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[grimorie]

My computer has a very limited storage capacity... so I'm wondering when people start vidding... do you guys clip the source materials (shows, etc.,) before you edit your videos or do you upload the videos wholesale into your chosen NLE software?

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[aurumcalendula]

I know a bunch of people clip beforehand, but I tend to put my source into my NLE and make subclips from there.

I got a large external harddrive on sale a couple years back and keep most of my sources there (in part because my computer doesn't have a bunch of storage space).

[grimorie]

thanks, that might be something I can do, get myself another external hdd for the sources

[smilebackwards]

I clip before. My computer also has limited storage so even the clips add up and I usually keep them on a flash drive.

[grimorie]

Thanks, that's also something I can explore, are SSDs more reliable than mechanical drives when it comes to editing?

[niyalune]

If I'm only using 1 movie/episode (or maybe like up to 3 idk), I put the source right up in my NLE and clip from there.

With more than that, my (former) NLE would lag and honestly it gets unwieldy, so for editing shows or a bunch of movies I'd rather clip bits of scenes (up to 1 min in length) I want to use first and then refine subclips in the NLE.

I also keep my sources on a external hard drive.

[grimorie]

*nods* Got it, I should really invest on a harddrive.

[allekha]

I generally keep the video files on my external HD and then clip directly in my software.

[grimorie]

Clipping directly in the software does seem to be the easier option

[sholio]

I clip mine beforehand, for space reasons like you said.

[grimorie]

Thanks for sharing, that seems to be the consensus. I have to buy myself a new HDD since the ones I have are all full.

[lilly_the_kid]

I used to clip before, but lately I just put everything in Vegas and go from there.

There was one exception where I had to convert the source in a way that made the files very very big and so I had to clip beforehand in order to have enough storage space. The clip quality was better and the vidding process more stable, but it was also very time consuming and I haven't done it since.

I'm usually very excited to get started and can't bring myself to spend more time than strictly necessary with preparations, even though it may be a good idea. So, this is what currently works for me. Plus when you just put everything in your editing software and go from there you may come across clips you hadn't even considered and it turns out they're perfect.

[grimorie]

Uploading the source wholesale does seem easier! And I do like that putting in wholesale can help provide us with a clip that we might not have considered before. Thank you for answering!

[thedothatgirl]

I have whole shows on my hard drives but these are clipped into approximate chapters which I then import into the editing suite.

[grammarwoman]

I try to clip beforehand, just to make it easier to find the frames I want without having to scrub through the whole piece.

[kuwdora]

I'm on a Mac. For nearly 10 years I used MPEGstreamclip and saved physical clips onto an external drive. And as the source quality got better, so did the file sizes on my clips when I tried to do lossless quality. I could have upwards to 100GB of clips when I was working with long multiple seasons or multi-vids.

These days if I am using a source that is fewer than 20 episodes I will keep everything on my laptop, create the project file in Adobe Premiere and drop everything into the program. I then create a series of bins called: Episodes, Clips and sometimes Drafts where I keep my sequence files. If my episodes are more than that I will put them on the external drive and still create the project file and drag-n-drop the eps from the drive. Means I can't vid unless I'm plugged in but I don't have enough space on my Macbook for large shows anymore.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions about the clipping process and workflow suggestions.

[grimorie]

Thank you, the external harddrive solution seems to be the thing I might be using more. I like Macs but their storage space is killing me!

Also, have you found a work around to MPEG Streamclip? I can't use it anymore since my mac updated to Catalina.

[fahrbotdrusilla]

I’ve done it both ways, clipping is easier to work, but wholesale makes forgetting something you needed less likely.

[grimorie]

Thanks for the comment, I'm trying to see which works for me, uploading wholesale seems easy but also very memory intensive too

[maidavids]

We built a file server just to handle the source material for music videos. We transfer all the DVDs or downloads into the system, draw what's needed into the editing program, and edit a list of sources, all renamed. At this time we have approximately 40 terabytes on 10 or so physical disc drives.

In the very old days, I worked with captured segments to reduce the load on our storage. You do what you have to do. I tried to guess what I'd want and capture as little as possible. The only way I could make it work was by naming the segments compulsively and in excruciating detail.

[grimorie]

Oh, huh, a server, that's actually an interesting idea. I'll have to check out how to make one. Thanks for commenting!