ÿþ <STYLE> <!-- </STYLE> <LINK rel=stylesheet type=text/css href="Style.css"><h1>Split Media File</h1> <p class=level_1_indented>It may be the case that you may only be interested in a part of a lengthy media file.&nbsp; For instance, you want a particular song or an <a href="ExtractAudio.aspx"><strong>audio portion</strong></a> from a long recording.&nbsp; Converting the whole media file just for a small portion may take a very long time.&nbsp; You can divide the files into smaller parts with <b>Split Media</b> tool, and add only the required segment for conversion.</p> <p class=level_1_indented>Click <strong>Tools</strong> &gt;&gt; <strong>Split File</strong>.</p> <p class=level_1_indented><IMG border=0 hspace=0 alt="" align=baseline src="SplitMedia.png"></p> <H2 class=ltr><u>Creating splits manually</u></h2> <p class=level_1_indented>You can split a file manually into any number of parts.&nbsp; In the Split File window, you can preview the video that has to be split.&nbsp; Markers are provided to select the start and end frame of each split.&nbsp; Create a segment by moving the slider to the desired position and click the <b>Mark In</b> and <b>Mark Out</b> buttons to select the start and end frames of the segment.</p> <p class=level_1_indented>To reset the markers, click <b>Clear Markers</b> button.&nbsp; Repeat the procedure to create multiple segments of your media file.</p> <H2 class=ltr><u>Creating splits using the Auto Split option</u></h2> <p class=level_1_indented>The program helps you to split files evenly into segments by time or into two or more parts.&nbsp; To split the rfile into equal time intervals, choose the option <b>Split into segments of</b>.&nbsp; In this mode, you need to specify the duration in hh:mm:ss format.</p> <p class=level_1_indented>If you want to split the media file evenly into a preset number of parts, choose the option <b>Split evenly into</b>.&nbsp; You have to specify the number of segments you want to split the file.</p> <p class=level_1_indented>On clicking the <b>Auto Split</b> button, the clips are added to the <b>Split Details</b> list so you may examine it before proceeding with the splitting.</p> <p class=level_1_indented>Add the splits to the conversion list with the <b>Add For Conversion</b> button.</p> <H2 class=ltr><u>Modify Duration of Splits</u></h2> <p class=level_1_indented>Suppose you have split a video and added the part for conversion.&nbsp; You have an option to modify the duration of a split that you have already added in the conversion list.&nbsp; Select the part of the video from the conversion list, and click <b>Tools</b> &gt;&gt; <b>Split File</b>.&nbsp; The markers are already placed at the positions you had previously set.&nbsp; You can move these markers to modify the duration.&nbsp; Once you have set the final positions, click <b>Add For Conversion</b>.</p><BR>