Using a Portion of the Movie by Cutting It Out (Trim)

• Setting trim
• Canceling trim setting

Setting trim

1. Place the mouse cursor over the source movie file in the Storyboard that you want to trim, and click .
   
   The [Duration Settings] window is displayed for the movie.
   Set the in and out point of the trim. The portion between the in and out points will be played back in the movie.
   It is possible to set only either the in point or the out point.

[Duration Settings] window

1

Preview area

Play back the movie and check the in and out points of the trim.

2

Movie timeline display area

The area is divided into seven sections with thumbnails that indicate the overall flow of the movie. Slide the on the left and right to set the in and out points.

3

Playback slider

Indicates the playback position.

4

Current playback position (time)/Total playback time

Check the playback time.

5

In point (IN) and out point (OUT) setting buttons

Click the buttons and use to set the position of the in point and out point.

6

Movie controller

The frame reverse, play (pause), and frame advance buttons are displayed (from left to right).

7

In and out point position (time)

Displays the start and end time of the trimmed movie.

Setting the in and out points of the trim

Move the left and right to specify the portion of the movie that you want to keep.

1. Move the on the left end to set the in point, and move the on the right end to set the out point.
   You can check the contents of the specified portion by sliding between the left and right .
   You can click / between the right and left to precisely adjust the position of . Once is in the precise position, you can click [IN] to set the for the in point position, or click [OUT] to set the for the out point position.

2. Click [OK].

Canceling trim setting

In the trim Duration Settings window, move the   for the in and out points in the movie timeline display area to the far right and left, and click [OK].