Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.1.2) - Manual (Page 129)

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2 Position the playhead or the skimmer at the point in the Timeline to which you want to move
the edit point.
Skimmer
3 Choose Trim > Extend Edit (or press Shift-X).
The edit point is extended (or shortened) to the playhead or skimmer position.
The clip’s end point is extended
to the skimmer position, and
subsequent clips ripple right.
In the example above, if you selected the end point of the clip, subsequent clips in the Timeline
are rippled accordingly. If you selected both sides of the edit point with the Trim tool, the right
clip is shortened (with a roll edit) and no clips ripple.
Trim edit points using timecode
You can trim clips numerically by entering timecode values.
1 If the Select tool is not the active tool, choose it from the Tools pop-up menu in the toolbar (or
press A).
2 In the Timeline, select the start point or the end point of the clip you want to trim.
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