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Turn a full gaming session into a short clip

Sometimes you want to keep a whole session and choose the useful moments later. REC saves the long recording; Sequences keeps it available for review. Use the editor to turn one passage into a separate Moment, with the audio you want to keep. A GIF is another output for a brief excerpt that does not need sound.

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Session recording

Before starting, check that Momento is capturing your game and that your storage has room for a long video. Start REC from the recording page or with Ctrl+F10, its default configurable shortcut. Stop it with the same control when the session is finished. Allow finalisation to complete before looking for the recording: the result is the full session, ready to review.

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Long recordings

Open Sequences and find the recording by date, game or the labels you use. Open it in the player and locate the action you want to keep. Renaming the session or adding a label can make the source easier to find again. Keep the long recording available while you prepare the shorter version.

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Video editor

From the open Sequence, choose the editor. Set the beginning and end of the passage on the timeline, then play it to check that the lead-in and result are included. Cut or exclude unwanted passages if needed. You are preparing a shorter montage; the final save will create a Moment from the retained video.

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Momento video editor with a clip preview, timeline and audio tracks in English
English interface, illustrated with sample content.

Game and microphone audio

Listen to the excerpt in the editor before exporting. If the source contains separate game, Windows or microphone tracks, use their volume, mute and solo controls to prepare the mix. The available controls depend on the tracks recorded in that file. Check speech and game sound together; the MP4 will use the mix you keep, including the microphone when it remains enabled.

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Clip library and player

Save the montage in Moments to create the short MP4, then open that new clip and check its picture, duration and audio. Give it a useful name or label so you can find the action without opening the full session again. Keep your source Sequence until you have checked the saved result; deciding whether to remove the long recording is a separate choice.

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Momento Moments library with gameplay thumbnails in the English interface
English interface, illustrated with sample content.

GIF export

For an optional silent loop, return to the editor and keep an excerpt of no more than 15 seconds. Choose GIF and one of the offered sizes, then find the exported animation in Instants. You can copy it for a chat or forum. A GIF has no sound, so keep the MP4 when the voice or game audio is part of the moment.

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REC requires an active supported game capture; availability depends on your game and configuration. Your recordings and exports stay on the PC unless you choose to share them. The product illustrations show the Moments library and editor in English with sample content.