What is a clip?
A clip is a tiny segment of a video track, audio track, or image that can be created from a larger project. Think of clips as the building blocks editors use to produce a video. These smaller portions of longer media files can be trimmed, modified, or split without affecting the source files.
Clips can be further divided into even smaller parts to help you get rid of any unnecessarily long pauses, fumbles, or glaring errors that need to be removed.
To keep your clips organized, most video editing software offers bins or folders to help you easily access files when you need them.
What is a clip in a video?
A clip is a shorter segment of a usually longer video. Editors cut clips to promote a podcast or make content more digestible for social media where formats and attention spans are short. Shorter clips usually perform better on platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
What is the easiest way to clip a video?
Import your video into your preferred editing software and place it on the timeline. Move the playhead to where you want to cut, and use the razor tool to cut out the desired clip. You can move this clip around if you need to tell a better story or delete it from the source file if it contains an error.
Some video editing software like Riverside lets you use AI to automatically find the best clips instead of having to dig into the recording manually.
What are video clips called?
Video clips are known as clips or footage segments. In filmmaking, these clips are called shots, takes, or scenes.
How to use Magic Clips on Riverside
To automatically find the best moments from your recording, follow these steps:
- Log in to Riverside: Access your account from your browser and go to your recorded content.
- Go to the Editor: After finishing a recording, open the Riverside Editor to start creating Magic Clips.
- Create Magic Clips:
- Click on the “+ Create New Magic Clip” option in the editor.
- Use the timeline to highlight and select the portion of the video or audio that you want to turn into a clip.
- Adjust the start and end points for the clip based on the content you want to highlight.
- Preview and Export:
- Preview the Magic Clip to ensure it captures the section of content you want.
- Once satisfied, export the clip. You can then download or share the clip directly from Riverside.
- Customization: You can add more clips or adjust the length of your Magic Clips based on how much content you want to highlight.
