Cut and Trim Files

• Select the Cut tool from the Toolbar.
• The Tool Properties Panel will populate.

To cut your file, you’ll need to enter a start and end time for when the cutting should take place. There are a few ways you can do this.

Method one: Manual Typing

Manually type start and end times into the Start and End box.

• Click on the Start box.
• Type start time into the box.
• Click on the End box.
• Type end time into box.
• Click Cut Selected Time
  

Method 2: Drag the Player Timeline

• Drag the indicator on the Player Timeline to where you want to start cutting.
• Click Capture Start Time that is next to the “Start” field to log the start time. Confirm that the Start box has updated to reflect the start time.
• Drag the indicator on the Player Timeline to where you want to stop cutting.
• Click Capture End Time that is next to the “End” field to log the end time. Confirm that the End box has updated to reflect the end time.
• Click Cut Selected Time.

Method 3: Press And Hold

• Playback the file you want to cut.
• When you want to start cutting, immediately click on the Press & Hold with your mouse.
• Keep pressing as long as you want to cut then release when you want to stop cutting.
  • The Start and End boxes will update to reflect the start and end time for when to cut your media file
• Click Cut Selected Time.

• Optionally, click the spacebar to start playback again.  You can then repeat the steps above to continue cutting your file.