Have you ever had the problem of trying to show a video and
it’s too long? Or what about when you
are so impressed by a video and then you see an inappropriate part at the
end? Maybe you like the video but all the
credits at the beginning are just too much for you to handle. Well I have the answer for you!
The answer is TubeChop!
TubeChop is a free service where you can enter the URL address of a YouTube
video and “chop” the video. You can take
out the beginning or the end of the video.
You cannot, however, take out a piece out of the middle. You can chop a video as many times as you
would like.
Here’s an example. I
chopped this video because the beginning credits were not necessary and the end
of the video was not appropriate. (The
original video can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr4tjx0OhL8. You should be warned that the edited parts
may not be appropriate for young people’s eyes.)
If you would like to try TubeChop, go to www.tubechop.com and enter the URL of the
video that you want to chop. After
pressing the button to submit your video, all you have to do is slide the bar
underneath the video to chop it. Once
you are finished, TubeChop will chop your video and give you a new URL for the
edited video. From there you can embed
the video, share it on Facebook, Twitter or MySpace. There are a few more options to share your
video, as well as email it. But in the end, you have direct access to your
personally edited video.
I have used this quite a few times in my classroom because a
video is too long or there is a part that is inappropriate. It is very useful. I hope you find it just as great as I do.
TubeChop. (2011). How
to Make Paper. [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.tubechop.com/watch/209348.
