Creating Movies with Windows Movie Maker
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Anytime you are working with video clips, you have several editing options. When
you are playing video clips, you can:
• Click the Split button to split the video into two clips at the current position.
• Trim the video so that it only includes footage from the current position to the
end of the clip by clicking Clip
➝ Clip Trim Beginning, or by pressing I.
• Trim the video so that it only includes footage from the current position to the
beginning of the clip by clicking Clip
➝ Clip Trim End, or by pressing O.
• Clear trim points to restore the original video clip by clicking Clip
➝ Clear Trim
Points.
• Combine video clips you previously split by selecting the videos and then click-
ing Clip
➝ Combine, or by pressing N.
While you are fixing your storyboard, you can use the Undo button to undo any
changes you don’t like, or the redo button to redo changes you previously undid.
Multiple undo and redo changes are saved, allowing you to step backward and for-
ward through changes. You can also undo and redo specific changes.
To undo a specific change or changes, follow these steps:
1. Click the option button to the right of the Undo button. This displays a short-
cut menu with a list of Undo changes, as shown in Figure 10-26.
2. The most recent change is listed first. To undo this change, click it.
3. You can also undo multiple actions, but only in the exact order in which they
were performed. To undo multiple actions, drag down until all the actions you
want to undo are selected, and then click the shortcut menu.
To redo a specific change or changes, follow these steps:
1. Click the option button to the right of the Redo button. This displays a shortcut
menu with a list of Redo changes, as shown in Figure 10-27.
2. The most recent change is listed first. To redo this change, click it.
3. You can also redo multiple actions, but only in the exact order in which they
were performed. To redo multiple actions, drag down until all the actions you
want to redo are selected, and then click the shortcut menu.
Figure 10-26. Selecting the changes to undo