Snap the end of a clip to a marker

[mephi]

Ok. Here is the thing. I have an opening and closing for a set of videos. Each video has to be 10 minutes long exactly. So I put the opening, transition and main content in the main timeline. Then I put a marker at 10:00:00 and have tried to snap the end of the closing to that time in an overlay but I cannot find how.

In the meantime I measure the closings and put a clue/marker at the beginning but I wished I could just snap the end of the clip to the time I want my project to finish.

Now ... I have seen this feature in other video editors ... and maybe this feature exist in VS, I just do not know how to do it ... can any one help me ?

Thanks in advance !!!

[BJC]

I do not know a way in Videostudio to snap to the end

but if I wanted to do that I would put the start sequence and end sequence in the top timeline then add a black color clip (from the color library ) between them and adjust it's length until the end was exactly at 10.00

then I would save that as an mp4 (or whatever high quality video format you use) and save it to a library

then when I needed to do a new project I would insert that video then put the new one into the overlay track and do whatever you normally do (cut/stretch/compact) the overlay track video to fit between the start and end sequence

then render your new video

that way you would always have a 10 minute videos with start and end without setting up from new each time.

[asik1]

NO mephi, VS can't end snap. I raised this issue way back.
Unfortunately few users here don't think it's of any importance.

[mephi]

NO mephi, VS can't end snap. I raised this issue way back.
Unfortunately few users here don't think it's of any importance.

It may be only me, but I think otherwise. Most of the spots or videos you make public on air tv are 30, 60 or 90 sec. I know that maybe most of the editors for air tv may be using the BIG editors. I still believe that it would be a plus for an editor made by a great company as Corel would include this feature.

I hope more users post here and developers would consider to add this feature. As for me, many a times I need to have some of of the volunteers of our Christian tv to edit in their portable laptop and we really need this feature available. I know we can keep investing time in time/frames math.

It may be interesting also if the timeline could have to option to be measured and frames according to your encoding so I can do a more exact math and place a cue/chapter in the frame number where my closing would start in order to end the project exactly in the last frame.

But still, I see practicality and logical easiness in just have a feature to just snap at the end. Something like Click and drag to snap the beginning of the clip to a clue/chapter and Ctrl+(click and drag) to snap the end of the clip to the cue/chapter mark ...

O well ... I did had some time math classes that I can put to use ....

[lata]

Hi

I think BJC is on the right lines here.
Taking it further

If you create a 10 minute project containing a beginning and ending.
The body of the project can contain any clips.
Then create an Instant Project, (File – Export as Template)
This can then be used again, as many times as you like, simply changing the body of the project with new clips.
The beginning and ending remaining the same with new clips replacing the main/body content

[mephi]

Trevor and BJC, I want to thank you. I tried that option and it works great in this specific case, and I guess is a great temp solution. I can see also how it may work for a series that have an specific time set. The feature mentioned will save the time to prepare a "template" for every time we have an specific time set for that group of videos. Thanks for the idea, will use it in the mean time !

[asik1]

Mephi, I suggested holding E while dragging a clip .
Just see how it could help in making this project

[mephi]

nothing happens when I push the "e" and click and drag. Something happens when I click Ctrl-E, the pointer line goes to the end of the clip ...

[gewb]

Ok. Here is the thing. I have an opening and closing for a set of videos. Each video has to be 10 minutes long exactly. So I put the opening, transition and main content in the main timeline. Then I put a marker at 10:00:00 and have tried to snap the end of the closing to that time in an overlay but I cannot find how.

Is the closing segment "fixed" in length or is it "variable" to add/subtract time to trim and fit between the end of the content and the 10:00 project end?

I ask because I just tried:
1) Adding an opening, transition, add content, add balck image top the Video Track.
2) Add a chapter point to the timeline at x:00 minutes.
3) Add the closing to the Overlay Track and end-snap to the x:00 marker.
4) Stretch/compress the head of the closing to snap to the content ending.
(This works as my test ending could be stretched/compressed without compromising the integrity of the design.)

Once trimmed I could grab the overlay track ending and drag it up to the Video Track and snap to the content end - project ended at x:00 as designed.

Regards,
GEWB

[mephi]

That is exactly my question, how do you do step 3. I drag the clip in the overlay timeline and only the beginning snaps to a chapter marker, but not the end of the clip as I wish I could, even though, looks like it is easy for you to do it. Maybe is a setting in preference that activates that feature?

[lata]

Hi

If your last clip is an image we can resize that to end anywhere.
I assume this is what is happening……..

As a test
Place a Cue/chapter point at 5 seconds
Add a Jpeg Image to the timeline to end at 4 seconds
Drag the trim bar to resize the Jpeg to 5 seconds, the edge of the image will “snap to”.

Other options
Should the last image go beyond the time limit, simply cut the clip and delete the last section.

You can replace that image with any other from the library, drag and drop over image whilst holding the CTRL key.

[gewb]

That is exactly my question, how do you do step 3. I drag the clip in the overlay timeline and only the beginning snaps to a chapter marker, but not the end of the clip as I wish I could, even though, looks like it is easy for you to do it. Maybe is a setting in preference that activates that feature?

Ah, sorry, my bad for not describing the step.

1. Add a chapter marker (the little green triangle) under the time line.
2. Drop your image/clip on the Overlay Track and to the left of the marker.
3. Grab the right end of the image/clip and drag-snap to the marker.
4. Grab the left end to drag-snap to the end of the content on the Video Track.
5. Done.

If you don't want to leave the ending on the Overlay Track, just select it and drag it up to the Video track above it, snap-to and it is done.

If you want a short sample live screen capture just let me know and I'll make one.

Regards,
GEWB

[mephi]

sorry is not an image is a videoclip. I guess I can take a snaapshot and make it the end. I still feel is a workaround rather than a solution ( actually it is a solution with more steps, which it is what I want to elliminate to work faster ...)

Thanks !

[gewb]

sorry is not an image is a videoclip. I guess I can take a snaapshot and make it the end. I still feel is a workaround rather than a solution ( actually it is a solution with more steps, which it is what I want to elliminate to work faster ...)

Thanks !

Doesn't really matter, image or video as either can be end-snapped to the end time marker. Only issue is if the middle content is variable length project to project, then you might need a filler that can be trimmed.

Regards,
GEWB

[lata]

Hi

Unfortunately a lot of solutions are workrounds.
My thoughts on Video re Image, if we trim a video we could be removing important frames affecting the actual movie, trimming an image simply makes the image shorter.

If you wish to work quicker I would have thought the Instant Projects option would help as the project is always 10 minutes long. We simply replace the clips with new.