How to re-edit after compiling?

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How to re-edit after compiling?

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After creating a video in Timeline View I click Create Video File or Share Video Online. This "compiles" the multiple editable clips into a whole video and saves the compiled video in the Video file.

But if I later want to re-work a part of the video (say, a title) and I drag the saved video to Timeline View it's no longer in multiple editable clips.

I tried scanning with Split by Scene but it did nothing, even with Sensitivity = 100.

How do I get the video to revert in Timeline View to multiple editable clips?

Thanks in advance for your help!
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Post by Clevo »

I'm no expert but unless you have deleted the project (.vsp) file you'll have to start all over again.

If you still have the project saved then just open that...make adjustments and re-burn/file.
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Post by Ron P. »

As Clevo stated you need to open the project file, yourproject.vsp to continue editing. If you did in fact save the project file, once you are finished, you will need to create another video file.

A *.vsp file is basically a file that contains a bunch of instructions, where the video clips are located on your system, all the edits, effects, filters, ect., you want done. Then once you're finished VS uses these instructions to create (render) a video file. The thumbnails you see in your libraries and on the timelines, are shortcut links, not actual images or video clips.

So your original video is not touched. To see an example of this, within VS do several cuts, add some filters, transitions, apply titles, audio ect., and save the project (File, Save). Then go to your original video clip, the one you captured. Open it with WMP, or whatever video player you have on your system, and see if there's any of the edits. Should not be anything done to it.
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Post by dog »

The problem was that although I was clicking Create Video File or Share Video Online before I deleted a project from Timeline View, I wasn't clicking File-Save so I wasn't actually saving an editable file. :(

From now on I'll know better, thanks to you guys! I appreciate your help! :wink:
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