Apple Final Cut Express 4 User Manual
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Chapter 33
Performing Slip, Slide, Ripple, and Roll Edits
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In the example below, Final Cut Express won’t allow you to perform a ripple edit
because the second music clip in tracks A3 and A4 would either need to be shortened,
or would overwrite part of the first music clip in order to stay in sync with the clip
items in V1, A1, and A2. Since the ripple edit cannot force the second music clip to
overwrite the first music clip, Final Cut Express warns you that the ripple edit cannot be
performed because there is a clip collision on track A3 (and A4).
There are three ways to solve this problem:
 Lock tracks A3 and A4 so that Final Cut Express does not attempt to ripple the
Locking Tracks to Prevent Edits or Changes
 In addition to selecting the clip Out points in tracks V1, A1, and A2, you can also
select the first music clip’s Out points in A3 and A4.
 Instead of selecting the first music clip’s Out points, you can perform an asymmetric
edit by selecting the clip Out points in tracks V1, A1, and A2, and the second music
clip’s In points on tracks A3 and A4. This causes the first clip to be shortened from the
Out point while the second clip is shortened from its In point. For more information
about asymmetric editing, see “
Asymmetrical Trimming with the Ripple Tool
...Final Cut Express won’t allow the
edit because the second music
clip in tracks A3 and A4 cannot
overwrite the first music clip.
Although your intention
is to only ripple the
selected clips...