Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 662)

Chapter 18 Performing Slip, Slide, Ripple, and Roll Edits 327
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To slip a clip in the Timeline using the Slip tool:
1 Select the Slip tool in the Tool palette (or press the S key).
2 Click a clip, then drag it left or right.
As you drag, an outline of the entire range of that clip is shown, indicating the amount
of media available to the left and right of the current range selected in the clip.
At the same time, the Canvas displays the frames at the In point and the Out point.
3 Release the mouse button when the clip is positioned at a range of frames that you like.
The duration and location of all clips in your sequence remain the same after this operation.
4 Click the Play In to Out button (or press Shift-\) to review the new section between
your sequence clip’s In and Out points.
This box shows how far the clip’s
In and Out points are slipping.
Drag point
Entire length of media
file shown during slip