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Clipping Workflow4 min
Why clipping the live tile beats scrubbing VODs
The highlight is gone by the time you open the VOD. Clip the live tile and the file is in your library while the stream stays up.
A clip night often ends with a Twitch tab, a Kick window, and a VOD you meant to edit later. Chat has moved on by then.
Clipping the live tile is the other order. When the room pops, you set the length, from 10 seconds to 5 minutes, and hit Clip. The file waits in the library. The stream stays up.
Opening the VOD later means hunting for the timestamp after the joke has already gone by. The cut from the live tile is that same moment, saved while you are still watching.
The editor is where you trim and frame the file. The first job is getting the file while the stream is still on.