CS 4 Cut one long clip in to smaller clips

How would I cut one long clip in to many smaller clips and then put those clips back in to the bin for later
I have a few long clips but only want peices of them

Bill gave me advice on this about 6 months ago, as I had the same question with CS3...I imagine in this instance CS4 is the same.
Here's what he said:
1) leave extra room on the in out points when the big clip is in the source monitor and you are deciding on the subciip length...so if you have to adjust later you have "handles" to expand a little bit ...
2) if you dont have to make subclips "dont" ...just drag from source monitor to timeline...using the in out points...as it makes no real difference to the original video file...its just code in the program... however, in my case I wanted to the subclips due to learning about "scripted" stuff and 3 cameras...
Then I discovered (tutorial) that by choosing in out points in the source monitor and dragging that straight to the project panel it automatically creates the subclip and all you have to do is "name" it...or leave default timecode name...saved a lot of time cause I was using the mouse to choose "create subclip" etc before I learned about that shortcut

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Hi everyone, I've googled and fiddled around for hours trying to figure out how to splice up my rather long DV file (converted over from a home wedding DVD) to begin editting. I've tried creating markers and then subclipping - but that doesn't seem to work. Nothing happens. Is there an easy way to do this?
How I've been doing it:
Create new project. Then import the DV file. There appears in the browser the 'sequence1' and then the DV file. I grab it into the viewer and then drag it also into the timeline. However, I get a red bar, so I render it. After this, the the canvas displays the timeline video but the viewer video is completely separate. They still play the same DV but not simultaneously. I don't know how to go about clipping this large file so that I can edit each scene separately. How do I splice this long segment into smaller clips that show up in my browser for editting?
Thank you so much for your help!!

Well... I'd suggest you either reconvert that file to a dv codec .mov file, or start again with the dvd file conversion.
You've got to forget everything you knew about imovie. FCP and imovie are built on completely different paradigms. Final cut is a non-destructive editor. No matter WHAT you do in FCP, the actual media clip remains unchanged, just like your father's face a week after you tell him you wrecked the family car.
After you've got your correct .mov file, import it into fcp. Open it in the viewer. Play down until you find the first part you want to use. Press "I" for an in point, play down until you want it to end, then press "O" for out. Then press command U, or go to the modify menu and select Make Subclip.
You'll get a little jagged media icon in your browser window. It makes good sense to name it something more than what fcp names it., so you'll be able to find it again.
I personally don't like to work with subclips. Usually I'll capture in logical chunks. But you can't do that with your one long file. What I do instead of subclipping is to add my select shots into a sequence. Then I'll duplicate the sequence and start working with that- rearranging, deleting etc, until I'm happy.
Hope this is useful.

Split one long sequence to many small sequences

a long sequence can be divided into many small ?
Se picture:

It looks like you want to end up with four, smaller sequences.
Make four copies of your pictured 'master sequence',
then delete the unwanted sections in each of the four copies.

Importing tape into Imovie 11. How do I import all the clips as one long clip?

How do I import all the clips as one long clip? I have 45 min of footage and I want it as one long take I can edit in Final Cut ProX. When I import, all the clips are split up when the scene cuts. I just want the 45 min in one long video.

iMovie will import the tape as if it is direct from the camera. It will sense the scene breaks and put all the clips in chronological order.
If you want to import it as one long clip, I suggest you load the tape into the app that you edited the tape with. Then export it out as a QuickTime movie in the DV codec. You can import this MOV file into FCPX or iMovie.

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I have Imovie so if I use it, will I lose video quality? I've been told that Imovie 08' only imports every other line of resolution when I capture Digital Video. Does it do the same for Iphone videos?
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How do I cut a long clip to appear as separate clips in Browser?

Hi,
I have a question, and I'm having a lot of trouble finding the answer.
I'm dutch so I dont really know how to search for it.
I am capturing Hi8 and Video8 clips into Final Cut Pro 6. The thing is that it is creating clips of one and a half hour, and I would like to know if I can cut the clips after capturing, so I get separate clips. But also to show them separately in the browser.
So cut a long clip into smaller ones, and let them behave as single clips to be edited. I know about the Log and Capture Workflow, but I would like to capture first, and then cut, instead of watching the whole tape beforehand and then capture it. Reason is there are a lot of tapes, and to play them 2 times a tape is time-consuming. Also the one who owns the tapes is going to edit them, and will be viewing the material after capturing is complete.
Thanks in advance.

In addition to the "software" solution I was looking for a way to create parts of the long clip as "real" short clips. I found this way:
- First capture the whole tape.
- Then place markers where you want to cut.
- In the browser drag the markers to a new bin.
- Select the newly created Subclips. Dragging markers (in the browser) to a bin creates Subclips.
- Go to File > Batch Export and export the clips.
- Then bring them in Final Cut Server.
When exporting to the same format as the tape was captured I didnt notice quality loss.
Although I realize most people here probably already figured this out,
I thought it would be a good idea to post this solution anyway.

FCE capture from my Canon XHA1 captures as one long clip

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I'm using a new Macbook pro and was wondering if that has anything to do with it given that i"m using the newest OSX as well.
Any ideas? It appeared to do the same thing when I captured into iMovie.
Or or is there a setting on the camera that I've failed to change?

Dear Phojo1,
I also have a XHA1 and am experiencing the same problem. I was wondering if you shot your footage in HD, and what are your settings on your camera for recording and outputting. The first footage I captured I used hd with 1440x 1080 apple intermediate with 29.97 rate. I had no problem. It captured each clip separately. Now I can only capture with dv/ntsc settings. I'm am trying to see where the problem is. By the way this started happening when I upgraded to 4.01. It also does the same in imovie. Thanks for any information.

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Combining/Merging Clips into one long clip in the project bin?

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Since P2-material comes in as an individual clip per recording, it's quite different from working the way we're used to with one long clip using cassettes. My wish is to merge these clips to one, but I'm having some challenges. This is what I've tried:
1. In Project window, I try to mark several clips and drop them to the source window, but only one of them appears at ones (the rest is in the dropdown-box above the window).
2. In Project window, I mark several clips, go to Clip, but the option Merge Clips are greyed out (why? is there a format limitation for this function?)
3. In Project window, I mark several clips, add them to a new seqence and use the sequence as a source for my main sequence. BUT, the limitation is the audio. My output should be a stereo sequence. Adding the source-clips to a stereo-source-seqence, makes of course the audio coming from the source-sequence a stereo track. My wish is to preserve four mono-tracks. I've tried making a source-seqence with a 16 track mono master, but this one won't add to the main seqence (which has a stereo master).
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Assuming we're talking about shorter takes and not a longer, spanned clip, I don't think what you want can be done in PP. Nesting will always bring the audio over as one track.
You may have to skim the clip sequence in the Program Monitor and copy/paste the portions you want to use into a second sequence for output. This will preserve the audio.

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When I import wedding footage of several dozen clips it shows up as one lengthy clip, not each clip individually split. Any idea how to import the clips so they split into individual pieces as shown in the iMovie tutorials?
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Not sure why you are seeing only one lengthy clip. What type of footage is it - DV, AVCHD or other? You should be seeing a separate clip each time the camera was stopped and started. Was the camera clock set correctly before recording?
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You're expecting one continuous take to import as one single clip, right?
From my experience with DV-format cameras like the Canon HV20, it's not unusual for there to be enough of a discontinuity (control track??) to create two or more successive clips when importing, dropping a small number of frames between clips. This could be caused by dirty heads or a tape that has been used more than it should.
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