17.9 Cutting Video Strips

A Video File in the VSE is also referred to as a Video Strip.

Another feature of the VSE is the ability to select only part of a video strip for playback. You can

cut the strip into segments. There are two ways to do this which are; a Soft Cut and a Hard Cut.

In either case, position the Cursor at the Frame where you wish to make the cut. For a Soft Cut

press the K Key.

For a Hard Cut press Shift + K key. In either case you finish up with two separate segments of

strip which you can reposition or move to a different Channel in the VSE. The difference is, with a

Soft Cut both segments of the strip retain the data for the other part. With a Hard Cut the data is

not retained.

17.10 Rendering the Movie

With everything in place and complete, play the complete compilation to run a check, then in the

Properties editor, set the File Path to a Folder where you would like to save the Movie File. Set

the Output File Format (FFmpeg Video). Go to the Blender Screen Header. Select, Render –

render Animation. Sit back and wait.

17.11 Summary

The foregoing has been an introduction to Making a Movie using Video Sequence Editor. There

are techniques to be discovered as you practise making your own creations. Video tutorials on

the internet are a great asset when learning, therefore, with a basic understanding of the process

extracting information from the tutorials will be a little easier.

Your First Movie In Blender 2.90 | [Part 1 – 2 - 3] | Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BfBo5H2KPU

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