I opened a project and exported it from mlt to mp4.
I opened the mp4 and dragged it to the timeline
In the timeline I segmented items I wanted to save as Playlist items.
When I click on a Playlist item from Shotcut the entire project opens with the item showing as a selected segment in the project.
When it plays it doesn’t stop at the end of the item, but keeps playing the rest of the project after it.
I want each playlist item saved independently so I can play them as stand alone items.
In the export list I can see them exported with the correct segment time length but I don’t see where they are saved independently.
If I right click to see where the file location is, the file it points to is not any smaller Playlist item, but the large original source file.
What do I need to do to get the result I want?
A single click on a playlist item only selects the playlist item, nothing else. A double click on a playlist item opens the item in the Source player. Either way, it never “entire project opens.” Of course, if you have a project loaded and single or double click a playlist item, the project is still open. Maybe you forgot to choose File > Close or New.
I want each playlist item saved independently
In Export you have to choose From = Each Playlist Item, but it is not clear you have done that. If you did that then they are saved in the location you provided.
Sorry, I apologize for being such a rube dolt. I’ve used Shotcut a lot, but I certainly am still pretty much of a learning newbie. I still don’t get your advice. Let me try to get clear step-by-step.
First, open the project file:
The only way I can see my playlist is to open the project mlt file. I can’t open the
playlist without doing that. It is associated with that project. So, the very first
thing I have to do is that, right?
Second, I select Playlist from the top menu:
Now I see all the items in the Playlist that I created. In this case I see four items.
Third: You mention that maybe I forgot to close the file, so OK, I close the file.
Now I have nothing open. How in the world am I supposed to open my File List?
Clicking on Playlist when my mlt file is closed shows nothing.
If the mlt file is closed, selecting Export gives me no “From = Each Playlist Item”
option. In fact, even if I first open the mlt (the only way I can then see any items
in Playlist), selecting one (or multiple files) then selecting Export, also gives me
no such option. ???
How is it that I get to that Export = Each Playlist Item option? All I see there are
Frames, Videos, Markers ad Objects, and EDL.
Again, what I want to do is to be able to somehow save my Playlist items so that I can play them (all or individually) independently from the mlt project.
I don’t know if it helps, but here is a screenshot of my open project with the Playlist items.
I see that I can only post one screenshot, so I can’t show you what I see in the Export options. Thanks for your help and your patience.
You can share additional captures in separate posts.
Here’s what I see in my Export panel:
Your first message was confusing, so I gave corrections. I did not say you must close immediately before export. I was not providing step by step instructions like this
- open the project with the playlist
- go to Export
- set From = Each Playlist Item
- click Export File
- a dialog opens
- the first field in the dialog is the location where it will save the exports
- good luck and farewell
There is no Export option that allows me to set From = Each Playlist Item
I mentioned that, asking how I get to that. I couldn’t send you a screenshot, but here it is now.
Yes, there is. Watch the video above. Most people use the Export panel. I did not say “File > Export in the menu”. There is a button in the main toolbar labeled Export as well. You can click that to reveal the panel.
Thanks. I told you I was still a learning newbie. I don’t have to watch the video. The moment you called my attention to the toolbar button labelled Export, that cleared up my confusion. Everything worked smoothly then. I absolutely appreciate your patience. My great thanks to you!
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