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AVI Trimmer+ interface

The AVI Trimmer+ user interface consist of five main parts: Menu bar, Media, Navigation controls, Splitting controls and Preview window.

AVI Trimmer+ main window is depicted below:

In this section:

• Menu bar
• Stream selection window
• Navigation controls
• Splitting controls
• Preview window
• Media panel
• Progress window
• Splitter in system tray
• Filters info window
• Batch manager
• Join manager
• Slicing window
• Preferences window

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Menu bar

You can use commands in the menu bar to perform tasks in AVI Trimmer+. These commands are described in this document.

File menu

Menu item	Description	Shortcut key
Add Media Files...	Select a supported media file to be opened and edited	Ctrl + O
Save Media File As...	Specify the output file name and immediately save it (start the trimming process)
Save Selected Fragment As...	Specify the output file name and immediately save it (start the trimming process)
Save All Fragments As...	Specify the output file name and immediately save all fragments (start the trimming process)
Close	Close the input and output files	Ctrl + W
Load project...	Open a Video Splitter project file
Save project	Save the project file (*)	Ctrl + S
Save project As...	Save the project file to the specified folder (*)	F12
Load Batch List...	Load a task list to the Batch Manager (*)
Save Batch List	Save the batch list (*)
Save Batch List As...	Save the batch list to the specified folder (*)
Load Join List...	Load a join list to the Join Manager (*)
Save Join List	Save the join list (*)
Save Join List As...	Save the join list to the specified folder (*)
Recent Files...	Open recently edited files
Import EDL...	Load a project in EDL format (*)
Exit	Close the program

(*) - The feature is supported only in the paid product SolveigMM Video Splitter

File menu -> Recent Files

Menu item	Description
Clear History	Allows to clear history of recent files

Edit menu

Menu item	Description	Shortcut key
Undo (Marker Move)	Undo the action	Ctrl + Z
Redo	Redo the action	Ctrl + Y
Stop	Stop playback
Play	Start playback	Space
Pause	Pause playback	Space
Add Begin Marker	Add a new end marker (*)	M
Add End Marker	Add a new begin marker (*)	M
Remove Marker(s)	Remove the selected marker or markers (*)	Delete
Keep Selected Fragment	Keep the selected fragment (*)	S
Cut Out Selected Fragment	Cut the selected fragment (*)	D
Cut Out Previous Fragment	Cut the previous fragment (*)	D
Clear All Markers	Remove all markers	Ctrl + C
Invert Time Line Fragment	Invert all timeline fragments on the slider (*)	I
Calculate Destination File Size	Calculate destination file size (available for AVI, MP3)	Ctrl + F
Save...	Start the trimming process (*)	Ctrl + T
Slicing...	Opens slicing window
Set audio silence	Allows to mute sound of the selected fragment

(*) - These operations are available from the menu and from the context menu. For details, see Navigation controls, Splitting controls

View menu

Menu item	Description	Shortcut key
Time format	Opens the submenu	-
Show frames thumbnails	Allows to show or hide frames thumbnails	-
Show time format switch warnings	Allows to turn of or turn on format switch warnings	-
Zoom	Opens the submenu	-
Languages	Opens the submenu language of interface selecting	-
Panels	Opens the submenu	-
Maps	Opens the submenu	-
Show audio waveform	Allows to show or hide audio waveform	-

View menu -> Time format

Menu item	Description	Shortcut key
Times and frames	Allows to show timeline in HH:MM:SS;frames format	-
Time	Allows to show timeline in HH:MM:SS;ms format	-

View menu -> Zoom

Menu item	Description	Shortcut key
Move Scaled Area Right	Move the zooming scrollbar right	Alt + Right Arrow
Move Scaled Area Left	Move the zooming scrollbar left	Alt + Right Arrow
Zoom In	Zoom in the timeline slider	NumPad +
Zoom Out	Zoom out the timeline slider	NumPad -
Maximize Zoom	Set the max scale rate	NumPad /
Reset Zoom	Reset the scale rate to 1 (initial scale)	NumPad *
View full screen	Allow to view full screen

