Apple Final Cut Express 4 - Manual (Page 489)

Chapter 33 Performing Slip, Slide, Ripple, and Roll Edits 489
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At the same time, the Canvas displays the frames at the In point and the Out point.
3 Release the mouse button when the clip is positioned at a range of frames that you like.
The duration and location of all clips in your sequence remain the same after
this operation.
4 Click the Play In to Out button (or press Shift-\) to review the new section between
your sequence clip’s In and Out points.
Performing Precise Slip Edits Numerically
Slipping a clip by just a few frames using the mouse can be difficult. It’s much less
cumbersome to precisely slip a clip numerically.
To slip a clip in the Timeline using timecode:
1 Select the Slip tool in the Tool palette (or press the S key).
2 Select a clip in the Timeline.
Note: To select multiple clips, hold down the Shift key as you select each clip.
3 Do one of the following:
 Type + (plus) or – (minus) and the number of frames to slip, then press Return.
 Press [ (left bracket) or < (left angle bracket) to slip the clip one frame to the right.
 Press ] (right bracket) or > (right angle bracket) to slip the clip one frame to the left.
 Press Shift-[ or Shift-< to slip the clip a default number of frames to the right.
 Press Shift-] or Shift-> to slip the clip a default number of frames to the left.