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[DougiesCat]

Hi I'm also experiencing the similar issue as richindy. I need to remove the occasional 'floor shot' from video - usually only  a few seconds in the middle. I'm also using Videowave 2011.
I've tried isolating the segment using video trimmer, but this seems to keep the bit I want to get rid of, and lose the bit I want to keep! I've tried the 'Split the Selected Item' option in Timeline view which is fine for the first split in a segment of film, however it won't let me make a second split. It claims that one or both segments would be too small, regardless of where I try to make the split. I can't believe that  a complex suite such as this won't allow this, presumably common requirement. The 'Help' screens are as typically useless as with all software.

At the moment I am seriously regretting buying this software, can somebody help me out here please.

Dougie

[DougiesCat]

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Thank you, your video clip showed me exactly where I was going wrong. As you suspected I wasn't selecting the correct segment of video.

Thanks again for your assistance, you've saved me from pulling out what hair I've got left :-)

Cheers

[myguggi]

DougiesCat, on 05 November 2011 - 09:35 AM, said:

Hi I'm also experiencing the similar issue as richindy. I need to remove the occasional 'floor shot' from video - usually only  a few seconds in the middle. I'm also using Videowave 2011.
I've tried isolating the segment using video trimmer, but this seems to keep the bit I want to get rid of, and lose the bit I want to keep! I've tried the 'Split the Selected Item' option in Timeline view which is fine for the first split in a segment of film, however it won't let me make a second split. It claims that one or both segments would be too small, regardless of where I try to make the split. I can't believe that  a complex suite such as this won't allow this, presumably common requirement. The 'Help' screens are as typically useless as with all software.

At the moment I am seriously regretting buying this software, can somebody help me out here please.

Dougie

This is an easy one!

Create a split point at the beginning of the segment you want to keep. Then click on the segment to the left and select delete. Then select the remaining segment and move the blue cursor to where the segment ends and hit split. Select the segment to the right and select delete. The segment that remains is the one you want to keep.

You always have to first select the segment where you want to make a split otherwise you get the error message you mentioned. Also you cannot create a split point within 10 frames of the beginning or end of a segment. In that case you have to use the Trim tool.

There are many posts in these forums that explain the split, trim etc as well as many tutorials are available from Roxio.

[grandpabruce]

Dougie, be sure to let us know if this solved your problem.

[DougiesCat]

Hi thanks for your post.

I may not have explained myself very well.

I have a 5 minute video clip, approximately 1 minute in there is a 20 second section I'd like to delete (Section B ). On my old software I would create a split at each side of this section giving me sections A, B and C I would then be able to delete section B retaining sections A & C. Your solution leaves me with just section B.

Borrowing from your methodology I could split at the start of section B, switch to storyline view, reorder the sections so that B is first, use the trim function to remove the unwanted section and reorder the clips again. This seems a laborious way of doing what should be a very basic task. Is there an easier way of doing this.

Many thanks for your assistance

Edited by DougiesCat, 06 November 2011 - 01:33 AM.

[sknis]

DougiesCat, on 06 November 2011 - 01:33 AM, said:

Hi thanks for your post.

I may not have explained myself very well.

I have a 5 minute video clip, approximately 1 minute in there is a 20 second section I'd like to delete (Section B ). On my old software I would create a split at each side of this section giving me sections A, B and C I would then be able to delete section B retaining sections A & C. Your solution leaves me with just section B.

Borrowing from your methodology I could split at the start of section B, switch to storyline view, reorder the sections so that B is first, use the trim function to remove the unwanted section and reorder the clips again. This seems a laborious way of doing what should be a very basic task. Is there an easier way of doing this.

Many thanks for your assistance

You should be able to do it the same way you explained "with your old software".   Since it is not working for you, please explain what is happening?   Is this what you are doing?   Are you remembering to re-select the part of the video you want to work with? That is usually the issue and many people get the "too small" error.

Edited by sknis, 06 November 2011 - 05:48 AM.

[myguggi]

DougiesCat, on 06 November 2011 - 01:33 AM, said:

Hi thanks for your post.

I may not have explained myself very well.

I have a 5 minute video clip, approximately 1 minute in there is a 20 second section I'd like to delete (Section B ). On my old software I would create a split at each side of this section giving me sections A, B and C I would then be able to delete section B retaining sections A & C. Your solution leaves me with just section B.

Borrowing from your methodology I could split at the start of section B, switch to storyline view, reorder the sections so that B is first, use the trim function to remove the unwanted section and reorder the clips again. This seems a laborious way of doing what should be a very basic task. Is there an easier way of doing this.

Many thanks for your assistance

Sorry, you are right,my method leaves section B which is not what you want.

I never mentioned anything about switching to the storyline, everything is done in the timeline.

Actually the way you described how you are doing it , is the way I usually do it and it works just fine in C2011.

If it is not working for you then you are doing something wrong and missing a step.

Do like Bruce said: give a step-by-step description of what you are doing and what is happening.

Edited by myguggi, 06 November 2011 - 06:16 AM.

[DougiesCat]

I never mentioned anything about switching to the storyline, everything is done in the timeline.

No I was switching to story line as part of my work around! As last post I think I've got it now, many thaanks for your help.

Dougie