Automatically cut parts where nothing happens on the video (Adobe Premiere)

[ToysForKids]

Is it possible to automatically cut parts of the video where nothing is happening?

Most of our footage is just the camera filming the exact same spot while we are preparing stuff in the background.

It would ease the editing task if we could get rid of these automatically. Is it possible?

We are using Adobe Premiere.

 

[Teknickel 10]

I'm not sure what you are asking. Are you wanting to automatically cut out footage where there is basically "no motion?"

 

[ToysForKids]

I'm not sure what you are asking. Are you wanting to automatically cut out footage where there is basically "no motion?"

Correct!

Say we place one block of lego to a lego car, then we remove our hands from the shot, study the building manual forward, find the next block and proceed to insert our hands back to the camera shot. During this it's common that the camera keeps filming the stationary unfinished lego car for 30 seconds with no motion at all.

 

[Teknickel 10]

I have not run across any feature like that in my experience at least not in Adobe Premiere.

You may be better doing what I do and keep a pen and paper log of when you start and stop working. For example if something interesting pops up in one of my videos I keep a pad to the right of my keyboard and mark - 12:13 funny comment - or whatever.

Long story short you may just have to make in and out points on your source clip for editing.

Sorry if that's no help.

Good luck.

 

[Highfalutin' Low Carb]

I have this issue when overhead-filming recipes, where I'm getting the next ingredient prepared and there's 20-30 seconds of "dead air." I try to make a quick loud noise like clapping or say a few words as I start the next ingredient. Then, when I'm in Premier, I can pull down and expand the audio channel and use the waveforms to indicate when the next action takes place in the video. Makes things MUCH faster for me editing this way.

But if you find something that does this automatically, please come update this thread!

 

[ToysForKids]

I have this issue when overhead-filming recipes, where I'm getting the next ingredient prepared and there's 20-30 seconds of "dead air." I try to make a quick loud noise like clapping or say a few words as I start the next ingredient. Then, when I'm in Premier, I can pull down and expand the audio channel and use the waveforms to indicate when the next action takes place in the video. Makes things MUCH faster for me editing this way.

But if you find something that does this automatically, please come update this thread!

I actually came up with the exact same idea just 30 minutes ago when editing the newest video.