How do I split a long capture into shorter sections?

evets · Post by **evets** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:23 pm

Hi All,
I am still using VideoStudio 8. (!!)
I have a VHS tape with several short holiday videos on it. Can I capture the whole 3 hr tape into VS8 and then cut it into individual editable videos? i.e. end up with seperate VSP files for individual editing/burning.
At the moment I am having to capture each holiday individualy, which means sitting with the computer during capture.
I have struggled with this for a long while as I like to sort things out myself, but admit defeat on this one!
Many thanks for any help forthcoming.
Steve (UK)

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:19 pm

Just use the scissors tool to cut your video. You can then drag the cut clip up to the library. These will just be virtual clips. Your original is untouched. When you are finished cutting you can then drag the clips you want from the library to the timeline, then save as a VSP. Rinse and repeat as necessary.

evets · Post by **evets** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:30 pm

Many thanks for that, Black Lab.
I can't believe it is so easy and that I couldn't find how to do it!! Durr!
Thanks again.
Steve

Post by **Ken Berry** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:51 pm

I do the same as Jeff, but with one variation. With the original 3 hour capture in the timeline, I make my cuts into, say, three pieces. I then click on part 1 so that it is selected/highlighted. Then I go to Tools > Save Trimmed Video. And a new icon representing a new file will appear in the Library pane. Do the same for the other two parts. That way you get *real* files, rather than the virtual ones you get using Doug's method. The original 3 hour file, by the way, remains uncut so in case things go wrong during the editing, you can always go back to that too.

Then I empty the timeline by deleting the three cut parts. Then like Jeff's method, I simply drag the new file of Part 1 into the timeline and make it a project file, and proceed with the editing. And so on with the other two parts.

But I acknowledge there is no real difference between our methods. I started following my own workflow more than 2 years ago when I was having problems with transitions between virtual files in VS9. Creating *real* files the way I described above was my solution to my transition problem. And I guess I have just got into the habit.