Smart-Trim vs Timeline-Cut

Report · Nov 26, 2017

"Smart Trim" puts Windows over selected parts and merges them later. I like that because I can easily see what has been left out. I use Smart Trim even in manual mode for that.

Is such a method also possible for the timeline? So far, I can only see cuts with in- and outpoints which make it not that easy to look for stuff that is outside of these cuts. Or am I missing something? Is Premiere Pro different?

Report · Nov 26, 2017

I know of no feature in either program that allows you to select several clips and then select the best segments from the batch.

Although technically, that's why your timeline is.

Report · Nov 26, 2017

I am new to video editing. I just wonder how people do it. I have a lot of 90 minute material, either plays, church etc etc. Now I want to select the best segments, around 10 minutes in 30 cuts. I learned how to cut and then trim etc on the timeline. If I come back the next day and change my mind, or I get a request for a person that needs to be seen in a cut, I need to search for that scene. Thus is diffult with the timeline. Sure, I can change the in and out points and start looking...In the Smart Trim module, I can move the CTI over material that is no longer part of the cuts and find stuff. That works only in the smart trim module so it seem ... I find that odd and am checking if I overlooked something?

Report · Nov 26, 2017

Nope. There's no easy way to take the best segments from a 90 minute video clip and then come back later and revise your selection. And that's true with any video editor. 90 minutes is just a lot of material to dig through.