BASICS 102 - Time to start editing

Basic controls while editing:

Clip Start/End

Keying

Keying properties

You should now see a red dot with REC on the left side of your screen. This indicates that you now ready to edit your first clip! The majority of controls should be similar to when you were scrubbing the timeline, but a few got changed.Zoom In/OutRotate CameraShift Keying controlsCycle between Keying optionsLower/Raise CameraRewind/Fast ForwardCycle between your placed KeysRemove keyAdd/Edit KeySet Clip StartSet Clip EndVideo Zoom In/OutShow/Hide UIChange cameraBack to the timeline scrub menuPlay the replay/Pause the replayThis is mostly just to save it as a montage. You’ll be able to see the length of the clip on your timeline through the use of white and orange brackets. Once you saved a montage, you can go to your appartment and open it there. The timeline will only include the clip length you had saved instead of the entire replay you were editing at that moment.You can also Hold RB and press the "Video Zoom In/Out" Button to make the timeline only show the duration of the clip.Keys are where you’ll save the camera during a scene. When you key a camera it matters where it’s located and what setting the “Change camera” mode it is on. When you start scrubbing through the clip’s timeline, it will remain there for the entire duration until you set a new Camera Position key further down the line.It’s good practice to set one at the start and then work your way forward. Plan your keys ahead of time, so you won’t have to cycle too much between them and get confused. If it does get too confusing, you can always just cycle through the keys, delete them one by one and start over. Sometimes it’s better to start from scratch than to try to save a messy clip.Setting the camera positions is done by selecting the Camera Position Key with “Cycle between Keying options” buttons, then holding RB and then press the “Add/Edit Key” to place the Key. This also allows you get choose to Interpolate. Enabling this means that the camera will smoothly move to the next Keyed camera with a transition.Either way, Press A to add the key. You should now have placed down your first real camera key. Whenever you want to change the camera’s properties or location, make sure to hold RB first and cycle to the original Key. Then you can change its location or whatever, hold RB again and use the “Add/Edit Key” button. To delete a key you can do the same, Hold RB and use the "remove key" button.There are a few other properties you can change besides the Camera Position. You have the option to change the Camera Position, Playback Speed and Field of View.The “Change Camera” setting, where you placed the camera, whether it’s zoomed out/in is all saved when you key these properties.When you key this, it allows you to change the playback speed of the scene. 1.00 is playing the clip on normal speed, 0.50 is playing it in slow-motion while 1.50 is speeding up the clip.When you key this, it allows you to change the field of view of the lens. 90.1 is the original field of view, going lower, say 60, gives you a more zoomed in perspective and makes objects appear closer than they are. While going higher, say 120, gives you a more zoomed out perspective and it can create a fish eye lense feeling.Start using the combination of these keys to set up your own clip.