Edit a video clip

You can trim (cut) a video clip. For example, you can cut a clip at the point where you want the movie to end. Trimming a video clip is nondestructive and doesn’t actually delete footage; you can recover any trimmed footage later using the Action pop-up menu.

Trim a video clip

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Double-click the video clip.

    • Select the video clip, and then press the Space bar.

  2. Play the movie until you reach the point at which you want to insert a cut.

    You can drag the slider at the bottom of the movie controls panel (shown below) to go to a specific point in the movie.

  3. Choose Trim from the Action pop-up menu.

    Screenshot of the video controls, with the Action (gear) menu highlighted

    To cancel the cut, choose Reset Trim from the Action pop-up menu.

See also
Play a video clip