View menu -> Panels

Menu item	Description
Input/Output information	Shows information about input and output files
GPS navigation	Shows GPS information if file contains such
GPS navigation sensors	Shows GPS navigation sensors: speedometer, compass and accelerometer (if file contains such information)

View menu -> Maps

Navigation menu

Menu item	Description	Shortcut key
Next K Frame	Go to the next K Frame	Right Arrow
Previous K Frame	Go to the previous K Frame	Left Arrow
Next Frame	Go to the next Frame	Ctrl + Right Arrow
Previous Frame	Go to the previous Frame	Ctrl + Left Arrow
Jump 2 min Forward	Jump 2 minutes forward	Shift + Right Arrow
Jump 2 min Backward	Jump 2 minutes backward	Shift + Left Arrow
Jump 1/20th Forward	Jump 1/20th of movie length forward	Page Up
Jump 1/20th Backward	Jump 1/20th of the movie length backward	Page Down
Jump to Movie End	Jump to the movie end	Home
Jump to Movie Start	Jump to the movie start	End
Select Next Marker	Select the next marker	Tab
Select Previous Marker	Select the previous marker	Shift + Tab
Select Slider Cursor	Select the slider cursor	Ctrl + Tab

Control menu

Menu item	Description
Frame Accuracy (Smart Mode)	Enable the frame accurate trimming mode. (*)
Obey samples times	Use an alternative synchronization algorithm. By default, it is disabled. If the resulting file is out of sync after repeated trimming selecting this option should improve audio/vido synchronization.
Select streams...	Select audio and/or video streams to be rendered into the final movie. For details, see Using AVI Trimmer+.
Ignore Trimming Errors	Ignore trimming errors. Note: It is reccommended to keep it disabled by default.
Slider K-Frame Positioning	If this option is enabled, the cursor jumps to the nearest previous K Frame after you position the slider. This mode implements the What You See Is What You Get feature. If this option is disabled, you can navigate through all movie frames.
Markers K-Frame Positioning	If this option is enabled, the marker jumps to the nearest previous K Frame after you position it. This mode implements the What You See Is What You Get feature. If this option is disabled, you can set the marker at any movie frame. Note: If the start marker of a fragment is disabled, the fragment in the final movies will be started with the K Frame anyway. Note: If the end marker of a fragment is disabled, the fragment in the final movies will end with the frame at the marker position.

Tools menu

Menu item	Description
Batch Manager	Open the sumbenu of the Batch Manager item (*)
Join Manager	Open the Join Manager window (*)
Time Calculator	Show the time calculator
History List	Open the history list of actions
Index MPEG files in folder...	Create index for MPEG files in the selected folder (*)
Index MPEG File	Create index for the MPEG2 video file (*)
Explore Folder	Open Windows Exporer in the folder with the Input or Output media files
Logging	Open menu for actions with log files
Show Preview filters	Show the list of filters used for preview
Preferences...	Open preferences window
Slicing...	Open slicing window

(*) - The feature is supported only in the paid product Video Splitter. Batch Manager available in the Business Edition version only.

Help menu

Menu item	Description	Shortcut key
Help topics...	Open the help file	F1
Keyboard ShortCuts	Shows the Keyboard Shortcuts section in the help file
Ask for Support	Open Solveig Mltimedia support section of the website
Online Forum	Open the Solveig Multimedia forum Open comparison table of SolveigMM products
Online HowTo	Open HowTo section of the website
Product Comparison	Check if the latest AVI Trimmer + version is installed
Check for updates	Check if the latest AVI Trimmer + version is installed
About AVI Trimmer +	Open the About dialog box

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Stream selection window

Stream selection window allows stream selecting for preview and editing. This window appears automatically after opening of file with multiple video or audio tracks. You can also open this window from Control -> Select streams... menu or from "Select streams..." button of the dialog window opens after selecting the trimming operation.

Stream selection window has the following view.

To preview the desired video or audio stream in Video Splitter please click the icon with an eye () near this stream.

To save the stream in the resulted output video file please click the icon with scissors () near this stream.

