5) Basic editing of video

Basic editing of video

After recording the video using any of the devices, it need to be imported to a video editor to clear up the video clip for usage. Openshot video editor can be used for editing the recorded video. Tools required for doing basic editing is found in edit tool bar as shown below:

The edit tool bar has the following tools

No	Tool	Description
1	Add Track	Add a new track to the top of the stack.
2	Select Mode	Select mode allows you to click and move clips.
3	Razor Mode	Razor mode allows you to split a clip where ever you click.
4	Resize Mode	Resize mode allows you to grab the edges of a clip and drag to resize (or trim) the clip.
5	Snap Mode	Snap mode allows clips to snap (or jump) to the nearest clip or play-head (if any are close) when you drop them.
6	Add Marker	Add a new marker, which allows you to quickly jump back to this exact point while previewing.
7	Previous Marker	Skip to the previous marker (if any).
8	Next Marker	Skip to the next marker (if any).

Moving a Clip

1. Click on the 'Select Mode' (This is the default mode and shown as number '2')
2. Click on a clip and drag the clip to a new position on the timeline, and drop it.

Trim a Clip

1. Click on the resize icon (Shown as number '4').
2. Move the mouse cursor over the right or left edge of a clip.
3. Drag the edge of the clip to the required position to trim the video.

Slice a Clip

1. To cut a clip into 2 pieces, click on the Razor icon (Shown as number '3').
2. The mouse cursor will change to a dotted line.

3. Click on a clip at the point you want to cut / slice it. And the video gets splitted.

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Duplicate Clip

To duplicate an item, right-click on the item (such as a clip or transition), and choose Duplicate.

This will add an exact copy of the duplicated item to the timeline. The duplicated item can be moved to the required position