---
title: "getClips"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/ShogunPost118/544279929/getClips"
format: markdown
---
# Description

Gets a list of clips in the scene.

## Functional area

Data retrieval

# Command syntax

## Syntax

|  |
| --- |
| `getClips` |

### Arguments

None

### Flags

None

## Return value

string array

Returns a string array of clip names

> Macro (scroll-pagebreak)

## Examples

```plaintext
//create 2 Clips
create Clip "Clip_A" "Clip_B";
string $clips[] = `getClips`;
print $clips;
```

# Additional information

## Related commands

- [addLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544278721)
- [addToClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544278797)
- [copyClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544279127)
- [cropClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544279401)
- [deleteClipData](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544279477)
- [flatten](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544279775)
- [getActiveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544279803)
- [getActiveLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544279810)
- [moveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544281138)
- [offsetClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544281209)
- [removeFromClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544281482)
- [removeLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544281489)
- [resetClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544281597)
- [selectClipObjects](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544281785)
- [setActiveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544281932)
- [setActiveLayer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544281945)
- [tileClips](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost118/pages/544282888)