Editing Movies
Movies can be edited using the following options:
Option |
Description |
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9 |
[ ] |
Create a copy from which unwanted footage has been removed. |
4 |
[ ] |
Save a selected frame as a JPEG still. |
r |
[ ] |
Add indices to movies during playback. Indices can be used to quickly locate frames during playback and editing (Adding Indices to Movies). |
o |
[ ] |
Delete indices from movies (Deleting Indices). |
Trimming Movies
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Display a movie full frame.
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Pause the movie on the new opening frame.
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Press the center of the multi selector to start playback. Press 3 to pause.
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Your approximate position in the movie can be ascertained from the movie progress bar.
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Press 4 or 2 or rotate the main command dial to locate the desired frame.
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Select [].
Press the i button, highlight [ ], and press 2.
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Choose the start point.
To create a copy that begins from the current frame, highlight [J.
] and press -
Confirm the new start point.
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If the desired frame is not currently displayed, press 4 or 2 to advance or rewind.
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To skip to 10 s ahead or back, rotate the main command dial.
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To skip to the first or last frame, rotate the sub-command dial.
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Choose the end point.
Press g (h/Q) to switch to the end-point selection tool (x) and then select the closing frame (x) as described in Step 5.
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Press 1 to create the copy.
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Preview the copy.
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To preview the copy, highlight [J (to interrupt the preview and return to the save options menu, press 1).
] and press -
To abandon the current copy and return to Step 5, highlight [J.
] and press
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Choose a save option.
Choose [
] to save the edited copy as a new file. To replace the original movie with the edited copy, choose [ ]. -
Save the copy.
Press J to save the copy.
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The copy will not be saved if there is insufficient space available on the memory card.
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Movies less than two seconds long cannot be edited using [
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Copies have the same time and date of creation as the original.
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To remove only the closing footage from a movie, choose [g (h/Q) button in Step 6.
] in Step 4, select the closing frame, and proceed to Step 7 without pressing the -
To remove only the opening footage, proceed to Step 7 without pressing the g (h/Q) button in Step 6.
Movies can also be edited using the [
] item in the retouch menu.Saving Selected Frames as JPEG Stills
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Pause the movie on the desired frame.
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Press 3 to pause playback.
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Press 4 or 2 to locate the desired frame.
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Choose [].
Press the i button, then highlight [ ] and press J to create a JPEG copy of the current frame.
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Stills are saved at the dimensions selected for [
] in the movie shooting menu when the movie was recorded. -
They cannot be retouched.
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Some categories of photo information are not displayed during playback.
Adding Indices to Movies
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Pause playback on the desired frame.
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Press 3 to pause playback.
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Press 4 or 2 to locate the desired frame.
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Select [].
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Press the i button, highlight [ ], and press J to add an index.
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Up to 20 indices can be added to each movie.
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After rotating the sub-command dial to skip to the desired index (either while playback is in progress or while playback is paused), press the i button to display a menu. The selected index can then be deleted by highlighting [ ] and pressing J.