Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 692)

Sliding Clips in the Timeline
Performing a slide edit allows you to move a clip’s position in the Timeline between two
other clips without creating a gap. The clip’s content and duration remain the same; only
its position in the Timeline changes. When you slide a clip, the adjacent clips get longer
and shorter to fill any gaps that would normally be created. The combined duration of
these three clips does not change, and therefore the sequence’s duration remains
unchanged as well.
A B C
A B C
Before edit
After edit
In the following example, clip B slides to the left. The slide edit changes the Out point of
clip A and the In point of Clip C, but the In and Out points of clip B stay the same. The
duration of clip B does not change, nor does the overall length of the sequence.
692 Chapter 44 Performing Slip, Slide, Ripple, and Roll Edits