Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 741)

3 Choose a ripple or roll edit by doing one of the following:
• To trim the outgoing clip with a ripple left edit: Click the left image.
Trimming indicator bar
only appears above the
outgoing clip.
The pointer temporarily
turns into a Ripple tool.
• To perform a roll edit: Click the center area between the images.
Trimming indicator bar
appears over both clips.
The pointer temporarily
turns into a Roll tool.
• To trim the incoming clip with a ripple right edit: Click the right image.
Trimming indicator bar
only appears above the
incoming clip.
The pointer temporarily
turns into a Ripple tool.
• To switch between the three available trimming modes: Press the U key.
741 Chapter 46 Trimming Clips Using the Trim Edit Window