Movie editing

The edit-movie option in section 1 of the playback menu allows an unwanted section to be cut from a movie clip. The movie to be edited must first be displayed in the playback mode before opening the playback menu. Highlight “Enter” in the movie edit option and press the center button of the controller to open the editing screen. This function cannot be used if the low-battery warning is displayed.

Delete

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Format

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Lock

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Edit movie

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Copy

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Preview edit.

Press the center controller button to preview the edit. The arrow above the bar indicates the playback frame.

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After playback, use the down key to continue if the edit is acceptable. To make changes to the edit, use the up key of the controller to return to the previous steps to adjust the start and end points. To cancel the edit operation, press the menu button.

Function menu

Find 1st frame of cut.

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Find last frame of cut.

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The function menu indicates the active step in the editing pro- cedure. The up/down key selects functions.

Use the left/right keys of the controller to display the first frame of the section to be cut. The bar under the image and the timer in the top right corner of the screen show the approximate location of the point.

Use the down key to select the next step.

Use the left/right keys of the controller to display the last frame of the section to be cut. The bar under the image and the timer in the top right corner of the screen show the approximate location of the point.

Use the down key to select the next step.

Save edit.

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Save edit.

Saved as PICT0016.MOV.

Delete original file?

YesNo

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Press the center controller button to save the edit; a confirmation screen is displayed. Select “Yes” to continue.

Save edit?

YesNo

After the edited movie clip is saved, the file name is displayed.

The original movie file can be deleted from the memory card by selecting “Yes” on the screen. Once deleted, it cannot be recovered. By selecting “No,” both the original and edited file remain on the card.

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