Automatically remove duplicate parts when merging?

Vellora

Hello all.

Let's say I have a 30-minute video clip that has been split into 3 parts: 0:00-10:00, 9:59-20:00, 19:58-30:00. As you can see, there is a duplicate part at 9:59-10:00 and another at 19:58-20:00.

If I were to merge these 3 clips into one complete video, is there any way for VideoPad to automatically detect or recognize repeated, identical frames and proceed to remove them without me manually doing anything?

If no, could someone please suggest some ways to... ease my trouble? I have someone sending me videos on a daily basis that have been split into like... 16 parts or 20 parts or something, because WhatsApp. (Lol) And they contain duplicate parts due to dragging with fingers in WhatsApp. So that's my trouble.

Any input is highly appreciated. Thank you very much.

borate

No automatic way. But what you might do is...

Place the clips contiguously on the timeline.

Expand the timeline horizontally using the slider at the right-bottom of the window, so you can see the duplication clearly.

SPLIT out the unwanted portions; they become new clips. (Switch to Storyboard mode, to display individual clips.)

Press the DEL key or right-click those clips and CUT or DELETE|RIPPLE.

Vellora

Yes, I know about this. (This is how I've been deleting any part of a clip that I don't want.) I just wonder whether there is an easier way. This way is "too manual", lots of work, especially when there are 10+ parts. @_@