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title: clip
framework: professional-video-applications
role: article
path: professional-video-applications/clip
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# clip

## clip

clip Represents a basic unit of editing.

Overview

Use a `clip` element to describe a timeline sequence created from a source media file. A `clip` contains `video` and/or `audio` elements, each of which represents a media component (usually a track) in media. Specify the timing of the edit through the [Timing Attributes](/documentation/professional-video-applications/timing-attributes).

You can also use a `clip` element as an immediate child element of an `event` element to represent a browser clip. In this case, use the [Timeline Attributes](/documentation/professional-video-applications/timeline-attributes) to specify its format, and so on.