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precision clip editor live footage

Precision clipping built for multi-phone source video

Precision clipping turns Relive crowd source video into stakeholder-ready subclips. Set in and out with keyboard shortcuts, choose aspect presets for Stories, feeds, or landscape, mute when needed, and attach typed markers so packages keep meaning. Editors work inside Pro Tools — trim, reframe, watermark, and fade — then save into reels or the render queue without rebuilding the night in a separate NLE for every vertical cut.

Who it's for

Content editors and social producers on artist, team, venue, and brand desks who cut verticals and recaps from Relive’s synchronized crowd angles. If you need a precision clip editor for live footage with 9:16 presets and marker attach inside Pro Tools — not a consumer trimmer — this is the workflow.

Why teams need this

  • Export roulette in generic editors

    Pulling every phone into a desktop NLE just to cut three 9:16s burns hours. You need in/out and aspect presets where the corpus already lives.

  • Lost story context

    Clips without marker attach become mystery files in Slack. Stakeholders cannot tell which drop or goal they approved.

  • Inconsistent social framing

    Without crop focus and aspect presets, every editor guesses vertical framing differently across the same encore.

What Relive delivers

  • Keyboard-speed trims

    I/O, frame step, and shuttle cut moments fast on long Relive source videos.

  • Aspect-ready subclips

    9:16, 1:1, and 16:9 presets with crop focus produce social-ready framing before render.

  • Clips that feed packages

    Saved clips flow into reel builder and the export queue with optional marker context attached.

Dig deeper into precision clip editor live footage

Crowd source video is long, multi-angle, and messy at the edges. Precision clipping exposes in/out, frame step, and shuttle shortcuts (Space, I/O, X, ⌥I/⌥O, arrows, J/K/L) so editors land on the cheer, not the pocket-dial. Aspect presets — source, 9:16, 1:1, 16:9 — plus crop focus bias reframing for social without guessing export settings later.

Clips are first-class Pro Tools objects: save them, attach markers, send them to reel builder, and queue ffmpeg renders. Watermark and fade options help stakeholder delivery when partners need branded stills of the moment. The editor sits next to Library, Track Lookup hits, and Island Media so detection and trim stay close.

Honesty: Relive Pro Tools is required. This is not a free web trimmer on arbitrary URLs. You clip published Relive crowd media inside a workspace you can access — then export through the render queue for downloads your roles allow.

How it works

From input to shipped asset

  1. Step 1

    Open a source video

    From Library, Island Media, Track Lookup hits, or suggestions — open Clip on the published Relive video.

  2. Step 2

    Mark in and out

    Play to the start → I. Play to the end → O. Use frame keys and shuttle to tighten. X resets; ⌥I/⌥O clears.

  3. Step 3

    Choose aspect and options

    Pick source, 9:16, 1:1, or 16:9; set crop focus; mute, watermark, or fade as needed; attach a marker when the cue exists.

  4. Step 4

    Save and render

    Save the clip, add it to a reel if packaging, and queue Save & render — download from Exports when Succeeded.

In the field

Scenarios where this feature wins

  • Vertical encore from the rail

    Social editor opens the strongest pit angle, sets 9:16 with crop focus on the mic, attaches the SONG marker, and queues render for Stories.

  • Goal clip with mute bed

    Team desk trims the fan angle, mutes noisy audio for a branded bed later, and exports 1:1 for feed.

  • Track Lookup hit to clip

    After a private reference match, jump to offset, tighten in/out, and save into a Package without leaving the ops loop.

  • Sponsor read proof

    Attach SPONSOR marker, trim the read window, watermark for partner review, and download from the export queue.

Built-in capabilities

  • Keyboard in/out & shuttle

    Space, I/O, reset, clear, frame step, and J/K/L shuttle for frame-accurate fan footage trim.

  • Aspect presets + crop focus

    Source, 9:16, 1:1, 16:9 with reframing bias for vertical and square social.

  • Marker attach

    Bind typed markers so clips carry song, goal, drop, or sponsor meaning into packages.

  • Render-ready save

    Mute, watermark, fade, then Save & render into the Pro export queue.

Compared to the usual options

  • Versus full NLE for every vertical

    Desktop NLEs win complex grade and graphics. Precision clipping wins speed on Relive corpus cuts destined for social and stakeholder proof.

  • Versus phone trim shares

    Camera Roll trims lose multi-phone context, markers, and workspace roles. Pro clips stay tied to Island source and export auditability.

  • Versus screenshot timestamps

    Telling freelancers “cut from 1:02:11” is not a clip object. Saved Pro clips are reusable in reels and renders.

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Frequently asked questions

What keyboard shortcuts does the clip editor use?

Space play/pause, I/O for in/out, X reset selection, ⌥I/⌥O clear in/out, arrow keys for frames, J/K/L shuttle — built for fast passes on long sources.

Which aspect ratios are supported?

Source keeps original framing; 9:16 for Stories/Reels/TikTok-style verticals, 1:1 for feeds, 16:9 for landscape. Crop focus biases reframing; exports re-encode on render.

Can I attach a marker to a clip?

Yes. Attach typed markers during clipping so reels and stakeholders retain cue context.

Do I need Pro Tools to clip?

Yes. Precision clipping is a Relive Pro Tools editor workflow on published crowd media in your workspace.

Where do finished clips download?

Queue Save & render, then download from the Exports / render queue when status is Succeeded.

Can clips go into reels?

Yes. Saved clips feed the reel builder as ordered packages for social or stakeholder delivery.

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Ready to try Precision clipping?

Set in/out with keyboard shortcuts, aspect presets (9:16, 1:1, 16:9), mute, and marker attach — then render stakeholder-ready Relive clips.

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