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Remove unusable scenes
One of the most important work steps during import of your footage is cutting out
unusable scenes from the material. There are two options for this:
• Variant 1: The complete material is loaded into your project first and the unusable
scenes are cut out.
• Variant 2: Cut the material prior to importing it, and then proceed to import only
the scenes you need. This process is recommended for long movies with a lot of
editing; it functions either via the Media Pool or the project folder.
Cut videos in the project
Let's assume that you have already imported your film material into a project and
would now like to edit it.
• Play back your video by clicking "Play" on the program monitor's transport
control (or simply press the space bar on the keyboard).
• If during playback you have reached a scene which you would like to cut out, click
on the playback button again. The playback marker stays near the start of the
scene to be removed.
Tip: For long movies or for quick browsing, you can let the movie play fast forward
and follow the action on the program monitor. To do so, drag the playback marker
while holding down the mouse key across the timeline (but not too fast!).
• Set the playback marker at the start of the unused material. To get a better view,
we recommend using the zoom function (the +/- buttons at the bottom right of
the arranger).
• Press "T" on the keyboard. This will have the effect of cutting the current scene
into two sections at the position of the payback marker.