Andy Mees

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Aug 1, 2010 6:14 AM in response to 1 Open Loop

Seriously, just leave the blank portions and move on ... just because they are there doesn;t mean you have to edit them into your masterpiece, that's what Mark In and Mark Out are for.

If you absolutely must trim them then you can mark the portions you wish to save and use Media Managers "Use Existing" command to trim them ... but if it all goes pear-shaped then you have only yourself to blame.

Best
Andy

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Answer 2

Nick Holmes

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Aug 1, 2010 6:19 AM in response to 1 Open Loop

If you do it in FCP's timeline, you are not working with the actual media, only telling FCP which part to play and you would then need to re-export as a new self contained movie.

You can use FCP's Media Manager or the clip can be trimmed in QuickTime Player and re-saved in the new state. Both methods are described in their respective Help files.

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