Razoring clips

Use the Razor button to permanently delete segments of a clip. If you want to change the starting and ending points of a clip without cutting any part of the clip, trim your clips instead. (See Trimming clips for more information.)

Razoring a clip can be useful when, for example, you want to add a right turn to a walk cycle. With the Razor button, you can cut a walk-cycle clip in half and then rotate one of the clip vectors in the Viewer window to create the turn.

To razor a clip:

1. Select a clip.
2. Place the Timeline indicator where you want to razor the clip.
3. Click the Razor button.

The clip is split into two separate clips at the Timeline indicator’s position.

![](../../images/story_controls_razor_clips.png)

Story window *A.* Razor button *B.* Length of the original clip *C.* The new clip *D.* The clip was razored at the current time.

4. Delete any parts of the clip you do not need by selecting and pressing Delete.

>Note: Deleting razored portions of clips is permanent. If you want to alter the clip so it starts or ends later, without cutting the clip see [Trimming clips](Trimming-clips.html).

You can choose to slice more than one clip at a time. To razor multiple clips, place the Timeline indicator over the selected clips. Clips that are not selected are not sliced.