Video Tutorials | Clipmaker – Overview

Quick Start Uploading Your Media Files Downloading Your Transcript and Closed Caption Files Viewing and Editing Your Transcript and Closed Caption Files Using the Captions Plugin Publishing an Interactive Transcript File Management What Are Collections? Clipmaker – Overview Clipmaker – Using the Interactive Transcript Clipmaker – How to Search Your Video Archives and Create Clips Clipmaker – Working with Clip Reels

Clipmaker is a free, web-based application that can be launched directly from your 3Play Media account. You do not need to install any software, and you can use it from any computer with an internet connection. Also it’s important to note whatever work you do in Clipmaker has no effect on your original source files.

The first step to getting started is to create a collection. The purpose of a collection is to create a group of files that you want to work on in Clipmaker. For example, you can create a collection for a project or research study that includes only certain files. Collections can overlap, so the same source file can be used in multiple collections. If you’re only using the collection for the purpose of Clipmaker, leave the public access box unchecked. Your collections also store the clips and clip reels that you create.

To begin using Clipmaker, click Launch Clipmaker. The pane on the left side of the screen contains the source files that make up your collection. You can play the files or search them. When you search for a word, results are returned on visual timelines showing the location of each occurrence. You can drill down further by clicking on the blue segment on the timeline to reveal the section of transcript that contains the search term.

In the top right is a streaming video player. You can jump to any point in a video by clicking in the timeline. Below the video player is an interactive transcript that lets you navigate through a video by clicking on any word to jump to a specific point. You can also search, download, or print a transcript and create clips by highlighting the text.

As you create clips, they get added to the working clip reel, where they can be viewed and manipulated later. The working clip reel can be saved, printed, or exported as a new video file for use in other applications or for inclusion in reports.

Thank you for watching this overview of the Clipmaker application. Please feel free to email or call us with any questions.