Item of Window	Description	Shortcut key
	The stream is selected for preview	-
	The stream is selected for editing. It will be saved in the output file.	-
	The stream is not selected for preview	-
	The stream is not selected for editing. It will not be saved in the output file.	-

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Navigation controls

Navigation controls are designed for navigation through an open source media file. Using these controls, you can start and stop playback, pause it or search for the necessary position forward and backward. Also, the current position and total duration are displayed.

Window item	Description	Shortcut key
	Previous K Frame	Left arrow
	Next K Frame	Right arrow
	Play	Space
	Pause	Space
	Previous Frame	Ctrl+ Left arrow
	Next Frame	Ctrl+ Right arrow
	Slider cursor time position. You can edit this value manually
	Total file length

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Media panel

Media panel allows adding the multiple files of the same format. Simply drag-and-drop file to the "Media" panel or click it anywhere to open the dialog and add files. You could also click the () button to open the new media file.

We would like to draw your attention to the fact that files should be of the same file format and video/audio parameters to be added to the media list.

Files could be dragged to the multi-timeline for editing.

For your convenience there are two possible views of files in the list. By default the "Extended view" () is used.

There is also possibility to set "Simple" view () as shown below.

If you have numerous files in the list, you can search appropriate by using special serch string.

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Splitting controls

Splitting controls are the heart of AVI Trimmer+. Using this controls, you can manage the fragments that will or will not be saved in the final movie. You can set fragments to be cut or kept, invert or completely delete fragments from your movie. Finally, the main button that starts the splitting process is located on this panel.

Window Item	Description	Shortcut key
	Add Begin Marker: Add a new marker to the current slider cursor position.	N
	Add End Marker: Add end marker to the current slider cursor position.	M
	Set audio silence: allows to set audio silence for the chosen fragment
	Start: Start trimming	Ctrl + T
	Cursor time position. You can edit this value manually
	Zoom In/Out: Increase/decrease the slider timeline resolution to make editing neighbouring markers more comfortable	NumPad +
	Story board Off/On: turn on/off the story board
	Audio waveform On/Off: turn off/on the audio waveform
	Get screenshot: allows to make the screenshot of the chosen video frame
	Browse screenshot: allows to open folder with the created screenshot

Context menu of splitting controls consists of the following commands:

Menu Item	Menu Description	Shortcut key
Save Selected Fragment As...	Allows to save selected fragment	Page Down
Save All Fragments As...	Allows to save all marked fragments	Del
Slicing	Opens Slicing window	Page Down
Add Task to Barch Queue (*)	Allows to add Task to Batch Queue (*)	A
Add Begin Marker	Add a new begin marker to the current slider cursor position.	N
Add End Marker	Add a new end marker to the current slider cursor position.	M
Remove markers	Remove all markers from the timeline	Delete
Keep Selected Fragment	Allow to keep selected fragment.	S
Cut out selected fragment	Allow to cut out selected fragment	D
Cut out previous fragment	Allows to cut out previous fragment	F
Invert Time Line Fragments	Allows to invert timeline fragments.	I
Set audio silence	Allows to set audio silence on the selected fragment
Clear All Markers	Allows to delete all markers from the timeline	Ctrl + C
Delete Current Media	Allows to delete current media file from the timeline (*)
Delete All Media	Allows to delete all media files from the timeline (*)

(*) - The feature is supported only in the paid product SolveigMM Video Splitter Business Edition

Sample fragments:

Fragment color	Description
	This fragment is set to be deleted. It will not be present in the final movie
	This fragment is set to be kept. It will be present in the final movie
	This fragment is set to be deleted. It will not be present in the final movie. The blue color means you can edit it (delete, set it to be kept, etc.)
	This fragment is set to be kept. It will be present in the final movie The blue color means you can edit it (delete, set it to be cut, etc. )

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Preview window

The preview window is designed for easy navigation through media files and helps you put splitting markers as precisely as possible.

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Progress window

The progress window indicates the current progress in percentage terms. You can cancel splitting by clicking the Cancel button or hide Splitter to the system tray by clicking the Hide button.

The Hide button hides AVI Trimmer+ to the system tray.
When trimming is complete, the Splitter window appears.

