Edit Media

The Trim and chop features allow users to adjust the start and end of a video as well as remove a segment from the middle of a video.

Trim
  1. From the D2L My Home page, select My Media.
  2. From My Media, locate the video to be edited.
  3. Select the video thumbnail to open the video.
  4. From the Actions menu, select Launch Editor.
    Launch Editor from the Actions menu.
  5. Select the Media Timeline.
  6. Move the bars on the ends of the Media Timeline to the desired beginning and/or end of the video.
    Move the bars on the ends of the timeline to the desired start and end time of the video.
  7. Select Save to save your changes.
Chop
  1. Select the desired location on the Media Timeline to move the Real Time Marker to that location.
  2. Select the Scissor icon on the Real Time Marker to divide the video into sections.
    Select the scissor icon.
  3. Slide the Real Time Marker to the end of the portion you wish to chop from the Media Timeline.
    Slide the markers to the end of the portion you wish to chop.
  4. Select the Scissor icon on the Real Time Marker to divide the video into three sections.
    Select the scissor icon to divide the video into sections.
  5. Select the section you wish to remove and then select the Delete icon.
    Select the section to remove then select the delete icon.
  6. To create a smoother transition between the sections you can select the Fade In/Out icon.
    Use the fade in and out feature to create a smooth transition.
  7. To add the fade to the end of section enter a number of seconds you want to Fade Out.
    Add the number of seconds for the fade out.
  8. Select Save.