Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 721)

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Select the Edit Selection tool in the Tool palette (or press Command-G), then drag to
select edit points on one or more tracks.
As you drag in the Timeline, this tool selects one edit per track. The edits don’t have to
be aligned in time. When you release the mouse button, the Trim Edit window appears.
One edit per track
is selected.
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Select the Ripple or Roll tool in the Tool palette, then click the edge of the clip.
Command-click to select multiple edit points. (See
“Performing Slip, Slide, Ripple, and
Roll Edits” for information about the Ripple and Roll tools.)
Trimming with the Selection Tool
You can use the Selection tool to change the In or Out point of a single sequence clip,
leaving a gap. Because a gap is left, the total duration of your edited sequence is not
changed. This is important because it means this kind of trim edit doesn’t ripple clip items
out of sync with each other.
A B C
A B C
Before edit
After edit
Gap
Note: If you want to extend a clip’s In or Out point so that it overwrites an adjacent clip,
you can’t do this with the Selection tool. Instead, you can use the Roll tool, or select the
clip and drag it with the Selection or Slide tool.
Performing edits using the Selection tool is useful for filling in gaps between two clips
and for creating gaps in preparation for another editorial operation. When you trim an
edit point with the Selection tool, the Selection tool appears as a trimming tool.
721 Chapter 45 Learning About Trimming Clips