6.+Clips


 * __ Splitting a Clip [[image:stepbysteptomoviemaker/Scissors.png width="69" height="69"]] __**

> **You can cut video and audio clips into small clips to make your clips easier to work with.**

1. In the **Contents pane** or on the **storyboard/ timeline,** click the //video// or //audio// clip **that you want to split.** {cut}



2. **Under the** preview monitor, **click the** //Play// **button.**

3. **When the clip reaches a point near the place you want to split the clip, click** //Pause.//

4. **Under the** preview monitor, **use the playback controls to find the point where you want to split the clip.**

5. **Under the** preview monitor**, click the** //Split// **button.**

You can drag the playback indicator on the seek bar to the exact spot where you want to split the clip. 6. Delete Clip If you change your mind




 * __ Combining Clips[[image:stepbysteptomoviemaker/Tape.jpg width="107" height="53"]] __**

> You can put several video clips **together on the storyboard** or in **the content pane.**

> To combine clips: {Think of it as taping or gluing clips together}

1**. In the Contents pane or on the storyboard, hold down the** //CTRL key//, **and then** click the //contiguous clips// **you want to combine.**

2. **Click** //Clip//, **and then click** //Combine.// > **The name and property information of the first clip in the group is used for the new clip and the time is adjusted accordingly.** media type="file" key="cover up.swf" align="center" width="360" height="270"
 * (**You can combine more than two clips at a time as long as they are consecutive. To select multiple clips, click the first clip, press and hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last clip).


 * __ Trimming a Clip __**

> **When you trip a clip, the trimmed part is not actually removed from the source file; it is hidden so the trimmed part doesn’t appear in your project or published movie.** {Think of it as hiding the part you do not want but it is not erased}. > To trim a video clip:

1. **On the** timeline, click the //clip// **that you want to trim.** 2. **Use the playback controls under the** preview monitor **to find the point where you want to trim the clip.** 3. **When the playback indicator is at the point where you want the selected video or audio clip to start, click** //Clip// **and then select** //Set Start Trim Point.//

(A trimmed video clip with the trimmed part highlighted. You can also drag the trim handles on a clip to set the start and end trim points. Trim handles appear as small black triangles at the beginning and end of a clip after you click the clip on the timeline. Hold your pointer over a trim handle, the pointer changes to a red double-headed arrow. Drag a trim handle to set the new start or end point of the clip).

= = = = = Practice: = = Steps with two of your downloaded clips. = = * Remember to SAVE chages** = = = = = = =