> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Save Credits Using Time-frame Slider

> Use the time-frame slider to process only the useful part of a video and avoid spending credits on sections you do not need.

> **For AI agents:** a documentation index is at [/llms.txt](/llms.txt). Every page is also available as markdown, just append `.md` to the URL.

## Overview

The time-frame slider helps you save credits by limiting clipping to only the part of the video you want to process. Instead of using credits on the full upload, you can target only the section that contains the moments you want to turn into clips.

This page includes a product walkthrough video, followed by the same workflow as written steps below.

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## Step-By-Step Workflow

<Steps>
  <Step title="Upload your video">
    Start the clipping workflow with your source video.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the time-frame control">
    Use the time-frame slider in the clip setup screen.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select only the section you need">
    Narrow the range to the part of the video that contains the moments you want clipped.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Generate clips from the selected range">
    Continue clipping with only that time window selected.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Example

If you upload a `1-hour` video but only the first `10 minutes` are useful for clipping:

* select only those first `10 minutes`
* generate clips from that range
* spend credits on `10 minutes` instead of the full `1 hour`

## Why It Helps

* avoids spending credits on dull or irrelevant sections
* improves efficiency when only part of a video is clip-worthy
* gives you more control over how credits are used

Combine the time-frame slider with a [clip prompt](/api-reference/create-clips#prompt) when you want fewer, more focused clips from the chosen window — the slider narrows the source, the prompt narrows the editorial.