See also AVI Trimmer+ in system tray

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AVI Trimmer+ in system tray

When you click the Hide button, AVI Trimmer + is hiden to the system tray.

The following context menu is available when AVI Trimmer+ is in the system tray:

Menu item	Description
Show Program	Restore AVI Trimmer + from the system tray
Show Progress	Show the current progress
Exit Program	Cancel the trim process and exit

The following progress information will be shown if you click the "Show progress" field of tray context menu:

One trimming task:

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Filters info window

This window contains all the components necessary for AVI Trimmer+ to work properly.

1. Click the icon of in the upper left corner of the window (You can use the Alt + Space shortcut)
2. Click Info...

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Batch manager window

Note: The Batch Manager available only in the paid product Video Splitter Business Edition.

The Batch Manager window is used to edit the batch queue.

Menu description:

File menu

Menu item	Description	Shortcut key
Load Task List...	Load a saved batch queue from a file (*)	Ctrl + O
Save Task List As...	Save the batch queue to a file	Ctrl + S
Open Task List in Notepad	Open the batch queue in Notepad (*)
Hide	Close this window

(*) - See Task List syntax in Batch file format

Edit menu

Menu Item	Description	Shortcut key
Add Task To Batch Queue	Add the current AVI Trimmer + task to the batch queue	A
Update task	Update the task in the batch queue according to the changes made in AVI Trimmer +	U
Edit Task with AVI Trimmer +	Edit the selected task in the AVI Trimmer + main window	Enter
Delete Selected Task(s)	Delete the selected task(s)	Delete
Delete Selected Fragment	Delete the selected fragment(s)	Delete
Change Selected Task(s) Out Folder	Change the output folder for all selected files. The program will not change the output filenames
Disable audio on the selected task(s)	Allows to disable audio content of the selected tasks	Delete
Disable video on the selected task(s)	Allows to disable video content of the selected tasks
Start Batch Processing	Start batch processing	Ctrl + T
Start Batch Processing For Selected Task(s)	Start batch processing for the selected tasks	Shift + T
Preferences	Open preferences window	Ctrl + T

Log menu

Menu Item	Description
Show log	Show or hide the log window
Write log file...	Specify the filename all the messages will be written to during the batch manager operation
Save log as...	Save all log messages to a file
Clear log	Erase all messages

Task queue field:

The list enumerates all tasks in the batch queue:

Column description:

Menu Item	Description
Task #	Task number
Source file	Source filename
Dest file	Destination filename
Fragments count	Number of fragments to be cut
Full time	Total final file length
Audio stream	Audio stream number (*)
Video stream	Video stream number (*)
Obey samples times	Use an alternative synchronization algorithm. By default, it is disabled. If the final file is out of sync after repeated trimming, enabling this option should improve audio/video synchronization. (*)

(*) - These fields can be edited in the batch manager window. Just click the cell with the left mouse button two times (not a double-click) or click the mouse wheel. You can select the necessary item from the drop-down list depicted below.

Changing settings in the task list window

Context menu description:

Menu item	Description	Shortcut key
Save Task List As...	Save the batch queue to a task list file.	Ctrl + S
Load Task List...	Load a batch queue from a task list file See Task List syntax in Batch file format	Ctrl + O
Start Batch Processing	Start batch processing	Ctrl + T
Start Batch Processing For Selected Task(s)	Start batch processing for selected task(s)	Ctrl + T
Delete Selected Task(s)	Delete the selected task(s)	Delete
Edit Task with AVI Trimmer +	Edit the selected task in the main window	Enter
Select All	Select all tasks	Ctrl + A
Change Selected Task(s) Out Folder	Change the output folder for all selected files. The program will not change the output filenames
Disable audio on selected task(s)	Allows to disable audio content of the selected tasks	Ctrl + A
Disable video on selected task(s)	Allows to disable video content of the selected tasks
Change Source File Name... Change Dest File Name...	Change the source or destination filenames. This item is available in the Source File and Dest File columns only.
Copy Source File Name Copy Dest File Name	Copy the source or destination filename to the clipboard. This item is available for the Source File and Dest file columns only.

