editing video clips
DELETING A SECTION OF A VIDEO (PARTIAL DELETE)
You can delete a section of a video. As the partial delete function changes the original video file,
store a copy of the original video file separately before starting this function.
PRECHECK!
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Insert a memory card.
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Set the appropriate storage media. (HMX-S15/S16 only)
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Select the Play (
1. Touch the Menu (
2. Touch the video you want to edit.
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The camcorder displays the video in paused mode.
3. Select the start point to delete using the playback control tabs,
then touch the (
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Playback related tabs:
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Drag the playback progress bar to left or right on the LCD
screen to move directly to the start point you want.
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The ( ) indicator appears at the start point.
4. Select the end point to delete using the playback control tabs, then
touch the (
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Drag the playback progress bar to left or right on the LCD
screen to move directly to the desired point.
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The ( ) indicator appears at the end point.
5. Touch the Cut (
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The message to confirm is displayed.
6. Touch "Yes."
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The section between the start and end points is deleted.
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The deleted section of the original video can not be recovered.
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Do not eject a memory card or power off while editing a video recorded on the storage media. Doing so may
damage the storage media or data.
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You can also operate this function in the full and single image display mode.
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You can not edit files that display the protect indicator (
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Touch the Return (
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The Partial Delete function is not available under the following conditions.
- If the recorded time of a section you want to delete is less than 3 seconds.
- If the total recorded time of a video after partial deletion is less than 3 seconds.
- If the remaining memory space is less than 15MB.
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If the start point is placed behind the end point, the start/end points will be changed automatically.
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) tab on the LCD screen to select the Video play (
) tab
"Edit"
) indicator at the start point.
/
/ / / / / /
) indicator at the end point.
) tab.
) tab to cancel the partial deletion before it is complete or to restart the Partial Delete function.
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"Partial Delete."
). Cancel the protect function first.
/
) mode.
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