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Detecting scenes in a video file
Media Manager can automatically detect scene changes within a movie file, based on sudden changes in color and brightness. You can also manually identify scene changes. Media Manager saves the individual scenes into separate movie files.
To detect scene changes in a video file:
1 Right-click the file, and choose Scene Detection.
2 To allow Media Manager to automatically detect scene changes, click Auto-detect now.
Media Manager scans the movie file for scenes and displays them in the right pane.
Tip: To increase or decrease Media Manager’s sensitivity to changes in color and brightness, change the value in the Sensitivity box or drag the slider.
3 To manually identify scenes, follow these steps:
a Use the playback controls to advance to the beginning of a scene.
b Click Add scene.
c Repeat step a and step b for each scene you want to add.
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