Fragment list

All the fragments to be cut out from the selected task are enumerated here.

Fragment list context menu

Menu item	Description	Shortcut key
Delete Selected Fragment	Delete the selected fragment	Delete
Show the Fragment in AVI Trimmer+	Show and select the fragment in the AVI Trimmer+ main window	Enter

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Join manager window

Note: The Join Manager available only in the paid product SolveigMM Video Splitter.

Join manager is used to join file with equal parameters like width/height of the frame, video/audio compression etc. Currently supported formats are listed here. The list enumerates all files to be joined together. Only the whole files can be joined for now.

Columns description:

Menu Item	Description
#	File order
Source file	Source file name
Full time	Full time of current file to be appended to resulting file
Start time	Start time of the current fragment of the current file(*)
End time	End time of the current fragment of the current file(*)
Audio	Audio encoding
Samples/sec	Audio sampling frequency
Mode	Audio mode
Bitrate	Audio bitrate
Video	Video compression
Width	Video frame width
Height	Video frame height
Type	the file type

(*) - only full files can be joined so start time is the beginning of the file and end time is the duration of the file.

Menu description:

Menu "File"

Menu item	Description	Shortcut key
Add Media File(s)	Add files into the list(*)	Ins
Save Join List	Save current joining task into the file
Load Join List	Load current task from the file
Start Joining	Start the joining progress for the current task
Set Output File Name	Allows to set output file name

(*) - if you try to add files with different parameters you will be prompted with the appropriate message in the satus bar of the "Join manager".

Menu "Edit"

Menu Item	Description	Shortcut key
Move Up	Move selected file up in the list	Page Up
Move Down	Move selected file down in the list	Page Down
Delete Selected Items	Delete all selected items from the list	Del
Clear List	Delete all items from the list
Explore folder	Opens folder of input or output file

Conext menu:

The context menu commands duplicate menu commands for convenience, and it's "Add" and "Move" commands are applied to chosen file in the list ( the highlighted one ). Others are applied to the list in general.

Join manager toolbar:

The toolbar also duplicate some commands that allow you to perform joining not opening the main Join Manager window.

Toolbar Item(left to right)	Description
Start Joining	Starts current joining task
Show / Hide	Shows / Hides the Join manager main window
Add File(s)	Adds files into the list
Load List	Loads joining task from file

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Slicing window

Slicing window allows to fulfill splitting of the file into parts. Fragements length can be specified by duration, by size or by number of equal parts.

To open the slicing window, open the file you would like to edit, then select "Slicing..." in the "Edit" menu or "Slicing..." in the Tools menu.

The slicing window is depicted on the screenshot below:

To start slicing, select the type of spliting: by duration, by size, into equal parts. Enter the value for the selected type of slicing.
It is possible to choose slicing of the selected fragments of current project (in this case enable "Split current project") or splitting of the whole file (in this case enable "Split whole file").
This window also displays the duration and the size of the file or current project.

Click "Start" to begin the slicing.

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Preferences window

"Hot Keys Settings" tab

AVI Trimmer+ allows to choose the defined settings of your desired hot key profile.

Simply enter your hot key for the chosen operation (right column), click Yes in the appeared information window and then enter the desired name for the new profile, then click on the OK button. The new profile will appear in the Current Profile combobox.

You can remove your profile by selecting the needed one in the "Current profile" combobox and clicking on the Remove button.

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"Playback Settings" tab

This tab allows to select video renderer.
If the default video renderer is not worked, then it is possible to select another video renderer.
EVR video renderer is recommended for users of Windows 7 if fps of video is more then 30.

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"Audio Waveform" tab

"Waveforms files path" setting defines waveform data cache path, that is used by Media Editor.

"Follow the slider while the waveform is constructed" defines the way of waveform building. When the option is enabled the waveform will be built from the selected by the user slider position. Tick this checkbox if you would like the waveform building follow the slider movements.

If you would like you can change the file path for this file to keep free space on the system drive.

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"Video Thumbnails" tab

Enable thumbnails HDD cache enables storing thumbnails on your HDD.

