Apple Final Cut Express HD: Getting Started - Manual (Page 63)

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To perform a lift edit:
1 Do one of the following:
• Select the item or range of items you want to remove using one of the selection
tools in the Tool palette. See “
About the Tool Palette ” on page 90.
• Set In and Out points in the Canvas or Timeline, then make sure the Timeline is active.
2 Do one of the following:
• Choose Sequence > Lift.
• Choose Edit > Cut (or press Command-X) to cut the material, if you want to paste it
somewhere else.
• Press Delete.
3 Save your project.
Ripple deletes are discussed in a later section. See “ Doing a Ripple Delete ” on page 94.
Selected clip
After a lift edit, a gap
is left in the sequence.