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Using the razor blade tool – Apple Final Cut Express HD: Getting Started User Manual

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Chapter 4

Basic Editing

Using the Razor Blade Tool

The simplest form of an edit is a cut. The simplest tool to perform this edit with is the
Razor Blade tool found in the Tool palette.

To activate the Razor Blade tool:

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Select the Razor Blade tool in the Tool palette (or press B).

You can use the Razor Blade tool to add an edit point to your sequence by cutting a
single clip, along with any items linked to it in the Timeline, into two pieces. This edit
point is added at the frame of the clip in the Timeline that you click.

Razor Blade tool

Razor Blade All tool

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