deleting a selected trim

[igeorgiad2+]

i am pretty new to this, so excuse my little knowledge. i have figured out how to mark a frame to remove it, but i cannot see how to actually delete the selected frames. i have read the manual and the help and tried everything i could think of. but my question is, after you have selected the frames you don't want in there, how do you remove them. thank you very much. georgia

[Ken Berry]

Have you made a cut at either end of the frame(s) you want to remove by using the little scissors icon at the bottom right of the preview screen? I assumed you have since you say you can highlight the selected frames, but it would be useful if you could confirm this. But if you have managed to select just the frames you want to delete, and those frames are surrounded by a bright yellow line, you then just press the Delete button on your keyboard and they should be removed.

[igeorgiad2+]

oh thank you very much. i saw the little scissors but i couldn't figure out how to work them, i am sometimes a bit dim witted.

i will try the delete on my keyboard... i tried the delete from the menu, but it didn't work.

thank you again... i will let you know how i make out with it now... well maybe tomorow...
g

[igeorgiad2+]

I have got the little markers in the right place in the edit box.
If i click delete it just asks if i want to delete the thumbnail or if i manage to get the i think trimmed part into the timeline and click delete it just all goes black in the edit or preview screen and won’t play it also i clicked the thumbnail again and it came back with the litle orange markers and the scrubber, and will play the cut part, then i shift click to see but even tho the little orange markers are there with a little white square between them, when i play the whole thing it even still plays the trimmed part???? i can open the single trim box and there is an orange box with white dots around the frames i want to delete, if i click delete nothing happens if i click ok the single trim box just goes away and i can still play the trimmed part but if i move the scrubber and start at the beginning it still plays the part i want out.
So i deleted the thumbnail to open another and it all is gone. The clip is in my project file but if i try to open it i get cannot be accessed, file mismatch????? but i did get it back saved in another name. What is VSP what is a trimmed clip? The part i cut out or the part supposedly remaining?

[BrianCee]

Goodness me - you do seem to be in a bit of a state - from what you have said it sounds as though we should start with a few basics

all editing should be done in the timeline - and all editing in Videostudio is virtual - nothing is real and nothing changes your original videos - from what you have said I get the impression you are trying to edit the clip/thumbnail in the library

first step when you want to cut a bit out of a video is to drag the clip from the library down into the timeline - now move the timeline cursor - the vertical line which moves along the timeline when you play along to the place where you want the start of the deletion - there are many ways you can do that - first by just playing the video - or "scrubbing" (moving it) by clicking on it with the mouse and sliding it along - there are also controls immediately under the preview window to move forward and backwards one frame at a time until you are in the exact place you want to be - now click on the video in the timeline to select it - this will be indicated by the clip being surrounded by a yellow line - now click on the scissor tool and you have made a cut in the video

now move the cursor along the timeline to the place where yo want to end the deletion - once again select the clip and use the scissor tool - your video is now cut into 3 pieces - click on the middle section and press 'delete' on your keyboard - the middle section will disappear and the gap will close

to get a video without the bit deleted and the other bits joined again you must go to "Share" and choose the top icon to make a video you can play on a computer - this will make a new video you can copy to anywhere to play

A .vsp file is a Video Studio Project file - it is NOT a video it is a text file which keeps a record of the editing you are doing so that if you have a big project with a lot of editing you choose to save a .vsp file when you want to rest for a while - you can then open the .vsp again when you want to continue the editing - maybe few days later

a trimmed clip is a section of the video that you have cut from the original file and saved to make a new piece of video

you should read the Videostudio User guide found inside the programme by clicking on "Help then Userguide (PDF) where you will find explanations of the various terms used

[igeorgiad2+]

thank you very much brian cee. i have read the manual i guess i just didn't understand it well enough. i will have another go at it --the user guide actually-- and try to figure it all out. i am not really iterested in saving the bit i cut out, is it necessary to do so? i is just a bit of um and uh that spoiled the rest.

anyway, i also did read that you could edit in the preview window? i will reread, but how do you change what you are working on without closing the program? i have seen the various lists on both the library and the file dropdown, but after i have one or maybe two in the library, i don't seem to be able to close them without closing the whole program.

i will read again... but i have several other corel programs and have not had the hard time following instructions. i use painter 2015 and draw X8 and the website creator.

i thought i might as well get the video studio and keep it in the family, so to speak.

you no doubt will hear from me again.

thanks,
georgia

[Ron P.]

i am not really iterested in saving the bit i cut out, is it necessary to do so?

No it is not. If a person should want to just trim out part of a video file, they could using this method. In other words, instead of deleting you would save the trimmed video file. In your case, just hit the delete key and remove it from your project.

anyway, i also did read that you could edit in the preview window?

I'm not sure what your meaning here? You can resize, enter text, rotate, align, in the preview window.

but how do you change what you are working on without closing the program?

Just go to the File menu and select New Project. It will prompt you to save the project your working on before closing it. Once that's done, you will see a new empty timeline, ie; new project. You can have only one project open at a time in VS.

i have seen the various lists on both the library and the file dropdown, but after i have one or maybe two in the library, i don't seem to be able to close them without closing the whole program.

First and foremost, Anything you see inside of VS, be it a video file, music file, or image file, are nothing more than links to the actual objects.. To see this, select an item (video file, image, ect) from the Library, right-click to get a fly-out menu, and choose Show on Computer. Your OS navigation window (Explorer) will open showing you that file on your computer. Noting is kept inside of VS. If you're wanting to remove an item from the Library, you can choose to delete it. A simple delete just removes it from the Library, and does not delete it from your computer. Do not hold the Shift key down while deleting, that will delete the item(s) from your computer.

i will read again... but i have several other corel programs and have not had the hard time following instructions. i use painter 2015 and draw X8 and the website creator.

i thought i might as well get the video studio and keep it in the family, so to speak.

you no doubt will hear from me again.

thanks,
georgia

Video editing must take an entirely different approach, than graphic illustration, or photo editing. When you edit video, think of it as editing one photo X the number of frames per second that video file is. So for just one second of video recorded at 25 fps (frames per second), you have 25 photos. Now extrapolate that out for say a 10 minute video, 25 X 10 mins =15,000 photos. So anyway video editing programs are designed and work a lot differently.

After all that I highly recommend you view some video tutorials on how to use VS. Just going to the Help menu and selecting Video Tutorials, will open up the Corel Discovery Center, Video Studio Tutorials. I think I'm not alone on this, you need to understand the very basics of video editing, before you can do much of anything. These tutorials should show these basic things. If that doesn't provide you with the information you're needing, just go to YouTube, and in YouTube's search bar at the top, enter VideoStudio Tutorials. You'll have enough instruction to keep you busy for a while.

[lata]

Maybe a picture will help.
Please view this web page, may explain a little regarding trimming and the Project preview option explained.
Scroll down to read each section.

http://lata.me.uk/corel/trimbar/trim_bar.htm

[igeorgiad2+]

thanks to all of you for helping me understand video. i had no idea it was so intricate as many of my friends seem to do it with ease.
but i shall persevere, follow all the links you have sent, look at tutorials and endeavour to learn as much as i can.

in any case, you no doubt will hear from me again, even if not for a few days, maybe weeks...or when ever it boggles...

thanks again,
georgia