Clipchamp: Splitting and cutting clips with the scissor tool

Demo summary
The video demonstrates using the scissor tool in Clipchamp to make precise cuts in the middle of a clip and remove unwanted segments.
Step-by-step
- Move the playhead to the start of the segment you want to keep
- Click on the scissor tool to make the first cut
- Move the playhead to the end of the segment you want to keep
- Click on the scissor tool again to make the second cut
- Select and delete the unwanted clips from the timeline
- Delete the remaining gap to join the video segments
Highlights
“it's really easy all you're going to do is to kind of put the playhead to the part that you want”
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