Right click on the red playback line and select Slice.ĭepending on whether you want to save the right, left, or both sides of the slice, choose the option you want. As you move the playback line you can see where you are in thte Video Preview Screen. Adding Video to the Timelineĭrag video clips from the Project Files pane onto the Timeline at the bottom of the workspace:Ĭlick and drag the red playback line to the place in the video where you want to cut.
Or by clicking the Green + and selecting files to import. Video clips can be dragged from your video folder into the Project Files pane: It will be imported to its own timeline, so you can then right-click the clip, select Copy > Clip, then right-click where you want your clip to go, selecting Paste.Here's what the OpenShot ‘workspace’ will look like: Each such error message will then allow you to import the corresponding large video file.Ĭlick File > Import Project > Import XML (Final Cut Pro). If you forget to do this, you will get an error message later. Now, in a fresh OpenShot timeline, you can import each of your exported clips, like this:įirst, make sure you import all the large video files that your clips come from. Don't forget to export your clips with a different name each time! You can now reuse your open project to create other clips in a similar way. This saves PROJECT.xml, a file that contains about 250 lines of text that describe the clip you just made. Wouldn't it be nice to save it as a named clip so it can be used in other projects? You will do this in the next step.Ĭlick (in the Menu) File > Export project > Export XML (Final Cut Pro). Now we have a small clip created from the larger video. Save your project (always save your projects often in case OpenShot crashes silently, especially if you have placed many clips on the timeline). The Position property (if you have properties displayed) should show 0 (meaning frame 1). Left-align the segment clip by dragging to the left to the beginning of the timeline. Select the end of the segment, right click handle and choose Slice All > Keep left side. Right-click the blue oval slider handle and choose Slice All > Keep right side. Select the start of a segment (clip) of the file that you would like to create. You can create and export clips in one project, and import them wherever you wish in other projects. These are called XML Projects, not clips. More efficient use of OpenShot can be achieved by exporting and importing clips.
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