Splice text files

Cut used to mean trimming the clip from within. Basically cutting out a part from the middle. It was clunky and hard to use - I never ever used it. Now Splice has the Split function too. Yay for the new Splice. How to Split a video in splice When video-editing on a desktop app there is only one way I like to shorten my clips. That is with the Cut Tool. On a desktop app the Cut tool is what mobile phone apps like Splice call the Split Tool.

I know you probably didn't need to know that, but I will be making an example just now where knowing this helps Split means, as the name suggests, to split the clip at a point, breaking it into two.

The split will happen at the point of video playhead. Once a clip is highlighted, scroll across in the submenu and find the Split tool. Hit it. Wherever the playhead was has now divided the clip at this point. Why would you use the split tool instead of the trim tool?

Space 1 - Your iPhone screen is small. Even the largest phones are small compared to a computer monitor. And trying to accurately trim off a-third-of-a-second can be hard. When you grab the trim bar handle and want to move it to trim off a teeny-tiny little bit…. Whoosh Slipped and you lost a chunk unintentionally. You have to un-do and try again.

Waste of time and effort. To do this right you need to zoom all the way in, trim, and zoom out again. Works, but meh. With the trim you just stop the video head where you want it. Hit trim. Select the little spot and delete it. No drag drop n zoom zoom.

The truth is I wish Splice would move its Split tool to the first position in the menu. It's that important. Would speed things up even more if it was the first option.

Space 2 - Is not for small trim bits but rather large trim bits. Got that? No, again Ok First - Split the clip. Trim clip one. Trim clip two. Jump to Highlight Function now.

When it comes to cleaning up your clips you should allow yourself the time to do it properly. We believe that it is the most important step in the editing process. What does that mean? Ok sorry I haven't explained yet… Once you have imported your clips, rearranged them and trimmed them to the right size you could say that your baseline edit is complete. What's missing is the text, the music, the colour grade, the transitions, the fades… Stop there. It's time to play and make the video pretty.

A frequently asked question is how to fade in or fade out. Splice fade in This one is actually not that easy. Splice wont let you add a transition at the beginning. This dark clip is your first clip in the timeline now. Now you're done!

A crossfade that is less than 0. In other words The longer the black space filler is, the longer the fade in can be. How to fade out in Splice This process is identical to the fade in in the previous section. Simply add a title at the end of the timeline. Delete the text, unless you want it. Drag it out to a couple of seconds with the trim tool.

Add a crossfade between the last two clips and make the crossfade as long as you want. Even better add a CTA Now that you know how to add a fade out to the end of your video you may want to consider using this space for a CTA.

A Call to Action. It's still very relevant today, maybe even more so. We just thought this would be nice to share with you at this point. Looking into the future of what is possible with your Splice videos. Splice app transitions Transitions can be a really powerful when used correctly.

And that my dear readers should always be the goal with video transitions. You should feel them, not see them. Video transitions are a bit of a controversial topic for me.

People just blindly use them because they can. But maybe the s did have a couple of things best left behind after all. Also, you might just have a project that needs something unique. We too, use the slide, push and crossfades in many of our videos.

You tap on this and make a selection of what you want to add. Well done Splice! Meaning they included transitions to move one clip out of the way to replace it with the next. As I said earlier, make the transition invisible. To do this you need to follow the movement direction. Here are some examples: Well placed crossfades can be the most beautiful thing if the shots compliment each other. Or you can keep the movement going watch this:.

There is nothing more timeless than a nice clean cut between two shots. Almost feels like I have to say: rant over. Splice App filters We live in a media rich world addicted to filters, thanks to the likes of Instagram. Filters can make the ordinary look extraordinary. There is a scientific art to colour grading. Sad scenes are more blue, and happy scenes more orange… and so on. This is done by adding just the right amount of tint and highlighting to each clip. Splice also has this feature with a whole bunch of preset filters.

