Movie maker 2.1, clip trimming

I imported 3hrs of AVI video footage into movie maker with no problems, movie
maker then automatically split the footage into smaller clips ( approximately
800 of them). I started to populate the story board with ease, however many
of the clips required some sort of trimming. Trimming the clips at the start
or the end is no problem, just a matter of dragging the pointers in the
timeline mode. How do I trim a section out of the middle of a specific clip ?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Buzz

Buzz wrote:
> I imported 3hrs of AVI video footage into movie maker with no
> problems, movie maker then automatically split the footage into
> smaller clips ( approximately 800 of them). I started to populate the
> story board with ease, however many of the clips required some sort
> of trimming. Trimming the clips at the start or the end is no
> problem, just a matter of dragging the pointers in the timeline mode.
> How do I trim a section out of the middle of a specific clip ? Any
> help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Buzz
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FWIW...you are creating a large,
complex project. Be aware there's
a good chance that you will encounter
errors when you save...if not before.

Split the clip on both sides of the
portion you wish to remove. Make
as many splits as you want and
remove the unwanted clips by right
click / delete.

More info on splitting:

"Splitting A Clip In MM2.1"

Drag the video/audio clip to the
Timeline.

Play the video/audio by clicking the
"Play" button under the view screen.

You will see the Playback Indicator
(vertical line) advancing across the
timeline.

Click the "Pause" button at the point
where you wish to split and type...
Ctrl+L or click the "Split" button at the
bottom of the view screen.
(you can also make adjustments by
dragging the Playback Indicator)

--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

"Buzz" <Buzz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I imported 3hrs of AVI video footage into movie maker with no problems,
>movie
> maker then automatically split the footage into smaller clips (
> approximately
> 800 of them). I started to populate the story board with ease, however
> many
> of the clips required some sort of trimming. Trimming the clips at the
> start
> or the end is no problem, just a matter of dragging the pointers in the
> timeline mode. How do I trim a section out of the middle of a specific
> clip ?
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>

This isn't the right newsgroup - but:

You have to split the clip into two separate clips. You can now trim the
end of the first and/or the beginning of the second achieving what you
desire.