<p>It depends on your method of encoding, but with many formats, you can not simply cut a clip at a point of your choice without running in to other issues related to how the file is stored.  It might be possible to do it within a few seconds of the desired point, but it's not frequently done in an editing application itself since that isn't the point of an editing application.</p>

<p>What you want to look for is an application that is capable of splitting the file format you are working with.  Quicktime itself can do this for at least some MOV formats.  Once you have split the file in two, you can delete the unnecessary portion and import the part you want to use.</p>

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2013-04-04T21:08:39.520Z
But media manager in final cut pro 7 used to work fine.
Jason Conrad
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2013-04-04T21:21:03.127Z
Ah, I haven't used FCP since 6 back in college, not a Mac guy.
AJ Henderson
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what codec are you working in? If it's proRes you'll be fine cutting clips. Is there no Media Manager in FCPX then?
stib
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@stib, No more media manager in fcpx.  It's not that i have a problem cutting clips to make edits, It's that I want to delete unused media to save disk space.  To answer your first question, we shoot in a variety of codecs, including prores, h.264, CinemaDNG, Cineform, and Sony RAW.  The raw formats always get transcoded to prores, the h.264 sometimes does, and the Cineform never does.
Jason Conrad
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I meant cutting clips to trim them for disk space. Intra-frame codecs like h.264 can't be cut on arbitrary frames, without recoding.
stib
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2013-04-04T17:02:20.070Z
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AJ Henderson
<p>I know that it's possible to selectively ingest in the import dialogue, but is it possible to delete "rejected" portions of clips once they've been imported, without deleting the whole clip?  If not, what are viable workarounds?</p>

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Is is possible to trim portions of clips in FCPX to save disk space?
Jason Conrad
# Is is possible to trim portions of clips in FCPX to save disk space?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-03-21)

I know that it's possible to selectively ingest in the import dialogue, but is it possible to delete "rejected" portions of clips once they've been imported, without deleting the whole clip? If not, what are viable workarounds?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-04-04. Score: 1

It depends on your method of encoding, but with many formats, you can not simply cut a clip at a point of your choice without running in to other issues related to how the file is stored. It might be possible to do it within a few seconds of the desired point, but it's not frequently done in an editing application itself since that isn't the point of an editing application.

What you want to look for is an application that is capable of splitting the file format you are working with. Quicktime itself can do this for at least some MOV formats. Once you have split the file in two, you can delete the unnecessary portion and import the part you want to use.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: But media manager in final cut pro 7 used to work fine.  
> **username_1**: Ah, I haven't used FCP since 6 back in college, not a Mac guy.  
> **username_2**: what codec are you working in? If it's proRes you'll be fine cutting clips. Is there no Media Manager in FCPX then?  
> **username_0**: @username_2, No more media manager in fcpx.  It's not that i have a problem cutting clips to make edits, It's that I want to delete unused media to save disk space.  To answer your first question, we shoot in a variety of codecs, including prores, h.264, CinemaDNG, Cineform, and Sony RAW.  The raw formats always get transcoded to prores, the h.264 sometimes does, and the Cineform never does.  
> **username_2**: I meant cutting clips to trim them for disk space. Intra-frame codecs like h.264 can't be cut on arbitrary frames, without recoding.  

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