need help with VS10

anthony · Post by **anthony** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:01 am

Hi
I am using videostudio10 plus, is there anyone know how to replace ( or cut part of the video ) with a new video clip, but still be able to keep the sound of the original video ?
If I am not clear, this is what i want to do, I have a video clip of me daughter's graduation, the video shows the principal is taking for more than 5 minitues, instead of cutting her short, I want to keep a part of the video and add in some other video clips and do not want to cut away the voice. Is that possible at all.
Thanks all for your help

blplhp · Post by **blplhp** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:19 am

Hello Anthony

Try this:

1) Click on the video clip in question.
2) In the Video tab of the control panel, click on the words Split Audio. This will copy the audio portion of the entire video clip and place this audio clip on the Audio track. This step will also at the same time mute the audio portion of the video clip. The audio is still a part of the video clip, but it is now muted. But the audio clip alone is now on the audio track.
3) Now cut away the scene of the video clip you want discarded. To do this, advance the Jog Slider under the preview window to the point where you want to begin the cut of the scene. Click the Scissor button in the navigation bar under the preview window. Advance the Jog Slider again to the end point of the scene you want discarded. Click the Scissor button again.
4) Go to the Storyboard view and you will now see that your original video clip has been edited into three separate video clips. The middle clip of the three should be the one you want discarded. Right click on that middle video clip and click "delete" in the pop-up menu.
5) The result is that you have now discarded the video scene you no longer wanted, but the audio portion of the entire full length clip is still preserved in the audio track. To check this, add the durations of the two edited video clips and compare that to the duration of the audio clip in the audio track. The audio clip should be the original length of the video clip, and should be exactly longer than the two video clips added together, plus the duration of the deleted portion.

Let me know if this accomplishes what you desired.

blplhp · Post by **blplhp** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:27 am

Anthony,

I forgot to mention, after you have done all of that, add the new video clips to the timeline that you want to substitute with. Place them in the desired locations. If it's important to you that the length of the original audio clip in the audio track runs the same duration as the total duration of the final video clips used for this scene, double check them in the timeline. You may need to trim some of the video clips or the audio clip to get them to match up.

anthony · Post by **anthony** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:42 am

Hi Bryan
It is so kind of you. I will try and I think it will work for me. It is so wonderful to have this forum.Thank you

Anthony

TDK1044 · Post by **TDK1044** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 2:23 pm

An easy way to do this is to place your cutaways on an Overlay track. Video Studio will cut to the cutaway but leave the main sound running underneath.