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WeVideo: Basic Editing
WeVideo, 2022. Be aware that different versions of WeVideo will vary in appearance and functionality.
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To re-order clips in the Timeline, click-and-drag them left-or-right. This will change their position.
Clips in the Timeline can also be stacked on top of each other in separate tracks. Be aware that if visual clips are stacked, the top clip will cover the bottom clip. Stacked audio clips, however, do not cover each other up; they will play simultaneously and will all be heard playing at the same time.
Clip trimming refers to shortening or lengthening a clip to change the visible or audible portions in the Timeline. For example, if the last couple of seconds of a clip are unwanted, they can be trimmed out.
To trim a clip, click-and-drag the start or end points of the clip. The start and end points are the beginning and ending edges of the clip.
- To trim the beginning of a clip, click-and-drag the left edge to the right.
- To trim the end of a clip, click-and-drag the right edge to the left.
The portions that are trimmed out can be retrieved at any time by extending the clip back out. A red line at the start or end point of the clip in the Timeline will indicate its maximum length, beyond which the clip cant extend.
Splitting can be used to divide a clip into multiple clips, which can be edited and moved independently of each other.
To split a clip:
- Click above the Timeline, where the timestamps display, to move the playhead to the desired location for the split.
- Click the split button, which has a scissors icon, from the blue pop-up at the top of the playhead. The clip will be split into two separate sub-clips, which can be independently moved and edited.
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