HDD cache path setting defines waveform data cache path, that is used by Video Splitter.

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"Output Files Settings" tab

Output files settings tab allows to set mask of the output file and select output folder settings. The files mask is intended to generate the names of the output files, using build-in macroses.
The mask is the template that consist of macros. It is possible to add predefined macros using special buttons under the "Mask of output file names" line to current cursor position at template edit box.

Output file mask format:

[source] uses the name of the source file for the target.

[n] macros automatically numbers the (one or more) target. Target will automatically be numbered, if parameter is set, even if source name is not used.

[n:4] macros is the current number of fragment with defined minimum number of characters printed. Zeros are added to the left of the values.

[time] macros is intended for defining the current date time of the output file name.

[n:resetnextday] output number will be incremented during a day and reset nte next day.

[time] output current date and time in the following structure: YYYY_MM_DD_hh_mm_ss.

[time:YYYMMDD] output current date and time in the user-defined structure. in this example - YYYYMMDD.

[computerid] outputs the idendificator of the working PC. It can be set in the Computer ID field.

To add the required macros just click on the button with the macros name and then change it in the Mask of the output files names field if needed.

You can change the order of this macroses to get the files with names that will be suitable for you.

To reset the mask to initial view, just click on the Reset to defaults button.

Below please find examples of mask templates and the output files names.

For example we have the Video.avi input file and would like to save three fragments from the file. We make this operation on September 25, 2012 at 18:50:30.

The mask template	The output file name
[n]	1.avi 2.avi3.avi
[source]_[n]	Video_1.avi Video_2.avi Video_3.avi
[source]_[n:2]	Video_01.avi Video_02.avi Video_03.avi
[source]_[n]_[time]	Video_1_2012_09_25_18_50_30.avi Video_2_2012_09_25_18_50_30.avi Video_3_2012_09_25_18_50_30.avi

Output folder settings allows to define the output folder.
It is possible to save to the same folder of the input file, save to the last output folder or save to the specified folder.

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"View" tab

Setting	Description
Show input/output information panel	Allows to show or close input/output information panel
Show GPS navigation panel	Allows to show or close GPS navigation panel
Show GPS navigation sensors panel	Allows to show or close GPS navigation sensors panel
Show splash screen	Allows to show or close splash screen on the product start
Show info item in system menu	Allows to show info item in system menu
Show logo on video window background	Allows to show or hide logo on video window background
Show extra view video window on dvr files	Allows to show extra view video window of rear camera on dvr files

It is possible to set in this tab the text color for message boxes and text for input/output information panel.

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"Control" tab

Setting	Description
Automatically save project backups	Allows to automatically save project backups
Show message after saving screenshot	Allows to show message after saving screenshot
Do not duplicate markers at the same position	Disallows duplicating markers at the same position
Close application after trimming	Allows to close automatically the application after trimming
Ask for output file name when "Save" is pushed	If chosen, the application asks destination file name on trimming
Index MPEG audio files	Allows to index MPEG audio files
Show snap markers to K-Frame warnings	Allows to show snap markers to K-Frame warnings
Start playback after dropping file to timeline	Allows to automatically start playback after dropping file to timeline
Stop playback after placing end marker	Allows to automatically Stop playback after placing end marker
Use single interval mode	Allows to use single interval mode
Copy output file name to clipboard after trimming	Allows to copy output file name to clipboard after trimming
Launch a new instance on start saving a file	Opens a new instance on start saving a file
Shut down a splitter after saving a file	Allows to shut down a splitter after saving a file

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"Subtitles" tab

The "Subtitles" tab allows to adjust settings for subtitles placement and font in preview.

It is possible to select new position of subtitles in the resulted file by clicking the "Override subtitles placement" and by entering new values of X, Y positions.

To change the subtitles font, please select "Override subtitles font" and click the "Choose font" button.

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"GIF Export Settings" tab

"GIF Export Settings" tab allow to make special settings for GIFs that Video Splitter could create.
You could set frames count control:

• Save equidistant frames:
  • Frames count
  • Frame duration (1/100s)
• Overide fps - set frames per second value
• Keep original fps

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