Creating Subclips

Back in the days of tape, it was very easy for editors or assistants to split up a long tape with accurate logging before the tape was captured. These days it’s not uncommon to get a clip that’s 20 minutes long.

These long clips are difficult to navigate with a mouse—even the smallest movement is tens of seconds. Likely, a long clip doesn’t just have a single shot but multiple shots and takes. It would make your life and the project less complicated if you could divide it into pieces (FIGURE 5.10).