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Creating And Using DVD Clips

Modified on: Tue, 15 Dec, 2020 at 10:22 AM


Create a DVD Clip

  1. Insert a DVD into the DVD drive.
  2. Click the Media Tab in the Resource Area.
  3. Click the DVD icon in the Media Library on the left.
  4. Right-click anywhere in the DVD clip library section and select Add New DVD Clip from the pop-out menu, or click the Add New icon at the bottom of the DVD clip library section. The DVD Clip Editor window will appear.
  5. Type a clip name in the Title field.
  6. Using your mouse, click the DVD chapter or title menu in the preview window and navigate to the desired chapter or segment.
  7. As the selected DVD clip plays, click Mark In to select the beginning of your clip.
  8. Click Mark Out to select the end of the clip.
  9. Scroll the clip to find the frame you wish to use for a thumbnail and click Set Thumbnail. Click OK.
  10. The clip and thumbnail will appear in the DVD clip database.


NOTES: To play an entire chapter or segment, click the "Mark Entire Segment" button. For Integrity iWorship DVDs, and others like it, you can click "Mark Entire Segment" when a worship track starts playing. EasyWorship will set the Mark In and Mark Out points at the beginning and end of the song for you.


WARNING: If the wrong region or no region is set for the DVD drive in your computer, you will be able to create clips, but will NOT be able to play them back after removing and reinserting the DVD into the drive. 

To learn how to set the region for your computer's DVD drive, see Setting DVD Region below.



Using a DVD Clip in the Schedule

  1. Select a DVD clip in the DVD clip database.
  2. Drag-and-drop the clip into the Schedule.
  3. When it is time for the DVD clip to be played in the service, just click Go Live .


NOTES: To Go Live with a DVD clip directly from the database, double-click it. DVD clips can be transferred via the schedule to another computer, but the DVD has to be in the drive for the clip to play.



Edit a DVD Clip

  1. Select a clip in the DVD clip database.
  2. Right-click the clip and select Edit.
  3. The DVD Clip Editor Window will appear, allowing you to make changes to the DVD clip.
  4. Click OK to apply the changes.



Delete a DVD Clip

  1. Select a clip in the DVD clip database.
  2. Right-click the clip and select Delete.
  3. Click yes on the prompt that appears to verify that you want to delete the clip.



Setting DVD Region


In order to create DVD clips in EasyWorship, the DVD region has to be set on the DVD player in the computer. Many DVD drives come from the factory with no region set. If the wrong region or no region is set, you will be able to create clips, but will not be able to play them back after removing and reinserting the DVD into the drive. 

Follow the instructions below to set the region on the DVD drive in the computer.


  1. Open Computer or My Computer or This PC.
  2. Right-click the DVD drive.
  3. Click Properties.
  4. A Properties window will appear.
  5. Click the Hardware tab.
  6. Select the DVD drive from the list.
  7. Click the Properties button at the bottom.
  8. The Properties window for the DVD drive will appear.
  9. Click the Changes settings button at the bottom of the General tab.
  10. Click the DVD Region tab.
  11. Select the appropriate country.
  12. Click OK.


NOTE: The DVD region can only be changed a maximum of 5 times.



If you need further assistance, please contact EasyWorship Support.


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