I see! For me clipping is mostly about organization-- labeling scenes with characters/content so they're easy to find, and once I have the source chopped up and labeled I can use it for multiple projects without redoing the prep work. I think DVR is capable of making subclips but they wouldn't carry over into new projects.

I once tried loading full episodes/movies into my editor during an early attempt at learning to vid, but the system couldn't handle that much content. I have a better laptop and software now, so I might have to give it a try again.

Is ripping from DVDs considered out of date already? Because that's how I've gotten all my sources so far...