Editing Videos
| Option | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | [Trim video] | Trim unwanted footage. |
| 4 | [Save current frame] | Save a selected frame as a JPEG still. |
| 8 | [Save consecutive frames] | Save the frames in a selected length of footage as a series of individual JPEG images. |
- These options are available only with videos recorded with [H.265 8‑bit (MOV)] or [H.264 8-bit (MP4)] selected for [Video file type] in the video recording menu.
Trimming Videos
Display a video full frame.
Pause the video on the new opening frame.
- Press J to start playback. Press 3 to pause.
- Your approximate position in the video can be ascertained from the video progress bar.
- Press 4 or 2 or rotate the command dials to locate the desired frame.
Press the i button, highlight [Trim video], and press 2.
Choose the start point.
To create a copy that begins from the current frame, highlight [Start point] and press J.
Confirm the new start point.
- If the desired frame is not currently displayed, press 4 or 2 to advance or rewind a frame at a time.
- Rotate the main command dial one stop to skip ahead or back 10 frames.
- Rotate the sub-command dial one stop to skip ahead or back 10 s.
Choose the end point.
Press the center of the sub-selector to switch to the end-point selection tool (x)and then select the closing frame (x) as described in Step 5.
Press 1 to create the copy.
Preview the copy.
- To preview the copy, highlight [Preview] and press J (to interrupt the preview and return to the save options menu, press 1).
- To abandon the current copy and return to Step 5, highlight [Cancel] and press J.
Choose a save option.
Choose [Save as new file] to save the edited copy as a new file. To replace the original video with the edited copy, choose [Overwrite existing file].
Save the copy.
Press J to save the copy.
- The copy will not be saved if there is insufficient space available on the memory card.
- Videos less than two seconds long cannot be edited using [Trim video].
- Copies have the same time and date of creation as the original.
Removing Opening or Closing Footage
- To remove only the closing footage from a video, highlight [End point] and press J in Step 4, select the closing frame, and proceed to Step 7 without pressing the center of sub-selector in Step 6.
- To remove only the opening footage, proceed to Step 7 without pressing the center of sub-selector in Step 6.
The i Menu [Trim Video] Option
Videos can also be edited using the [Trim video] item in the i menu.
Saving Selected Frames as JPEG Stills
Stills can be created from individual frames of existing videos. You can create a single still from the current frame or a series of stills from a selected length of footage.
Saving the Current Frame as a JPEG Still
Pause the video on the desired frame.
- Press 3 to pause playback.
- Your approximate position in the video can be ascertained from the video progress bar.
- Press 4 or 2 or rotate the command dials to locate the desired frame.
Press the i button and highlight [Save current frame].
Press J to create a JPEG copy of the current frame.
Creating Stills from a Selected Length of Footage
Pause the video on the desired frame.
- Press 3 to pause playback.
- Your approximate position in the video can be ascertained from the video progress bar.
- Press 4 or 2 or rotate the command dials to locate the desired frame.
Press the i button, highlight [Save consecutive frames] and press 2.
Choose a destination.
- Choose the destination.
- Press 1 or 3 to highlight a card slot and press J.
- You will not be prompted to select the slot if only one memory card is inserted.
Choose the length of footage.
Choose the length of footage that will be saved as stills.
Press J.
The selected footage will be saved as a series of JPEG stills. The number varies with the video frame rate.