How to create a clip of a video in Overcast

What you’ll learn

Learn how to create a clip from an existing video asset in Overcast. This tutorial shows you how to define the start and end points of a clip, add optional metadata and save it as a new asset. Creating clips allows you to quickly extract key moments from longer videos, making them easier to organise, share and reuse across your content workflows.

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to:

  • Open a video asset and access the Clip Editor
  • Set the start point of a clip
  • Define the end point using the video timeline
  • Preview the selected clip before saving
  • Rename the clip and add an optional description
  • Choose where to save the new clip
  • Create and save the clip as a new asset in Overcast

Who should watch?

This tutorial is ideal for content creators, video editors, marketers and media managers who want to create reusable clips from longer video assets for editing, review, publishing or distribution.

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