Apple Final Cut Express HD: Getting Started - Manual (Page 97)

Chapter 6 Fine-Tuning Your Edit 97
To do a roll edit in the Timeline:
1 Select the Roll tool in the Tool palette (or press the R key).
2 Select an edit point between two clips.
If linked selection is on, the edit points of linked items are also selected.
3 Do one of the following:
• Drag the edit point left or right.
As you drag, the Canvas shows the two-up display with the Out point of the
outgoing clip on the left and the In point of the incoming clip on the right.
• Type + (plus) or – (minus) followed by the number of frames to add or subtract from
the current edit, then press Return.
4 Save your project.
Before
Indicates the Out point
of the outgoing clip
Indicates the In point
of the incoming clip