Design the passage before editing
Choose the specific scene or argument the recipient needs, then note its start and end points while watching. Give the proposed clip a descriptive title such as the question it supports. An unexplained timestamp is harder to use than a brief indication of why that passage matters.
This planning also prevents an overlong clip from becoming a substitute for a clear assignment. Consider whether the viewer needs the preceding context and whether the selected ending interrupts a sentence. These are editorial choices; the playlist feature does not make those decisions for you.
Create a bounded entry on the website
An account is required. Under My Lists, create a Custom Playlist, add the film from its detail page and edit the clip. Kanopy documents timeline handles and start/end fields for setting the range, followed by Save Changes. The same playlist can contain full films.
Review the saved entry before sharing it. Check that its name and passage match your notes, and distinguish the clip boundary from the whole film’s duration. This is a reference to streamed material, not evidence that you have exported a new video file or obtained broader screening permission.
Choose a direct link or embed deliberately
Use the playlist Share tab for a share link or embed option. Kanopy documents a position parameter for beginning a direct playlist link at a later entry; that parameter does not work for embed links. Keep the supplied base link intact when applying the documented position choice.
Send the recipient a short instruction identifying the intended passage and the required Kanopy access. Do not promise that sharing a URL grants access through every library or creates public performance rights. If a recipient reports a problem, ask whether it concerns opening the playlist, reaching the selected entry or playing the underlying title; those observations narrow the next check.
Questions about this guide
Can I edit these clips in the TV app?
Kanopy documents custom playlists and clips as website-only.
Does the start-position option also work on an embed link?
Kanopy says that position parameter is for direct links, not embed links.