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title: Retrieve video clips
description: Direct connection allows you to take video snapshots and video clips. A video clip is a video clip that is a portion of a video clip that has been cut out and saved. 1. Select the camera from which you…
url: "https://manual.amnimo.com/en/docs/direct-mode/retrieve-video-clips-2/"
updated: "2024-07-12"
category: eVMS / Direct mode
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# Retrieve video clips

Direct connection allows you to take video snapshots and video clips.
A video clip is a video clip that is a portion of a video clip that has been cut out and saved.

1. Select the camera from which you want to retrieve the video clip and click on the video clip icon.
   ![](https://amnimo.com/manual/edge_gw/evms/ja/assets/images/direct05-03-01.png)
2. Select a date and time on the timeline bar or click Acquisition Date and Time to select a date and time from the calendar. After entering any name for the video clip, click Acquire.

   **Click on the timeline to select a date and time**![](https://amnimo.com/manual/edge_gw/evms/ja/assets/images/direct05-03-2a.png) **Select a date and time from the calendar**![](https://amnimo.com/manual/edge_gw/evms/ja/assets/images/direct05-03-2b.png)

   When an incorrect time is selected, the selected area on the timeline is displayed in red.
   ![](https://amnimo.com/manual/edge_gw/evms/ja/assets/images/direct05-03-2bb.png)
3. When the cursor is moved over the time period selected for acquiring video clips (indicated by the dashed line) on the timeline bar, the message "acquiring" will appear.
   ![](https://amnimo.com/manual/edge_gw/evms/ja/assets/images/cloud4-1-3.png)
4. After the acquisition of a video clip is complete, click on the time period (indicated in blue) where the video clip was acquired on the timeline bar to play the acquired video clip.
   ![](https://amnimo.com/manual/edge_gw/evms/ja/assets/images/image370.png)