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Intro: Edit Video on Blender in 5 Minutes

You need to edit a video but don't have any video editing software?
Why not try Blender ? It is free, and with a little practice really easy and powerful!

Download Blender : https://www.blender.org/

We are going to learn how to edit a video, we aren't going to go into too much details, but
it should get you started!

First we will setup the interface for video editing

Then we will learn how to add a video strip
Afterwards, we are going to see how to cut and move a strip
Finally we will see how to render our movie

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Step 1: Setup the Interface

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Let's setup blender interface.

Blender interface is really exible but it can be hard to set it up, so we are going to
download a ready-to-use session and make it the default session.

Download this le : http://vse.madnerd.org (http://vse.madnerd.org)

Click on minimal_vse.blend
Save the session as default : CTRL-U puis ENTER
When you restart blender, the interface will stay on Video Editing

Let's take a look at the interface.

At the top, We can see the video preview

At the bottom, We can see the sequence editor
At the right, We can see the properties of our project

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Step 2: Add a Video Strip

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Drag and Drop

To add a video or an audio strip, just drag and drop the le into the sequencer editor
Most audio/video les format will works.

Two strips will be created:

Cyan : Audio
Dark blue : Video

Play
To play our video, we need to set the preview zone.
Only the strips inside the preview zone will be played.

ALT-A : Play the video

P : Set preview zone
Middle Click : Move the sequencer
Mouse Wheel : Zoom In/Out

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Step 3: Move / Cut a Strip

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Move
To move a strip, you can either right click on it or press G.
The right click can also be use to resize the sequence (if you click on the border of the
strip)

Right Click : Select a strip

G : Move the selected strip
B : Select multiple strip

Cut
To cut a strip, you need to place the green bar on the strip to cut, and press K .

Right Click : Select the strip

Left Click : Move the green bar
K : Cut the sequence

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Step 4: Save Your Movie

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Save your project

Before you render your video, save your project (File/Save As at the top).

You should save the .blend le in the same folder as the videos, so even if you move your
les elsewhere, Blender will be able to nd the videos.

Our video will be saved as an .avi le, Everything should be already setup correctly.

Set the duration

With the green bar move at the beginning / end of the movie
Take note of the start frame and the end frame (At the bottom)
Copy this value on the right in Frame Range (Start Frame/End Frame)

Render your video

On the left in Output, check the path where the video will be saved
Click on Animation
The video will be saved on c:\videos (by default)

Reset the sequencer

When the rendering start, the sequence editor will be replaced by a video player.
To put the sequence editor back, click on the icon at the Bottom Left with a picture icon
and change it to Video Sequence Editor

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Step 5: Keyboard Shortcuts

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I hope this tutorial was useful!

Next time we will see how to

Create Group (Meta)

Add Text/Image/Video overlay
Modify a strip (color/position/size)

So don't forget to follow me for more tutorials!

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