Play the current position of the movie to preview the results.
Import all of the videos you want to use into MAGIX Video Pro X by dragging and dropping the videos onto Track 1 one at a time.You can use this method to easily search for the videos you want to use in your project. A preview of the video will play in the monitor to the right. Place your mouse cursor over a file and click the small Play button in the pop-up window.Under the "Import" tab in the Media Pool, navigate to the folder which contains your video files.
Let your viewers enjoy a bit of continuity too – sometimes less is more.īelow, we show you how to add this kind of motion effect to your video material. But not every scene needs to contain jump cuts. In videos where someone is speaking to an audience or to the camera, these spots can be easily found by looking in the audio track for pauses or parts where the speaker is clearing his or her throat – and then cutting these parts out. To find the right positions to add cuts to, start by looking for parts of your video which appear superfluous. You should always use multiple jump cuts in a single scene to make it clear to the viewer that they are intentional. Add too few, and the cuts themselves will look like errors. Add too many cuts, and you'll end up with a hectic and busy video which most viewers won't be able to watch for long. It takes a certain feeling for what's essential and what the right dosage is. Where should you place cuts, and how often should you place them? This depends heavily on the material you are using, and there's no one-size-fits-all answer. The main difficulty in creating jump cuts is actually identifying the best positions in your material to add cuts to and finding the right timing. Creating your own jump cuts doesn't take much in terms of equipment or software: All you need is a good video editing program like MAGIX Video Pro X which lets you easily search through your material to find suitable positions to add cuts to.