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Cut out a part in the middle of a video Split a clip at the playhead on each side of the part you don’t want, then delete the piece in between.
Where to find it Editor → timeline → right-click a clip → Split at playhead
How to do it 1 Move the playhead to where the unwanted part starts, by dragging the ruler or with ← and → (one frame) or ⇧← and ⇧→ (one second).
2 Press ⌘B, or right-click the clip and choose Split at playhead .
3 Move the playhead to where the part ends and split again.
4 Click the piece in the middle and press Delete.
5 If a gap is left, drag the next clip left to close it. Snap lines it up with the clip before.
Good to know Gaps on the timeline play as black. To cut by the words that were said, use Edit by text in the Words tab, which closes the gap for you. ⌘D duplicates the selected clip, and ⌘J joins clips selected together into one.
Who can use it Free
Where it works Mac · iPhone · Web This guide answers How do I cut a section out of the middle? How do I split a clip? How do I delete a mistake in my recording? What is the shortcut to split? Can I copy a clip? Related guides Edit a video by editing its transcript
Select words in the transcript and cut them, and the video, audio and captions are cut at the same moment.
Remove silences, ums and repeated words
Smart cleanup finds long pauses, ums and uhs, repeats and restarted sentences, then cuts or speeds them up in one step you can undo.
Trim, split, and arrange clips in the web editor
Drag clip edges to trim, split at the playhead, add tracks, and use keyboard shortcuts on the web editor's timeline.
Use keyboard shortcuts in the video editor
Play, split, duplicate, undo and move the playhead from the keyboard. Shortcuts work anywhere in the editor except while typing.
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