Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 103)

Chapter 5 Basic Editing 103
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Drag with snapping on or off:
Press A to select the Selection tool, if necessary. Drag Sample Clip 3 right and left
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and notice that the clip automatically snaps to the end of Sample Clip 2 to facilitate
dragging clips into the correct position.
Press N to turn snapping off. Drag Sample Clip 3 right and left and notice that the clip
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now moves smoothly as you drag, not snapping to the next likely edit point. Press N to
turn on snapping again. Drag Sample Clip 3 to align it with the end of Sample Clip 2.
Slide a clip left or right in the sequence:
Select the Slide tool in the Tool palette.
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Slide tool
You use the Slide tool to change a clip’s position between two other clips in the Timeline.
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A B C
Before edit
After edit
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Press N to turn snapping off so that you can make fine adjustments. 2