EVS IPDirector Version 6.0 - November 2012 Part 8 User's Manual - Manual (Page 152)

6.9.5. Trimming Timeline Elements
How to Trim an Element in the User Interface
To trim an element using the user interface, proceed as follows:
1. Select the Insert or Overwrite mode to be applied in the trim action by
clicking the Insert/Overwrite Global mode button.
2. If the trim mode is not active, click the left mouse button in the upper or lower Lasso
Selection area and, keeping it pressed, drag the mouse from right to left over the
transitions on which you want to activate the Trim mode:
3. If required, refine the track selection by selecting or deselecting the tracks using the
Track Selection buttons on the left of the timeline display.
4. If required, change the trim mode by clicking on:
◦ the left of the transition to activate the Trim Left mode
◦ the right of the transition to activate the Trim Right mode
◦ the transition itself to activate the Trim Left and Right mode (roll mode) again.
5. Left-click the transition and, keeping the left mouse button pressed, drag the transition
to the right or to the left to perform the trim action.
6. Release the left mouse button where you want the element to be trimmed.
The selected tracks of the element are trimmed according to the active trim mode up to
the requested position.
Note
If the limits of the A/V material are reached, you cannot drag the transition
further.
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