VS10+ - Joining Clips

TrevorS · Post by **TrevorS** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:32 pm

According to the User Manual (in section Split by Scene), I should be able to join any number of clips into one - "Simply select all the scenes that you want to join together and click Join." I cannot find any "Join" to click. I am new to this so it may well be right in front of my eyes. Thanks for any help.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:56 pm

Firstly take a look at the Tutorial
From Camcorder To DVD I am still working on parts of it but this particular section has been completed.

In Part 3 you will find

OK here I am splitting clips so this picture may not be that clear, but look closely and you will see "Join". to use this you click a clip to be joined to the one preceding it and then click the join button.

TrevorS · Post by **TrevorS** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:28 am

Thanks for your quick reply.
I am afraid I did not follow your tutorial in that I did not create a Production Library for my project. I can't see how to bring up the Scenes page. Should I start again?

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:36 am

You should have a thumbnail of your video somewhere even if in the default video library.
In the tutorial I suggest using the Library Manager to create a separate library for all clips appertaining to a particular project. You can do that at any time - its not compulsory - just a piece of practical advice to keep things organised and tidy.

TrevorS · Post by **TrevorS** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:59 am

Thanks Steve. Can now do what I want (all be it a bit slow).

middlebury madness · Post by **middlebury madness** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 11:08 pm

I have a question re joining. Can you only rejoin clips that physically reside next to one another in the original clip? I have a situation where the old analog video recorder was on the fritz and kept cutting out. In editing I want to cut out the garbage it left between good clips. It did this twenty times in 3 minutes. that leaves me with twenty small clips I would like to treat as one. Is that asking the impossible? I thought I might need to possibley make separate projects then put them back together. I am looking for the simplest method as I have a few more of these things in fornt me.
Your turtorial was very eye opening.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 11:25 pm

Carol,
The easiest method is to use the Storyboard view and drag the clips to the thumbnials like this

You can re-arrange the order of the clips by dragging a clip with your mouse.

You can also insert transitions (Where the blue arrows point)

middlebury madness · Post by **middlebury madness** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:34 am

Steve,

That is what I am doing it is that I have twenty of these things and I have to be careful not to mixt them up...

Thank you
Carol M

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:58 am

Carol,
Take a look at what us 'old uns' had to do a few years ago!
http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic. ... 6586#76586