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• Track pop-up menu: If you’ve selected multiple edit points, this pop-up menu lets you
choose the track that you want to view in the Trim Edit window. You can change the
track you’re viewing at any time.
• Green bar: Indicates what kind of trimming operation you’re about to perform:
• On the left side (over the outgoing clip): A ripple edit to the outgoing clip’s Out point
• On the right side (over the incoming clip): A ripple edit to the incoming clip’s In point
• Over both: A roll edit to the edit point between both clips
You can switch between these operations by pressing U or by clicking the relevant part
of the Trim Edit window (as described in
“Trimming an Edit in the Trim Edit Window”
).
• Scrubber bar: The scrubber bar runs along the entire width of each of the two viewer
areas in the Trim Edit window, below the video image. To scrub, or move, through a
clip or sequence, drag the playhead across the scrubber bar. You can also click anywhere
in the scrubber bar to instantly move the playhead to that location.
• Jog control: The jog control allows you to move the playhead as if you were actually
moving it with your hand, with a one-to-one correspondence between the motion of
your mouse and the playhead’s motion. For more information, see
You
can also refer to
• Shuttle control: This control lets you quickly play through clips and sequences at different
speeds, in fast and slow motion. Drag the slider to the right to fast-forward and to the
left to rewind. Playback speed varies depending on the distance of the slider from the
center of the control. For more information, see
You can also refer to
Transport Controls
The Go to Previous Edit and Go to Next Edit buttons allow you to change which edit point
in your sequence is shown in the Trim Edit window. Other controls allow you to play back
only the edit you’re trimming to see how it works.
Go to Previous Edit
Go to Next Edit
Play Around Edit Loop
Play In to Out
Stop
• Go to Previous Edit: Click to move the previous edit point in your sequence into the
active area of the Trim Edit window.
• Play In to Out: Click to play from the beginning of the first clip to the end of the second
clip.
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Chapter 46
Trimming Clips Using the Trim Edit Window