How to Trim and Compress Cut Parts of Your Video

Recordings in CANVID can be trimmed or cut to remove sections you don't want in the final video. This guide will walk you through the different ways to do it inside the editor.

Open a Project or Create a Recording

First, open a recording in the CANVID editor.

You can do this in two ways:

• Create a new recording and finish it until the editor opens.
• Open an existing project that you previously saved.

Once you are inside the editor, you will see a green bar in the timeline. This bar represents your entire video. All trimming and cutting actions happen in this area.

Method 1: Split Clips

You can split your video into smaller segments and remove the parts you don't want.

Steps:

1. Move the playhead to the part of the timeline where you want to split the video.
2. Press S on your keyboard, or click the Split icon below the editor preview.
3. This will divide the clip into two segments. You can do this multiple times as needed.
4. Click the segment you want to remove.
5. Press DEL, or right click > Cut.

Removed sections will appear highlighted in light green in the timeline.

Method 2: Trim by Dragging

You can also trim clips by dragging their edges.

Steps:

1. Move your cursor to the edge of a timeline segment.
2. Click and drag the edge inward.
3. Release the mouse when you reach the point where you want the clip to end.

This lets you quickly shorten clips without splitting them.

Compress Cut

Use Compress Cut if you want to permanently remove the trimmed sections from the timeline.

Important: This action cannot be undone. Always save a backup of your project first.

Steps:

1. Right click on a removed section of the timeline (the faded green areas).
2. Select Compress Cut.
3. A warning message will appear explaining that this action is permanent.
4. Click Compress to continue.

Once completed, the removed sections will be permanently deleted from the timeline.

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