Edit MediaSpace videos guide

The clip functionality enables users to delete unwanted sections within their videos (such as a doorbell or dog barking) or to create a shorter clip from a longer video

Locating a specific timecode on your timeline can be tricky if it is a long video. Use the Zoom sliding bar to zoom in and out on your Timeline be more precise with timecodes.

1. Log into Mediaspace using your university credentials and select My Media.
2. Choose the video that you want to edit by selecting the video frame or title of the video.
3. Select the drop-down arrow against Actions and select Launch Editor.  

1. Position your Playhead: Move the long green/blue Playhead line to the timecode at which you wish to split your media. This will be the beginning of the section you will delete.

    

   • You can manually select-and-drag the Playhead to the relevant position, or you can Play/Pause your video at the required timecode and your Playhead will automatically navigate there.
   • Locating a specific timecode on your timeline can be tricky if it is a long video. Use the Zoom sliding bar to zoom in and out on your Timeline be more precise with timecodes.
      
2. Create your first split: When the Playhead is in the correct position, select the white scissors on the Playhead to insert your first split.
    
3. There are now two clips.

   

   • The first is surrounded by a yellow box in the image to the right.
   • The second is the remaining media in the video.
      
4. Create your second split: The next split should be placed at the end of the unwanted media.
   • Either select-and-drag the Playhead or use the Play/Pause functions again to navigate to the second timecode and select the white scissors
      
5. There are now three clips.

   

   • The first is the opening media you wish to keep.
   • The second is surrounded by a yellow box in the image to the right and is the media we wish to remove.
   • The third is the remaining media in the video.
      
6. Delete the unwanted clip: In order to remove the second unwanted clip, ensure that it is surrounded by a yellow box and select the Bin (Delete) icon.
   • If the clip is not surrounded in yellow, select/tap the clip and it should become the primary clip.
      
7. After deleting the clip, the space left behind will be grey. This grey area on the clip’s timeline will not appear in the final edit of the video. It simply gives you a visual representation of where media has been removed from your clip.

   • There will not be a gap in your media. The video will play as though the two remaining clips are continuous pieces of media.

   

8. We recommend choosing Save a Copy when familiarising yourself with the functionality.