Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 394)

394 Part VI Rough Editing
Joining Through Edits (Splicing Cut Clips Back Together)
Whenever you cut a clip item with the razor blade tool, the clip item is split into two
pieces separated by a through edit. You can’t see a through edit when you play back
your sequence in the Canvas because the frames on either side of the edit are from a
continuous section of a media file. You can join through edits at any time, splicing the
separated clip items back into a single clip item.
Joining the two items of a through edit reduces the number of edits in your sequence.
When you join two items of a through edit that have different properties (such as
different filters, different opacity or audio levels, or different composite modes), the
newly joined clip uses the properties of the item on the left only.
To remove a through edit, do one of the following:
m Select a through edit in the Timeline, then press Delete.
m Control-click a through edit in the Timeline, then choose Join Through Edit from the
shortcut menu.
The clip items on either side of the through edit become a single clip item.