If you thought that what I said in the previous section was vague, thanks for your patience; I will get the chance to add the missing details in the following paragraphs. My aim in this section is to introduce the functionality that makes possible all the things I have mentioned previously. Let’s take a look at the major functions one by one to see what they are useful for, and how they work internally.
If you have ever used any text-processing application, you must be familiar with Cut, Copy, and Paste—the three essential clipboard functions. The latter are replicated in VirtualDub, thus allowing you to quickly re-arrange portions of a video. Although the uses are obvious, here are a couple of examples in case nothing comes straight to mind:
If you are compiling a sketch and a scene was shot out of order, you can then cut the scene, search to the required point in time and paste it.
If you want to give emphasis on a particular event...