Archos R500948 User Manual - Page 70

GEN 5 MANUAL V2.0 Optional Functionalities > P. 70 • Once finished, you will have the option to save the edit marks with the video or to write a new video file. If you save your file with edit marks, you can always go back and change your edits at another time. The actual video information is not deleted. On the other hand, you can write a new file which will only include the video parts that you specified in the edit session. This file will be smaller but you can never un-edit it. Example 1 You have recorded a music video program and would like to keep one single music presentation. But you do not want to keep the rest of the television recording. Beginning of recording Video section to keep End of recording 1. Open the video file you want to edit and pause it (See: Playing Video). 2. In the progression bar, go to the beginning of the desired section (a), select the "Insert a mark" menu item, and choose "Start Mark". 3. Forward to the end of the desired section (b), select the "Insert a mark" menu item, and choose "End Mark". 4. Select the "Edit Selection" menu item and choose "Crop", which will delete everything except the designated section. Example 2 You have recorded a television program but would like to remove certain sections before the program started, parts during the program, and the program afterwards because you had recorded a little extra. 1. Open the video file you want to edit and pause it (See: Playing Video). 2. In the progression bar, go to the beginning of the first undesired section (a), select the "Insert a mark" menu item, and choose "Start Mark". Forward to the end of the first undesired section (b), select the "Insert a mark" menu item, and choose "End Mark". Select the "Edit Selection" menu item and choose "Cut", which will cut out this part of the recording.