On any given clip, in the submenu, you have the filters option. Quite often I find these preset filters to be too strong, but that is a personal preference. You can also tone them down by toggling the blue bar.

This can be quite tedious if you just want a uniform look over the whole video. And so I have a workaround for you. Once you have finished your video edit, export it and save it to your Camera-Roll library.

Then open a new Splice Project and Import the finished video. It will bring the finished video in the project as a single clip.

You can now apply the filter to the entire video in one go. Extra Tip: If you want to use a different filter for different sections of the video just use the Split Tool to break the clip up where needed. How to add text to splice video Text is an important part of a video's structure. It can be used to set a scene, change a chapter or introduce new information.

How to add Titles in Splice App The titles tool is found on the main menu. There was a whole load of info in that sentence. This is the Title Tool Screen. At the top in the preview window, is where you can control the visual part of the text. Just tap on the writing ONCE to activate the text submenu. Double tap on the yellow box to quickly change the text. Next we will look at the timeline to adjust when the text should be visible. When we add text it places it in a second parallel timeline.

By moving the text off of the black-space-filler you are technically turning it into a subtitle. Adding subtitles to splice video Subtitles are, as just explained, just text over the video. You can use these to introduce a location or a person. Youtube can do this for you. You can edit and manipulate this exactly the same as explained in the previous section. How to edit music on splice app Music in video is a topic so many people struggle with.

The main problem is always where do you get music from and are you allowed to use it? The great thing about Splice is it comes with an extensive music library. There are of course loads of other places you can get free usable music like Youtube.

How to add music to splice video In your timeline there are two layers. The one is for your video. Then hit the music option in your main menu. Select your track. And choose the Add option.

The music will be brought into the second layer below the video clips. How to trim music on splice Once your music is in the timeline you can edit it just like you would a video clip.

First make sure you have selected tapped on the audio track by seeing it displayed. Not selected. Not Displayed. See your options in the submenu. You can also shift it on the timeline by dragging and dropping it in a new place. Remember to also check if your track is shorter or longer than your video. See how the music surpasses the last video clip. You will need to trim off the back end to match the length of the video Or duplicate and extend it if it's too short.

Another thing to note is that you can only edit one item in the second track at a time. How to fade music in splice There are two situations that require you to fade music.

The first reason is very simple: when the track needs to come to an end. You want it to gently fade out. You will find this function in the volume option in the sound submenu. Make sure you have selected the correct audio track to edit. Then select the volume option. Here you can adjust the master volume of the track and the fade in and out. These two options on the right are your fades.

Tap to toggle the fade on and off. The second reason you want to fade is a little more complicated. The music needs to be turned down in this isolated part only.

The way to do this is to use the split tool. Learn the fundamentals to start your first track or dive into the details with advanced techniques.

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Kesha Lee. Music made Royalty-free samples. If you would like to merge multiple Word, Excel or text files together, it can be done with relative ease and at no extra cost. Follow the steps below for the type of file you're trying to merge. For many users, it's easier to copy and paste the contents of multiple files into a new file as a form of merging or combining files. See: How to copy and paste text in a document or another program.

To merge Word documents, you can merge those documents within Microsoft Word itself. To do this, open the first file in Microsoft Word, and follow the steps for your version of Word.

The steps are different because of the changes between the file menu and the Office Ribbon. In the Word Ribbon , click the Insert tab, click the down arrow next to Object , and select the Text from File option, as shown below. Select the file you want to merge into the current document and click Insert. Once completed, the text and other information from the document will be merged into the current document. These steps can be completed as many times as you want if you want to merge multiple files.

If there are multiple files you want to merge at the same time, you can select multiple files by holding down the Ctrl and selecting each file you want to merge. In Word, click Tools in the top menu and select the Compare and Merge Documents option, as shown below. Find the document you want to merge. You have the option of merging the selected document into the currently open document or merging the two documents into a new document. To choose the merge option, click the arrow next to the Merge button and select the desired merge option.