Space -> Space -> Set Start Point -> Space -> Space -> Split -> Space -> Space -> Set Start Point -> Space -> Space -> Split -> Space -> Space -> Set Start Point (etc.)īeing able to trim videos with one hand. All of the silence and/or inaction is cut out, the gap is filled, and you can immediately resume at the start of the current clip by pressing space (or L if you actually prefer that). Once you reach a point where the action or talking starts again, repeat the process in the above paragraph: simply pause and hit one shortcut key (for "set start point). You hit the shortcut key for splitting the clip (S in this case) and continue playing the video. You continue playing the video until a long period of talking or action has stopped. Everything before the playhead gets deleted, all of the following clips are moved to the start, and the playhead is also moved to the start. You have a lot of silence or blackness before anything starts happening, so once the playhead reaches the part where you want the video to begin, you just pause it there and hit the shortcut key for “set start point”. It optimizes the trimming process and allows for quick editing of long videos.įor example, you hit the space bar to start watching your video. This function also automatically moves the playhead to the time the current clip now starts at. This is similar to Shotcut’s Ripple Delete function, but without the need to create a cut and click on the clip you want to remove. With “Set Start Point”, everything between the playhead and the beginning of the current clip is removed, and the empty space is filled by all the clips after it.
In Windows Movie Maker, there are shortcut keys for the “Set Start/End Point” options.