Probably a simple solution

[TrickerTreat]

So I JUST started using adobe premiere, and I'm having a giant problem which probably has an easy solution (I went searching back to january on this board btw so it's not like I didn't try).

All I want to do is take a chunk of video out of a clip. That's it.

When I try to use the razor, it makes two clips, but the second clip plays from the beginning. It basically creates a shorter version of the original clip.

I just want to select a chunk of the video, cut it out, and have the movie play directly into where the chunk ended.

 

[Akribie]

Two ways to do this.

1. Double click clip in project window, which will open in in a clip window. One section at a time, set in and out points in the clip window and drag onto the timeline. Repeat for as many sections of the clip that you want to use.

2. Drag whole clip onto the timeline. Use the razor tool to cut at the end of the first section and start of the second section (etc). Ripple delete the unwanted segment (right click on the unwanted clip segment to get the menu).

 

[TrickerTreat]

When I do the second option, which seems like the easiest to me, it doesn't work right. I razor at the start and end of the peice of video I don't want, ripple delete, and when I play it back what happens is at the point where it was deleted, the clip just replays and the sound keeps going.

So I'm able to cut out a chunk of audio, but all it does is make the video restart from the beginning.

 

[TrickerTreat]

OH okay. Apparently the video only starts playing from the beginning when I play it in adobe premiere. When I export the movie it comes out right! How weird!

 

[Akribie]

How are you starting the replay?

If you hit ENTER, it will start from the beginning of the work area. If you use the play control under the programme monitor window, you will start from the current time.

 

[TrickerTreat]

No, I'm playing from the monitor window. I hit play, and I watch the little cursor scroll across the clips. It plays the first clip, scrolls into the second clip and the second clip plays from the beginning of its original uncut version.

 

[Akribie]

If you double click the second clip on the timeline, it will open in a clip window and show the in/out points relative to the uncut source clip.

Are the in/out points shown correctly when you do that, or is the in point at the start of the original clip?

 

[TrickerTreat]

It seems to work now! Using the razor cut is what made the problem I guess. Just using in and out marks and dragging pieces of the original video onto the timeline works and is really easy to do.

Thanks guys

 

[Akribie]

Good !