Trimming Audio and Video Clips with Windows Movie Maker 2
Updated: January 7, 2003
With Windows Movie Maker 2 for Windows XP you can edit and trim the clips that are automatically created when you import video to your PC. When you trim a video clip, you edit out the sections that you don't want to include in your project and final saved movie.
By trimming a clip, you can establish the exact starting and ending point of any video clip that you have added to your project on the timeline, and, in the process, determine its precise length. With Movie Maker, you trim a video clip by dragging the trim handles to the points where you want the clip to begin and end. If you edit out too much of an audio or video clip, you can adjust or clear the established trim points. You cannot, however, extend the playback time for video or audio clips.
To trim a video or audio clip:
1. | On the View menu, click Timeline. |
2. | In the Collections pane, click the collection that contains the clip you want to add, and then select the clip you want to trim in the Contents pane. |
3. | On the Clip menu, click Add to Timeline (or drag it to the timeline). |
4. | On the timeline, select the clip you want to trim by clicking on it. |
5. | On the timeline, click the playback indicator and drag it to the point where you want to trim the clip. Click the Pause button when you reach the point. -or- Use the playback controls on the monitor to go to the point where you want to trim the clip, then click the Pause button. |
6. | On the Clip menu, click Set Start Trim Point. 
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7. | Click the Play button. At the point where you want to stop the trimming, click Pause. |
8. | On the Clip menu, click Set End Trim Point. |
